Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-04-26

Books mentioned on The Sirhan Sirhan Story

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On June 5, 1968, Sirhan Sirhan fatally attacked Robert Kennedy -- he was tackled, disarmed and arrested immediately. Yet for decades after the murder, the arrest, and the trial, people still wonder exactly what happened.

Ben Bowlin discussed The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon and others. Also mentioned: A Lie Too Big to Fail by Lisa Pease.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   A Lie Too Big to Fail

   Lisa Pease · at 25:38 · mentioned 2 times

   A Lie Too Big to Fail by Lisa Pease is an investigative true crime book that scrutinizes the official narratives surrounding the assassination of Robert F.

   Recommended

   “one book I want to give a big shout out to is a lie too big to fail which you can read for free on archive.org right now by an author named Lisa peas p a e”

   Speaker The Sirhan Sirhan Story 2024-04-26 Listen at 25:38

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
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   The Manchurian Candidate

   Richard Condon, John Lahr · at 42:37

   The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon is a classic political thriller and fiction novel that popularized the concept of brainwashed assassins and psychological programming during the Cold War.

   Discussed

   “uh it comes from a fiction novel right it's not it's not like a super secret real Soviet program but in this novel a son of a political Dynasty is brainwashed into becoming an assassin for the Communist”

   Ben Bowlin The Sirhan Sirhan Story 2024-04-26 Listen at 42:37

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible