Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-09-20

Books mentioned on The Terrifying Future of Food

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Sustenance is one of the few things uniting all living beings. Whether we’re talking aristocrats or peasants, celebrities or your typical college student struggling to get by on ramen noodles, everyone needs to ingest some form of energy to survive.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Skeleton Crew

    Allan Ahlberg · at 8:01

    Discussed
    “Ben, what's that Stephen King short story where the doctor is stranded and he slowly starts cutting away pieces of himself to sustain his life? I think it's called Survivor type!”
    Where to get it
  2. 1984

    George Orwell · at 19:24

    George Orwell's 1984 is a classic dystopian novel that depicts a totalitarian regime enforcing strict surveillance and absolute control over truth and society.

    Discussed
    “I posit to you guys, this is what Orwell once upon a time described as a double plus ungood situation! This is like, you can just cut this out and just put it in the book where the definition is supposed to be!”
    Where to get it