Episode · Timcast IRL · 2026-02-03
Books mentioned on THEY CAN'T HIDE ANYMORE | Timcast IRL #1440
Ian Crossland discussed The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and others and Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet that outlines the core tenets of Marxism, class struggle, and the eventual overthrow of the capitalist system.
Discussed“You think at the very least they went and inserted like a gardening manual in the communist manifesto like chapter 2. Like just sandwich in there. How to make food, a guide for communists.”
Where to get it
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Simulacra and Simulation
Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard is a philosophical treatise exploring the relationship between reality, symbols, and society in an increasingly mediated world.
Discussed“Oh uh so Jean Bodriard is was a French philosopher who wrote simulation and simmeracrim which is the book that uh they the wowskis read before the matrix before they did that.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Total State
“You know, I wrote a book called The Total State. And one of the big topics in that book is ultimately why we need to see politics just penetrate every cultural sphere.”
Passing 1984
“What we do is we black the commies and then we put their admissions of their loyalty to Trump out like like Winston from 1984 except it's just their AI representation, right?”