Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2026-05-29
Books mentioned on This is Proof That We Are All Living a Lie
Todd Rose recommended To Honor René Girard by René Girard and The Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, and discussed The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman.
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The Guns of August
Discussed“You know, there's a not to be too wonky, but there's a book about World War I called Guns of August. Oh, I've heard of this. Yeah, yeah. So good. Uh so Barbara Tuchman, she uh an historian, her thesis was I'll butcher it a little bit, but basically that the reason that war was so bloody and awful was”
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To Honor René Girard
Recommended“I don't know how much you've read like René Girard which on mimetic desire, worth reading. It is so good. So, he he basically showed that like as humans we we we copy, right? We imitate, including what other people desire.”
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The Power of the Powerless
Recommended“And he wrote this phenomenal um manifesto called The Power of the Powerless, which you can get for free and download. It's like worth reading. Where he realizes the problem's an illusion.”
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