Episode · Timcast IRL · 2022-10-13
Andrew Gold on Timcast IRL: books mentioned
Timcast IRL #635 Alex Jones Ordered To Pay ONE BILLION DOLLARS In Defamation Trial w/Andrew Gold
Tim, Ian, Luke, & Serge join Andrew Gold to discuss Alex Jones being fined nearly 1 billion dollars for defamation, JP Morgan Chase cancelling Kanye's bank account, the cult following behind wokeness,
Andrew Gold recommended The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle and The Intelligence Trap by David Robson. Ian Crossland discussed Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard. Tim Pool discussed A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The New Puritans
The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle examines modern social justice movements and online cancellation culture by drawing historical parallels to the Salem witch trials.
Recommended“he's got this book called the new Puritans just about how similar the witch-hunting stuff is to a lot of the woke ideology”
Where to get it
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The Intelligence Trap
The Intelligence Trap by David Robson is a non-fiction book examining why highly intelligent people often make poor decisions, fall for cognitive biases, and rationalize false beliefs.
Recommended“and there's a great book called the intelligence trap about exactly this that the cleverer the person is the better able they are to convince themselves of Mads conspiracies because they're smart”
Where to get it
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Dianetics
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L.
Discussed“And he was like do you know anything about scientology and I was like just what I've seen from the TV... so I actually bought dinetics”
Where to get it
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A Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings is a widely known epic fantasy novel by George R.
Discussed“when you tear out a Man's Tongue you are not proving him a liar you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say George R.R Martin”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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