Episode · Timcast IRL · 2022-02-03
Books mentioned on Timcast IRL #460 - Canada Threatens MILITARY Intervention Against Freedom Truckers, HONK w/Julie Kelly
Tim, Ian, Seamus from FreedomToons, and Lydia join journalist and author Julie Kelly to discuss Canada's threats against the "Freedom Convoy", the left's shift away from anti-fascist to pro-fascist as
Tim Pool discussed Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, Das Capital Volume One by Karl Marx, Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman, The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit︠s︡yn, and Liberty and Tyranny by Mark R. Levin. Ian Crossland discussed Capital by Karl Marx. Hannah Claire Brimlow discussed Intellectuals by Paul Bede Johnson and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins is an exposé detailing how covert economic strategies, loans, and international financial institutions are used by powerful nations and corporate elites to manipulate and exploit developing countries.
Discussed“was it tales of the economic Hitman or whatever that book was called yeah was that what it was called Ian uh economic Hitman yes like tail like it wasn't Tails but something like that it's like the store like stories or you know something like confessions was it was it confessions of an academic”
Where to get it
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Capital
Capital by Karl Marx is a foundational theoretical and economic critique of capitalism that examines commodity production, labor exploitation, and the structural dynamics of wealth and debt.
Discussed“I was reading a book by Marx and he explains Capital”
Where to get it
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Intellectuals
Intellectuals by Paul Johnson is a critical examination of the personal lives, moral failings, and hypocrisies of prominent thinkers who shaped modern society, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx.
Discussed“there was this book that I read when I was 17 that really informed my view on this and it's called intellectuals by Paul Johnson and he sort of goes through the lives of many of the people who are held up as like the foundation or the foundational thinkers of modern society”
Where to get it
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Das Capital Volume One
Das Capital Volume One by Karl Marx is a foundational theoretical text examining the critique of political economy, the mechanics of capitalism, and the dynamics of labor and surplus value.
Discussed“then they read you know Das capitol or whatever”
Where to get it
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman is a landmark graphic novel depicting the experiences of Jews during the Holocaust through animal allegory.
Discussed“right now is how they're like the school banned the book Mouse”
Where to get it
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a monumental historical exposé documenting the brutal realities of the Soviet forced labor camp system through personal testimony and archival research.
Discussed“you know does that mean the gulag archipelago has been banned as well”
Where to get it
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Liberty and Tyranny
Liberty and Tyranny by Mark R.
Discussed“he wrote the book The Liberty amendments that discusses what needs to be passed in a Convention of states”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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