Episode · Timcast IRL · 2022-05-03

Danny Polishchuk on Timcast IRL #521: books mentioned

Timcast IRL #521 - Elon Musk GOES OFF, Calls Out Media Over Epstein w/Danny Polishchuk

5 books · With Danny Polishchuk · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Tim, Ian, Seamus of FreedomToons and Lydia join comedian and podcaster Danny Polishchuk to discuss MSNBC's description of the GOP as neo-Nazis and Elon Musk's response, Bill Maher's late-to-the-action

Tim Pool discussed Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Johnny the Walrus by Matt Walsh, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The Next Civil War by Stephen Marche, and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Gender Queer

    Maia Kobabe · at 42:25 · mentioned 2 times

    Maia Kobabe's graphic novel Gender Queer recounts the author's life story and journey with gender identity, sparking extensive debate regarding its inclusion in school libraries and public access.

    Discussed
    “crazy Maya kobabi's book genderqueer about coming out as a non-binary land of the author at the center of a battle over which books belong in schools and who gets to make the decision”
    Where to get it
  2. Johnny the Walrus

    Matt Walsh · at 47:31

    Johnny the Walrus by Matt Walsh is a controversial children's book that uses an allegorical narrative about a walrus to mock and critique contemporary gender identity concepts.

    Discussed
    “well and look at you had Amazon insiders complaining about Matt Walsh's book Johnny The Walrus being number one and if I'm not mistaken they were actually trying to de-rank that”
    Where to get it
  3. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Mark Twain · at 52:02 · mentioned 2 times

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a classic American novel about a boy and an escaped slave traveling down the Mississippi River while confronting societal morality and racism.

    Discussed
    “PBS band Adventures of Huckleberry Finn why is Huck Finn constant consistently landed on the list of banned and challenged books”
    Where to get it
  4. The Next Civil War

    Stephen Marche · at 1:00:57

    The Next Civil War by Stephen Marche is a nonfiction book that examines the deep political, cultural, and ideological divisions within the United States through a series of speculative scenarios.

    Discussed
    “Stephen Marsh wait on the show wrote a book called the next Civil War I think that's what it's called right”
    Where to get it
  5. The Handmaid's Tale

    Margaret Atwood · at 1:20:54

    The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian society where women's rights are severely restricted and fertile women are forced into reproductive servitude.

    Discussed
    “the totalitarian Theocratic government establ of Gideons establishes a rule in the former United States or I'm sorry of Gilead established established his role in the United States in the aftermath of a civil war”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Little House on the Prairie
“and that the same was done to the Laura Ingalls Wilder award those little House books many of us grew up on”