Episode · Timcast IRL · 2021-04-06
Books mentioned on Timcast IRL #258 - Media Manipulates George Floyd Narrative As Chauvin Trial Gets HEATED w/FreedomToons
Tim, Ian, and Lydia join friend and fellow YouTuber Seamus Coughlin of FreedomToons to discuss the media's shifting headlines surrounding the Derek Chauvin trial, the Antifa climber who faced no reper
Tim Pool discussed Harry Potter and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Also mentioned: Dune by Frank Herbert, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Art of War by Niccolò Machiavelli, and Children of Dune by Frank Herbert.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a globally celebrated fantasy book series following a young wizard's epic struggle against the dark wizard Voldemort.
Discussed“If I had only read one single book in my entire life I might compare him to voldemort [Laughter] He was self-made right george soros didn't he come from well look like a lowly the left apparently the only book they've ever read are harry potter that's true the thing all they ever reference are harry potter and the handmaid's”
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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" imagines a totalitarian society where individual liberties are stripped away and women's bodies are heavily controlled.
Discussed“the thing all they ever reference are harry potter and the handmaid's tale both of which are movies or exist in visual media so it's like i know you didn't even read them”
Where to get it
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Dune
Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction masterpiece Dune is widely celebrated as an epic space opera exploring ecology, religion, and political power on a desert planet.
Discussed“i thought there's gonna be something like an analogous to you know antifa no it's just such a great book that all these i guess you're called harry potter's great doom read dune it is political”
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The Art of War
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is an ancient military treatise that offers enduring strategic principles for outmaneuvering adversaries and managing conflict.
Recommended“you all need to read machiavelli's art of war very info dense two-part conversation that discusses a great many structures and behaviors can work as a short play it'll blow ian's mind mock you”
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Art of War
The Art of War is a military treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that offers strategic insights on statecraft, tactical preparation, and the organization of military forces.
Recommended“You all need to read machiavelli's art of war Very info dense two-part conversation that discusses a great many structures and behaviors can work as a short play It'll blow ian's mind mock you”
Where to get it
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Children of Dune
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert is a renowned science fiction novel that continues the epic saga of the desert planet Arrakis and its ruling lineage.
Discussed“sci-fi tv series is a bit better than lynch's movie especially second installation children of dune that follows later books it shows that paul the protagonist of the first book is not a hero of the story but a villain”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“The thing all they ever reference are harry potter and the handmaid's tale Both of which are movies or exist in visual media so it's like i know you didn't even read them”
“The thing all they ever reference are harry potter and the handmaid's tale Both of which are movies or exist in visual media so it's like i know you didn't even read them”