Episode · Timcast IRL · 2021-05-22
Books mentioned on Timcast IRL #292 - Woke Takeover Of Company FAILS, Founders Fight Back And WIN w/ Grace And Curtis
Tim, Ian, and Lydia host co-founders of a nonprofit organization and married team Grace and Curtis to discuss their recent experience with fighting critical theory in their own organization, defining
Tim Pool discussed Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky. Also mentioned: The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and others, Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson and others, and Speechless by Michael Knowles.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt is a sociological study examining how modern safetyism and negative ideas are setting younger generations up for failure.
Recommended“and we defined it based on the coddling of the american mind i don't know if you're familiar with that book but i'm jonathan hype jonathan height and greg lucanoff and um so they really go into like the psychology behind what's sort of happening on university campuses right now”
Where to get it
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Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Stephen R.
Recommended“our board chair who actually does professional conflict mediation um he suggested a book called uh crucial conversations and so defining uh what is dialogue how do we actually have conversations together where you're you can be communicating the same definitions of terms and you can hear each other”
Where to get it
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Rules for Radicals
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky is a political guidebook detailing tactics for community organizers and activists seeking social and political change.
Discussed“and i think that's the only way to fight back against this this is in the rules for radicals this is in the book that they follow whether they know it or not”
Where to get it
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Speechless
Speechless by Michael Knowles is a political commentary book that examines how language and cultural narratives are used to shape public thought and exert social control.
Recommended“if you're still reading please consider pre-ordering my pre-ordering michael knowles new book speechless controlling words controlling minds they're everywhere”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“michael malus's amazing new book the anarchist handbook is now for sale on amazon for 19 he will love it”
“please consider pre-ordering my pre-ordering michael knowles new book speechless controlling words controlling minds they're everywhere the smartest thing i've ever seen in any marketing campaign is making a meme where people go to other people's channels to get them to promote michael knowles's book”