Episode · Timcast IRL · 2020-06-18
Books mentioned on TimcastIRL #78 - Rumors That Atlanta Cops REFUSE To Answer Calls As Cop Charged With MURDER
Everything's on fire in Atlanta as cops begin to strike over the unjust charges being leveled against Garrett Rolfe for defending himself on the job. A conversation about India and China and the potential for allyship during the pending WWIII leads to talk about the Babylon Bee's end of the world predictions.
Tim Pool recommended Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton, and discussed The fourth turning by William Strauss and others and Animal Farm by George Orwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The fourth turning
The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe is a generational theory book that argues history moves in cyclical seasons leading to major societal transformations and crises.
Discussed“the fourth turning history predestined the millennial crisis 2005 2030 as generational ideologies conflict”
Where to get it
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Pandora's Star
Pandora's Star by Peter F.
Recommended“James please check out the Commonwealth Series by Peter F Hamilton best sci-fi series I've ever read Pandora's star is the first book”
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that uses a farmyard setting to satirize the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism following the Russian Revolution.
Discussed“don't you think replacing the police with civil guard is kind of like animal farm”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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