Episode · Timcast IRL · 2020-04-15
Books mentioned on TimcastIRL - Strange Conspiracy Surrounds Duncan Lemp, A Man Killed by Police In His Sleep
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 portrays a totalitarian regime defined by perpetual surveillance, historical negation, and thought control.
Discussed“I guess we're kind of like 1984 yet it hasn't really hit the fan”
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem that explores profound questions of mortality, friendship, and human ambition.
Discussed“from the end date of the Mayan calendar to the epic of gilgamesh from the Genesis flood to the Book of Revelations”
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The Book of revelation
The Book of Revelation is a deeply influential and apocalyptic biblical text that details the end of the world, final judgments, and vivid symbolic imagery.
Discussed“from the Genesis flood to the Book of Revelations humans have been haunted by the idea of the end of everything”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Road
“the day after tomorrow Zombieland The Walking Dead the road children of men the Last of Us the same story again and again somewhere between wish fulfillment and trauma”
Passing The Hunger Games
“but when you look at movies like The Hunger Games or like you know Dawn of the Dead or something we don't take in consideration the you know the political alignment or like the the predictable behaviors of certain areas”