Episode · Timcast IRL · 2020-06-11
Books mentioned on TimcastIRL #73 - The Far Left Seattle Occupation "CHAZ" Has Gone INSANE, Demand We Abolish COURTS
Tim and Adam continue the conversation about the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle, and Tim relates his experience with Occupy Wall Street. Then, discussion of modern-day inquisitions and book-burning, as well as how to solve the problem of big social media companies controlling the narrative.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.
Discussed“it's literally just fantasy it's like it's like Lord of the Rings it's just like my ELF fires an arrow and defeats your goblin”
Where to get it
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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is an epic historical novel set in the American South during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, capturing a turbulent period of immense social upheaval and romantic drama.
Discussed“and now they're doing it to cards gone with the wind is sold out everywhere”
Where to get it
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel explores a totalitarian regime marked by perpetual surveillance, historical denial, and thought control.
Discussed“it was a response to imagine Nawaz who tweeted the quote from 1984 that the streets had been renamed”
Where to get it
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a dystopian novel depicting a technologically engineered society where human beings are pacified through genetic conditioning, consumerism, and state-sanctioned pleasures.
Discussed“because it was my friend as a super nice guy and I was like dude welcome to the brave new world”
Where to get it
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a classic dystopian novel depicting a dark future where books are banned and firemen burn any that are discovered.
Discussed“but you get a little bit of the Fahrenheit 451 we got a little bit of brave new world”
Where to get it
