Episode · Timcast IRL · 2020-04-18
Books mentioned on TimcastIRL #49 - Trump Calls To LIBERATE The States, TYT Founder Demands He Be Impeached
In his most fascist move yet, Trump makes a series of tweets demanding the LIBERATION of certain states that are currently protesting their liberal governors' stay-at-home orders and encouraging freedom of movement for American citizens.
Tim Pool recommended The Coming Anarchy by Robert D. Kaplan and The Great Leveler by Walter Scheidel, and discussed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett, and Invention of Lying, The by Ricky Gervais.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is a classic children's fantasy novel about a young boy named Charlie Bucket who wins a golden ticket to tour an eccentric candymaker's magical facility.
Discussed“I don't know if anybody knows this, but snowpiercer supposedly is the next Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, yeah the sequel”
Where to get it
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Elysium
Elysium is a science fiction novel by Jennifer Marie Brissett that presents a fractured, dystopian vision of a dying Earth struggling with technological collapse and societal decay.
Discussed“if you know ever see Elysium, yeah, right, they got those beds, they lay in it sure is every disease”
Where to get it
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Invention of Lying, The
Invention of Lying, The by Ricky Gervais is a comedy film depicting a fictional reality where human beings lack the capacity to lie and must speak absolute, sometimes brutally harsh truths.
Discussed“you ever see the movie the invention of lying, great movie, awesome movie, no, that's funny”
Where to get it
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The Coming Anarchy
The Coming Anarchy by Robert D.
Recommended“please read the coming anarchy by Robert D Kaplan and the great leveller by Walter shuttle both books describe the post”
Where to get it
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The Great Leveler
The Great Leveler by Walter Scheidel is a comprehensive historical study that investigates how major cataclysms, including mass violence and systemic shocks, have historically reduced economic inequality.
Recommended“please read the coming anarchy by Robert D Kaplan and the great leveller by Walter shuttle both books describe the post”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I don't agree with zoos, you know that movie, snowpiercer, yeah, I wonder if you guys were listening, I've watched it's basically like the work it's a a cool concept”