Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2025-06-19

Books mentioned on Who are the Zizians?

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The story of the Zizians is an unusual one. Are they a cult?

Josh Clark discussed Worm by Jill Bailey.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Worm

   Jill Bailey · at 8:42

   Worm by Jill Bailey is a piece of online speculative fiction and web serial writing that has achieved widespread popularity within rationalist communities.

   Discussed

   “And apparently the name Ziz comes from a speculative fiction story called Worm, that a lot of rationalists love, in which Ziz in the story is a is a villainous entity that if um they're listened to for too long, uh you will go crazy.”

   Josh Clark Who are the Zizians? 2025-06-19 Listen at 8:42

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