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Every book AJ Gentile recommended on podcasts

Guest on The Shawn Ryan Show, The Tucker Carlson Show · 7 books · 3 episodes across 2 podcasts

Across 2 podcasts. Every show AJ Gentile appears on, in one place — not just one.

AJ Gentile appeared on podcast episodes including The Tucker Carlson Show and The Shawn Ryan Show to discuss ancient civilizations, urban legends, and alternative histories. He referenced several texts and historical accounts during his discussions. Gentile brought up the apocryphal Book of Enoch to compare descriptions of biblical angels with ancient depictions of birdman figures. He mentioned the biblical Book of Daniel while discussing scriptural accounts of heavenly visions and glowing figures. Gentile also discussed the Epic of Gilgamesh, drawing parallels between ancient flood myths and biblical narratives regarding the resetting of mankind by deities. In discussing urban legends and research topics for his show, Gentile referenced Preston Nichols and Peter Moon's book series about the Montauk Project, noting that he had read the books after hearing about them on Art Bell. Additionally, he discussed Chan Thomas's 1966 book The Adam & Eve Story in relation to pole shifts and apocalyptic events. Through these references, Gentile explored the intersections of ancient mythology, religious texts, and modern fringe theories.

Books recommended by AJ Gentile

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  1. Time Loops

    Eric Wargo · Recommended · 1 episode

    Recommended
    “I'm always bringing up Dr. Eric Warga, who changed the way I think about time and how time works and multiverse. When I read his books, I recommend Time Loops.”
    Where to get it
  2. Bible

    Bible · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Bible is a foundational collection of sacred religious texts that has shaped Western culture, law, and literature for millennia.

    Discussed
    “But I have found myself coming back to the Bible more and more. I do Bible stories on the channel all the time.”
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  3. Gilgamesh

    John R. Maier · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “Um or there's another story of Napishim. I don't know if you know him from he's from Gilgamesh. And his story goes like this. Um one of the gods Anki who is u you may know as an Anunnaki god. Anki tells Pishnam, "A flood is coming to reset mankind."”
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  4. The Adam & Eve Story

    Chan Thomas · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “Oh, that's that's a different one. That's um so that's a book that was released in 1966 by Dr. Chan uh Chan Thomas and it's called the story of Adam and Eve.”
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  5. The Book of Daniel

    Michael D. Matlock · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Book of Daniel is a biblical text containing apocalyptic visions, prophecies, and narratives concerning Jewish history and faith.

    Discussed
    “Um I think it was maybe the book of Daniel describes a man who's who's glowing with topaz and um I think Elijah was taken up to heaven. um no one's allowed to mortally go to heaven, but he was taken and shown.”
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  6. The Book of Enoch

    Enoch · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Book of Enoch is an ancient non-canonical Jewish apocalyptic text attributed to the patriarch Enoch, detailing accounts of fallen angels, watchers, and primordial giants.

    Discussed
    “And um there are plenty of passages in both old and new testament and even in in apocryphal works like book of Enoch where describing angels but describing them a way that sound kind of like the birdman or sound almost like an alien entity.”
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  7. The Montauk Project - Experiments in Time

    Preston Nichols; Peter Moon · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “And it was all based on uh a book and a series of books by Preston Nichols. So, I'm researching, I'm doing the episode, and I'm and I'm loving it cuz I I read Preston Nichols books when they came out, you know, after hearing about them on Art Bell.”
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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
#349 AJ Gentile - Grand Canyon Conspiracies, AI Extinction and Nuclear War on MarsThe Shawn Ryan Show2026-10-192
Giants, Pyramids, the CIA’s Psychic Spies and The Ancient Civilizations More Advanced Than OursThe Tucker Carlson Show2026-02-023
#229 AJ Gentile - Creator & Host of The Why FilesThe Shawn Ryan Show2025-08-212
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing The Book of Enoch
“Whether it's from either Noah or pseudepigrapha, like the book of Enoch or the book of Philip, you know, things that aren't in the Bible that were at one point.”
Passing The book of Philip José Farmer
“Whether it's from either Noah or pseudepigrapha, like the book of Enoch or the book of Philip, you know, things that aren't in the Bible that were at one point.”
Passing K
“But it turns out his name comes from K, the guy that I think it's a Tommy Jones character in Men in Black. It's a book called K.”