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Every book Cody Johnston recommended on podcasts
Cody Johnston appeared on the podcast Behind the Bastards, where he discussed and promoted several books across different episodes. While sharing recommendations at the end of an episode, Cody promoted Robert Evans's book After the Revolution, encouraging listeners to order it from AK Press. In another episode, he discussed Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James in the context of a discussion where Jordan Peterson mentioned the novel as an example of common female erotic fantasy and linked it to a study in A Billion Wicked Thoughts. Cody also examined the themes and content of Ben Shapiro's novel True Allegiance, noting that it focused on things the author hated. Finally, he asked another speaker about a manifesto or book he had been reading by Ragnar Redbeard titled Might is Right, which led to a discussion about its circulation among extremists.
Books recommended by Cody Johnston
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After the Revolution
Why people recommend it: After the Revolution by Robert Evans is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel that explores a fractured future North America following a second American civil war, religious extremism, and technological upheaval.
Recommended“Might I recommend you actually just like order uh After the Revolution from AK Press, Robert Robert Evans book before I get cancelled for it for telling the truth about fiction.”
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.
Discussed“and it's basically surprise surprise 50 Shades of Gray and so the Google Engineers identified five categories of men that were often the feature”
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Might is Right
Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard is an infamous late-nineteenth-century text that promotes extreme social Darwinism, egoism, and the rejection of egalitarian morality.
Discussed“What was the um manifesto or the book that you've been reading? It was by by a guy named Ragnar Redbeard and it's one of a number of books that appears regularly in full.”
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True Allegiance
True Allegiance by Ben Shapiro is a political thriller novel that weaves together multiple disjointed storylines centered around domestic and international security issues.
Discussed“what's this book about again? Uh everything that Ben hates allegiance, which so far is not white people on borders in the inner cities.”
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Appearances
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I normally wouldn't say this, but watch a single episode of the West Wing, a show that has characters that argue about thing like what to do... never thought thought like watch the West Wing would be like great advice, but just watch the West Wing.”
“No, not The Bell Jar. Don't mistake the two. I do like to think of Nixon reading Sylvia Pla and having himself a good cry.”
“Look at this. You too can be a Jew. Exclamation point. Exclamation point. It's easy. It's fun. Insult the white folks. Make more money. Love the white women. And then there's a picture of a book called How to be a Jew.”