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Every book Garrison Davis recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Garrison Davis has recommended or discussed 61 books on podcasts, as of October 10, 2026.
- Garrison Davis has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 10, 2026.
- Those books came up in 36 episodes, as of October 10, 2026.
- The 3 books Garrison Davis has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 10, 2026: Capitalist Realism, Siege and Gender Queer.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Garrison Davis aired on October 10, 2026.
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Garrison Davis’s most recommended books
- Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher
- Siege by James Mason
- Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
- Marriage Under Fire by James C. Dobson
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- The Wild Man from Sugar Creek by William Anderson
- The Stations of the Cross by Paul E. Hoffman
- Trans and Autistic by Noah Adams
- !No Pasarán! by Stephen M. Hart
Garrison Davis has frequently contributed to the Behind the Bastards podcast by analyzing historical figures, extremist groups, and sociopolitical structures. During episodes of the show, Davis has both recommended and discussed a variety of notable books that align with these topics. Davis recommended Dan Flores's Coyote America when discussing the resilience of coyotes and encouraged listeners to read Noah Adams and Bridget Liang's Trans and Autistic as a source of personal stories. Additionally, Davis brought up Paul E. Hoffman's The Stations of the Cross to introduce a quotation regarding James Dobson's childhood. Beyond direct recommendations, Davis has critically analyzed and referenced several prominent texts during discussions. These include citing Paul Osterman's Disposable Workers to support data on contract workers in the United States, discussing Milo Yiannopoulos's cancelled autobiography Dangerous, and examining Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers as a pro-war exploration of militarism in a science fiction setting. Davis has also referenced Francis Fukuyama's The End of History and the Last Man while exploring neoliberal technocratic viewpoints, and cited the first chapter of Karl Marx's Capital when distinguishing between a home as a wealth asset and a physical residence.
Books recommended by Garrison Davis
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Capitalist Realism
Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher is a cultural and political critique arguing that capitalism has successfully occupied the horizon of thinkable thought, creating a pervasive cultural atmosphere where no alternative economic system is believed possible.
Discussed“And again to quote from my goat the anti-goat quote Mark Fischer in Catholicism quote ultra authoritarianism and capital are by no means incompatible. Interment camps and franchise coffee bars coexist.”
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Siege
Siege by James Mason is a foundational and disturbing text that outlines the ideology and tactical approaches of accelerationist white supremacist groups like Atomwaffen.
Discussed“He recommends the writing of Nazi accelerationists including James Mason who wrote the influential Nazi book siege uh and the terrorgram collective a group of white supremacists from around the world who organized on the messaging platform Telegram to share guides on how to do terrorism.”
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Gender Queer
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is an autobiographical graphic novel that chronicles the author's journey of self-discovery, gender identity, and adolescence.
Critiqued“They complain about like books in schools. They they they call the gender queer a graphic novel a book riddled with pornographic and pedophilic content. Not true. It's just simply isn't true.”
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Marriage Under Fire
Marriage Under Fire by James C.
Discussed“The other other big thing I want to mention before I get into Family Research Council is the 2004 book Marriage Under Fire uh by by by Dr. James Dobson”
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V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd is a graphic novel depicting a dystopian fascist Britain characterized by pervasive surveillance and government corruption.
Discussed“In the V for Vanetta graphic novel, anarchist writer Alan Moore imagined a fascist Britain characterized by surveillance cameras around every corner.”
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian young adult novel set in a ruined nation where children are forced to compete in a televised death match.
Discussed“Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games, which leads us to our next topic, The Hunger Games. I found this amazing blog called Through Ancient Eyes by this British guy named Neil who's obsessed with the occult and is like a David Ike fanboy.”
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The Wild Man from Sugar Creek
The Wild Man from Sugar Creek by William Anderson is a definitive biographical study of the flamboyant and controversial Georgia governor Eugene Talmage.
Discussed“and Jean biographer a guy named William Anderson from Athens Georgia refers to this period as the birth of cotton culture”
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The Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross by Paul E.
Recommended“Um, it's a book called Stations of the Cross. Actually a pretty pretty good book, but this this is this is a quote.”
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Trans and Autistic
Trans and Autistic by Noah Adams and Bridget Liang is a compilation of personal narratives and interviews centering the lived experiences of individuals who navigate both transgender identities and autism.
Discussed“And I know in your book you mentioned stuff around like self-discovery and coming out and issues with family. Um what kind of what kind of things have you heard heard about that”
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!No Pasarán!
Discussed“We are talking with with four people um who have put together a new book by AK Press called No Paran.”
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All Boys Aren't Blue
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M.
Discussed“There's books like All Boys Aren't Blue by writer George M. Johnson, whose whose book led one white schoolboard member to call the police on uh her own district's librarian for keeping it in stock.”
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sprawling philosophical novel that champions Objectivism, individualism, and laissez-faire capitalism through a dystopian narrative about society's most productive minds going on strike.
Discussed“Um, but the project I am the most excited about is that The Daily Wire has acquired exclusive rights to adapt Ran's Atlas Shrugged into a television series.”
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Dare to Discipline
Discussed“By 1970, Dobson was able to publish his first book um by Christian publisher uh Tinale House. The book was called Dare to Discipline.”
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Coyote America
Coyote America by Dan Flores is a comprehensive history of the North American coyote that explores the animal's remarkable resilience and expansion across the continent in the face of relentless eradication campaigns.
Recommended“Cody America by Dan Flores. Good book about them.”
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A Handbook for Right-Wing Youth
Critiqued“They they uh when they like they feature um his book um a handbook for right-wing youth, which they should not be selling. It's a very dangerous text that should not be sold on Amazon.”
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a classic historical novel set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, exploring themes of sacrifice, resurrection, and extreme societal upheaval.
Discussed“Now, Nolan also took a lot from the Tale of Two Cities. Uh this probably more than anything else, the dark knight rises is actually based on the tale of two cities. Um a passage of which is read at the end of the film”
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Capital
Capital by Karl Marx is a foundational critique of political economy that examines the mechanics of capitalist production, commodity fetishism, and the systemic exploitation of labor.
Discussed“Literally, this distinction between between your house as a wealth asset and your house and you living in it. This is chapter one of capital.”
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Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits
Discussed“Emma Wilby describes in her book, Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits, how into the early modern period, many cunning folk, basically low-level magicians and conjurers, had ghosts, fairies, and animal spirit companions”
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Dangerous
Dangerous is a controversial memoir by Milo Yiannopoulos that details the author's public persona, political views, and subsequent cancellation by major publishers and venues.
Discussed“Milo's cancelled 2017 autobiography titled Dangerous which was cancelled by Simon and Schustster art exhibit which struggled to open after the gallery venue pulled out.”
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Dark Money
Dark Money by Jane Mayer is a landmark investigative work exposing the hidden networks of billionaires and secretive funding channels behind the rise of the radical right in American politics.
Discussed“There's a book called Dark Money. It's a term people have been using for forever.”
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- Disposable Workers by Paul Osterman
- Foundations of Geopolitics: the Geopolitical Future of Russia by Alexander Dugin
- Futility by Morgan Robertson
- Ghosts of Futures Past by Molly McGarry
- Government Gangsters by Kash Pramod Patel
- Hammer of the Witches by Heinrich Kramer
- Heaven and Hell by Emanuel Swedenborg
- Heaven and Its Wonders and Hell by Emanuel Swedenborg
- I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
- If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky
- In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil
- James Dobson's War on America by Gil Alexander-Moegerle
- Labor in the South by F. Ray Marshall
- My Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein
- Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night by Ludwig Lavater
- Of Ghosts and Spirites, Walking by Night, and of Straunge Noyses, Crackes, and Sundrie Forewarnings, which Commonly Happen Before the Death of Men: Great Slaughters, and Alterations of Kingdomes. One Booke, Written by Lewes Lavaterus of Tigurine, and Translated Into English by R.H. (i.e. Robert Harrison]. by Ludwig Lavater
- Pagan Imperialism by Julius Evola
- Race and Racism in the United States [4 volumes] by Charles A. Gallagher
- Rethinking the color line : readings in race and ethnicity by Charles A. Gallagher
- Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
- Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham
- Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton
- The diary of a young girl by Cherry Gilchrist
- The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea
- The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead
- The Plot Against the King by Kash Patel
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Garrison Davis’s book recommendations by year
All 61 books Garrison Davis recommended or discussed across 36 episodes, filed by the year each episode came out. Each year goes episode by episode, with the minute every book came up.