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Every book John Lisle recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show John Lisle appears on, in one place — not just one.
John Lisle appeared on podcasts including Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience to investigate historical topics such as the CIA's MKUltra mind control programs, remote viewing, and state-sponsored disinformation. Discussing covert research into psychic phenomena, Lisle recommended Annie Jacobsen's book Phenomena as a strong exploration of the subject. He also mentioned Hampton Sides's Into the Kingdom of Ice as a compelling account of historical polar expeditions. Beyond these recommendations, Lisle extensively discussed several sociological and historical texts to explain human behavior and scientific progress. He analyzed Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, and Stanley Schachter's When Prophecy Fails to illustrate how people rationalize disproven beliefs when confronted with undeniable contradictions. To explain how scientific understanding advances through structural crises and anomalies, Lisle brought up Thomas S. Kuhn's influential philosophy of science text, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Additionally, he referenced Thomas Rid's Active Measures to detail the historical mechanics of Russian disinformation campaigns and internet research agencies, grounding his historical investigations in well-documented academic literature.
Books recommended by John Lisle
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Phenomena
Phenomena by Annie Jacobsen is an investigative history examining the United States government's secret research into extrasensory perception, psychokinesis, and remote viewing.
Recommended“Annie Jacobson has a book on this called Phenomena. That's that's good.”
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Active Measures
Discussed“And there's there's a book called active measures by Thomas Rid and he kind of chronicles um what they were doing.”
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In the kingdom of ice
Hampton Sides' The Kingdom of Ice is a gripping historical account that chronicles the ill-fated USS Jeanette polar expedition and the extraordinary physical endurance required of its crew.
Discussed“I've been reading like Hampton Sides into the Kingdom of Ice is such a good book about this polar expedition.”
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S.
Discussed“He wrote this the most influential book in the philosophy of science called the structure of scientific revolutions. Basically explaining how does science change or progress over time.”
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When Prophecy Fails
When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, Henry W.
Discussed“He wrote this book called when prophecy fails and it's a really fascinating story where he was looking in a newspaper and he saw an announcement for the end of the world.”
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Books John Lisle wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2419 - John Lisle | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2025-11-27 | 3 |
| Investigating The True History Of MKUltra & CIA Mind Control - John Lisle - #963 | Modern Wisdom | 2025-07-05 | 2 |
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“my my first book, The Dirty Tricks Department, it's about Stanley Levelvel and that group and one of the things they do are drug experiments in truth drug experiments”
“His connection, he has a couple of connections. One connection that I mentioned in my first book, the dirty tricks department, he was tasked with creating psychological profiles of German leaders like Hitler.”
“I have not. Okay. because I know he I haven't gone really down the JFK rabbit hole, so I don't know that much about it, but I know he wrote the book Case Closed.”
“Yeah, the book is Project Mind Control.”
“I'm a professor at the University of Texas but I also write books you know this one that just came out the dirty tricks Department that's the book that I've been working on for a year so I'm glad it is finally out there for people to enjoy”