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Every book Kurt Metzger recommended on podcasts
Kurt Metzger’s most recommended books
- Chaos by Tom O'Neill
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Demon in the Ekur by Joseph P. Farrell
- Twilight Language by Michael Hoffman
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Life by Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
- Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj
- The 12th Planet by Zecharia Sitchin
- The Bachman Books (Long Walk / Rage / Roadwork / Running Man) by Stephen King
- Tragedy and hope by Carroll Quigley
Kurt Metzger appears on long-form interview podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience, where he discusses alternative history, conspiracy theories, popular culture, and personal anecdotes from his background. He frequently explores unconventional historical narratives and hidden aspects of mid-century events, utilizing specialized texts to support his perspectives. Metzger has recommended several books on air, including Joseph P. Farrell's The Demon in the Ekur to examine historical mysteries related to the Nazi bell, Michael Hoffman's The Twilight Language to discuss coded linguistics and neuro-linguistic programming, Tom O'Neill's Chaos to explore deep investigative research into Charles Manson and the CIA, and Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, which he noted reading in school because the author witnessed the bombing of Dresden. Additionally, Metzger has discussed various other published works during his conversations, such as Stephen King's Richard Bachman novels to touch on pseudonymous authorship, Carroll Quigley's Tragedy and Hope to examine Anglo-American geopolitical power structures, and the Watch Tower publication How Did Life Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation? regarding his past experiences with Jehovah's Witnesses.
Books recommended by Kurt Metzger
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Chaos
Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a deeply researched investigative non-fiction book that exposes startling connections between the CIA's MKUltra mind control experiments, COINTEL Pro, and the infamous Charles Manson murders of the 1960s.
Recommended“Tom O'Neill who wrote the book chaos which is a [ __ ] amazing book all about this”
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut is a semi-autobiographical anti-war novel that follows Billy Pilgrim as he becomes unstuck in time amidst the devastating allied firebombing of Dresden.
Recommended“you ever read slaughterhouse Kurt vonet we to read the book in school because he was at Dresden Kurt vonet and it was a deliberate terror attack”
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The Demon in the Ekur
The Demon in the Ekur by Joseph P.
Recommended“What did they a demon in the in the I core or ecore it's called. That's the book you should get about it.”
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Twilight Language
Twilight Language by Michael Hoffman is a specialized text investigating the use of coded language, symbolism, and psychological manipulation techniques.
Recommended“Okay, I got a great book by Michael Hoffman called The Twilight Language.”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian society characterized by perpetual surveillance, historical denial, and severe psychological manipulation.
Discussed“it is right out of the Orwell Playbook to change the definitions change the words it's right out of the book and everyone”
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Life
Discussed“And then there was a whole ton of different versions of us that didn't it seems like well you know what evolution is see this is the other thing Jehovah witnesses we had a book called how did life get here by evolution or by creation”
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Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded
Discussed“angry, outspoken, often homosexual British character who delivers raw, aggressive verses featured heavily in Pink Friday Roman Reloaded.”
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The 12th Planet
The 12th Planet by Zecharia Sitchin explores alternative human origins and ancient astronaut theories derived from Sumerian texts.
Discussed“this is in Zechariah cens the 12th Planet and so what he said is that the Sumerian Tablets talk about how their atmosphere was eroding”
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The Bachman Books (Long Walk / Rage / Roadwork / Running Man)
The Bachman Books by Stephen King collects four chilling early novels written under the author's Richard Bachman pseudonym, including The Long Walk, Rage, Roadwork, and The Running Man.
Discussed“It's just at least Stephen King when he wrote his like Richard the Bachman book. Yeah. At least he just just said, "Listen, I'm writing too many books for people to buy. I'm gonna write them under a different name."”
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Tragedy and hope
Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley is a sweeping historical compendium chronicling the evolution of Western civilization and the behind-the-scenes influence of Anglo-American financial and political elites during the twentieth century.
Discussed“You showed me last time Richard, my rabbi Richard Grove, who sent me Tragedy and Hope, a book that gives you the skeleton of the what the conspiracy is. Okay. It's written by Carol Quigley.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2434 - Kurt Metzger | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2026-01-06 | 4 |
| #2298 - Kurt Metzger | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2025-04-02 | 2 |
| #2265 - Kurt Metzger | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2025-01-30 | 1 |
| Joe Rogan Experience #1903 - Kurt Metzger | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 1 |
| #2125 - Kurt Metzger | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-03-26 | 2 |
| #1462 - Kurt Metzger | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2020-04-23 | 1 |
Other mentions (9: passing, ad reads, own books)
“As he's doing it, it literally looks like the scene in Jaws where the shark's hitting the girl. She's like whipping around.”
“I remember someone telling me maybe he's like Whistler from Blade. Like that old guy you hang out with. Like Blade and Whistler.”
“It's almost like Dune in Dune the Ben jates were breeding the [ __ ] people right right right that that's that”
“If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. Sun Tzu”
“oh am I think of The Godfather with a guy had um yeah right no Myer Linsky did he do that”
“It's a song about a guy who's getting lured in by a young Lolita”
“have you ever read is the manifesto of the Unabomber man no I didn't I didn't”
“the guy who played uh oh hi mark Greg his name is he wrote that book that they made the movie”
“like so I never know how to like C on my show and her she want to talk about her book adios America”