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Every book Kyle Flannery recommended on podcasts
Kyle Flannery appeared on the podcast Behind the Bastards in an episode titled It Could Happen Here Weekly 39 in 2022 to discuss various social and literary topics. During the appearance, Kyle Flannery recommended All About Love by bell hooks, mentioning that a recent article in Strange Matters reviewed and expanded upon the possibilities of the 2000 book. Robert Evans noted that he had recently finished reading it, and Kyle Flannery described the text as enlightening and well worth reading. Additionally, Kyle Flannery brought up the Redwall book series by Brian Jacques. He reflected on growing up reading these stories, drawing a comparison between the cute animal setting of the books, which feature creatures like stoats, and the stark realities of violence and genocide depicted within the narratives. Through these discussions, Kyle Flannery engaged with both the thematic depth of bell hooks's social commentary and the darker undertones present in classic fantasy literature.
Books recommended by Kyle Flannery
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All About Love
All About Love is a profound cultural and philosophical exploration by bell hooks that examines the nature of love, emotional disconnection, and the societal structures that promote lovelessness.
Recommended“We just published uh on th uh a couple days ago uh love as a verb an article uh reviewing uh and and um extrand expanding the possibilities of bell hook's uh all about love 2000 book all about love uh which is worth reading uh both the both the review and the book.”
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Redwall
Critiqued“I grew up with uh red the Red Wall books. The Red Wall books like even though like Stoats are not a race of people in real life, they are a type of weasel.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| It Could Happen Here Weekly 39 | Behind the Bastards | 2022-06-18 | 2 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“There are books which is unclear if that represents like you write an adventure novel like uh King Solomon's Mines or you write a naturalist guide or you write an ethnography”