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Every book Matt Farah recommended on podcasts
Matt Farah appears on The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss automotive culture, history, and personal storytelling. During the conversation, Farah shares his current reading habits, mentioning that he is listening to the historical audiobook Son of the Morning Star by Evan S. Connell, a title recommended to him by his friend Steve Rinella. Farah also delves into historical and political non-fiction, discussing Smedley Butler's 1935 book War Is a Racket, alongside a recent, extensive book detailing the historical conspiracy involving Butler to overthrow Franklin D. Roosevelt. Additionally, Farah discusses reading Norman Ohler's book Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich, recounting its shocking historical details regarding widespread methamphetamine use among military personnel and leaders in Nazi Germany. Through these recommendations and discussions, Farah demonstrates a deep curiosity for narrative-driven history, military anomalies, and lesser-known political conspiracies spanning different eras.
Books recommended by Matt Farah
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Son of the Morning Star
Son of the Morning Star by Evan S.
Recommended“and the one I'm listening to now is like history son of the morning star and my friend Steve Rinella recommended it to me holy [ __ ] dude”
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Blitzed
Blitzed by Norman Ohler is a historical non-fiction book that investigates the widespread, systemic use of drugs, particularly methamphetamines, by the military and leadership of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Discussed“which I read a book love called blitzed drugs in the Third Reich that was basically just about how much meth they were all on”
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The Plot to Seize the White House
Discussed“the book that it's called um like the time the conspiracy to overthrow the government and then it's all it's all about him it's a really long book that just came out about like overthrowing FDR”
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War Is a Racket
War Is a Racket is an anti-interventionist book by retired U.S.
Discussed“and this guy Smedley Butler wrote a book in 1935 called like wars around Wars Iraqi”
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #1394 - Matt Farah | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2019-12-06 | 4 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“it was like it was like something out of Citizen Kane”