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Every book Neill Blomkamp recommended on podcasts
Neill Blomkamp is a filmmaker who appeared as a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience. During the podcast appearance, he discussed and recommended several distinct books and literary works. Blomkamp recommended Tom O'Neill's book Chaos, which explores the Manson family and the CIA, noting that the events were part of MK-Ultra. Additionally, he discussed Peter Watts's sci-fi novel Blindsight, exploring its plot about a first alien encounter on the far edge of space and referencing a specific character he would like to adapt into a movie. Blomkamp also referenced Peter Watts's story Understand during the conversation. Furthermore, the discussion touched upon The Bhagavad Gita by Krishna Dwaipayana Veda Vyasa, noting the historical moment when J. Robert Oppenheimer read from the text and famously quoted the phrase about becoming death, the destroyer of worlds. Through these various discussions, Blomkamp highlighted works that touch on science fiction, historical secrets, and philosophical themes that resonate with his creative and storytelling interests.
Books recommended by Neill Blomkamp
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Blindsight
Blindsight by Peter Watts is a grim, thought-provoking hard science fiction novel that explores themes of first contact, consciousness, and artificial intelligence.
Discussed“what is this book called that called it's called blindside that book but but the book isn't about that”
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Chaos
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill is a deeply researched investigative book that explores hidden government programs, mind control experiments, and unanswered questions surrounding the Manson family murders.
Recommended“it was it was part of mk ultra and it was uh there's an amazing book i'm going to say about it people have heard this i'm sorry but it's an amazing book called chaos by a guy named tom mcneal and a tom o'neill rather and tom is uh a guy who wrote about the manson family and the”
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The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture presented as a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and the god Krishna on duty, ethics, and the spiritual nature of existence.
Discussed“the great moment where everything changed forever was oppenheimer when he reads from the bhagavad-gita when he talked about him become yeah death destroyer of worlds”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Joe Rogan Experience #1698 - Neill Blomkamp | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2021-08-19 | 5 |