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Every book Noel Brown recommended on podcasts
Noel Brown is a co-host on the podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, where he discusses mysteries, historical anomalies, and cultural phenomena. On the podcast, he recommended Joseph Cox's book Dark Wire, describing it as a great read that covers FBI sting operations involving encrypted communications and noting its upcoming adaptation as a Netflix series. Brown also referenced several other well-known books during various episodes. He mentioned Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged to draw connections between Peter Thiel's libertarian and corporate governance philosophies and Rand's literary work. He brought up the graphic novel edition of Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens to thank a fellow co-host for gifting it to him. Additionally, he discussed Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln's Holy Blood, Holy Grail in the context of how the authors presented their claims and how historians criticized them. Lastly, he referenced Philip K. Dick's autobiographical novel Valis to discuss the author's beliefs regarding receiving divine information.
Books recommended by Noel Brown
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Dark Wire
Dark Wire by Joseph Cox is a nonfiction book detailing a major FBI sting operation involving encrypted communications.
Recommended“there's a book called Dark wire dark wire it's coming out as a Netflix series actually that was the news that brought up in the Press recently I didn't know I remember the book um by a guy named Joseph Cox it's a great read”
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a philosophical novel that outlines the author's system of Objectivism through a dystopian narrative about a society collapsing under heavy government intervention.
Discussed“This is shades of iron rand. I know this guy must love Atlas Shrugged.”
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Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln is a 1982 pseudohistorical book that speculates on alternative Christian history, including the bloodline of Jesus and the Priory of Sion.
Discussed“it made me think of the book Holy Blood Holy Grail”
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and constructed complex imaginary orders like religion, money, and nations.
Discussed“Just a quick shout out to you yourself, Mr. Benolan. You uh gifted both Matt Frederick and myself a lovely graphic novel version of the book Sapiens.”
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Valis
Valis by Philip K.
Discussed“Philip K. Dick, the science fiction writer, has a whole book. It's called Valis, where it's sort of like autobiographical to a degree, and he believes fully that he received divine information”
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Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I already bought like I already paid for Chariot of the Gods the series like I bought those books.”
“Nothing indicates there would be a situation similar to Apocalypto or as Mesoamerican civilizations portrayed in Apocalypto.”
“Um he's a writer. He wrote that book John Dies in the End. And he's a YouTuber.”