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Every book Noel Brown recommended on podcasts
Noel Brown is a podcast co-host who frequently explores fringe history, mysteries, and current events on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. During the show, Noel recommended Joseph Cox's book Dark Wire as a great read, mentioning that it was recently in the news for being adapted into a Netflix series while discussing FBI sting operations involving encrypted communications. In another episode exploring libertarian philosophy and corporate governance, he brought up Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged to connect Peter Thiel's views and background to Rand's work. Noel also mentioned Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens, specifically thanking fellow host Ben Bowlin for gifting him and Matt Frederick a graphic novel version of the book. Additionally, while discussing mysterious artifacts, Noel brought up Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln to talk about how the authors presented their theories and how historians criticized them. Across these episodes, Noel used literature and nonfiction books as reference points to analyze cultural phenomena, historical mysteries, political ideologies, and investigative reporting with his co-hosts.
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 sprawling philosophical novel that promotes objectivism and the ultimate triumph of individual rational self-interest.
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 created complex societies through shared myths and beliefs.
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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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.”