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Every book Tim Dillon recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Tim Dillon appears on, in one place — not just one.
Tim Dillon’s most recommended books
- Hate Inc by Matt Taibbi
- Family of Secrets by Russ Baker
- The devil's chessboard by David Talbot
- Chaos by Tom O'Neill
- Running the Table by L. Jon Wertheim
- The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray
- America: The Farewell Tour by Chris Hedges
- And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
- Behold a Pale Horse by William Cooper
- Best evidence by David S. Lifton
Tim Dillon is a comedian and podcaster who frequently shares his unfiltered commentary on cultural and political topics. Throughout his appearances on podcasts, he has discussed and recommended several prominent books. He brought up Matt Taibbi's book Hate Inc., recommending it to Joe Rogan while discussing media figures and later mentioning it to analyze the evolution of sensationalized media and political polarization. Dillon also recommended a book about a talented pool player named Kid Delicious titled Running the Table, written by John Wertheim. Additionally, he praised Tom O'Neill's book Chaos, which covers Charles Manson and the CIA, calling it an incredible work, and recommended Douglas Murray's The Madness of Crowds for its insights into contemporary cultural craziness. He mentioned Carroll Quigley's Tragedy and Hope in the context of Bill Clinton's background, brought up Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's And Tango Makes Three when discussing book bans in Florida schools, and noted the viral spread of Elaine Landau's Osama Bin Laden letter to America.
Books recommended by Tim Dillon
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Hate Inc
Hate Inc.
Recommended“Matt T wrote a book called hate ink I don't know if you ever read it it's a great book”
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Family of Secrets
Family of Secrets by Russ Baker is an investigative book that explores the history and hidden influences of the Bush family and other powerful political dynasties.
Discussed“I read a book called family of Secrets which was an interesting book by a guy named Russ Baker and he wrote it about the Bush family”
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The devil's chessboard
The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot is a detailed historical investigation into the rise of Allen Dulles and the CIA, examining the origins of the American national security state and its involvement in Cold War events, including the assassination of John F.
Discussed“then you know you start reading you read books like the devil's chessboard by David toet about the creation of the National Security State about the dullas brothers and how influential they were”
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Chaos
Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a deeply researched investigative non-fiction book that exposes startling connections between the CIA's MKUltra mind control experiments, COINTEL Pro, and the infamous Charles Manson murders of the 1960s.
Recommended“that book you had that guy on your show Tom O'Neal o' Incredible Book uh and I brought it up the other day with Quinton Tarantino”
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Running the Table
Running the Table by L.
Recommended“there's a [ __ ] great book about this guy from New Jersey his name is kid delicious and uh they wrote This Book called running the table I believe it is the guy's a really good author he's a he I think he wrote for Sports Illustrated John wortheim”
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The Madness of Crowds
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity by Douglas Murray is a provocative contemporary commentary that investigates the cultural, social, and political shifts surrounding modern identity politics, intersectionality, and public discourse.
Recommended“his book uh the madness of crowds is [ __ ] fantastic because he he nails it all”
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America: The Farewell Tour
Discussed“the chris hedges wrote a book he's a interesting guy he wrote a book called america the farewell tour”
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And Tango Makes Three
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell is a children's picture book that tells the true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who formed a devoted pair and successfully raised an egg together.
Discussed“and Tango makes three Recs recounts the true story of two male Penguins who are devoted to each other at the Central Park Zoo in New York a zookeeper saw them building a nest and trying to incubate an egg shape Rock gave them an egg from a different penguin pair with two eggs after they were having difficulty hatching”
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Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse is a 1991 book by Milton William Cooper that compiles various conspiracy theories regarding secret societies, government cover-ups, and extraterrestrials.
Discussed“you know there's a great book uh behold the pale horse you ever read yeah william cooper or something”
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Best evidence
Best Evidence by David S.
Discussed“a buddy of mine gave me uh david uh lifton's best evidence okay on the uh kennedy assassination”
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Chariots of the Gods?
Chariots of the Gods? by Erich von Daniken is a well-known alternative history book that posits ancient civilizations were influenced by extraterrestrial visitors.
Discussed“he's the author of chariots of the gods the last two hours we've been talking ancient aliens”
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Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain's breakout memoir Kitchen Confidential offers a raw, vivid, and romanticized look behind the scenes of professional restaurant kitchens while revolutionizing the cultural perception of chefs.
Discussed“Kitchen Confidential he changed what a chef is he changed what a chef is”
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Osama Bin Laden
Discussed“um Osama Bin Laden letter to America, oh yeah just went viral on Tik Tok people like wait a minute what”
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Tragedy and hope
Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley is a sweeping historical compendium chronicling the evolution of Western civilization and the behind-the-scenes influence of Anglo-American financial and political elites during the twentieth century.
Discussed“Bill Clinton reads a book called uh it's a famous book by Carol Quigley I believe called Tragedy and Hope and it's a history of the whatever the 20th century or something that you know it's this compendium uh it's Bill Clinton's favorite author.”
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Appearances
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and you're sitting on a throne in your version of the metaverse and I'm like [ __ ] I should have listened to you and you have like from your mouth to God's ears piles of gold like that Dragon in The Lord of the Rings smog smog that's right”
“that's how bad it's people don't understand when it goes from grapes to Grapes of Wrath man”
“or he just put out a book yeah catch catch him release”