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Every book Travis Corcoran recommended on podcasts
Travis Corcoran appeared on Timcast IRL to discuss politics, cultural shifts, and the foundational literature that shaped his political philosophy. Corcoran mentioned that he recently started flipping back through George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 while talking about how rapidly political narratives and party lines can shift in contemporary society. Delving deeper into the origins of his personal worldview, he cited David Friedman's The Machinery of Freedom as a seminal text that heavily influenced his thinking. He paired this with Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, describing the two books together as the primary architects of his political and economic perspectives. Furthermore, Corcoran mentioned reading another work co-authored by David Friedman alongside Peter Leeson and David Skarbek, titled Legal Systems Very Different from Our Own, noting that he had picked it up a few months prior to explore alternative frameworks of law and societal order.
Books recommended by Travis Corcoran
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel that explores totalitarianism, surveillance, state control, and the manipulation of truth.
Discussed“i started flipping back through 1984 recently and everyone's read 1984.”
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Legal Systems Very Different from Ours
Legal Systems Very Different from Ours by Peter Leeson, David Skarbek, and David Friedman is an academic examination of the vast diversity of legal frameworks and governance structures that have existed across human history.
Discussed“law's order and uh one i read a few months ago was legal systems very different from our own”
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The Machinery of Freedom
Discussed“the seminal one is the machinery of freedom which was one of the books that along with robert heinlein's the moon is a harsh mistress really sort of created my worldview”
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The moon is a harsh mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A.
Discussed“the seminal one is the machinery of freedom which was one of the books that along with robert heinlein's the moon is a harsh mistress really sort of created my worldview”
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Books Travis Corcoran wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Timcast IRL #333 - Australia DEPORTS Katie Hopkins As COVID Lockdowns Make Comeback w/Travis Corcoran | Timcast IRL | 2021-07-20 | 4 |
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“i'm here to some degree to talk about some books that i've written escape the city volumes one and two”
“and i've got some sort of anti-prepping thought and that's an escape from the city right escape from the city and uh this is a recent homesteading uh book that i wrote i've been on the homestead for eight years and there's two volumes volume one and volume two”
“so the first one is the powers of the earth which won the prometheus award for best novel in 2018 and the sequel is causes of separation which won the prometheus award in 2019.”
“so the first one is the powers of the earth which won the prometheus award for best novel in 2018 and the sequel is causes of separation which won the prometheus award in 2019.”
“so my first science fiction novel was the powers of the earth and it won the prometheus award in 2018 for best libertarian science fiction novel”
“my second novel was causes of separation the sequel to the first one and it also won the prometheus award the next year”