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Recently mentioned books
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Nuclear War
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Nuclear Choices
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The Day After Tomorrow
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
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Atlas of Remote Islands
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How Did We Get the Bible?
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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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Foucault's Pendulum
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh
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Conclave
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Lignum vitae, Ornamentum, et Decus Ecclesiae
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Blood Meridian
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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The Ramayana
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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch
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Lives
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The Prime Minister was a Spy
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The Afghanistan Papers
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Kim
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The Kite Runner
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The Jungle
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair came up on multiple episodes of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know between 2023 and 2025. The hosts and Ben Bowlin discussed the book as a disturbing look at Chicago stockyards that served as a primary motivating factor for the creation of the FDA. They also referenced Sinclair's work to draw parallels to modern meat industry practices, government regulations, and consumer protections.
Discussed“Nupton Sinclair was 100% right. There's a reason that we mention him so often.”
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1984
George Orwell's novel 1984 came up across multiple episodes of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. In February 2025, a host noted that 'we've all read 1984' when drawing comparisons to the modern political climate and figures like Elon Musk. Earlier that month, Matt Frederick referenced the book's telescreens to compare the two-way surveillance capabilities of modern smart devices to the technology in Orwell's story. Additionally, in July 2023, Ben Bowlin mentioned the novel as an early example of a book being removed from digital distribution platforms on Kindle.
Discussed“I think yeah we've all read 1984 I mean it's it's hard to to not see some comparisons and talk about them”
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The Gift of Fear
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin recommended Gavin de Becker's book The Gift of Fear to explore intuition as a vital tool for personal safety and survival. The hosts later returned to the book as essential reading for understanding human experiences with threat assessment.
Recommended“That's why Gavin de Becker’s The Gift of Fear is a must-read book, and it's a really important point, I think, beyond just France; it's a human experiential point.”
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Animal Farm
George Orwell's Animal Farm was discussed across multiple episodes of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. In the January 2, 2025 episode, the hosts engaged listeners by noting the book's popularity and frequent assignment in schools, highlighting a bleak plot point while offering a spoiler warning. In a May 30, 2023 episode, Ben Bowlin referenced the novel to draw a parallel between the behavior of the pigs in the story and the hypocrisy of cult leaders.
Discussed“Yeah, I know that a lot of us listening today are huge fans of Animal Farm, right? In the work of George Orwell, there is an incredibly bleak, incredibly well-written part of that book where the animals—well, quick spoiler—Animal Farm, if you are not familiar with the plot and don’t want it spoiled for you and you’ve been waiting for”
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Chaos
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, a listener named Full Body Taste first wrote in to recommend Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill. On a subsequent episode titled Did Charles Manson work with the CIA?, the hosts discussed the book at length. They highlighted O'Neill's decades of dedicated research into Charles Manson's connections with the CIA's secret program CHAOS, noting how his growing suspicion that official narratives did not add up led to the creation of the 2019 book and its unique provenance.
Book club“Once you know book club, there's a book that came out in 2019 that Matt captured our attention.Oh yes.It is titled 'Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the 60s.'”
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Crime classification manual
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin brought up the Crime Classification Manual by John E. Douglas in multiple episodes. Bowlin cited the 1992 text to explain the official criteria and base-level definitions for identifying a serial killer.
Discussed“and that comes from the 1992 crime classification manual and um that's where it outlines all that stuff”
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Delay, Deny, Defend
Jay M. Feinman's book 'Delay, Deny, Defend' was discussed on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know by the hosts and Ben Bowlin. The speakers highlighted how the 2010 book—which sharply criticizes the insurance industry's payout strategies—suddenly surged on nonfiction bestseller lists due to its thematic relevance to recent news events and public controversies.
Recommended“deny defend and depose these are the words written on the casings and they are similar to a phrase called delay deny defend uh and this is the way that some attorneys and public rights Advocates have uh described privatized Insurance's strategy that we just discussed denying uh services and payment it's also the title of a book published in”
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Devil in the Grove
Gilbert King's Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Devil in the Grove" was discussed on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know by host Ben Bowlin and the author himself. The podcast highlighted how King's investigative work and the book's publication eventually brought renewed attention to the Groveland Four case, directly leading to the posthumous exonerations of the wrongly accused men.
Discussed“you have written multiple books beneath a Restless son the Pulitzer Prize winning the devil in the Grove as well as the edge execution of Willie Francis”
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Foucault's Pendulum
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin referenced Umberto Eco's novel Foucault's Pendulum across different episodes. Bowlin compared the way online groups construct modern conspiracy theories to the plot of the novel, where characters invent a fictional conspiracy game that ultimately becomes real and brings about real-world consequences.
Discussed“sort of similar to uh that novel uh Fakose pendulum wherein people create a conspiracy and then it becomes real for them and it has real world consequences.”
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Helter Skelter
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know in April and June 2024, the hosts discussed Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry's book Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. The podcast examined the book as the source of the most widely accepted narrative regarding Charles Manson's race war motivations, while also evaluating subsequent investigative research and inconsistencies raised by other authors.
Discussed“And that's where we get the most widely accepted narrative, popularized by the book 'Helter Skelter' written by Vincent Bugliosi, which says, "Look, here's why these murders occurred: Manson was convinced the U.S. would be Ground Zero for a civilization-ending race war."”
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Kim
Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim was discussed on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know in early 2025. In April, Matt brought up the book as a work of fiction rooted in the historical period of the Great Game in Afghanistan, acknowledging Kipling as a talented poet with an intensely problematic background. In February, a host referenced Kim again while exploring the history of tradecraft and intelligence operations, noting that the novel centers entirely on a young boy acting as a spy.
Discussed“Afghanistan became uh once again as you mentioned Matt a very uh fertile battleground right you can see uh you can see some excellent fiction based on this period of time a work by Richard Kipling it's intensely problematic author but I would I would say a talented poet uh he wrote a novel called Kim which is about a”
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Missing 411
Missing 411 by David Paulides and Chris Williams was featured on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, where hosts Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick, and guest David Paulides discussed the phenomenon. Paulides talked about the profile points and commonalities cataloged across his series of six books detailing national park disappearances, and the hosts highlighted how the books served as the basis for a documentary.
Discussed“and David Pilates is an expert in this he wrote a book called missing 4-1-1 that was made into a documentary”
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Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens was mentioned across episodes of Stuff Don't Want You To Know. Co-hosts Matt and Ben Bowlin brought up the book while discussing topics related to the evolution of man, early Homo sapien species, and the nature of the human mind, praising Harari as a wonderful writer whose works offer deep insights into human history.
Discussed“I think applies though I've been reading this book called sapiens by you all Noah Harari and it's the idea of the evolution of man”
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The Black Monday Murders, Vol. 1
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, the graphic novel series 'The Black Monday Murders, Vol. 1' by Jonathan Hickman was referenced by the host across two episodes. In February 2023, Matt joked about repeatedly rereading the series while discussing historical conversions. In December 2022, he brought up the comic book while comparing FIFA president Sepp Blatter to a sacrificial figure within the story's Inner Circle.
Discussed“I gotta stop rereading Black Monday murders”
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The Illustrated Golden Bough
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, James George Frazer's The Illustrated Golden Bough was discussed as a seminal comparative religion and folklore text. The hosts referenced the book while exploring winter solstice traditions and the concept of immaculate conception, noting that Frazer's 1890 work still holds up as a largely accurate and valuable study.
Recommended“George Frasier, 'The Golden Bough' is nuts; it was first published in 1890 and it’s talking about a lot of the same things and it still holds up because Frasier was largely correct!”
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Trance Formation of America
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Cathy O'Brien and Mark Phillips's book is discussed during listener mail and classic conspiracy segments in August and September 2024. A listener named Skip shares his enthusiasm for the text, stating he has read it three times. The hosts also discuss the correct spelling of the title, 'Trance Formation of America', and its subtitle, noting the play on words between 'trance' and 'formation' regarding Project Monarch mind control.
Discussed“Hey guys, this is crazy Skip from Bal. I've read Kathy O'Brien's book Transformation of America three times. Her partner Mark Phillips saved her life.”
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... The Geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the Mining District of Camborne and Redruth
On the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know podcast episode titled Astrology and the Government, Chapter One: The Myanmar Move, Ben Bowlin brought up the book The Geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the Mining District of Camborne and Redruth by James B. Hill, Donald A. MacAlister, and Sir John Smith Flett. During their bibliomancy segment, after turning to a random page in the Norton Anthology, Ben Bowlin referenced the book and correctly attributed the excerpt.
Discussed“this is uh from barnesley and District by Donald Davy page 1055 of wait read that first”
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11/22/63
On the April 18, 2023 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin brought up Stephen King's novel 11/22/63 during a discussion about time travel. He mentioned the book to illustrate the concept of whether changing past events is possible, specifically noting that a character in the story attempts to prevent the assassination of President Kennedy.
Discussed“Stephen King has a novel up called 11 22 63 in which a a character attempts to this is not much of a spoiler a character attempts to prevent the assassination of President Kennedy”
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12 Angry Men
During an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter Two: The Larger Context, Ben Bowlin referenced the work 12 Angry Men. He brought up the book and its film adaptations to illustrate the concepts of jury selection and legal dynamics.
Recommended“then also you know a good example of this of course the seminal work 12 Angry Men do also check out an amazing film Devil's Advocate”
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
During an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled What happens in a nuclear war?, released on May 23, 2025, the host suggested fictional works about nuclear disaster. The host recommended Walter M. Miller Jr.'s book alongside other favorites for listeners looking for fiction dealing with post-apocalyptic themes.
Book club“Thinking things like Canacle for Liowitz, The Day After Tomorrow. Uh hey, you hit us to your favorites.”
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A dictionary of folklore
On an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know from April 2023, Matt mentioned finding a thick old volume titled A Dictionary of Folklore by David Pickering. He brought up discovering the heavy reference book while browsing through Atlanta Vintage Books.
Discussed“I mean it is super thick and it was just the dictionary of folklore”
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A History of the Franks
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin cited Gregory of Tours's historical work A History of the Franks. Bowlin referenced the medieval text while exploring historical anomalies, specifically discussing how people during the medieval period mistakenly believed that the Egyptian pyramids were actually biblical granaries.
Discussed“um this uh this was in a book called history of the Franks by Gregory of Tours”
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A Storm of Witchcraft
On the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know episode titled CLASSIC: The Truth Behind the Salem Witch Trials, released on May 4, 2024, the hosts and guest discussed the Salem Witch Trials. They referenced Dr. Emerson W. Baker's book A Storm of Witchcraft, highlighting how the author's introduction described the trials as the perfect storm of various elements coming together.
Discussed“Again, I hark back to what Dr. Baker wrote in his book, The Storm of Witchcraft; he provides a great introduction that describes it as the 'perfect storm' of all these elements that come together.”
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
On Stuff Don't Want You To Know, the hosts discussed the complexities surrounding banned books and censorship. During the conversation, a host brought up Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain while examining contemporary debates regarding problematic language and historical context in classic literature.
Discussed“yeah I'm like same with like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn you know some of the uh debates around that because of its you know problematic language and use of racial slurs”
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After the Revolution
On the July 2, 2024 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, the podcast host recommended the novel After the Revolution by Robert Evans. The host highlighted Evans as a good friend of the show and noted that the fictional work ties into his continuing podcast series of a similar vein.
Recommended“There's an excellent novel by our pal Robert Evans, a good friend of the show, called It Could Happen Here. It is a continuing podcast as well, so please do check it out.”
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Almosts; a Study of the Feeble-Minded
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin cited Helen MacMurchy's 1920 study Almosts; a Study of the Feeble-Minded during a discussion about historical prejudices and eugenics. Bowlin noted that the Canadian physician and eugenicist issued these reports on feeble-mindedness between 1907 and 1918 before publishing the study.
Discussed“there was a uh a Canadian physician and eugenicist named Helen mcmurchie or mcmurkey who issue these reports on feeble-mindedness between 1907 and 1918 and published a study in 1920 called the almost a study of feeble-minded a study of the feeble-minded”
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Amelia Earhart Lives
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin discussed Joe Klaas's 1970s book Amelia Earhart Lives. Bowlin brought up the publication to explain the conspiracy theory presented by the author, which argues that Amelia Earhart was actually captured by Japanese forces and taken to Saipan.
Discussed“so in a book by Joe class from the the 1970s I'm not quite sure exactly what year came out called Amelia aart lives um this gentleman makes the case that aart was in fact captured”
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American Gods
On the 2022-12-22 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled CLASSIC: What is red mercury?, the hosts discussed Neil Gaiman's American Gods. One host recommended the book as awesome and noted that the television adaptation exceeded expectations. Ben Bowlin also brought up the novel during a conversation about mythological entities known as jinn, encouraging listeners to check it out.
Recommended“so also that's an awesome book before we move on Yeah Yeah But book is great the show is turning out much better than I expected”
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An adventure
Ben Bowlin discussed the book An Adventure on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know during a classic episode released on August 1, 2021. He brought up the book, which was published by teachers Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jordan, to detail their published account of an alleged time slip and haunting at the Palace of Versailles.
Discussed“August 10 1901 they had published an account of this in a book called an adventure”
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An Essay on the Principle of Population
Thomas Malthus and his 1798 work An Essay on the Principle of Population were discussed on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know in January 2023 during the episode "The Overpopulation Conspiracy." The host and Ben Bowlin brought up Malthus as one of the most infamous historical figures in conversations surrounding population concerns.
Discussed“we got to introduce uh one of the most infamous guys in this conversation Thomas Malthus in 1798 he writes this thing he calls an essay on the principle of population”
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Anathem
On the January 25, 2023 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled Is AI coming for you?, Ben Bowlin referenced Neal Stephenson's novel Anathem to provide an example of a fictional conspiracy involving the manipulation of the past.
Discussed“sort of like uh like I'm full of weird references today sort of like in Neil Stevenson's anathema there's this conspiracy”
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Angel Heart
On an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled The Strange Case of Benjaman Kyle, Matt brought up Victoria Thompson's book Angel Heart. He mentioned the work as an example of a film and narrative featuring a character who loses their identity.
Discussed“and then there's also uh oh Angel Heart Robert De Niro right”
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Annihilation
On the August 3, 2023 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled CLASSIC: What are Ultraterrestrials?, one of the speakers discussed Philip Athans' book Annihilation. The speaker briefly mentioned having read the source material story that inspired the film adaptation.
Discussed“I read the story”
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Asset Recovery Handbook
On the podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To Know during the episode CLASSIC: Canada's Roswell: The Shag Harbor Incident on 2024-09-10, the hosts discussed maritime mysteries and introduced a book often considered conspiratorial. They mentioned Maritime UFO Files by Doug Ledger, noting that the author claimed additional witnesses existed regarding the Shag Harbor incident, adding a layer of fringe documentation to the historical event discussed by the podcast.
Discussed“This is where we want to introduce our first book, the one that people would consider conspiratorial. Doug Ledger wrote a book called Maritime UFO Files, and in this book he claims that additional witnesses exist.”
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Atheism is Winning!
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, one of the hosts mentioned opening the Lesser Key of Solomon to research demon descriptions and specific entities like Baal after encountering a related story during an episode.
Discussed“so then I opened up uh the Lesser key of Solomon to check out some of the demons and how they're described in there and bail is described in that thing as having sometimes appearing with a cat head”
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Atlas of Remote Islands
On an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled Listener Mail: Global Rare Earth Unrest, Fears of Martial Law | STUFF THEY DON'T, Ben Bowlin brought up Judith Schalansky's book Atlas of Remote Islands. Bowlin used the title to illustrate how frequently mentioning a favorite book on the show can accidentally cause it to go out of publication and become relatively unaffordable due to increased listener attention.
Discussed“And I love that you're pointing this out, Matt, because we want this to be exactly the same kind of misstep that we made earlier when we kept shouting out one of my favorite books, The Atlas of Remote Islands, which now is out of publication and relatively unaffordable.”
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Bad clowns
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin referenced Benjamin Radford's book Bad Clowns during the classic episode The Bizarre Clown Panic of 2016. Bowlin brought up the author and his work to explore and debunk various modern myths and folklore surrounding clowns.
Discussed“there's a guy named Benjamin Radford goens who is the author of a book called bad clowns and in his work Radford busts some myths that we have about clowning in the modern day”
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Behold a Pale Horse
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know episode Should Any Books Be Banned?, released on June 23, 2023, a host discussed Behold a Pale Horse by William Cooper. The speaker casually mentioned reading the controversial work at a younger age during a broader conversation about challenged books.
Discussed“but then also be able to read things like Beyond a pale horse or uh Behold a Pale Horse whatever that work was”
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Beneath a Ruthless Sun
On an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled Bone Valley, with Gilbert King, the host welcomed author Gilbert King as a guest. During the introduction, the host listed several of King's acclaimed literary works, explicitly naming Beneath a Ruthless Sun alongside his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Devil in the Grove and The Execution of Willie Francis.
Discussed“you have written multiple books beneath a Restless son the Pulitzer Prize winning the devil in the Grove as well as the edge execution of Willie Francis”
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Blade runner
On an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin brought up Blade Runner. He mentioned watching the film recently and compared the terminology of digital deactivation to how replicants are retired in the movie.
Discussed“and it reminds me of like I watched Blade Runner last night for the first time in years and instead of murdering replicants they retire”
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Blood Meridian
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Matt and Ben discussed Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian. During the episode, they talked about reports that a film adaptation of the book had long been in the works, with Ben describing the novel as a work widely considered to be unfilmable.
Discussed“He's apparently been in the works on a film adaptation of Blood Meridian by Cormack McCarthy for a long time, which is always I think Ben, you've described it as one of those novels that's sort of considered unfilmable”
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Bound for Glory
On the podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, during the episode What was the Ludlow Massacre? Chapter One: The Colorado Coal Rush, the hosts discussed the film adaptation of Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie. They noted that the story follows the folk singer and his involvement in labor movements. The hosts explained that the film depicts camps of people waiting for work, creating a situation reminiscent of The Grapes of Wrath.
Discussed“There's a film called Bound for Glory that is about Woody Guthrie's story, the folk singer and his involvement in labor, and it shows this exact kind of Grapes of Wrath type situation where there are these, just they're these almost like camps of folks that are waiting for work, and it's just not coming.”
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Chariots of the Gods?
Erich von Däniken's book Chariots of the Gods? was referenced by Ben Bowlin on a February 2023 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. Bowlin brought up the work while discussing ancient astronaut hypotheses, citing it as familiar literature that helped shape the ideas of fringe researchers.
Discussed“this will be familiar attained by his read books like Chariot of the Gods by Eric Von daniken”
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Coma
In the January 25, 2023 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled Is AI coming for you?, Ben Bowlin recommended the book Coma by Lisa Jackson, referencing it alongside prose poetry and interpretive writing while discussing various creative acts.
Recommended“prose poetry non-fiction uh interpretive stuff like comma said the shotgun to the head that's an excellent book of poetry”
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Common sense renewed
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin read an email from a listener regarding Common Sense Renewed by Robert Christian. The message noted that a friend named Robert Merriman helped publish the book, which the podcast had previously mentioned.
Discussed“he was apparently aided by a friend of his Robert Merriman who helped publish the common sense renewed book the one that we mentioned in that episode a whole bunch and we actually have a copy of”
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Conclave
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know in May 2025, Ben Bowlin recommended the novel Conclave by Robert Harris. Bowlin shared that he had started reading the book, which inspired the film of the same name, and expressed admiration for the author's meticulous research and firsthand visits to the Vatican.
Recommended“Now, I actually started reading that novel, too, that the that the film's based on, and I was really impressed with the author, Robert Harris, so far. I haven't finished it, but um he he put boots on the ground like he went to the Vatican, they walked him through the process.”
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, the host recommended "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins during the episode "Listener Mail: Pest Control; a Reptilian Contacts the Gang | STUFF THEY DON'T WA" on August 30, 2024. The host highlighted the book while discussing the economic collapse in Venezuela, pointing to it as relevant context for understanding the situation.
Recommended“Yeah, to be specific Venezuela due to the, everybody read Confessions of an Economic Hitman first off! But Venezuela is having an economic collapse!”
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Crossfire
Crossfire by Jim Marrs was discussed on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know by Ben Bowlin in a December 2022 episode. Bowlin referenced Marrs's book while exploring various conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, specifically noting the author's argument that Kennedy was attempting to rein in the Federal Reserve.
Discussed“there's a author named Jim Mars and in his book Crossfire he argues that Kennedy was trying to rein in the Federal Reserve”
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Ctesias: On India
On the 2024-05-22 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled Cryptids of India: an Untold Story, the hosts discussed ancient history and folklore. During the segment, they brought up Andrew Nichols's commentary on the ancient Greek historian Ctesias and his lost fifth-century BCE book Ctesias: On India, highlighting it as the earliest historical mention of the Manore cryptid.
Discussed“The earliest mention of it comes from another ancient historian, a Greek named Ctesias, who wrote a book called Indica in the fifth century BCE. The book, which translates to 'the couch,' is unfortunately lost to history.”
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Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the United Nations 1953-1961, Died 18 September 1961
On the February 10, 2023 episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled "The Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld," the host discussed the life and background of Dag Hammarskjöld. While detailing his extensive workload and career accomplishments, the host mentioned that Hammarskjöld was simultaneously writing his economics thesis for a doctorate at Stockholm University. The host specifically noted that the English title of this academic work was "The spread of the business cycle."
Discussed“and while he is in that position working full time he is also writing his uh economics thesis for his Doctorate at Stockholm universe diversity the English title of his thesis is the spread of the business cycle”
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“So we can shout out Annie Jacobson for her book nuclear war a scenario that goes through pretty much what we're about to take you through.”
“Um let's also shout out Nuclear Choices for the 21st century, a citizen's guide. Uh that's written by Richard Wolfson.”
“Thinking things like Canacle for Liowitz, The Day After Tomorrow. Uh hey, you hit us to your favorites.”
“Thinking things like Canacle for Liowitz, The Day After Tomorrow. Uh hey, you hit us to your favorites.”
“And I love that you're pointing this out, Matt, because we want this to be exactly the same kind of misstep that we made earlier when we kept shouting out one of my favorite books, The Atlas of Remote Islands, which now is out of publication and relatively unaffordable.”
“Um, because the Bible doesn't actually refer to, you know, specifically by name, the act of being gayed. I think it's the idea of seeking something about unusual flesh or or there's a term that I'm maybe misconstring, but there's this sense that or there's this u theory that perhaps that is referencing these nephilim, but it's not actually contained”
“and even Jesus was a kind of manifestation of Eve to the Gnostics as someone who brought up love, which was not a word used in terms of divinity in the Old Testament.”
“sort of similar to uh that novel uh Fakose pendulum wherein people create a conspiracy and then it becomes real for them and it has real world consequences.”
“And his later biographer Bernard of Clairvo would write an entire book about this man because that's what biographers do. Uh he calls this work the life of St. Malachi or just life of St. Malachi.”
“Now, I actually started reading that novel, too, that the that the film's based on, and I was really impressed with the author, Robert Harris, so far. I haven't finished it, but um he he put boots on the ground like he went to the Vatican, they walked him through the process.”
“It's important to note this wasn't published on its own. Um, it is published as part of Arnold Wy's uh work Lnum Vite.”
“He's apparently been in the works on a film adaptation of Blood Meridian by Cormack McCarthy for a long time, which is always I think Ben, you've described it as one of those novels that's sort of considered unfilmable”
“Also, I love Ladies Detective Agency. That one was great.”
“History has proven that concepts like diplomatic immunity are surprisingly ancient. You can go to uh Indian epics like the Ramayana.”
“Um the line that stands out to me and I think to a lot of us uh is from Plutarch in his work lives where he says the first messenger that gave notice of Lucilles's coming was so far from pleasing Ty Grains that he had his head caught off were his pains and no man dared to bring further”
“Um the line that stands out to me and I think to a lot of us uh is from Plutarch in his work lives where he says the first messenger that gave notice of Lucilles's coming was so far from pleasing Ty Grains that he had his head caught off were his pains and no man dared to bring further”
“This is a real pitch made by a British author named Anthony Gray in his book uh they published in 1983. named in a burst of creativity, the prime minister was a spy.”
“Back in 2019, uh Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post published At War with the Truth, and the world said, "Uh, what?"”
“Afghanistan became uh once again as you mentioned Matt a very uh fertile battleground right you can see uh you can see some excellent fiction based on this period of time a work by Richard Kipling it's intensely problematic author but I would I would say a talented poet uh he wrote a novel called Kim which is about a”
“There are disturbing accounts or allegations in interviews in in some of these papers where an official say something like we were just giving consultants tons of money and you know somebody would fly on a plane and they would read the kiterunner or something while they were on the plane and they would hop out and think that they”