electric_sh33p Podcast
1) The Secret Life of War by Peter Beaumont
Peter Beaumont is one of those rare writers who's willing to go all the way over the edge in his relentless pursuit of the truth. What happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, and other battlefields of th...Show More
2) Going Mainstream: Why Extreme Ideas Are Spreading, And What We Can Do About It
Julia Ebner puts her finger on some of the most important questions that writers face, not just in our turbulent times, but across all ages: - Who controls language? - Are you using language or being ...Show More
Going Mainstream: Why Extreme Ideas Are Spreading, And What We Can Do About It
09:59 | Oct 2nd, 2024
3) Men Who Hate Women
Laura Bates threads the needle in her undercover investigation into incel culture, misogyny and the manosphere. Unfiltered and rough on the eyes, Bates is brave enough to tackle a thorny issue head...Show More
4) Vietnam: The Definitive Oral History, Told From All Sides
Christian G. Appy's mammoth 600-page non-fiction book collects personal accounts of the Vietnam/American War from all angles. From the Chief of Staff of the United States Army to a new recruit of the...Show More
5) Moby-Dick Or, The Whale
Herman Melville takes us on a 625-page voyage that could have been 90. Maybe the greatest example of overwriting in history, Captain Ahab's monomaniacal quest is a sick example of pushing your story, ...Show More
6) Freedom
Sebastian Junger takes us on a 130-page trek across a range of subjects, themes, and stories from history, science, geography, philosophy, autobiography and pretty much every genre under the sun. Is i...Show More
7) We Were Soldiers Once... And Young
Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and Joseph L. Galloway convey the brutality and strength of men trying to kill each other. It's crazy how a battle report from the Vietnam War can hold so many transcen...Show More
8) Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky nails his characters and reader to the page with nine inch nails, cranking the tension up to the max and ruthlessly forcing you to face Great Truths no one else has had the balls to ...Show More
9) Die Trying
Lee Child takes us to a preppers paradise buried in the Montana mountains full of anti-globalist nutjobs in this 1998 thriller. Not only interesting for how on-point it was (think Alex Jones, QAnon, e...Show More
10) Keep the Aspidistra Flying
George Orwells depressing deep dive into the mind of an Incel poet can teach us plenty about clear writing, creativity, and the difference between art, advertising and propaganda. It also helped me re...Show More