Human Smoke
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Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker comes up on The Martyr Made Podcast, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“In his haunting book, Human Smoke, author Nicholson Baker writes about a memo distributed by the British Air Staff on March 6, 1941, titled Chemical Board Crop Subcommittee.”
Why people keep bringing this up
The host references 'Human Smoke' to illustrate the extreme measures considered by the British during World War II, including the use of chemical warfare against German crops. This book provides a haunting perspective on the moral implications of such wartime strategies and the dehumanization that accompanies total war.
Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker most often appears in conversations about World War II propaganda.
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The host references 'Human Smoke' to illustrate the extreme measures considered by the British during World War II, including the use of chemical warfare against German crops. This book provides a haunting perspective on the moral implications of such wartime strategies and the dehumanization that accompanies total war.
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Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 55:38 in the episode where we captured it.
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Which episode mentioned Human Smoke?
#24 Enemy, Prologue: Enemies of All Mankind on The Martyr Made Podcast is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 55:38.
Which podcast mentioned Human Smoke?
The Martyr Made Podcast is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker.
Who mentioned Human Smoke on podcasts?
PodcastMentions ties Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker to The Martyr Made Podcast, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.
Why do podcast guests bring up Human Smoke?
The host references 'Human Smoke' to illustrate the extreme measures considered by the British during World War II, including the use of chemical warfare against German crops. This book provides a haunting perspective on the moral implications of such wartime strategies and the dehumanization that accompanies total war. It most often appears in conversations about World War II propaganda.
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“In his haunting book, Human Smoke, author Nicholson Baker writes about a memo distributed by the British Air Staff on March 6, 1941, titled Chemical Board Crop Subcommittee.”