
#2118 - The Black Keys
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#2118 - The Black Keys mentions Countdown by Dr. Shanna Swan, the Technological Society by Jacques Elul, Chaos by Tom O'Neill, and Dead Doctors Don't Lie by Dr. Joel Wallach with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
I had this lady on, her name is Dr. Shanna Swan, and she wrote a book called Countdown, and it's all about all these different microplastics and chem…
Kaczynski's brother David later stated that Elul's book, the Technological Society, became Ted's Bible.
And the whole plan was just to. They were trying to attack the anti war movement.
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“Dr. Shanna Swan wrote a book called Countdown, and it's all about all these different microplastics and chemicals getting into our bodies and the effect that it's having on human development.”
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“Kaczynski's brother David later stated that Elul's book, the Technological Society, became Ted's Bible. Kaczynski recounted in 1998, when I read the book for the first time, I was delighted because I thought, here is someone who is saying what I've already been thinking.”
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“The book 'Chaos' discusses the investigation into the Manson murders and the CIA's involvement with Manson, including the use of LSD to manipulate followers.”
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“There's a book called dead Doctors don't lie. And it's by a guy who advocates mineral supplementation. He's like, we do it with animals. And he was saying that so many diseases that people are getting is a result of your diet.”
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The host mentions 'Countdown' by Dr. Shanna Swan to highlight the alarming effects of microplastics and chemicals on human health and development.…

The host discusses Ted Kaczynski's life and his radical views on technology, highlighting how Jacques Elul's book, 'the Technological Society,' sig…

The host mentions 'Chaos' by Tom O'Neill to highlight the extensive investigation into the Manson murders and the alleged involvement of the CIA in…
Movies & Documentaries Mentioned
Prey
“The newest predator is actually good. It's called Prey. The Predator comes down to like one, seven hundreds. America. A Comanche woman fights the Predator.”
Rambo
“The newest Rambo is preposterous. Joey Diaz said, it's hilarious. It's fucking hilarious. You got to watch it. It's a masterpiece.”
Goldfinger
“Discussion about the urban legend related to a Bond film where someone allegedly died from being painted gold.”
Predator
“He was awesome in Predator. I don't have time to bleed his line. He had the good face paint in Predator.”
Terminator 2
“That's another movie from the 90s that doesn't get old is Terminator two.”
Faces of Death
“It reminded me of is we talked about this the other day, the faces of death videos. Do you remember those things?”
The Abyss
“Or have you tried to watch that movie, the abyss? I've never tried to watch a movie more.”
Unabomber
“Did you see that Netflix documentary on the Unabomber? It's nuts, man.”