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Mentioned in 25 episodes

The War of the World

Book • 2006

Mentioned by

Richard Dawkins

Dominic Sandbrook

Bruno van Waienburg

Mentioned in 25 episodes

Mentioned by Dan Carlin while discussing German military losses in 1945.

Show 67 - Supernova in the East VI

Mentioned as the guest’s new book about understanding the Cold War period.

Vladislav Zubok on What the Cold War Actually Was

Mentioned by Niall Ferguson as a book relevant to the conversation, focusing on the 20th century.

Sir Niall Ferguson decodes Trump, China, and the new world order

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Michio Kaku in the context of alien intentions towards humanity.

Michio Kaku: Future of Humans, Aliens, Space Travel & Physics

Mentioned by Stephen Cave as a wonderful evergreen book about aliens who are more intelligent using their technological advantage to decimate other people on the planet because they consider them inferior.

Death, Legacy & the Philosophy of Longevity — with Stephen Cave : 1297

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Richard Dawkins in the context of contrasting physical invasion with invasion via radio signals.

#87 – Richard Dawkins: Evolution, Intelligence, Simulation, and Memes

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Josh Wolfe as an example of science fiction that inspired scientific advancements.

Shrinking the Gap Between Sci-Fi and Sci-Fact: Josh Wolfe (Co-Founder of Lux Capital)

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Dorian Lynskey as the first great writer to tackle Mars, portraying Martians as malevolent.

Mars – The Next Frontier?

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Niall Ferguson as one of his books discussing World War II and Hitler's peace overtures.

“Tucker Has Become an Enabler of Fascists” - Sir Niall Ferguson

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Dominic Sandbrook when discussing the War of Canudos.

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Dominic Sandbrook in relation to the War of Canudos in the 1890s.

268: Brazil: The Last Emperor

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Deepak Chopra in the context of a debate and subsequent collaboration.

Deepak Chopra On: Consciousness, Quantum Physics, Handling Criticism, And The Benefit Of Contemplating Your Own Death

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Tom Holland in relation to the Tasmanian genocide and its reflection in Wells's work.

68. The British Empire

Mentioned during a discussion about

Alan Parsons ' work with Jeff Wayne.

S9E14: Alan Parsons joins Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Genoemd door Bruno van Waienburg als een voorbeeld van sciencefiction die de fascinatie voor Mars weerspiegelt.

Leuk, in 9 maanden naar Mars. Maar hoe overleef je de gigantische zandstormen en de extreme kou?

Mentioned by

Ben Shapiro as a tremendous piece of work about World War II.

Who Was The Bad Guy In WWII? | Niall Ferguson

Mentioned by Rudyard Lynch as a source of inspiration for the alien invasion novel genre.

Explaining the Age of Exploration

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David Senra as a book that inspired Robert Goddard's interest in space travel.

#164 Robert Goddard (Rocket Man)

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Niall Ferguson when discussing the complexities of World War II and the challenges of portraying historical events.

Niall Ferguson: How Civilizations Collapse

Mentioned by Alistair McGrath as a science fiction writer whose work influenced C.S. Lewis.

#114 An introduction to The Space Trilogy

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