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Mentioned in 14 episodes

The moon is a harsh mistress

Book • 1965

Author

Robert A. Heinlein

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Mentioned in 14 episodes

Mentioned by

Elon Musk

as an example of a libertarian paradise located on the moon.

920 snips

Elon Musk on AGI Timeline, US vs China, Job Markets, Clean Energy & Humanoid Robots | 220

Mentioned by

Peter Suderman

as a comparison to South Park in terms of libertarian cultural products.

106 snips

South Park Is Saving Free Speech!

Mentioned by

Palmer Luckey

as a good depiction of what warfare on the moon would look like.

93 snips

Palmer Luckey on UFOs, Anduril, Invisibility Tech, & Moon Wars

Recommended by

Peter Suderman

as a fantastic, weird, and brilliant pulp novel that outlines ideas core to Reason's ideology.

68 snips

Ask Us Anything: Libertarians Answer Your Questions

Mentioned by

Clay Bavor

as a science fiction book he read as a teenager, which predicted some aspects of current AI capabilities.

25 snips

Sierra Co-Founder Clay Bavor on Making Customer-Facing AI Agents Delightful

Mentioned by

Chris Beck

as a philosopher whose books he read in high school.

22 snips

#50 Chris / Kristin Beck - Navy SEAL Transitions To Woman Then Back To Man

Mentioned as a possible book written by Robert A. Heinlein, confirming the speaker's familiarity with the author.

22 snips

Starship Troopers

Mentioned in reference to science fiction, placing the political reading inside a story about tech, scarcity, and governance.

19 snips

Musk’s 12-Year Trump Forecast

Mentioned by Coordinator Rayo as a general example of culture jamming, specifically referencing the character Simon Jester.

16 snips

P.A.Z.NIA: A Proposed Model For The Second Realm Network (FREE AUDIOBOOK)

Mentioned by

Zach Weinersmith

when explaining that the hard part about going to space is not going up high, it's going over fast.

12 snips

When will space be cheap? (featuring Zach Weinersmith)

Mentioned by

Robert Evans

when discussing the colonization of the moon.

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #28

Mentioned by Parker when asking if Jacob has read any of Heinlein's other works.

Ep. 278 - The Deeper Message in Starship Troopers w/Dr. Jacob Allee

Mentioned by

Zach Weinersmith

while discussing the potential for conflict in space and the challenges of interplanetary warfare.

#187 – Zach Weinersmith on how researching his book turned him from a space optimist into a "space bastard"

Mentioned by

Sean M. Carroll

while discussing different marriage structures.

AMA | October 2021

Mentioned by

Luna Robby

in connection with her name and nudes on OnlyFans.

328 | Ungovernable Sexuality & The Oldest Profession: Kaytlin Bailey’s Sex Stories

Mentioned by

Shoshana Milgram

as a recommended read, though not necessarily for philosophical thinking.

Behind the Scenes: Ayn Rand’s West Point Lecture (1974–2024)

Mentioned by Doug Hendricks as a book that deals with the moon colony and war between the moon and the earth.

Inside the new age of space domain awareness

Mentioned by Sean Carroll as his favorite childhood book.

AMA | August 2022

Mentioned by

Brace Belden

as one of Elon Musk's favorite books.

The Lamest Show On Earth (Part 1)

Mentioned by

David Friedman

as a science fiction novel that persuaded him to consider a society without government.

47. David Friedman - The Machinery of Freedom

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