Greg Proops
Season 6, Episode 13
Recorded in Edinburgh the day after the horrific events in Charlottesville, Robin and Josie chat with American comedian, writer and podcaster Greg Proops. They chat about politics and race in the US right now, and some of the best books about it. Which leads to the best dystopian fiction novels and conspiracy theories, but also the literature landscape in Edinburgh so it’s not all doom and gloom. Also, Josie has a bag of frozen peas on her knee.
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Reading List
Greg recommends:
1984 by George Orwell
The work of Aldous Huxley
1985 by Anthony Burgess
The Player of Games by Iain M Banks
Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks
Excision by Iain M Banks
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
The Sherlock Holmes books by Arthur Conan Doyle
Rule Britannia by Daphe Du Maurier
The Smartest Book in the World: A Lexicon of Literacy, A Rancorous Reportage, A Concise Curriculum of Cool by Greg Proops
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
Robin recommends:
Remember This House by James Baldwin
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Hot Topic: A Life‑Changing Look at the Change of Life by Christa D’Souza
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy by Greg Palast
Josie recommends:
The writings of James Baldwin
Are Food Deserts to Blame For America’s Poor Eating Habits by Joe Cortright for The Atlantic
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