Mini 109: Upton Sinclair

He's not like other slashers, he's a teenager. Today we are talking about I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. If you like 80s horror, Texas oilfields, and llamas then this is the book for you!WARNING: murderBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Today we are talking about Upton Sinclair, a man who got the attention of Teddy Roosevelt with The Jungle, leading to more oversight in food production but no laws not making the lives of the workers better. He also tried to start a socialist commune, ran for congress and for Govenor, got married 3 times, and wrote a ton of books and articles. He was a socialist to the end but also racist :(Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

But are they even brave? Today we are talking about the classic, Brave New World by Aldus Huxley. Is it relevant today? Of course. Is it also very much clear it was written by a man in the 1930s? Of course. If you like twins, Henry Ford, helicopters, complex sports, and Shakespeare then this is the book for you.WARNING: racism, sexism, self harm, assualt, substance abuseBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Comrades don't eat the meat. Today we are talking about The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. It's a book we all know for having real life impact on food standards in America but did you also know it is a socialist manifesto? Or that it is actually a tragic book about the immigrant experience? We didn't but now we do and you do too!WARNING: Sexual assault, loss of a child, death, substance disorder, abuseBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Get ready to cry. Today we are talking about This Is Me: A Reckoning by Hayden Panettiere. If you're a woman in your 30s, you definitely grew up seeing Hayden in all your fave shows and movies. Listen to hear about her life in her own words, not what TMZ or People magazine write about her. WARNING: domestic violence, substance abuse, medical trauma, loss of family member, sexual harassmentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Is she really the villan or was she just right? Today we are talking about Garden of Shadows by V.C. Andrews (ghostwriter). If you liked Flowers in the Attic but always wanted to know why the grandma hated those kids so much, this episode has the answers. It has feminism, satin walls, and a lot of ignored red flags. WARNING: death, sexual assualt, child abuse, groomingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Did they even lie though? Today we are talking about We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Spoilers if you are watching the tv show adaptation. This book has everything you want in a teen mystery: rich people, less rich people, and mysterious head injuries. Listen now and let us know when you figured out the twist!WARNING: death of a child, death of an animal, suicidal ideationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

She's not like other robots, she's not a slave to humanity. Today we are talking about The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. If you like islands with no humans, robots speaking animal languages and forest animals living in a house together as long as they promise not to eat each other in the house then this is the book for you. Warning: there is a lot of dead animals and you might cry at the end.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Not a morgue, just some fungi. Today we are talking about Cold Storage by David Koepp. If you like Liam Neeson, government negligance, and fungus smarter than you then you need to listen to todays episode.WARNING: death, gun violence, suicideBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Tradwife? More like Sad Life. Today we are talking about Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. This book has everything we all love about America today: influencers, rich people playing pretend, politicans, and internalized misogyny! WARNING: child abuse, sexual assualtBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.