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Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il
Michael Malice ISBN 1495283259
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Michael Malice ISBN 1495283259
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This book by Michael Malice has come up 7 times on Lex Fridman. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman, Michael Malice. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-10-02 and the most recent from 2023-11-25. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
No country is as misunderstood as North Korea, and no modern tyrant has remained more mysterious than the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il. Now, celebrity ghostwriter Michael Malice pulls back the curtain to expose the life story of the "Incarnation of Love and Morality." Taken directly from books spirited out of Pyongyang, DEAR READER is a carefully reconstructed first-person account of the man behind the mythology. From his miraculous rainbow-filled birth during the fiery conflict of World War II, Kim Jong Il watched as his beloved Korea finally earned its freedom from the cursed Japanese.
“the author of dear reader the new WR the anarchist handbook the white pill and he is the host of the podcast you're welcome”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Michael Malice: Anarchist author of 'Dear Reader,' 'The New Right,' 'The Anarchist Handbook,' and 'The White Pill,' and host of the podcast 'YOUR WELCOME.' Known for North Korea expertise, contrarian wit, and a love of unusual art and creatures. Michael Malice and Lex Fridman riff on humor, gratitude, art, anti-Semitism, anarchism, and an obsessive shaving-soap habit in a loose Thanksgiving special.
“dear reader the uh unauthorized autobiography Kim Jong-il so that's a story of North Korea”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Michael Malice: Anarchist author, podcaster and online provocateur known for books on North Korea, the American fringe, and anarchism. Here he is releasing The White Pill, his history of 20th-century communist atrocities and the hope of their undoing. Lex and Michael Malice mark his book The White Pill with a darkly funny, costume-clad deep dive into Soviet evil and hard-won hope.
“i know what it's like as an author when i was writing dear reader the north korea book my friends are sick of hearing all these north korean anecdotes”— Michael Malice
The guest here is Michael Malice: Anarchist author, podcaster, and provocateur known for books like Dear Reader, The New Right, The Anarchist Handbook, and The White Pill. A frequent Lex Fridman guest making his fifth appearance. Malice and Fridman ring in 2022 with a warm, sprawling riff on beauty, evil, optimism, writing, and trading New York for Austin.
“one of the reasons i you know talk about north korea so much why i wrote dear reader is because it's very easy”— Michael Malice
The guest here is Michael Malice: Ukrainian-born American author, anarchist, and podcaster known for books on North Korea (Dear Reader) and anarchism (The Anarchist Handbook). A frequent media personality famous for his contrarian wit and Soviet-emigre perspective. Anarchist author Michael Malice and Lex Fridman trade hope against cynicism while dissecting totalitarianism, conscience, and the moral case against the state.
“what do you think of his book on north korea called dear reader that people should definitely check out absolutely”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Yeonmi Park: North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the memoir 'In Order to Live.' She escaped North Korea at 13 through China and became a prominent advocate exposing the regime's atrocities. North Korean defector Yeonmi Park recounts escaping a closed dictatorship and reflects on freedom, suffering, love, and the systems that shape human lives.
“if I sell a book through St. Martin's it's a dollar if I sell a book through Amazon which is Dear Reader that's six dollars”— Michael Malice
The guest here is Michael Malice: An anarchist political thinker, author, and podcaster who wrote Dear Reader (on North Korea) and The New Right, and hosts the podcast 'Your Welcome.' Known for blending dark humor with dangerous ideas. Anarchist author Michael Malice argues the good guys can win, makes the case for peaceful secession, and trolls Lex with knock-knock jokes throughout.
“he is the author of dear reader the unauthorized autobiography of kim jong-il and the new right a journey to the fringe of american politics”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Michael Malice: Anarchist political thinker, author of Dear Reader and The New Right, and host of the podcast Your Welcome. Known as a witty self-described 'troll' in the Andy Kaufman tradition. Anarchist author Michael Malice spars with Lex Fridman over trolling versus love, the case against democracy, and tearing down institutions.
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