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The Bookworm Mom

The Bookworm Mom

By: Shannon Grady
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A weekly review of a new read by Shannon Grady.

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  • If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
    Mar 20 2026

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    Todays terrifying read is If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares Shannon discusses how they address in 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human extinction. Since then, the AI race has only intensified. Companies and countries are rushing to build machines that will be smarter than any person. And the world is devastatingly unprepared for what would come next.

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    41 mins
  • The Manufacturing Delusion Exposed by Buck Sexton (Shadow Truth Press)
    Mar 13 2026

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    In this Episode Shannon discusses the book The Manufacturing Delusion Exposed: A Tactical Study Guide and Critical Thinking Framework for Identifying Brainwashing and Indoctrination


    The Manufacturing Delusion Exposed pulls back the curtain on these systems of influence and gives readers a practical framework for understanding how modern information environments can subtly guide thinking and behavior.

    Rather than simply criticizing media or institutions, this book takes a strategic and analytical approach. Through clear explanations and accessible examples, it breaks down the mechanisms used to manufacture narratives, reinforce ideological conformity, and discourage independent thought. Readers will learn how emotional triggers, repeated messaging, selective framing, and information filtering can combine to create powerful forms of social conditioning.

    Also Referenced:

    Rules for Radicals by Sauk Alinsky

    Video - Is It War? by Reason.tv

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    37 mins
  • Sannon Explores the book REVOLT by Ray Bourhis
    Mar 9 2026

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    Sannon Explores the book REVOLT by Ray Bourhis. She talks not only about the style, narrative and message but, she equates it to historical references and applying the lessons to today's geological/social societies.

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    33 mins
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