Length5h 48m
About this audiobook
Nobody and the American Matrix is an investigative satire that asks a deceptively simple question: how much of modern life do we actually choose? Nobody and his unforgettable cast investigate the systems, institutions, technologies, products, habits, chemicals, advertisements, entertainment, money, status, and desires surrounding everyday American life. From sugar and television to education, consumer culture, algorithms, poverty, wealth, addiction, and the endless pursuit of “more,” Nobody follows the patterns hiding in plain sight. Blending comedy, social commentary, lived experience, philosophy, and Vernon Snell’s signature Poetic Cinema, the book turns America into one enormous investigation. There is no secret control room and no single villain—only interconnected systems and human beings participating in them. Funny, uncomfortable, cinematic, and deeply curious, Nobody and the American Matrix asks readers to investigate not only the world -...
Audiobook details
GenreHumor, History
Length5 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Nobody and the Cast Investigation
13CHAPTER ELEVEN
2CHAPTER ONE
14CHAPTER TWELVE
3CHAPTER TWO
15CHAPTER THIRTEEN
4CHAPTER THREE
16CHAPTER FOURTEEN
5CHAPTER FOUR
17WAITING IN THE NURSERY Underneath:
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6CHAPTER FIVE
18CHAPTER FIFTEEN
7CHAPTER SIX
19CHAPTER SIXTEEN
8CHAPTER SEVEN
20CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
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21CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
10CHAPTER EIGHT
22CHAPTER NINETEEN
11CHAPTER NINE
23CHAPTER TWENTY
12CHAPTER TEN
24ABOUT POETIC CINEMA
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