Grumpy Old Geeks Media The Transparent Society Media The Transparent Society 2 mentions in 1 episode The Transparent Society is a book by David Brin recommended by a listener. Mentions 19: Meat and booze camp with Shane Nickerson Aug 5, 2013 1:03:47 Transparent Society by David Brin. 1:04:03 It's worth a skim, especially with all the news that we're talking about right now.