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Ready Player One

Ernest Cline

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The documentary's creator, Zac Penn, was also the writer for the book 'Ready Player One', which was discussed in relation to the themes of adventure and Easter eggs in video games.

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Ironically wrote the movie Ready Player One.

— Episode: E.T.: Is It Really the Worst Video Game...

Episode: E.T.: Is It Really the Worst Video Game of All Tim...

The documentary's creator, Zac Penn, was also the writer for the book 'Ready Player One', which was discussed in relation to the themes of adventure and Easter eggs in video games.

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Ironically wrote the movie Ready Player One.

Which talks about adventure and Easter eggs and all that fun stuff.

Episode: E.T.: Is It Really the Worst Video Game of All Tim...

It was mentioned that the author of this book, Ernest Cline, was present at the unearthing of the E.T. cartridges, and the book itself touches on similar themes of adventure and Easter eggs within video games.

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Ironically wrote the movie Ready Player One.

Episode: E.T.: Is It Really the Worst Video Game of All Tim...

It was mentioned that the author of this book, Ernest Cline, attended the Atari E.T. game dig site, and the movie is also about adventure and easter eggs.

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Ironically wrote the movie Ready Player One.

Episode: How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

The hosts said the Kowloon Walled City inspired the setting of Ready Player One and noted that viewers could read the book or watch the movie.

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yeah, it had to be the inspiration behind the living quarters and ready player one. If you've ever seen that movie or read the book, I was like, oh, looks like ready player one.

The Ezra Klein Show

The conversation referenced Ready Player One as an example of a book that imagined a metaverselike world.

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I had this one encounter that reminded me so much of kind of the original coining of the Metaverse and books like Ready Player One.

— Episode: Hard Fork: Elon’s Hidden Motives + A Mee...

Episode: Hard Fork: Elon’s Hidden Motives + A Meetup in the...

The conversation referenced Ready Player One as an example of a book that imagined a metaverselike world.

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I had this one encounter that reminded me so much of kind of the original coining of the Metaverse and books like Ready Player One.

Behind the Bastards

The book was compared to Snow Crash, which was considered to be a good book, but Ready Player One was considered to be worse.

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cough cough ready player one yeah

— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 10

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 10

The book was compared to Snow Crash, which was considered to be a good book, but Ready Player One was considered to be worse.

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cough cough ready player one yeah

Pivot

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Pivot

The podcast mentioned the book in relation to Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse project; the hosts compared the promise of the Metaverse with its cartoony reality, referencing the book's immersive virtual world.

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There's the promise and the reality. And man, the reality really is still far away and cartoony.

— Episode: Adam Neumann's Return, Climate Change Te...

Episode: Adam Neumann's Return, Climate Change Tech, and Mo...

The podcast mentioned the book in relation to Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse project; the hosts compared the promise of the Metaverse with its cartoony reality, referencing the book's immersive virtual world.

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There's the promise and the reality. And man, the reality really is still far away and cartoony.

Episode: Adam Neumann's Return, Climate Change Tech, and Mo...

The podcast mentioned the book in relation to Mark Zuckerburg's Metaverse project; it was compared to the book's promise versus the reality of the Metaverse, which was described as still far away and cartoony.

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There's the promise and the reality. And man, the reality really is still far away and cartoony.

Distractible

One of the hosts described getting "sucked in" by this book and reading it in a single night, highlighting its engaging world-building and connection to reality.

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the last time this happened to me was with the player one book and like it that's very like I don't know if that's a cool book or not. The movie was questionable, but the book I think is really good.

— Episode: Reading

Episode: Reading

One of the hosts described getting "sucked in" by this book and reading it in a single night, highlighting its engaging world-building and connection to reality.

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the last time this happened to me was with the player one book and like it that's very like I don't know if that's a cool book or not. The movie was questionable, but the book I think is really good.

I read that book in one night. I picked it up and I was like, I'll just read this before bed a little bit and then at like 6 in the morning. I finished the book.

The Viall Files

They noted that they had worked on the production of Ready Player One, acknowledging it as a notable project.

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Was it Ready Player One? Yeah. The Accountant? That's kind of cool.

— Episode: E896 Going Deeper with Dylan Efron

Episode: E896 Going Deeper with Dylan Efron

They noted that they had worked on the production of Ready Player One, acknowledging it as a notable project.

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Was it Ready Player One? Yeah. The Accountant? That's kind of cool.

The Bobby Bones Show

Abby strongly recommended it and enjoyed it, finding it hard to put down while on a plane. She later described it as "dark and mysterious."

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So I liked the Ready Player One. Loved it.

— Episode: Best Bits with Abby: Morgan Details Her...

Episode: Best Bits with Abby: Morgan Details Her 30th Birth...

Abby strongly recommended it and enjoyed it, finding it hard to put down while on a plane. She later described it as "dark and mysterious."

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So I liked the Ready Player One. Loved it.

I watched the last one, the Ready Player One on the plane. Oh yeah, you couldn't move. You couldn't do anything about it. You had to watch it.

But I'm really glad you liked Ready Player One.

Loved it.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

The book was mentioned as a fictional example where the economy is wrapped up in virtual worlds.

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I don't know, fiction is priming us for to remember rate ready player one.

— Episode: The Observer Effect and the Double Slit...

Episode: The Observer Effect and the Double Slit Experiment...

The book was mentioned as a fictional example where the economy is wrapped up in virtual worlds.

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I don't know, fiction is priming us for to remember rate ready player one.

The Rubin Report

Dave Rubin repeatedly recommended the book across several episodes, noting it was far better than its movie adaptation and served as a clear illustration of the metaverse concept. He suggested listeners watch or read it to gauge whether they wanted to follow Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for a digital world, and encouraged anyone unfamiliar with the idea to check it out. The overall tone was enthusiastic endorsement.

Highly Recommended

Episode: Trump Found Guilty, This Is What Happens Next

Dave Rubin recommended this book, as he said he has read it and it is way better than the movie adaptation.

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I haven't read the book. I would love to, but I've read it. It's way, way better.

Episode: No Longer Censored Tucker Carlson Airs Explosive N...

The Apple Vision Pro product launch was discussed, and it was compared to the book and movie "Ready Player One", which depicts a virtual reality world.

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Guys, did you see Ready Player One? Some of you maybe read the book Ready Player One or did you see the movie, the Spielberg movie from a couple of years ago? I mean, it is happening, right?

Episode: Press Stunned by Rand Paul Calling Biden's Bluff &...

The podcast host suggested watching the movie or reading the book to help decide if one wants to enter Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse vision. The book was mentioned in the context of a discussion about the metaverse and Mark Zuckerburg's vision for it.

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And I think probably the three of us have the same answer to that one.

man, just watch Ready Player One or read the book and then decide, do you want to follow Mark Zuckerberg into that world?

Episode: WEF Head Appears to Actually Threaten Anyone Who F...

The book, later adapted into a movie by Steven Spielberg, was discussed in relation to the metaverse and the potential for humans to primarily live in a digital world.

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You absolutely should see it if you have not seen it.

Episode: Press Sec. Spars with Reporter, Refuses to Admit B...

The book, "Ready Player One", was recommended as an example of the metaverse concept that Facebook (Meta) is trying to push.

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if you don't know what this meta universe is i would recommend that you watch um ready player one or you could read the book ready player one

As The Raven Dreams Podcast

The host mentioned that he had been listening to the audiobook version of the title while on his delivery route, because the film had just premiered and he wanted to experience the story first. He noted he was eager to hear the book before going to see the movie.

Episode: Scary Stories For Dark Dreams - Volume 02 | ATRD P...

The speaker was listening to the audiobook version of "Ready Player One" while driving his delivery route.

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I was actually listening to the audiobook version of Ready Player One, because the movie had just come out in theaters, and I wanted to hear the book before I went to go see the movie.

TigerBelly

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TigerBelly

Logic became obsessed with the book, buying 50 copies and giving them to friends and fans. He also befriended the author, Ernest Cline, and even visited him at his home.

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One book that I just became obsessed with is called Ready Player One.

— Episode: Logic's Life is an M. Night Shyamalan Mo...

Episode: Logic's Life is an M. Night Shyamalan Movie

Logic became obsessed with the book, buying 50 copies and giving them to friends and fans. He also befriended the author, Ernest Cline, and even visited him at his home.

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One book that I just became obsessed with is called Ready Player One.

So I read the book, I'm obsessed with it. I buy 50 copies. I give them to all my friends.

I don't know how I befriend the fucking author, Ernest Cline.

The fucking next book, Ready Player Two, comes out. I'm in the Thank You's next to Spielberg.

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