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The Bourne Identity

Robert Ludlum

A shooting victim, suffering from amnesia, finds himself with a Swiss bank account in the name of Jason Bourne, a professional assassin being manipulated by a top-secret American government organization to kill his arch rival, the dreaded Carlos

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Good Hang with Amy Poehler

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Good Hang with Amy Poehler

During the episode, Aziz Ansari mentioned the title while saying he would like to star in an action film reminiscent of the book. His comment highlighted the story’s spy‑thriller vibe as a source of creative inspiration, but no formal recommendation was made.

Episode: Aziz Ansari

Aziz expressed that he would like to do an action movie similar to The Bourne Identity.

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I would like more of like a Bourne identity.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

The novel was referenced as a series and used as a comparison when Matt Damon talked about his frequent international travel and being called "Jason Bourne-esque" in airports.

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It's more than one movie. It's a series, but The Bourne Identity, because I do a lot of international travel for work and I'm constantly going through airports now where you don't even have to show.

— Episode: Matt Damon

Episode: Matt Damon

The novel was referenced as a series and used as a comparison when Matt Damon talked about his frequent international travel and being called "Jason Bourne-esque" in airports.

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It's more than one movie. It's a series, but The Bourne Identity, because I do a lot of international travel for work and I'm constantly going through airports now where you don't even have to show.

You should do one more Bourne movie where you're just on your phone. Jason's on his phone the whole time alone.

99% Invisible

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99% Invisible

Roman Mars noted that turning the chase music from the Bourne Identity into an endless reactive music scene would make it impossible for the CIA to stop him.

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If someone made the Bourne Identity chase music into an endless reactive music scene, I swear there is nothing the CIA could do to stop me.

— Episode: RJDJ Reactive Music

Episode: RJDJ Reactive Music

Roman Mars noted that turning the chase music from the Bourne Identity into an endless reactive music scene would make it impossible for the CIA to stop him.

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If someone made the Bourne Identity chase music into an endless reactive music scene, I swear there is nothing the CIA could do to stop me.

The Rewatchables

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The Rewatchables

The hosts noted that the Bourne books their fathers read were different from the movies and mentioned the original novel as the source material.

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And then the Bourne books were something our dads read. And it's a lot different than the Bourne books.

— Episode: ‘The Bourne Identity’ With Bill Simmons...

Episode: ‘The Bourne Identity’ With Bill Simmons and Chris...

The hosts noted that the Bourne books their fathers read were different from the movies and mentioned the original novel as the source material.

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And then the Bourne books were something our dads read. And it's a lot different than the Bourne books.

I never did, but Ludlum could have released a book of him taking a shit for 350 pages and my dad would be like okay, red cover.

The Dan Patrick Show

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The Dan Patrick Show

Dan Patrick noted that one of the holdmusic tracks used on the show was the dramatic theme from the end of the first Bourne Identity movie.

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One of the musics is the kind of dramatic theme right at the end of the first Bourne Identity movie.

— Episode: Hour 1 –Tanking for Cooper Flagg, Annoyi...

Episode: Hour 1 –Tanking for Cooper Flagg, Annoying Rock Ba...

Dan Patrick noted that one of the holdmusic tracks used on the show was the dramatic theme from the end of the first Bourne Identity movie.

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One of the musics is the kind of dramatic theme right at the end of the first Bourne Identity movie.

Episode: The Best of The Dan Patrick Show

They mentioned the Bourne Identity while describing a welldressed bad guy, noting the characters are always stylish.

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Like one of those Bourne Identity bad guys. They're always well-dressed.

The Vanished Podcast

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The Vanished Podcast

The book was brought up in two episodes as part of the discussion about Michael Wallace's fascination with disappearing and changing identities. Both Wallace and his family noted that he was almost obsessed with the story and its film adaptation, even referencing it when talking about possible disappearances. The hosts used the title to illustrate his eccentric behavior rather than to recommend it.

Episode: Michael Wallace

The movie and book were mentioned in relation to Michael Wallace's fascination with disappearing and changing identities; his family believed this may have been more than just a dream and a possibility for his disappearance.

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He was a little obsessed with The Bourne Identity, the movie The Bourne Identity and he asked me once what would you do if you were called and I wasn't here

He was a little obsessed with The Bourne Identity, the movie The Bourne Identity.

He had watched The Beautiful Mind and watched Born Identity.

He seemed to be particularly fixated on two films that had come out in 2002, The Born Identity and Catch Me If You Can.

Alicia, who he traveled with, they only met a few months before they traveled. The Michael that she really knew is this eccentric Michael traveling to Italy. He didn't travel with any bags. He had to repeat things from the Bourne identity.

Episode: Michael Wallace

Michael Wallace, the subject of the podcast, was fascinated with the movie adaptation of this book; his interest in the film was noted by his family as more than just casual.

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He was a little obsessed with The Bourne Identity, the movie The Bourne Identity, and he asked me once, what would you do if you were called and I wasn't here?

He was a little obsessed with The Bourne Identity, the movie The Bourne Identity.

He was very adamant about wearing orange, he was very adamant about certain things in the picture. He was a little obsessed with The Bourne Identity, the movie The Bourne Identity, and he asked me once, what would you do if you were called and I wasn't here?

And he was so adamant about it. He was so adamant about it. He was so adamant about it. He was so adamant about it. And I think that's what he was doing. He was so adamant about it.

And he had watched The Beautiful Mind and watched Born Identity. And there's a couple of times when he kind of almost fantasized about it or talked about it.

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