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This American Life
The book was referenced as a cultural touchstone to illustrate the high‑society fantasy the friends imagined while on the boat. A narrator likened their imagined new life to the one portrayed by Matt Damon’s character, using the title as a metaphor rather than a recommendation. The mention was brief and served mainly to convey a mood.
Episode: 797: What I Was Thinking As We Were Sinking
It was mentioned as a cultural reference to describe the highsociety fantasy the friends imagined while on the boat.
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Also, like Boston's own Matt Damon in the talented Mr. Ripley, a new high society life was waiting for us.