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World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks

#1 We survived the zombie apocalypse, but how many of us are still haunted by that terrible time? We have (temporarily?) defeated the living dead, but at what cost? Told in the haunting and riveting voices of the men and women who witnessed the horror firsthand,

Podcasts 8
Quotes 51
The Joe Rogan Experience

The hosts briefly referenced the zombie novel while comparing its frantic action to their own discussion of aging and performance.

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the novel ... world war z ... weren't the novels written by some famous guy's son ... it's a great scene.

— Episode: #1349 - David Sinclair

Episode: #1349 - David Sinclair

The hosts briefly referenced the zombie novel while comparing its frantic action to their own discussion of aging and performance.

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the novel ... world war z ... weren't the novels written by some famous guy's son ... it's a great scene.

world war z ... it's a wild movie ... the zombies move fast ...

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

The book uses an interview-style format to present a post-apocalyptic story.

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World War Z did that really well too.

— Episode: 436 - You, Me & American Geography

Episode: 436 - You, Me & American Geography

The book uses an interview-style format to present a post-apocalyptic story.

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World War Z did that really well too.

Episode: 373 - Do Your Honk

It was mentioned as a good example of a book with a similar style to 'How High We Go in the Dark', where each chapter focuses on a different person's experiences during and after a global crisis.

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Did you read World War Z? That was really good in that way too.

The book's great.

The Dan Bongino Show

The book (different from the movie) was referenced in a discussion about preparedness for unlikely but catastrophic events; the example used was how the book's depiction of Israel's defenses in a zombie apocalypse highlighted the importance of preparation for unexpected threats.

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World War Z, when the zombie apocalypse happens, Brad Pitt's in Israel and he's trying to figure out how do Israelis built this wall to keep the zombies out?

— Episode: No, It's Not A Coincidence (Ep 2149)

Episode: No, It's Not A Coincidence (Ep 2149)

The book (different from the movie) was referenced in a discussion about preparedness for unlikely but catastrophic events; the example used was how the book's depiction of Israel's defenses in a zombie apocalypse highlighted the importance of preparation for unexpected threats.

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World War Z, when the zombie apocalypse happens, Brad Pitt's in Israel and he's trying to figure out how do Israelis built this wall to keep the zombies out?

It's a zombie movie. I get it. I like it. It's kind of like it's one of my faves, right? This is based on a book. The book's totally different, but either way, it's good.

Monday Morning Podcast

Bill Burr initially disliked it based on its PG-13 rating, but later changed his mind and highly recommended it, even suggesting it benefitted from the lower rating.

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I trashed World War Z Before it came out the second I saw the rating was PG 13

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-15-13

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-15-13

Bill Burr initially disliked it based on its PG-13 rating, but later changed his mind and highly recommended it, even suggesting it benefitted from the lower rating.

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I trashed World War Z Before it came out the second I saw the rating was PG 13

I absolutely loved it.

I feel the PG 13 rating helped it

was a fucking great movie.

I Highly recommend it.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-15-21

Bill Burr initially disliked it due to its PG-13 rating but later admitted to enjoying it, especially for its suspense and Brad Pitt's performance.

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I trashed World War Z before it came out the second I saw the rating was PG 13 if you remember from a couple of weeks back. I said basically that the end of the world is not PG 13 It's like NC 17 if not 18 if that's if that's actually a rating

But I actually went out and I saw World War Z and I gotta tell you something I absolutely loved it. Not only did I love it, I feel the PG 13 rating helped it

World Wars II did it Brad Pitt was awesome So my apologies to Bradley Pitt pride of Missouri and anybody else connected with World War Z was a fucking great movie.

I highly recommend it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-15-13

Bill Burr initially disliked it due to its PG-13 rating, but later changed his mind, praising its suspense and recommending it highly after having watched it.

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I trashed World War Z Before it came out the second I saw the rating was PG 13

I absolutely loved it. Not only did I love it, I feel the PG 13 rating helped it

was a fucking great movie. I Highly recommend it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-15-13

Bill Burr initially disliked it due to its PG-13 rating, but later changed his mind, stating that he absolutely loved it and that the rating helped it.

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I trashed World War Z Before it came out the second I saw the rating was PG 13

I absolutely loved it.

I feel the PG 13 rating helped it

was a fucking great movie.

I Highly recommend it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-20-14

Bill initially thought it was bad for being PG-13 but later realized it was great because it built suspense instead of relying on gore or shock.

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I was actually wrong about that World War Z is a great fucking movie

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-15-13

Bill Burr initially disliked it based on the PG-13 rating, but later changed his mind, highly recommending it for its suspense and Brad Pitt's performance.

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I trashed World War Z Before it came out the second I saw the rating was PG 13 if you remember from a couple of weeks back I Said basically that the end of the world is not PG 13

I absolutely loved it. Not only did I love it. I feel the PG 13 rating helped it

Brad Pitt was awesome so my apologies to Bradley Pitt pride of Missouri and anybody else connected with World War Z was a fucking great movie.

I Highly recommend it.

StarTalk Radio

It was described as an oral history of the zombie war and was adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt. The book was discussed with reference to the zombie virus and how its spread could be analogized to that of a disease like AIDS.

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Just to put Max Brooks on your radar, he's the author of the book, The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, which is an oral history of the zombie war. And in fact, that book is becoming a movie tit...

— Episode: Extended Classic: Zombie Apocalypse (Par...

Episode: Extended Classic: Zombie Apocalypse (Part 1)

It was described as an oral history of the zombie war and was adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt. The book was discussed with reference to the zombie virus and how its spread could be analogized to that of a disease like AIDS.

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Just to put Max Brooks on your radar, he's the author of the book, The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, which is an oral history of the zombie war. And in fact, that book is becoming a movie titled World War Z, starring, guess who? Brad Pitt.

In my stories, you have to get bitten or the virus has to get in your bloodstream. You get sick, you die, then you wake up again.

Episode: Zombie Apocalypse (Part 2)

The book was discussed as a fictional scenario that illustrated how society could unravel under a zombie outbreak. The podcast hosts discussed the book's focus on political and cultural reactions to crisis.

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And we get to my first clip from him, which puts outbreak in the context of politics and culture.

And the point that I tried to make in World War Z is that it's a global crisis because I think there are no real American crises anymore, except maybe snooki.

Your contribution to the genre is the extent and depth to which you're thinking about the reaction function, if I will, yes, of culture of society and of people.

Because I don't want to do little adventure stories of sort of there's a group of people and they got some guns and they're going to go from point A to point B. I want to think how would the government react? How would you reorganize the economy? How do you feed 100 million refugees when the global supply chain has shut down?

I was invited to speak at the US Naval War College because the president of college, I've been waiting. Did they know something we don't know? Well, the part that kept me up at night was the breeding zombies for the next military encounter.

Episode: Zombie Apocalypse (Part 1)

It was mentioned as a book written by Max Brooks, and was described as an oral history of the zombie war, and was also being made into a movie.

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Just to put Max Brooks on your radar, he's the author of the book, The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, which is an oral history of the zombie war.

And in fact, that book is becoming a movie titled World War Z, starring, guess who?

Episode: Extended Classic: Zombie Apocalypse (Part 1)

It was mentioned as a book by Max Brooks, discussed as an oral history of a zombie war, and was being adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt.

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Just to put Max Brooks on your radar, he's the author of the book, The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, which is an oral history of the zombie war. And in fact, that book is becoming a movie titled World War Z, starring, guess who? Brad Pitt, one of the leading men of the day.

Episode: Zombie Apocalypse (Part 2)

It was discussed as a credible scenario of how society could unravel if the zombie aspect was removed, demonstrating a deep consideration for the societal response to an outbreak.

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The part that kept me up at night was the breeding zombies for the next military encounter.

If you take the zombies out of World War Z, apparently I have presented a very credible step by step scenario of how society could unravel.

The point that I tried to make in World War Z is that it's a global crisis because I think there are no real American crises anymore, except maybe snooki.

I don't want to do little adventure stories of sort of there's a group of people and they got some guns and they're going to go from point A to point B. I want to think how would the government react? How would you reorganize the economy? How do you feed 100 million refugees when the global supply chain has shut down?

For me it's about coming together not splitting apart. And I think the problem is with a lot of zombie fans is they want a zombie outbreak to happen cause they want to be the individual, the alpha male, society by themselves, no government.

Episode: Zombie Apocalypse (Part 1)

It was mentioned as a book by Max Brooks, presented as an oral history of a zombie war, which was also adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt.

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Just to put Max Brooks on your radar, he's the author of the book, The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, which is an oral history of the zombie war.

The Dan Patrick Show

The hosts referred to the novel while questioning which Brad Pitt movie it might be.

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What's the Brad Pitt World War Z?

— Episode: Hour 3 – Peter King, Primetime Winners

Episode: Hour 3 – Peter King, Primetime Winners

The hosts referred to the novel while questioning which Brad Pitt movie it might be.

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What's the Brad Pitt World War Z?

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Kurt Schlichter compared his book's writing style, which focused on individual experiences during an event, to the book World War Z.

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It's if you remember World War Z or World War Three, for that matter, the old John Hackett book from the 80s that really scared the hell out of people about the Warsaw Pact. I use that style.

— Episode: The Karol Markowicz Show: The Attack wit...

Episode: The Karol Markowicz Show: The Attack with Kurt Sch...

Kurt Schlichter compared his book's writing style, which focused on individual experiences during an event, to the book World War Z.

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It's if you remember World War Z or World War Three, for that matter, the old John Hackett book from the 80s that really scared the hell out of people about the Warsaw Pact. I use that style.

Lovett or Leave It

World War Z was discussed favorably, particularly regarding its successful reshoots and the desire for a sequel. The discussion included preferences for fast versus slow zombies and the strategic implications of zombie speed in a survival scenario.

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I love World War Z.

— Episode: Donald Trump, Time Bandit

Episode: Donald Trump, Time Bandit

World War Z was discussed favorably, particularly regarding its successful reshoots and the desire for a sequel. The discussion included preferences for fast versus slow zombies and the strategic implications of zombie speed in a survival scenario.

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I love World War Z.

It's a rare success for the reshoots.

I would love to see another World War Z.

I want to see what happens. I want to be in the world more.

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