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Thank You for Smoking

Christopher Buckley

Nobody blows smoke like Nick Naylor. He’s a spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies–in other words, a flack for cigarette companies, paid to promote their product on talk and news shows. The problem? He’s so good at his job, so effortlessly unethical, that he’s become a target for both anti-tob...

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The Joe Rogan Experience

Podcast

The Joe Rogan Experience

Elon Musk said he had helped make a movie called Thank You For Smoking, referencing the story originally published as a book.

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I helped make a movie called Thank You For Smoking.

— Episode: #1470 - Elon Musk

Episode: #1470 - Elon Musk

Elon Musk said he had helped make a movie called Thank You For Smoking, referencing the story originally published as a book.

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I helped make a movie called Thank You For Smoking.

Modern Wisdom

Podcast

Modern Wisdom

The book was referenced in the conversation about "Spackle", which is a concept in Hollywood where they spend a couple of lines to make something that makes no sense, makes sense. It was mentioned in the context of smoking in space in the movie.

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I think it's referenced in Thank You for Smoking, where they're smoking in space and there's an issue with product placement. How does it make sense to have cigarettes smoking in space after sex and w...

— Episode: #833 - Eric Weinstein - Are We On The Br...

Episode: #833 - Eric Weinstein - Are We On The Brink Of A R...

The book was referenced in the conversation about "Spackle", which is a concept in Hollywood where they spend a couple of lines to make something that makes no sense, makes sense. It was mentioned in the context of smoking in space in the movie.

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I think it's referenced in Thank You for Smoking, where they're smoking in space and there's an issue with product placement. How does it make sense to have cigarettes smoking in space after sex and whatever? It'll cost us two lines of Spackle.

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Podcast

The Jordan Harbinger Show

The book was mentioned as a relatable story for its exploration of the public relations industry. The author said it reminded him of the book in certain situations.

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This book definitely reminds me. There's a few places in the book where I'm like, oh, this is that guy.

— Episode: 1018: Phil Elwood | Manipulating Media f...

Episode: 1018: Phil Elwood | Manipulating Media for All the...

The book was mentioned as a relatable story for its exploration of the public relations industry. The author said it reminded him of the book in certain situations.

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This book definitely reminds me. There's a few places in the book where I'm like, oh, this is that guy.

The way you spun this Iraq war documentary, that's what reminded me of Thank You For Smoking.

Episode: 1018: Phil Elwood | Manipulating Media for All the...

The book, which the author compared to the movie, details the experiences of a publicist working for the tobacco industry and their efforts to manipulate public perception.

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This book definitely reminds me.

There's a few places in the book where I'm like, oh, this is that guy.

This is like in Thank You For Smoking, it's a great movie.

The guy gets kidnapped.

He doesn't die.

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