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Astroball
The New Way to Win It All
It was mentioned as a book written by Ben Reiter about the Houston Astros. It was mentioned that the author was surprised by the sign stealing scandal, given his time spent with the team.
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So you mentioned on the show that you've covered the Astros and you wrote about him for Sports Illustrated and you actually wrote a whole book called Astroball.
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Episode: Sign Stealing
It was mentioned as a book written by Ben Reiter about the Houston Astros. It was mentioned that the author was surprised by the sign stealing scandal, given his time spent with the team.
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So you mentioned on the show that you've covered the Astros and you wrote about him for Sports Illustrated and you actually wrote a whole book called Astroball.
I'd written a whole book about them as you said and I had no idea about this
The Hidden Language of Baseball
How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime
The author was referenced, and his book was discussed in the context of the history of sign stealing in baseball, specifically, the very first recorded instance in 1876.
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If the axiom which I heard many times if you're not stealing you're not trying That's Paul Dixon the author of The Hidden Language of Baseball
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Episode: Sign Stealing
The author was referenced, and his book was discussed in the context of the history of sign stealing in baseball, specifically, the very first recorded instance in 1876.
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If the axiom which I heard many times if you're not stealing you're not trying That's Paul Dixon the author of The Hidden Language of Baseball
The Snowy Day
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Children's Literature
A Reader's History, from Aesop to Harry Potter
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The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown
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Transgender History, second edition
The Roots of Today's Revolution (Seal Studies)
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Science Fiction
Complete with Everything
It was a series of books with a black and white cover that was meant to look like the generic grocery products, presented as a satire of publishing, particularly romance and science fiction.
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If you could have no frills cornflakes, why couldn't you have a no frills romance?
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It was a series of books with a black and white cover that was meant to look like the generic grocery products, presented as a satire of publishing, particularly romance and science fiction.
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If you could have no frills cornflakes, why couldn't you have a no frills romance?
It says, No Frills Book Mystery, and then it says, Complete with Everything. Detective, telephone, mysterious woman, corpses, money, rain. And the Science Fiction is, Complete with Everything. Aliens, giant ants, space cadets, robots, one plucky girl.
They got this enormous press attention because every newspaper in the country had, in those days, had a book editor or somebody that was supposed to look after stuff. Well, they all thought I was a hoot.
Policing the Open Road
How Cars Transformed American Freedom
It explored how the rise of automobiles and traffic laws led to increased police power and the evolution of the Fourth Amendment, specifically regarding car searches, ultimately highlighting how this impacted racial disparities in policing.
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Sarah Sayo's new book is called Policing the Open Road how cars transformed American freedom and it's basically a historical Analysis of how we got into this situation
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Episode: Policing the Open Road
It explored how the rise of automobiles and traffic laws led to increased police power and the evolution of the Fourth Amendment, specifically regarding car searches, ultimately highlighting how this impacted racial disparities in policing.
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Sarah Sayo's new book is called Policing the Open Road how cars transformed American freedom and it's basically a historical Analysis of how we got into this situation
Say oh brilliantly connects the history of modern policing with the history of the car It's a riveting read in an important book for this moment,
And I think what it brought forward is this idea that it doesn't have to be this way
That's something we also learned from from Sarah Sayo's book
And she said that she thinks it's really exciting and that it's a great way to reduce your bad interactions between the public and the police because traffic stops are the number one way that people come into contact with law enforcement
The Mouse That Roared
It was mentioned as a satirical novel about a tiny nation that declares war on the US, with an ironic similarity to the Anguilla situation. The reporters found the situation amusing.
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The press were now following my father because Anguilla had become The Mouse That Roared and they were in the New York Times every day for months.
— Episode: The Dolphin that Roared
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Episode: The Dolphin that Roared
It was mentioned as a satirical novel about a tiny nation that declares war on the US, with an ironic similarity to the Anguilla situation. The reporters found the situation amusing.
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The press were now following my father because Anguilla had become The Mouse That Roared and they were in the New York Times every day for months.
Franchise
The Golden Arches in Black America
It explored the complex relationship between McDonald's and the African American community, specifically regarding franchising and black capitalism, examining the successes and failures of this model.
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For us today, because fast food is so readily available, we often mark it as something that is unspecial.
— Episode: A Side of Franchise
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Episode: A Side of Franchise
It explored the complex relationship between McDonald's and the African American community, specifically regarding franchising and black capitalism, examining the successes and failures of this model.
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For us today, because fast food is so readily available, we often mark it as something that is unspecial.
But for African Americans, if you consider, in the 1970s, who have only been federally protected in a public accommodation like a restaurant for maybe 5, 10 years, going to McDonald's is actually a really big deal.
It looks at the, quote, somewhat bizarre but incredibly powerful marriage between a fast food behemoth and the fight for civil rights.
So franchising, as I described in the book in Freudian terms, is the idea that a parent company makes all the rules, but the children earn all the money.
It was how McDonald's replaced the state in black America in the sense that the McDonald's is the place where a senior citizen can hang out with friends. It is the place that is underwriting the cultural and athletic events at the local school.
A Thousand Naked Strangers
A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
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Hasbro Yo-kai Watch Yo-kai Medallium Collection Book
It was mentioned as a book co-authored by Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda, which acts as a guide to Japanese monsters known as yokai.
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Matt wrote about Amabie for The New Yorker and is also the co-author of a book called Yo-kai Attack, The Japanese Monster Survival Guide.
— Episode: Return of the Yokai
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Episode: Return of the Yokai
It was mentioned as a book co-authored by Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda, which acts as a guide to Japanese monsters known as yokai.
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Matt wrote about Amabie for The New Yorker and is also the co-author of a book called Yo-kai Attack, The Japanese Monster Survival Guide.
Pure Invention
How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World
It was mentioned as a newly released book about how Japanese pop culture has taken over the world, it was released on the same day as the podcast episode.
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Matt Ault has a new book out right now. And I mean, literally as I'm recording this and we're releasing this episode, it comes out today. It's called Pure Invention, How Japanese Pop...
— Episode: Return of the Yokai
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Episode: Return of the Yokai
It was mentioned as a newly released book about how Japanese pop culture has taken over the world, it was released on the same day as the podcast episode.
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Matt Ault has a new book out right now. And I mean, literally as I'm recording this and we're releasing this episode, it comes out today. It's called Pure Invention, How Japanese Pop Culture Conquered the World.
Aspen Kay Naturals Handmade Calamine Soap Bar for Face & Body - Organic Aloe Vera & Colloidal Oats - Natural Soap with Organic Skin Loving Oil - Gentle Soap – Made in the USA 4.5 oz
The book on traditional handmade shingle work was found in the Assemble office and served as inspiration for the Yardhouse's colorful facade, leading to the building's popularity on Instagram.
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And so when they found a book on traditional handmade shingle work lying around the office, they took it as a sign.
— Episode: Instant Gramification
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Episode: Instant Gramification
The book on traditional handmade shingle work was found in the Assemble office and served as inspiration for the Yardhouse's colorful facade, leading to the building's popularity on Instagram.
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And so when they found a book on traditional handmade shingle work lying around the office, they took it as a sign.
One Perfect Day
The Selling of the American Wedding
It was mentioned that the process of wedding planning has become an 'Eliza Doolittle-like' education, referencing Rebecca Mead's book 'One Perfect Day'.
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As Rebecca Mead wrote in her book One Perfect Day, the process of wedding planning has become an Eliza Doolittle-like education.
— Episode: Wedding Dresses: Articles of Interest #1...
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Episode: Wedding Dresses: Articles of Interest #12
It was mentioned that the process of wedding planning has become an 'Eliza Doolittle-like' education, referencing Rebecca Mead's book 'One Perfect Day'.
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As Rebecca Mead wrote in her book One Perfect Day, the process of wedding planning has become an Eliza Doolittle-like education.
Brilliance and Fire
A Biography of Diamonds
It was mentioned as a biography of diamonds, and the author's insights were used to discuss the history and complexities of the diamond industry, including the ethical considerations surrounding their sourcing and value.
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Rochelle Bergstein is the author of Brilliance and Fire, a biography of diamonds.
— Episode: Diamonds: Articles of Interest #11
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Episode: Diamonds: Articles of Interest #11
It was mentioned as a biography of diamonds, and the author's insights were used to discuss the history and complexities of the diamond industry, including the ethical considerations surrounding their sourcing and value.
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Rochelle Bergstein is the author of Brilliance and Fire, a biography of diamonds.
Rochelle Bergstein's answer is most typical engagement diamonds aren't worth much.
They're forever walking this tightrope, right? How do you convince people that diamonds are accessible enough that every woman should have one, but also keep them in the public imagination so rare and glamorous and special that you don't ruin it?
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