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The Third Rule of Time Travel
Tobias wrote a book called "The Third" and was mentioned in relation to a man show bit.
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Tobias also wrote a book called The Third.
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Tobias wrote a book called "The Third" and was mentioned in relation to a man show bit.
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Tobias also wrote a book called The Third.
How Ike Led
The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions
The book was recommended in the Doomberg newsletter. The book explores how President Eisenhower influenced the U.S. Nuclear industry.
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I just read Be Like Ike and it's interesting to see how president eisenhower influences today's u.s nuclear industry.
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The book was recommended in the Doomberg newsletter. The book explores how President Eisenhower influenced the U.S. Nuclear industry.
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I just read Be Like Ike and it's interesting to see how president eisenhower influences today's u.s nuclear industry.
John Waters
Pope of Trash
The book was mentioned in passing as one that John Waters plugged on NPR.
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perfectly I said uh John Waters who they do like over there came in and plugged his book two weeks after I did my interview and his aired.
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The book was mentioned in passing as one that John Waters plugged on NPR.
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perfectly I said uh John Waters who they do like over there came in and plugged his book two weeks after I did my interview and his aired.
YFSIGN Taco Bell - Retro Metal Tin Sign Vintage Plaque Poster for Home Kitchen Bar Coffee Shop 12x8 Inch, 8inch*12inch
Joe mentioned this book in passing, and it seems to be his own, as he references a card from his uncle Gaby that he put in the book.
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I put it in my book it's called Not Taco Bell Matera I think somebody queued it up here or has it here something it was a very eerie it was an eerie harbinger of what was to come so it's like a comic...
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Joe mentioned this book in passing, and it seems to be his own, as he references a card from his uncle Gaby that he put in the book.
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I put it in my book it's called Not Taco Bell Matera I think somebody queued it up here or has it here something it was a very eerie it was an eerie harbinger of what was to come so it's like a comic strip with three slides yeah Gaby I don't know he was a hard ass he was a parole officer
We the People
This history book was required for Joe's high school, and he ended up owing the book room $19 for not returning it.
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and so they didn't give me my diploma but I physically got to walk but again I was like what do I need my diploma for? I'm not doing anything. I don't know where my diploma is that's for sure You don'...
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This history book was required for Joe's high school, and he ended up owing the book room $19 for not returning it.
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and so they didn't give me my diploma but I physically got to walk but again I was like what do I need my diploma for? I'm not doing anything. I don't know where my diploma is that's for sure You don't need a high school diploma certainly for my path I didn't need a physical diploma it wasn't going to you know it's not like my dad was going to frame it and hang it in his office or something
I never got the diploma because I owed the book room $19 for the We the People history book that I never returned
Congo by crichton, michael (1980) Hardcover
The book was a big deal, at least to the speaker, who doesn't read much. He heard a friend, Chris Darga, talk about the book in 1995.
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The book was a big deal, or at least it was a big deal to me because I don't read books, but sometimes I meet people who read books and I was working with a guy named Chris Darga, who's an actor who I...
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The book was a big deal, at least to the speaker, who doesn't read much. He heard a friend, Chris Darga, talk about the book in 1995.
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The book was a big deal, or at least it was a big deal to me because I don't read books, but sometimes I meet people who read books and I was working with a guy named Chris Darga, who's an actor who I met over the groundlings and we're doing construction. And he was reading this book and he was into it.
I remember the movie came out and I think people are like, ah, not as good as the book, but that's about all I remember.
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
It was a suburban horror story with Julianne Moore, Ernie Hudson, and Rebecca De Mornay.
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I love this movie.
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It was a suburban horror story with Julianne Moore, Ernie Hudson, and Rebecca De Mornay.
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I love this movie.
I love it.
The Seventh Seal
The Prophecies of Jacob Boehme
William Sadler mentioned how the film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey was a takeoff on Ingmar Bergman's The 7th Seal, a film where Death plays chess with a knight for his soul.
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I think they were looking for The 7th Seal because it's a take off where Death plays chess with the knights.
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William Sadler mentioned how the film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey was a takeoff on Ingmar Bergman's The 7th Seal, a film where Death plays chess with a knight for his soul.
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I think they were looking for The 7th Seal because it's a take off where Death plays chess with the knights.
Mystic River
The writer of the show 'Blackbird' was also the showrunner for 'Blackbird', which was based on a true story. 'Mystic River' is one of Lehane's many great books.
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Dennis Lehane, the incredible writer, Mystic River and so many great books, was the showrunner for a show called Blackbird.
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The writer of the show 'Blackbird' was also the showrunner for 'Blackbird', which was based on a true story. 'Mystic River' is one of Lehane's many great books.
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Dennis Lehane, the incredible writer, Mystic River and so many great books, was the showrunner for a show called Blackbird.
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL
Adventures in the Weight-Loss Game
Vinny Tortorich wrote "Fitness Confidential" and achieved a large podcast audience after having an essentially non-existent internet presence. The book was a big hit, getting millions of downloads and shooting to the top of the iTunes charts.
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He wrote his own book, got his own podcast audience after essentially non-existent internet presence.
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Vinny Tortorich wrote "Fitness Confidential" and achieved a large podcast audience after having an essentially non-existent internet presence. The book was a big hit, getting millions of downloads and shooting to the top of the iTunes charts.
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He wrote his own book, got his own podcast audience after essentially non-existent internet presence.
It got millions of downloads, shot to the top of the iTunes charts back when it was still called iTunes.
The Nanny Diaries
A Novel
Vinny Tortorich was approached to write a Hollywood tell-all book, similar in style to "The Nanny Diaries", which was a very successful book that had sold millions of copies.
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So they were looking for guys like me in Hollywood that were actually with all of these celebrities and could tell the stories and you would be shocked at what you know, Simon and Schuster and Harper...
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Vinny Tortorich was approached to write a Hollywood tell-all book, similar in style to "The Nanny Diaries", which was a very successful book that had sold millions of copies.
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So they were looking for guys like me in Hollywood that were actually with all of these celebrities and could tell the stories and you would be shocked at what you know, Simon and Schuster and Harper Collins and all these party tawdy companies. They're like, oh, come on. Give us the dirt.
You'll Never Make Love in This Town Again
Vinny Tortorich was approached to write a Hollywood tell-all book, similar to "You'll Never Work in This Town Again". He was offered the opportunity because of his connections with celebrities and ability to tell stories.
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That was a book that came out called you'll never work in this town again and they wanted me to do that book again there was there was that there was another one called the nanny diaries from New York...
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Vinny Tortorich was approached to write a Hollywood tell-all book, similar to "You'll Never Work in This Town Again". He was offered the opportunity because of his connections with celebrities and ability to tell stories.
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That was a book that came out called you'll never work in this town again and they wanted me to do that book again there was there was that there was another one called the nanny diaries from New York and the they noticed that they were selling a gazillion copies of both of those books.
Collective Illusions
Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
It was described as a really interesting book that explores the concept of collective illusions and how people often go along with something they don't privately agree with because they incorrectly believe the majority agrees.
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And a really interesting book. You're going to love it.
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It was described as a really interesting book that explores the concept of collective illusions and how people often go along with something they don't privately agree with because they incorrectly believe the majority agrees.
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And a really interesting book. You're going to love it.
"Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions" is available now wherever you find books
The Lady Waiting
A Novel
The book discussed how carpentry is the oldest profession because someone had to build the first whorehouse.
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But actually, I wrote a book called Ladies and Waiting about the oldest profession.
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The book discussed how carpentry is the oldest profession because someone had to build the first whorehouse.
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But actually, I wrote a book called Ladies and Waiting about the oldest profession.
The Power of the Powerless
The book, which was a manifesto about the discovery that the illusion at the heart of Soviet control in Czechoslovakia, was strongly recommended.
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He wrote a manifesto called The Power of the Powerless where he lays out this discovery that the illusion at the heart of Soviet control, Czechoslovakia.
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The book, which was a manifesto about the discovery that the illusion at the heart of Soviet control in Czechoslovakia, was strongly recommended.
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He wrote a manifesto called The Power of the Powerless where he lays out this discovery that the illusion at the heart of Soviet control, Czechoslovakia.
It's amazing.
I would recommend it.
The Garden Party
An intoxicating and twisty thriller to keep you captivated in 2024
The book was described as a satire of communism which was so subtle that the Soviet censors didn't even know they were being made fun of. It was a runaway hit.
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And he wrote this satire of communism called The Garden Party.
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The book was described as a satire of communism which was so subtle that the Soviet censors didn't even know they were being made fun of. It was a runaway hit.
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And he wrote this satire of communism called The Garden Party.
It became a runaway hit like the Hamilton of its time sold out every time it's put on.
Baby, Don't Hurt Me
Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live
It is a book that contains stories and scars from Saturday Night Live. Chris Kattan mentioned reading the Audible version and commented on how it was longer than he anticipated.
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The book is Baby Don't Hurt Me, Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live. It's available by the way now on Amazon and bookmark us and click through if you like.
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It is a book that contains stories and scars from Saturday Night Live. Chris Kattan mentioned reading the Audible version and commented on how it was longer than he anticipated.
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The book is Baby Don't Hurt Me, Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live. It's available by the way now on Amazon and bookmark us and click through if you like.
Also Chris, you read The Audible book as well, right?
I do, yes.
The Audible?
It was longer than I thought it would be.
Baby Don't Hurt Me. Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live available now at Amazon.
Another one, Baby Don't Hurt Me.
The Victor The Spoils (TRUMP CARD series Book 4)
It was mentioned as being an epic novel and miniseries airing on IFC. It was noted to be featuring real celebrities, including Kristen Wiig, Tobey Maguire, Will Ferrell, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Hailey Joel Osment, Tim Robbins, and Michael Sheen.
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The Spoils of Babylon. Ah, Eric John Rush's epic novels now an epic miniseries airing Thursdays on IFC.
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It was mentioned as being an epic novel and miniseries airing on IFC. It was noted to be featuring real celebrities, including Kristen Wiig, Tobey Maguire, Will Ferrell, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Hailey Joel Osment, Tim Robbins, and Michael Sheen.
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The Spoils of Babylon. Ah, Eric John Rush's epic novels now an epic miniseries airing Thursdays on IFC.
Real celebrities in this bad boy.
Kristen Wiig, Tobey Maguire, Will Ferrell, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Hailey Joel Osment is going to be in here, I think, coming up a day or two.
Tim Robbins, Michael Sheen and also part three.
It is airing on Thursday.
Boldly Go
Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder
It was mentioned briefly, referencing a book that Bill Shatner's "Boldly Go" signs are based on.
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I don't know whether you've seen the book.
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It was mentioned briefly, referencing a book that Bill Shatner's "Boldly Go" signs are based on.
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I don't know whether you've seen the book.
So that's based on a book that's out there called Boldly Go.
Why the Jews?
The Reason for Antisemitism (An Examination of Antisemitism)
Dennis Prager explained that his book "Why the Jews" discussed antisemitism in detail.
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And I wrote a book on antisemitism, Why the Jews, many years ago.
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Dennis Prager explained that his book "Why the Jews" discussed antisemitism in detail.
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And I wrote a book on antisemitism, Why the Jews, many years ago.
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