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The host briefly referenced the book, noting that it was written by David Welch and focuses on GM and Mary Barra's transformation of the company. No further commentary or recommendation was offered about the title.
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The host noted that David Welch had authored a book titled Charging Ahead, GM, Mary Barra, and the Reinvention of an American Icon.
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David Welch wrote a book called Charging Ahead, GM, Mary Barra, and the Reinvention of an American Icon.
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
The Little Red Book
The hosts referenced the book as a scarlet‑covered pamphlet that once acted as a bible for the communist movement during the Cultural Revolution, noting its cultural significance when discussing Chinese app names. No recommendation was given, and it was mentioned only in passing.
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The book was referenced as a scarletcovered pamphlet of Mao's quotations that once served as a bible for the communist movement during the Cultural Revolution.
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if you asked a typical Chinese what Xiaowongshu means, they would probably direct you to a particular Little Red Book entitled Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong. It's the name of a pamphlet with scarlet red cover full of Chairman Mao Zedong's quote collections.
Termination Shock
A Thriller about a Near-Future Dealing with Fallout from Environmental Disaster
The hosts cited the book as the inspiration behind the startup Make Sunsets, noting that its plot centers on a billionaire who injects sulfur into the stratosphere, leading to a bleak outcome. They highlighted the story’s cautionary tone without endorsing it as a must‑read.
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The novel was cited as the inspiration for the startup Make Sunsets, and its plot features a billionaire who shoots sulfur into the stratosphere, leading to an unhappy ending.
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And, I mean, there's this novel, The Termination Shock, by Neil Stevenson. And that was actually the inspiration for Make Sunsets. And in that novel, there's this billionaire, McHooligan. McHooligan. McHooligan. Pretty on the nose. And he shoots sulfur into the stratosphere. And, like, it's not a happy ending, like, by any means. It's not good.
Trump
The Art of the Deal
The hosts referenced that Trump had authored the book and speculated that he might attempt a grand deal to weaken the dollar, drawing parallels to previous presidential negotiations. It was presented as a theoretical possibility rather than a recommendation, and the discussion was brief.
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Episode: Wall Street Is Betting Big on a Trump Win
The hosts noted that Trump had authored The Art of the Deal and suggested that, in theory, he might try to use a grand deal to weaken the dollar, comparing it to past presidential negotiations.
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the other possibility, given that Trump at least put his name to a book called The Art of the Deal, is that you could try to have a grand deal to weaken the dollar.
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
The book was brought up as a nostalgic reference when the host recalled a brief encounter with the author at Cambridge, noting it had been published 40 years earlier. It was mentioned in passing during a discussion on free speech without a formal endorsement.
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Forster's novel was cited when recalling a brief encounter with the author at Cambridge decades earlier.
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40 years after he's published A Passage to India.
Beloved (Everyman's Library)
The book was cited during a discussion about book bans, listed alongside other classic titles that are under threat in U.S. schools. It was mentioned as an example of a work facing censorship rather than being recommended.
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The discussion of book bans listed Beloved alongside other classic titles under threat in U.S. schools.
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these are Tony Morrison's Beloved or Huckleberry Finn or To Kill a Mockingbird.
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
The host recalled meeting Forster in the 1960s and noted that the novel had been his final work, published about four decades earlier. This brief mention highlighted the author's later life rather than recommending the title.
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The host recalled meeting Forster years after he had published this novel, noting it was his last work.
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You met him in the 1960s, which is what, 40 years after he's published A Passage to India. And he never wrote another novel after A Passage to India.
Lincoln in the Bardo
A Novel
The host identified it as Saunders' 2017 novel that had won the Booker Prize.
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You may know him for his 2017 novel, Lincoln and the Bardo, which won the Booker Prize.
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The host identified it as Saunders' 2017 novel that had won the Booker Prize.
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You may know him for his 2017 novel, Lincoln and the Bardo, which won the Booker Prize.
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