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After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to...
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The Ginger Man
The novel was mentioned as a classic work the guests were reading, illustrating their literary interests.
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...you start reading the classics... The Ginger Man...
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The novel was mentioned as a classic work the guests were reading, illustrating their literary interests.
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...you start reading the classics... The Ginger Man...
Scarface
An Unabridged Book
A nonfiction book about the making and legacy of the filmScarface was cited while discussing its cultural impact.
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There's a guy wrote the Scarface Papers.
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Episode: Al Pacino
A nonfiction book about the making and legacy of the filmScarface was cited while discussing its cultural impact.
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There's a guy wrote the Scarface Papers.
Ice Station Zebra
It was described as Howard Hughes' favorite movie that he watched repeatedly later in life, and the hosts named their office after it.
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I call it Ice Station Zebra. It's an obscure reference. I'm sure Matt Gorley knows what I'm talking about. But it was Howard Hughes' favorite movie that he watched repeatedly later in...
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It was described as Howard Hughes' favorite movie that he watched repeatedly later in life, and the hosts named their office after it.
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I call it Ice Station Zebra. It's an obscure reference. I'm sure Matt Gorley knows what I'm talking about. But it was Howard Hughes' favorite movie that he watched repeatedly later in life when he was saving his urine. With the shades drawn. With the shades drawn and being attended to by Mormon acolytes. But that's neither here nor there.
A Close Look at 'A View to a Kill'
It was mentioned as a James Bond film, with a discussion about the awkward insertion of its title into dialogue and a playful reenactment of a scene.
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And there's actually a scene, I think in the last Bond movie, and it might be View to a Kill. It is. Which by the way, has the most awkward insert of the name into the dialogue that you've ever seen i...
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Episode: 16.5 Jessie Gaskell and Mike Sweeney
It was mentioned as a James Bond film, with a discussion about the awkward insertion of its title into dialogue and a playful reenactment of a scene.
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And there's actually a scene, I think in the last Bond movie, and it might be View to a Kill. It is. Which by the way, has the most awkward insert of the name into the dialogue that you've ever seen in any Bond movie. Most Bond movies, they call it Casino Royale, or they call it Thunderball, but they never say Thunderball. In A View to a Kill- We can reenact it right now. Christopher Walken is in this Zeppelin that's going to destroy the world, and he's with Grace Jones. And someone says, they go over this mountain and they look at the city they're going to destroy, and someone says, what a great view. And Christopher Walken says, yes, A View to Kill.
Working
Conan noted that he was reading Caro's book *Working*, which described the author's writing methods.
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I'm reading Robert Caro's book, Working. It's a book on his Working methods.
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Conan noted that he was reading Caro's book *Working*, which described the author's writing methods.
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I'm reading Robert Caro's book, Working. It's a book on his Working methods.
How to Draw Dogs & Puppies
Step-by-step instructions for 20 different breeds (Learn to Draw)
They mentioned that they learned to draw a puppy from this 1989 book and have been using its techniques ever since.
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That's what's funny about it. The dead eyes that Snoopy has, you know, that Charles Grodin has. When you have dead eyes, it's just funny. And also mine has a joke. My dog's looking sad and he's saying...
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Episode: Ron Funches
They mentioned that they learned to draw a puppy from this 1989 book and have been using its techniques ever since.
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That's what's funny about it. The dead eyes that Snoopy has, you know, that Charles Grodin has. When you have dead eyes, it's just funny. And also mine has a joke. My dog's looking sad and he's saying, I'm Jewish. He's thinking that. Your dog is just... This is something you learn to draw out of a learn how to draw a puppy book. Right? Is it not? In 1989. And you learned this and you've been doing it ever since.
The First Tycoon
The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Dax recalled having skimmed and enjoyed the biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, describing it as a favorite read about the famous tycoon.
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But it makes me think, did you, um, read The First Tycoon, the Cornelius Vanderbilt? I've read, I've skipped through it and read pieces of it, but I love it.
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Dax recalled having skimmed and enjoyed the biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, describing it as a favorite read about the famous tycoon.
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But it makes me think, did you, um, read The First Tycoon, the Cornelius Vanderbilt? I've read, I've skipped through it and read pieces of it, but I love it.
Beautiful World, Where Are You
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The hosts mentioned the novel as a recent release from Sally Rooney, noting it had come out three or four years ago and that they wanted to read a quote from it.
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She has this other one called Beautiful World, Where Are You? It came out like three or four years ago.
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The hosts mentioned the novel as a recent release from Sally Rooney, noting it had come out three or four years ago and that they wanted to read a quote from it.
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She has this other one called Beautiful World, Where Are You? It came out like three or four years ago.
Beautiful World, Where Are You
A Novel
They mentioned the book had been released three or four years ago.
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And she has this other one called Beautiful World, Where Are You? It came out like three or four years ago.
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They mentioned the book had been released three or four years ago.
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And she has this other one called Beautiful World, Where Are You? It came out like three or four years ago.
So Many Olympic Exertions
The speaker said they had just finished reading the book Exertion, a work about manual labor, and felt confident that the knowledge would help them when they need to use their hands or body.
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Listen, I've read a lot of books, Sona. I've read a lot of books about manual labor. Okay. I've just finished a book called Exertion. And so I'm quite, I'm quite certain that when the time comes for m...
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Episode: Bley’s Fastballs Part II
The speaker said they had just finished reading the book Exertion, a work about manual labor, and felt confident that the knowledge would help them when they need to use their hands or body.
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Listen, I've read a lot of books, Sona. I've read a lot of books about manual labor. Okay. I've just finished a book called Exertion. And so I'm quite, I'm quite certain that when the time comes for me to do something with my hands or body, I will know how to do it. Long hours in the libraries.
Guinness World Records 2026
The hosts expressed their longtime admiration for the Guinness Book of World Records, noting its amazing facts and personal fascination.
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I love the Guinness Book of World Records. I've always loved it. Because it's amazing. Because you'd be like, wow, some of this guy's the best at this thing.
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Episode: Josh Safdie
The hosts expressed their longtime admiration for the Guinness Book of World Records, noting its amazing facts and personal fascination.
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I love the Guinness Book of World Records. I've always loved it. Because it's amazing. Because you'd be like, wow, some of this guy's the best at this thing.
Guinness World Records 2026
Conan expressed his longstanding love for the Guinness Book of World Records, recalling his fascination with it as a child.
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I love the Guinness Book of World Records. I've always loved it. I was fascinated with that when I was a kid.
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Conan expressed his longstanding love for the Guinness Book of World Records, recalling his fascination with it as a child.
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I love the Guinness Book of World Records. I've always loved it. I was fascinated with that when I was a kid.
You'll Never Know
A Thriller
They mentioned an audio book called "You'll Never Know", describing it as a murdermystery kidnapping story that they thought was really good.
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I would have found some audio books. I'm listening to one called You'll Never Know. I think you'd like it. What's that about? It's like a murder mystery kidnapping book. Okay. It's re...
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Episode: Wanda Sykes Returns
They mentioned an audio book called "You'll Never Know", describing it as a murdermystery kidnapping story that they thought was really good.
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I would have found some audio books. I'm listening to one called You'll Never Know. I think you'd like it. What's that about? It's like a murder mystery kidnapping book. Okay. It's really good.
Arsenio
A Memoir
Conan praised the memoir as an honest, funny, and compelling account of Arsenio Hall's life and career.
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And I've read this book and it's great. It's titled Arsenio, a memoir.
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Conan praised the memoir as an honest, funny, and compelling account of Arsenio Hall's life and career.
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And I've read this book and it's great. It's titled Arsenio, a memoir.
I read your book, uh, your memoir. It's fantastic. Thanks. It's great. I mean, really great.
And you have such a unique story and you're so honest in this book about everything about how you were feeling. One of the first things you address is that you wanted to write this book to clear up some misconceptions.
You wrote this book to sort of tell your story and it's a crazy story. It's a fantastic story.
There are a lot of things that I'm sure people will read and say that couldn't have happened. I think I've just been blessed with an incredible life.
Under a Soprano Sky
Reginald said the first books he bought with his own money were Sonia Sanchez's Under a Soprano Sky and Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and he read Under a Soprano Sky a hundred times while in prison.
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It was a Sonia Sanchez book called Under a Soprano Sky and with Sun Tzu's The Art of War.
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Episode: The Freedom Reader
Reginald said the first books he bought with his own money were Sonia Sanchez's Under a Soprano Sky and Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and he read Under a Soprano Sky a hundred times while in prison.
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It was a Sonia Sanchez book called Under a Soprano Sky and with Sun Tzu's The Art of War.
Of those two books, I read Sonia Sanchez's book a hundred times and I never really, I never finished reading the art of war.
An Actor's Guide
Your First Year in Hollywood
Olivia said her best friend gave her the book, which she read and used for advice when pursuing acting.
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My best friend gave me this book called An Actor's Guide your first year in Hollywood. And I was like, page one, let's go.
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Episode: Olivia Munn
Olivia said her best friend gave her the book, which she read and used for advice when pursuing acting.
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My best friend gave me this book called An Actor's Guide your first year in Hollywood. And I was like, page one, let's go.
After the chapter on finding a hose. This book is really good.
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