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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. P...
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Detransition, Baby
A Novel
It was described as a page-turner that was too engaging for bedtime reading, and was noted for being 'sexy and hot'. The book was mentioned as recent reading material.
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I read 'Detransition, Baby' by Torrey Peters.
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Episode: "The Spice of Sisterhood" (w/ Clark Moore)
It was described as a page-turner that was too engaging for bedtime reading, and was noted for being 'sexy and hot'. The book was mentioned as recent reading material.
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I read 'Detransition, Baby' by Torrey Peters.
I stopped like a third of the way through, but I was just like, this is so sexy and hot.
And I love everything about this. It was not good nighttime reading because it's a page turner and it's like it gets you sort of going.
The End of Policing
It was mentioned as a free ebook that one of the hosts is looking forward to reading, suggesting it might contain insights into the issues discussed.
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everyone please there's as people know now end of policing is a free ebook that people can download. I am looking forward to really getting into it once I finish up some other reading
— Episode: Black Lives Matter
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Episode: Black Lives Matter
It was mentioned as a free ebook that one of the hosts is looking forward to reading, suggesting it might contain insights into the issues discussed.
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everyone please there's as people know now end of policing is a free ebook that people can download. I am looking forward to really getting into it once I finish up some other reading
The Best Strangers in the World
Stories from a Life Spent Listening
It was described as a beautiful read filled with stories from Ari Shapiro's life and was said to be quite readable, despite initially seeming like it would require a longer time to finish.
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The new book is The Best Strangers in the World. It is quite excellent. A read. Quite readable. I read this. I was like, I'm gonna need like five days to read this. I'm a slow reader....
— Episode: “Undeniably Essential” (w/ Ari Shapiro)
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Episode: “Undeniably Essential” (w/ Ari Shapiro)
It was described as a beautiful read filled with stories from Ari Shapiro's life and was said to be quite readable, despite initially seeming like it would require a longer time to finish.
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The new book is The Best Strangers in the World. It is quite excellent. A read. Quite readable. I read this. I was like, I'm gonna need like five days to read this. I'm a slow reader. I read this in three.
Beautiful stories from a beautiful life. Well lived.
And our guest in his book, The Best Strangers in the World says he doesn't believe in any of this bullshit. Which I was him once.
One of the most moving and stirring parts of your book, Best Strangers in the World, is you talking about your experience with 9-11 and literally speaking on the phone to people in a journalistic capacity who then would perish, you know, I guess minutes or hours later.
And I think that that is one of the big reasons people connect with you is that you find the angle that like cuts through the noise. The way you talked about Pulse was like the perfect example.
Going There
Katie Couric's book was discussed at length, with the hosts praising its honesty and depth, and Katie expressing her frustration with how it was being misrepresented in the media.
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I worked really hard on it over three years and I think it shows all the research I had to do because I have a good memory but not that good.
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Katie Couric's book was discussed at length, with the hosts praising its honesty and depth, and Katie expressing her frustration with how it was being misrepresented in the media.
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I worked really hard on it over three years and I think it shows all the research I had to do because I have a good memory but not that good.
it is very Expansive and it covers a lot of different things.
I think it's kind of sneaks in a lot of issues that I think people might be surprised to read about I don't think they're know they're reading about issues per se right? Yeah, but they I think through my 40-year career or whatever in my 64 year old life it it spans a lot of big societal changes and kind of It's perfect for the culture East us because it really talks about Culture, right?
It's been very strange. I've been really pissed off about it for you.
I think I even write about that. Yeah, I think in some cases It's more extreme than others this duality that exists But that's sort of what I would say to answer that question.
The Girl on the Train
Matt Rogers expressed interest in reading the book, having enjoyed Gone Girl, and it was described as a 'nice and easy read'.
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Did you read the book, The Girl on the Train?
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Matt Rogers expressed interest in reading the book, having enjoyed Gone Girl, and it was described as a 'nice and easy read'.
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Did you read the book, The Girl on the Train?
No, but I hear it's great.
I want to read it because we both...because you and I both like Gone Girl.
I hear Girl on the Train is great. The book is...yeah, the book like, read the book.
It was just like nice and easy, ready to go.
This Will All Be Over Soon
A Memoir
It was mentioned as a book coming out soon by Cecily Strong, and the hosts seemed to have differing recollections of its title, with one thinking it was called 'This Will All Be Okay in the End'.
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Pre-order that!!!
— Episode: "Baroque B*tch* (w/ Cecily Strong)
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Episode: "Baroque B*tch* (w/ Cecily Strong)
It was mentioned as a book coming out soon by Cecily Strong, and the hosts seemed to have differing recollections of its title, with one thinking it was called 'This Will All Be Okay in the End'.
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Pre-order that!!!
This will all be okay in the end.
The title is This Will All Be Over Soon.
This Will All Be Over Soon coming in August.
And come meet us in Great Barrington, why don't you? Come meet us!
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Matt Rogers mentioned not having read Mindy Kaling's memoir, suggesting a potential interest or future reading plan.
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I have not read Kathy Griffin's and I have not read Mindy Kaling's.
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Episode: "Ellen (and the Year 2016)" (w/ Sudi Green)
Matt Rogers mentioned not having read Mindy Kaling's memoir, suggesting a potential interest or future reading plan.
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I have not read Kathy Griffin's and I have not read Mindy Kaling's.
Lost in Translation
An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World
It was mentioned as being more widely recognized than Maria Antoinette, potentially due to its focus on a sadder older male character rather than a young woman.
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which I believe is her like magnum opus and I I think that it's actually like Maybe her most important work because I do think that her most important artistic relationship is with kirsten dunst And I...
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It was mentioned as being more widely recognized than Maria Antoinette, potentially due to its focus on a sadder older male character rather than a young woman.
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which I believe is her like magnum opus and I I think that it's actually like Maybe her most important work because I do think that her most important artistic relationship is with kirsten dunst And I think that it's so good and so inventive and so perfect encapsulation of or at least um In her mind like who this woman might have been but you don't see it Talked about as one of sofia coppola's best like you do Lost in Translation because it's not about like a sad older guy
The Fellowship Of The Ring
Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, 1)
Amy Jo Jackson and her brother, Aaron, saw 'The Fellowship of the Ring' in theaters eight times, showcasing their nerdy and enthusiastic personalities.
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Aaron and I together saw Lord of the Rings in theaters, fellowship of the rings eight times.
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Amy Jo Jackson and her brother, Aaron, saw 'The Fellowship of the Ring' in theaters eight times, showcasing their nerdy and enthusiastic personalities.
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Aaron and I together saw Lord of the Rings in theaters, fellowship of the rings eight times.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Harry Potter)
It was said that J.K. Rowling wrote two terrible movies called Fantastic Beasts, which were bad.
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Fantastic Beasts, let's just say bad movies
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It was said that J.K. Rowling wrote two terrible movies called Fantastic Beasts, which were bad.
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Fantastic Beasts, let's just say bad movies
JUNOS Enterprise Switching
A Practical Guide to JUNOS Switches and Certification
Celeste Yim described how she first encountered the script of Juno as a teenager and found it incredibly engaging, which sparked her interest in writing.
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It was the first script I ever laid eyes on... It was Juno.
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Celeste Yim described how she first encountered the script of Juno as a teenager and found it incredibly engaging, which sparked her interest in writing.
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It was the first script I ever laid eyes on... It was Juno.
And actually, I really fucking appreciate it because Matt, I've told you and I've even probably sat on the pod a million times. And there's a reason why that is an Oscar-winning screenplay.
It's like, it is a movie that is like just so tightly conceived and it's about like...
I just watched it and I remember thinking, wow, okay. Like, like Elliot Page is like a star. Like put him in everything.
And that was the only one that like I I speak, you know, all of them are like fucking SNL things and whatever. No, that was really the like I really think that was like the beginning.
Troublemaker
Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
Matt Rogers imagined a ride at his future theme park that would be titled 'Leah Remini: Escape From Scientology', based on Leah Remini's experiences with Scientology.
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Which is the name I make the name I make up. Yeah, that's called. Yeah, I call it Leah Remini: Escape from Scientology.
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Episode: "Prestige Actress" (w/ Brandon Scott Jones)
Matt Rogers imagined a ride at his future theme park that would be titled 'Leah Remini: Escape From Scientology', based on Leah Remini's experiences with Scientology.
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Which is the name I make the name I make up. Yeah, that's called. Yeah, I call it Leah Remini: Escape from Scientology.
One ride will be called 'Leah Remini: Escape From Scientology'.
Little Miss Little Compton
A Memoir
Arden's comedic memoir, which she discussed on the podcast, was pre-orderable at the time of the episode recording, and details about her upbringing in a small town in Rhode Island were shared.
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It's called Little Miss Little Compton, I have braces, braces made...in sixth grade. Memoir, there she is.
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Episode: "Hungry Girl Who Loves Flavor" (w/ Arden Myrin)
Arden's comedic memoir, which she discussed on the podcast, was pre-orderable at the time of the episode recording, and details about her upbringing in a small town in Rhode Island were shared.
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It's called Little Miss Little Compton, I have braces, braces made...in sixth grade. Memoir, there she is.
And I'm the result of two hasty decisions: my grandparents married the day after they met, and my parents were co-workers in Manhattan, and they never dated and...when New Year's Eve they got engaged on a dare and they got married six months later.
Oh my god, you gotta get this book, Little Miss Little Compton, a memoir by Arden Myrin.
Well, this book is just yeah...we have a nice story, the book, a nice quote from Chelsea Handler, well, this book is just yeah.
And then you email Rose podcast at gmail.com.
Mother Jones
Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights (A Spotlight Biography series)
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Animal Joy
A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation
It was mentioned as a book that might help the podcast host understand dream analysis better, particularly in regards to the Freudian school of thought.
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Was he doing it from the Freudian school?
— Episode: “The Russian Tsarina” (w/ Sarah Squirm)
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Episode: “The Russian Tsarina” (w/ Sarah Squirm)
It was mentioned as a book that might help the podcast host understand dream analysis better, particularly in regards to the Freudian school of thought.
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Was he doing it from the Freudian school?
Maybe we don't need to be doing the dream analysis Sarah, maybe maybe but was he coming at it from you're gonna love this book by the way Animal Joy
Don't Count the Candles
Just Keep the Fire Lit!
It was found at a charity shop in Edinburgh and signed by Joan Rivers to Lorraine from the botox clinic staff. It was described as deeply funny, with the first sentence being 'aging sucks'.
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Every 10 seconds in America someone turns 50 and too many of these people think it is time to call Dr. Kevorkian, the only doctor who still makes house calls.
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Episode: “Loud American Whore” (w/ Greta Titelman)
It was found at a charity shop in Edinburgh and signed by Joan Rivers to Lorraine from the botox clinic staff. It was described as deeply funny, with the first sentence being 'aging sucks'.
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Every 10 seconds in America someone turns 50 and too many of these people think it is time to call Dr. Kevorkian, the only doctor who still makes house calls.
Don't Count the Candles, the candles just keep the fire lit.
Let me say straight off, aging sucks.
Culture Rules
The Leader's Guide to Creating the Ultimate Competitive Advantage
A fan-made book of the podcast's 'Rules of Culture' was gifted to Matt and Bowen, which they briefly described and read a few rules from.
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Joko studio made this for us at Joko Joko.io.
— Episode: “Forever-Coded” (w/ Matt & Bowen)
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Episode: “Forever-Coded” (w/ Matt & Bowen)
A fan-made book of the podcast's 'Rules of Culture' was gifted to Matt and Bowen, which they briefly described and read a few rules from.
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Joko studio made this for us at Joko Joko.io.
So someone sent in, they made bound and everything, a 'Rules of Culture' first edition book for Bowen and I.
Super bass is our national anthem.
It all comes back to Hilary Duff.
Zuckerberg has a fat ass.
Reputation
Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone (Mason Family Book 2)
Reputation was nominated for the era's award for best era, suggesting that it was a significant or popular era in Taylor Swift's musical career.
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In the category of the era's award for best era the nominees are speak now Mesazoic Chunky gold necklace bleach blonde and Reputation
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Reputation was nominated for the era's award for best era, suggesting that it was a significant or popular era in Taylor Swift's musical career.
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In the category of the era's award for best era the nominees are speak now Mesazoic Chunky gold necklace bleach blonde and Reputation
Midnight
A Gangster Love Story (The Midnight Series)
'Midnight' was nominated for album of the year, suggesting that it was a popular or notable release at the time.
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In the category of album of the year the nominees are Renaissance Beyonce Midnight Taylor Swift Prism Katy Perry into the woods 2022 original Broadway revival cast album and Chapel Rh...
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'Midnight' was nominated for album of the year, suggesting that it was a popular or notable release at the time.
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In the category of album of the year the nominees are Renaissance Beyonce Midnight Taylor Swift Prism Katy Perry into the woods 2022 original Broadway revival cast album and Chapel Rhone's album when it comes out.
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