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Lovett or Leave It
Former Obama speechwriter, self-described comedian and Pod Save America co-host Jon Lovett takes the stage for a new season of the hit show that dared guests from Danny DeVito to Amy Klobuchar to ask “What is this?” and “Where am I?” Each week, Jon breaks down the biggest and dumbest stories in po...
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Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston
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Don't Believe Your Lying Eyes
Shitlist notebook
ADZ Books
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What a Year
The Girls Next Door
Paul Ruditis
Mentioned 7 months ago
Lovett or Leave It Presents: Bravo, America! (with Holly Madison)
The Uncool
Cameron Crowe
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Nothin' But Netflix
The Last Picture Show
Larry McMurtry
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Nothin' But Netflix
U.S. Citizenship For Dummies
Jennifer Gagliardi
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Lovett or Leave It Presents: Bravo, America! (with Bronwyn Newport)
Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
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More Like Pete Hague-seth
The Snowman
Raymond Briggs
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More Like Pete Hague-seth
Niagara Falls, or Does It? (Hank Zipzer, the World's Greatest Underachiever, 1)
Henry Winkler
Mentioned 8 months ago
But Epstein's Emails
Detective Duck
Henry Winkler
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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
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Most Recommended
The Good Place and Philosophy
Everything is Forking Fine! (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)
It was recommended because it is an amazing show, and a great example of a positive message and a good show.
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Guys, give it up for Darcy Carton. That was incredible. Thank you, Darcy. If you haven't watched The Good Place, you've watched The Good Place. It's an amazing show.
— Episode: Uncut Dems
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Episode: Uncut Dems
It was recommended because it is an amazing show, and a great example of a positive message and a good show.
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Guys, give it up for Darcy Carton. That was incredible. Thank you, Darcy. If you haven't watched The Good Place, you've watched The Good Place. It's an amazing show.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher)
It was mentioned in the context of a game where a character's physical description from the book was used to guess which actor would play the character. The speaker mentioned that Tom Cruise was cast as the character.
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The guy was huge, not quite seven feet, but close, almost to the ceiling, and he was wide. From shoulder to shoulder, he looked like four basketballs in a rack in a high school gym. He had fists like...
— Episode: Burn After Tweeting
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Episode: Burn After Tweeting
It was mentioned in the context of a game where a character's physical description from the book was used to guess which actor would play the character. The speaker mentioned that Tom Cruise was cast as the character.
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The guy was huge, not quite seven feet, but close, almost to the ceiling, and he was wide. From shoulder to shoulder, he looked like four basketballs in a rack in a high school gym. He had fists like Thanksgiving turkeys, about 250 pounds, all of it pure hard muscle, like a condom crammed with walnuts.
The actor that plays this giant man is Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher.
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The Book of John (The Smart Guide to the Bible Series)
Trump said that the Bible is his favorite book. He brought many Bibles to the courthouse during the jury selection for his Manhattan-Hush Money trial.
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Because you know, he likes Bibles, his favorite book, the Bible.
— Episode: What a Weekday: No Sleep Till Manhattan
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Episode: What a Weekday: No Sleep Till Manhattan
Trump said that the Bible is his favorite book. He brought many Bibles to the courthouse during the jury selection for his Manhattan-Hush Money trial.
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Because you know, he likes Bibles, his favorite book, the Bible.
The Ministry for the Future
A Novel
The book was mentioned in the context of a section about Switzerland and gun ownership, where the speaker said there were 150 pages in the book where the characters climb the Swiss Alps, and nothing happens. The speaker seemed to have a negative opinion of the book.
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I read this book called The Ministry for the Future.
— Episode: Doctors Hate This One Weird Kennedy
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Episode: Doctors Hate This One Weird Kennedy
The book was mentioned in the context of a section about Switzerland and gun ownership, where the speaker said there were 150 pages in the book where the characters climb the Swiss Alps, and nothing happens. The speaker seemed to have a negative opinion of the book.
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I read this book called The Ministry for the Future.
And there's 150 pages where these characters climb some Swiss Alps, and nothing fucking happens.
They just get to the top.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Original Text
It was suggested as an example of a book that could be used to teach English history and language, as an alternative to a teacher using a racial slur.
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You can read Huckleberry Finn. You can quote some Civil War general. You've got options.
— Episode: Defund the Splenda Police
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Episode: Defund the Splenda Police
It was suggested as an example of a book that could be used to teach English history and language, as an alternative to a teacher using a racial slur.
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You can read Huckleberry Finn. You can quote some Civil War general. You've got options.
The 48 Laws of Power
The book was referenced as a comparison, noting that the show Traders felt like a TV adaptation of "48 Laws of Power".
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Traders is like 48 Laws of Power but TV.
— Episode: Hail to the $Chief
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Episode: Hail to the $Chief
The book was referenced as a comparison, noting that the show Traders felt like a TV adaptation of "48 Laws of Power".
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Traders is like 48 Laws of Power but TV.
Bridgerton Boxed Set 1-4
The Duke and I/The Viscount Who Loved Me/An Offer from a Gentleman/Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons)
It was mentioned as a Netflix show that was based on books, but the show was going to stray from the books for the upcoming season 3, to instead focus on a new couple.
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Season three of the Netflix hit "Bridgerton" has been confirmed and will stray from books in order to focus on Colin and Penelope as the season's main couple.
— Episode: Gun Control > Door Control
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Episode: Gun Control > Door Control
It was mentioned as a Netflix show that was based on books, but the show was going to stray from the books for the upcoming season 3, to instead focus on a new couple.
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Season three of the Netflix hit "Bridgerton" has been confirmed and will stray from books in order to focus on Colin and Penelope as the season's main couple.
How to Be an Antiracist
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The Plot
The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
It was mentioned as an example of a terrible book found on a Capitol Police officer's desk, highlighting the presence of antisemitic literature.
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also this week a Capitol Police officer was suspended after congressional aid spotted a copy of the anti-semitic protocols of the elders of Zion on his desk
— Episode: A Justice League of Their Own
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Episode: A Justice League of Their Own
It was mentioned as an example of a terrible book found on a Capitol Police officer's desk, highlighting the presence of antisemitic literature.
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also this week a Capitol Police officer was suspended after congressional aid spotted a copy of the anti-semitic protocols of the elders of Zion on his desk
Lord of the Flies (Penguin Drop Caps)
The hosts discussed a planned remake of the book, featuring a female cast and male writers, and questioned the decision-making behind the creative direction.
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So that seems like everything's good.
— Episode: Prophets of Rage
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Episode: Prophets of Rage
The hosts discussed a planned remake of the book, featuring a female cast and male writers, and questioned the decision-making behind the creative direction.
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So that seems like everything's good.
I don't know if I'm remembering this correctly because I did read this book a long time ago but isn't the climax that they reap a pig?
The Great Gatsby
The Original 1925 Edition (Booklover's Library Classics)
It was referenced to highlight the ability of holding two opposing ideas in one's mind, in relation to Rusty Bowers's actions.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald said the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
— Episode: It's A Wonderful Lifeguard
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Episode: It's A Wonderful Lifeguard
It was referenced to highlight the ability of holding two opposing ideas in one's mind, in relation to Rusty Bowers's actions.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald said the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
The Artist's Way
A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Amelia, while in bed with Sam, is reading "The Artist's Way". It is mentioned as a funny book in a humorous tone.
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She's reading The Artist's Way, which I thought was a funny book.
— Episode: Introducing Ruined with Alison Leiby & H...
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Episode: Introducing Ruined with Alison Leiby & Halle Kiefe...
Amelia, while in bed with Sam, is reading "The Artist's Way". It is mentioned as a funny book in a humorous tone.
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She's reading The Artist's Way, which I thought was a funny book.
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
The hosts mentioned the author's previous book, "The Splendid and the Vile," about Winston Churchill, noting that it was cut in half by the pandemic.
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The Splendid and the Vile about Churchill got cut in half by the pandemic
— Episode: Ba Da Ba Ba Ba I'm Losin' It!
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Episode: Ba Da Ba Ba Ba I'm Losin' It!
The hosts mentioned the author's previous book, "The Splendid and the Vile," about Winston Churchill, noting that it was cut in half by the pandemic.
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The Splendid and the Vile about Churchill got cut in half by the pandemic
Woke, Inc.
Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
It was mentioned that Vivek Ramaswamy is the author of "Woke Inc.", a book that criticizes social justice movements. Ramaswamy now sells anti-woke investment products, and is running for president.
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He is the author of the books like "Woke Inc.", which attacks social justice movements.
— Episode: A Very Online Summer (Friends of the Pod...
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Episode: A Very Online Summer (Friends of the Pod Preview)
It was mentioned that Vivek Ramaswamy is the author of "Woke Inc.", a book that criticizes social justice movements. Ramaswamy now sells anti-woke investment products, and is running for president.
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He is the author of the books like "Woke Inc.", which attacks social justice movements.
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
The hosts referenced a new series of children's books about the turtle Franklin, describing storylines where he receives a presidential pardon, goes out for drinks, and wrestles with doubts, and they also noted an AIgenerated cover that billed Franklin as targeting narcoterrorists.
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He posted this sweet turtle, Franklin, in an AI cover that said, Franklin targets narco terrorists.
— Episode: More Like Pete Hague-seth
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Episode: More Like Pete Hague-seth
The hosts referenced a new series of children's books about the turtle Franklin, describing storylines where he receives a presidential pardon, goes out for drinks, and wrestles with doubts, and they also noted an AIgenerated cover that billed Franklin as targeting narcoterrorists.
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He posted this sweet turtle, Franklin, in an AI cover that said, Franklin targets narco terrorists.
Because our Franklin has a great new series of books to help understand what's coming. First, we have Franklin breathes a sigh of relief when he receives a presidential pardon. Followed by Franklin goes out for drinks to celebrate but something doesn't feel right. The laughs feel forced. Do these people like me? Franklin has a gnawing sense that the little bolt of doubt and fear that occasionally pierces his public and private explanations for his conduct is Jesus.
Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Pete Buttigieg's book, 'Trust', was briefly mentioned in a humorous exchange regarding the titles of the books of both Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg.
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Let's be amused for a moment that his book was called Trust and then mine was called AntiTrust because of rivalry continues.
— Episode: Rich Boys and their Space Toys
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Episode: Rich Boys and their Space Toys
Pete Buttigieg's book, 'Trust', was briefly mentioned in a humorous exchange regarding the titles of the books of both Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg.
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Let's be amused for a moment that his book was called Trust and then mine was called AntiTrust because of rivalry continues.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief was discussed in the context of an actor who had roles in both it and Ghostbusters, and was used as a safe word by one of the podcast hosts.
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He has a wonderful turn in The Pelican Brief and he's Walter Peck.
— Episode: Leave the Mask, Take the Cannoli
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Episode: Leave the Mask, Take the Cannoli
The Pelican Brief was discussed in the context of an actor who had roles in both it and Ghostbusters, and was used as a safe word by one of the podcast hosts.
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He has a wonderful turn in The Pelican Brief and he's Walter Peck.
My safe word was Pelican Brief, which was also available. Great film. Fantastic film.
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