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Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

Grab onto this fast moving train and witness two comedians rise to victory and splendor. This is easily the funniest podcast out there. The rest are pretty meh.

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Submission

Michel Houellebecq

Mentioned 5 days ago

Ep 625 - The Big Show (feat. Billy & Spud)

They mentioned a recent novel called Submission, noting its frequent references to Nietzsche and a quirky, irreverent tone.

No, it's called Submission by Michael Hollomir. Dude. It's, I don't know why, but he keeps referencing Nietzsche, but he, anytime he references Nietzsche goes the old queer Nietzsche. He keeps calling Nietzsche a fag.

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Flags, Whistles, and Falling for the Ref: A Flag Football, Faith Based, Romantic Comedy (Cornerstone Field League Book 1) cover

Flags, Whistles, and Falling for the Ref

Jenny Beth Hall

Mentioned 5 days ago

Ep 625 - The Big Show (feat. Billy & Spud)

Spade talked about a book called Jenny Flag, describing its bizarre plot involving Masonic rituals and a deceptive character.

It's called Jenny Flag. It's by Tracy Twyman. She was doing like, she was like invited to these like weird like prime minister like level British Masonic rituals and then I was like, dude, this is fucking nuts.

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Fifty Shades Trilogy Shrinkwrapped Set (Deckle Edge) cover

Fifty Shades Trilogy Shrinkwrapped Set (Deckle Edge)

E L James

Mentioned 5 days ago

Ep 625 - The Big Show (feat. Billy & Spud)

They briefly joked about watching Fifty Shades, describing it as "pretty fun" and saying they might fire it up again.

I might fire up Fifty Shades. I might fire that back up.

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In Defense of Sunlight

Rowan Jacobsen

Mentioned 1 month ago

Ep 620 - In Defense of Sunlight (feat. Rowan Jacobsen)

The host praised the book as an engaging, wellresearched look at sunlight's health benefits and recommended it strongly.

I saw the Sunlight book and I was like, I gotta talk to you.

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Train Dreams

Denis Johnson

Mentioned 1 month ago

Ep 617 - Irish Good Morning

The hosts mentioned that they had watched Train Dreams and referred to it as a Dennis Johnson book.

I watched, uh, train dreams. Oh, the Dennis Johnson book.

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Lonesome Dove: A Novel (Lonesome Dove, 3) cover

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ep 603 - GEY DOT COM (feat. Tim Butterly & Mike Rainey)

They praised the epic Western novel, noting its massive length (800 pages) and how engrossed they were while reading it.

I'm so sad. Cause I'm 600 pages into this book and the thought of it ending. I'm like motherfucker. Then it turns out... The guy who wrote Lonesome Dove, uh, I think his name's Larry McMurtie, Murtry.

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The Gunslinger(The Dark Tower I)

Stephen King

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ep 603 - GEY DOT COM (feat. Tim Butterly & Mike Rainey)

They compared the gunslinger from Stephen King's Dark Tower series to the protagonists of Lonesome Dove, saying the gunslinger might be even better.

There's touches of that in the Dark Tower, the Gunslinger. Really? Yeah. Roland's like the best. He's probably even a better gunslinger than the Lonesome Dove guys.

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Brokeback Mountain

Annie Proulx

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ep 603 - GEY DOT COM (feat. Tim Butterly & Mike Rainey)

They mentioned that the author of Lonesome Dove also cowrote Brokeback Mountain, noting the collaboration as a surprising fact.

He literally cowrote Brokeback Mountain, but I tell myself the lady handled the game. He did all the good cowboy stuff.

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The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ep 603 - GEY DOT COM (feat. Tim Butterly & Mike Rainey)

They joked about reading Anne Frank's diary in sixth grade, saying it gave them a strange excitement.

I think she was in love with her cousin. So it's like being that step stuff is popular. Now I think if you read that now, you might look at it from a different perspective and get a little hot in the striped pajamas. I was like, fuck dude. Reading the Diary of Anne Frank got me charged up.

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The Story of Stories

Kevin Ashton

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ep 602 - Future Man (feat. Kevin Ashton)

Kevin Ashton's new book explored the millionyear history of storytelling, tracing how fireside tales evolved into the modern digital age and why stories are core to being human.

so about the book, we got the story of stories.

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Half His Age

Jennette McCurdy

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ep 601 - Gen Z White Boy (feat. Devan Costa & Conner McNutt)

The hosts said a new novel titled Half His Age had just been released, describing it as a story about a 17yearold who seduces her teacher, and one of them claimed to have read the whole book.

There's a new book that just came out ... she has a book called Half His Age. And it's about a 17yearold seducing her teacher. I read the whole book.

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Moneyball

Michael Lewis

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ep 600 - Hedonic Treadmill (feat. Joe List & Steve Rannazzisi)

The hosts referenced the book to illustrate a motivational speech a father might give, likening it to a line about a dad encouraging his son.

from moneyball like the dad's just like listen son you're the greatest

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The Ra Contact: Teaching the Law of One: Volume 1 Cover

Don Elkins

The Ra Contact

Teaching the Law of One

It was described as channeled literature from extra-dimensional entities, in this case three people who meditated in the desert for seven years and started channeling. The woman channeled Ra, the Sun God, and the content was said to fill five books.

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So you know rise like the Egyptians? So There's a there's a whole genre of literature that strictly comes from people who are channeling extra-dimensional extra-dimensional entities yes, so the rock c...

— Episode: How can we not talk about Santa?

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Episode: How can we not talk about Santa?

It was described as channeled literature from extra-dimensional entities, in this case three people who meditated in the desert for seven years and started channeling. The woman channeled Ra, the Sun God, and the content was said to fill five books.

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So you know rise like the Egyptians? So There's a there's a whole genre of literature that strictly comes from people who are channeling extra-dimensional extra-dimensional entities yes, so the rock contact was there's these three people.

They're just doing the thing and they started getting into like channeling and stuff so the lady decided to try to start channeling and She just like started just spewing this like do they wrote like five fucking was it his Bay?

It's his Bay. They channeled how corny do you and your Bay have night?

They filled like five books how gross her pussy must have been five books dude.

Dude the rod contact is fucking lit so what happens did they I don't know I'm only I'm only like five hours in it's like a Five hours this lady getting her pussy no that they were just they don't like go through that explicitly

Dweller on the Threshold: A Novel Cover

Skyla Dawn Cameron

Dweller on the Threshold

A Novel

The book was mentioned when discussing channeling extra-dimensional entities, where if you aren't prepared with the right mindset, the entities will haunt you. It was said to be about immortals who could channel extra-dimensional entities and learn the secrets of the universe.

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That's the whole thing with the Dweller on the Threshold is you hit the threshold and if you hit the threshold with anything left than Perfect blind faith in a done a the fucking one...

— Episode: How can we not talk about Santa?

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Episode: How can we not talk about Santa?

The book was mentioned when discussing channeling extra-dimensional entities, where if you aren't prepared with the right mindset, the entities will haunt you. It was said to be about immortals who could channel extra-dimensional entities and learn the secrets of the universe.

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That's the whole thing with the Dweller on the Threshold is you hit the threshold and if you hit the threshold with anything left than Perfect blind faith in a done a the fucking one creator Dude, these things just chew you up and fuck you up

These guys were two immortals who did this so, you know again, it's allegory But does anybody know the secrets of the universe?

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Cover

Jaron Lanier

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

They referred to a book by Jaron Lanier about why you should delete your social media.

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there's a great book. it's called I don't know 10 reasons to delete your social media. Jared Lanier yeah dude that guy's stuff is awesome.

— Episode: Ep 473 - Sister's Hot Dog (feat. Duncan...

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Episode: Ep 473 - Sister's Hot Dog (feat. Duncan Trussell)

They referred to a book by Jaron Lanier about why you should delete your social media.

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there's a great book. it's called I don't know 10 reasons to delete your social media. Jared Lanier yeah dude that guy's stuff is awesome.

The Symbolic Quest: Basic Concepts of Analytical Psychology - Expanded Edition (Princeton Paperbacks) Cover

Edward C. Whitmont

The Symbolic Quest

Basic Concepts of Analytical Psychology - Expanded Edition (Princeton Paperbacks)

This book was mentioned as breaking down Jung's ideas and described as a series of locker-room speeches about battling one's inner demons.

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Good book called The Symbolic Quest that breaks down young and stuff a lot of it is it does like you're saying you're kind of like

— Episode: Ep 508 - N.A. Beerz (feat. Chris O'Conno...

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Episode: Ep 508 - N.A. Beerz (feat. Chris O'Connor)

This book was mentioned as breaking down Jung's ideas and described as a series of locker-room speeches about battling one's inner demons.

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Good book called The Symbolic Quest that breaks down young and stuff a lot of it is it does like you're saying you're kind of like

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 5) Cover

J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 5)

One of the speakers declared that Order of the Phoenix was "fucking awesome," expressing strong enthusiasm for the book.

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Order of the Phoenix was fucking awesome.

— Episode: Ep 524 - Tricker Treat (feat. Steve Gerb...

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One of the speakers declared that Order of the Phoenix was "fucking awesome," expressing strong enthusiasm for the book.

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Order of the Phoenix was fucking awesome.

Crooked Smile: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime Cover

Jared Klickstein

Crooked Smile

What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime

It was described as a very good story, detailing his personal struggles with addiction and the white prisoner's dilemma, while also incorporating humour into a challenging topic.

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Buy his book - it's a very good story!!

— Episode: Ep 512 - White Prisoner's Dilemma (feat....

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It was described as a very good story, detailing his personal struggles with addiction and the white prisoner's dilemma, while also incorporating humour into a challenging topic.

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Buy his book - it's a very good story!!

He discusses his struggles with addiction, the white prisoner's dilemma, and much much more.

And they I got taken away when I was 12 and then he just went like full hundred-bidens

So that'll probably be the subject of like the next book or like a documentary

If you can't afford it hit me up. I'll send you a copy or I'll send you like a pdf

Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West Cover

Andrew Wilson

Remaking the World

How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

The host mentioned that they had read the book titled 1776, referring to it in the context of a discussion about historical narratives.

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I read 1776.

— Episode: Ep 539 - History Hyenas of the Future (f...

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Episode: Ep 539 - History Hyenas of the Future (feat. Chris...

The host mentioned that they had read the book titled 1776, referring to it in the context of a discussion about historical narratives.

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I read 1776.

Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (Brief History of Asia Series) Cover

Jonathan Clements

Brief History of Japan

Samurai, Shogun and Zen

The hosts mentioned that they had been reading the novel Shogun.

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I was reading Shogun.

— Episode: Ep 571 - Daddy's Dots

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Episode: Ep 571 - Daddy's Dots

The hosts mentioned that they had been reading the novel Shogun.

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I was reading Shogun.

Man and His Symbols Cover

Carl Gustav Jung

Man and His Symbols

It was described as a collection of writings compiled by Carl Jung with his students, aiming for accessibility compared to his other works. It was said to be a series of locker-room speeches about battling one's inner demons.

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It was supposed to be make it like a more accessible than his like on the man and his images or the symbols or

— Episode: Ep 508 - N.A. Beerz (feat. Chris O'Conno...

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Episode: Ep 508 - N.A. Beerz (feat. Chris O'Connor)

It was described as a collection of writings compiled by Carl Jung with his students, aiming for accessibility compared to his other works. It was said to be a series of locker-room speeches about battling one's inner demons.

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It was supposed to be make it like a more accessible than his like on the man and his images or the symbols or

The Will (The Magdalene Series Book 1) Cover

Kristen Ashley

The Will (The Magdalene Series Book 1)

This book, a large and difficult work, was discussed in relation to Schopenhauer's views on women, described as brutal. A shorter book of aphorisms by the same author was later mentioned as being more popular.

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He finally people like yeah, whatever his book sucks is 10 million pages. Nobody gives a fuck

— Episode: Ep 508 - N.A. Beerz (feat. Chris O'Conno...

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Episode: Ep 508 - N.A. Beerz (feat. Chris O'Connor)

This book, a large and difficult work, was discussed in relation to Schopenhauer's views on women, described as brutal. A shorter book of aphorisms by the same author was later mentioned as being more popular.

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He finally people like yeah, whatever his book sucks is 10 million pages. Nobody gives a fuck

He was saying like dudes all kind of get along unless they're in the same profession

So they'll always be fighting because they're their primary profession is it trade their sex for a

Bigger Than Jussie: The Disturbing Need For A Modern-Day Lynching Cover

Ola Osundairo

Bigger Than Jussie

The Disturbing Need For A Modern-Day Lynching

They referred to a book titled Bigger Than Jussie, subtitled The Disturbing Need for a Modern Day Lynching.

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It's called Bigger Than Jussie. The Disturbing Need for a Modern Day Lynching.

— Episode: Ep 575 - Black Seed Fart Max (feat. Nate...

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Episode: Ep 575 - Black Seed Fart Max (feat. Nate Marshall...

They referred to a book titled Bigger Than Jussie, subtitled The Disturbing Need for a Modern Day Lynching.

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It's called Bigger Than Jussie. The Disturbing Need for a Modern Day Lynching.

A Farewell to Arms Cover

Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

They asked if it was good and mentioned having read it.

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I just read the other one Farewell to Arms. Is it good? That's the one.

— Episode: Ep 547 - The Bourguignon Shuffle (feat....

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They asked if it was good and mentioned having read it.

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I just read the other one Farewell to Arms. Is it good? That's the one.

Walden Two (Hackett Classics) Cover

B. F. Skinner

Walden Two (Hackett Classics)

They mentioned that Walden 2 was a creepy book about controlling populations and a baby trainer.

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It was called Walden 2. Yeah he wrote this book was all about bending large populations to your will and even a sterile plexiglass enclosure for babies that would train them.

— Episode: Ep 473 - Sister's Hot Dog (feat. Duncan...

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Episode: Ep 473 - Sister's Hot Dog (feat. Duncan Trussell)

They mentioned that Walden 2 was a creepy book about controlling populations and a baby trainer.

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It was called Walden 2. Yeah he wrote this book was all about bending large populations to your will and even a sterile plexiglass enclosure for babies that would train them.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections Cover

C. G. Jung

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

They mentioned Jung's autobiographical work Memories, Dreams, Reflections.

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he was humble bragging in his, that book he did, Memories, Dreams, and Reflections.

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Episode: Ep 473 - Sister's Hot Dog (feat. Duncan Trussell)

They mentioned Jung's autobiographical work Memories, Dreams, Reflections.

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he was humble bragging in his, that book he did, Memories, Dreams, and Reflections.

Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy Cover

Kash Pramod Patel

Government Gangsters

The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy

They said it was a book that purported to expose the deep state.

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I was looking at Audible last night I was down there I was trying to get a book going. The books under like history I just looked at the top. One of them's Cash Patel's book. It's like American gangst...

— Episode: Ep 574 - War of the Butt Wipes (feat. Ja...

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They said it was a book that purported to expose the deep state.

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I was looking at Audible last night I was down there I was trying to get a book going. The books under like history I just looked at the top. One of them's Cash Patel's book. It's like American gangsters or Political gangsters and it's how we're gonna expose the deep state. That's his book, it's called Political Gangsters.

Perfect Poems: With Strategies for Building Fluency (Grades 1-2) Cover

Kama Einhorn

Perfect Poems

With Strategies for Building Fluency (Grades 1-2)

They mentioned it as a new poetry book that was not getting a publishing deal.

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Disquieting Levels of Egg New Book of Poems Number 1. They won't give me a book deal.

— Episode: Ep 574 - War of the Butt Wipes (feat. Ja...

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They mentioned it as a new poetry book that was not getting a publishing deal.

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Disquieting Levels of Egg New Book of Poems Number 1. They won't give me a book deal.

Fifty Shades Trilogy Shrinkwrapped Set (Deckle Edge) Cover

E L James

Fifty Shades Trilogy Shrinkwrapped Set (Deckle Edge)

They joked about making a movie like Fifty Shades of Grey and referenced the title while brainstorming outrageous ideas.

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And in the end I should be ... Fifty Shades of Grey.

— Episode: Ep 570 - The Alabama Slamma

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Episode: Ep 570 - The Alabama Slamma

They joked about making a movie like Fifty Shades of Grey and referenced the title while brainstorming outrageous ideas.

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And in the end I should be ... Fifty Shades of Grey.

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Cover

Jared Diamond Ph.D.

Guns, Germs, and Steel

The Fates of Human Societies

The hosts referenced the book as the beginning of the discussion about the Spanish conquest, noting it was "pretty funny".

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It was the beginning of Guns, Germs and Steel, which is pretty funny.

— Episode: Ep 561 - Beautiful Things

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Episode: Ep 561 - Beautiful Things

The hosts referenced the book as the beginning of the discussion about the Spanish conquest, noting it was "pretty funny".

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It was the beginning of Guns, Germs and Steel, which is pretty funny.

Never Trust a Fart: True stories of grown men who have accidentally pooped their pants Cover

Jason Herbert

Never Trust a Fart

True stories of grown men who have accidentally pooped their pants

They mentioned a selfpublished Amazon paperback titled Never Trust a Fart, noting it contained six short stories about people shitting themselves.

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This guy self published a book on Amazon called Never Trust a Fart and it's six short stories of shitting himself.

— Episode: Ep 554 - Shane's Steak and Beanz

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Episode: Ep 554 - Shane's Steak and Beanz

They mentioned a selfpublished Amazon paperback titled Never Trust a Fart, noting it contained six short stories about people shitting themselves.

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This guy self published a book on Amazon called Never Trust a Fart and it's six short stories of shitting himself.

He wrote six short stories about people shitting themselves, with characters like a redblooded American man having a close brush with a fart disaster.

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