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The Guns of August
The Pulitzer Prize-Winning History of the First Month of WWI
They said they were listening to the book before sleep, describing it as a humorous take on World War I that explores the tangled family connections of the European monarchs.
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You would love the book I'm listening to... The Guns of August. It's very nice. I like that narrator, bro. You would love how it started.
— Episode: Ep 551 - BullDoggin' (feat. Nate Marshal...
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Episode: Ep 551 - BullDoggin' (feat. Nate Marshall)
They said they were listening to the book before sleep, describing it as a humorous take on World War I that explores the tangled family connections of the European monarchs.
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You would love the book I'm listening to... The Guns of August. It's very nice. I like that narrator, bro. You would love how it started.
It's World War I, so it's just the funniest. Mystery. World War I is a total mystery. They're literally, it's just family. It's one family and they're all related, like the Kaiser is related, like succession but it results in one of the biggest catastrophes in human history.
The Guns of August
The Pulitzer Prize-Winning History of the First Month of WWI
They mentioned trying to listen to the audio version of the book at night, noting it was not a big hit for them.
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I, uh, I'm trying to listen to audio books at night and women, women don't exactly like it. No. It's trying to listen to The Guns of August last night. Put it on. Not a big hit. What...
— Episode: Ep 550 - Blazer Tag
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Episode: Ep 550 - Blazer Tag
They mentioned trying to listen to the audio version of the book at night, noting it was not a big hit for them.
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I, uh, I'm trying to listen to audio books at night and women, women don't exactly like it. No. It's trying to listen to The Guns of August last night. Put it on. Not a big hit. What the hell?
Born Again
They mentioned reading the book "Born Again" by Chuck Colson, noting it relates to his experience with Watergate and jail.
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The book I read, the Born Again book with the guy Chuck Colson, who was like his dude who went to jail for Watergate or one of the guys who went to jail.
— Episode: Ep 543 - Spyder's Web
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Episode: Ep 543 - Spyder's Web
They mentioned reading the book "Born Again" by Chuck Colson, noting it relates to his experience with Watergate and jail.
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The book I read, the Born Again book with the guy Chuck Colson, who was like his dude who went to jail for Watergate or one of the guys who went to jail.
The Sword of Gnosis
Metaphysics, Cosmology, Tradition, Symbolism
Matt mentioned that he had just stumbled upon an academic book called The Sword of Gnosis while researching tradition.
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I just stumbled upon this book. It's called The Sword of Gnosis.
— Episode: Ep 541 - NP-Ari (feat. Ari Shaffir)
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Episode: Ep 541 - NP-Ari (feat. Ari Shaffir)
Matt mentioned that he had just stumbled upon an academic book called The Sword of Gnosis while researching tradition.
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I just stumbled upon this book. It's called The Sword of Gnosis.
Letters From Marion
A Deadheads Journey From Peace to A Supermax Prison
The hosts praised the memoir, saying it was fantastic and gave them a powerful glimpse into prison life.
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So dude, so that you have a book, it's called Letters From Marion. I read it. I love the book, dude. I thought it was great. Book was fantastic. It kind of gave me that shout out abou...
— Episode: Ep 538 - LSD Supermax (feat. Joel Blaese...
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Episode: Ep 538 - LSD Supermax (feat. Joel Blaeser)
The hosts praised the memoir, saying it was fantastic and gave them a powerful glimpse into prison life.
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So dude, so that you have a book, it's called Letters From Marion. I read it. I love the book, dude. I thought it was great. Book was fantastic. It kind of gave me that shout out about the jack.
I loved it. I thought it was great.
That was the end of the book, man. It all came together.
Principia Mathematica - Volume One
They mentioned that Bertrand Russell wrote Principia Mathematica with Whitehead, describing it as a math book that tries to prove basic arithmetic like one plus one equals two.
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He wrote Principia Mathematica with Whitehead.
— Episode: Ep 537 - Talkin' Mess (feat. Tim Butterl...
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They mentioned that Bertrand Russell wrote Principia Mathematica with Whitehead, describing it as a math book that tries to prove basic arithmetic like one plus one equals two.
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He wrote Principia Mathematica with Whitehead.
He wrote Principia Mathematica?
Guinness World Records 2026
They recalled that a particular achievement was noted in the Guinness book, implying the book records notable records and feats.
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I think it was in the Guinness book.
— Episode: Ep 537 - Talkin' Mess (feat. Tim Butterl...
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They recalled that a particular achievement was noted in the Guinness book, implying the book records notable records and feats.
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I think it was in the Guinness book.
The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
James Fox mentioned that he was reading Bertrand Russell's autobiography during a discussion about his father's concerns.
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I'm reading Bertrand Russell's autobiography and there's a lot of like English letters.
— Episode: Ep 536 - The Program (feat. James Fox)
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James Fox mentioned that he was reading Bertrand Russell's autobiography during a discussion about his father's concerns.
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I'm reading Bertrand Russell's autobiography and there's a lot of like English letters.
Money & the Meaning of Life
Matt mentioned that he reads the book each night before bed, describing it as a professor's talk about how money is deeply embedded in human psychology and how making it the second most important thing can be an achievement.
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I read every night before bed. I love it, man. What are you reading? I'm reading a book called Money in the Meaning of Life.
— Episode: Ep 535 - Soft Girls (feat. Sam Morril)
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Episode: Ep 535 - Soft Girls (feat. Sam Morril)
Matt mentioned that he reads the book each night before bed, describing it as a professor's talk about how money is deeply embedded in human psychology and how making it the second most important thing can be an achievement.
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I read every night before bed. I love it, man. What are you reading? I'm reading a book called Money in the Meaning of Life.
It's a comparative religion professor who just yammers on about how money is central to people's psyches, how it's relatively new in civilization, and how you should try to make money the second most important thing in your life.
Chasing the Scream
The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
They mentioned reading a book titled *Chasing the Screen* that discussed needle exchange programs and proposed providing cleantested heroin at centers to reduce overdose and illicit drug use.
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I read a book about, it's called chasing the screen.
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Episode: Ep 533 - Log Cabin (feat. Jeff Dye & Lemaire Lee)
They mentioned reading a book titled *Chasing the Screen* that discussed needle exchange programs and proposed providing cleantested heroin at centers to reduce overdose and illicit drug use.
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I read a book about, it's called chasing the screen.
what he said worked is when you do not just the needles, but they have to go to a center and you also give them the clean tested heroin. And it takes away all of the other like thrilling aspects where it's like, I got to buy heroin. I got to do this.
The Getaway (Mulholland Classic)
The hosts joked about watching and being aroused by a scene from the film adaptation of The Getaway, describing graphic moments involving Alec Baldwin's character.
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The Getaway.
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The hosts joked about watching and being aroused by a scene from the film adaptation of The Getaway, describing graphic moments involving Alec Baldwin's character.
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The Getaway.
The Getaway.
The guy, the guy is taped to the toilet screaming while Alec Baldwin like fucks his girl over him.
Journeys Out of the Body
The hosts discussed having read the book and mentioned parts of it during their conversation about remote viewing and the Monroe Institute.
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And they're like, so did you read Journeys Out of the Body?
— Episode: Ep 526 - Reunited (feat. Billy)
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Episode: Ep 526 - Reunited (feat. Billy)
The hosts discussed having read the book and mentioned parts of it during their conversation about remote viewing and the Monroe Institute.
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And they're like, so did you read Journeys Out of the Body?
I read Journeys.
I read part.
She Comes First
The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman
They mentioned the book as a disturbing read about sexual techniques, noting that someone had been reading it on the couch and had sent passages from it.
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He said it was called She Comes First. He sent me passages. It's a disturbing read.
— Episode: Ep 594 - Gooniverse (feat. Steve Gerben...
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Episode: Ep 594 - Gooniverse (feat. Steve Gerben & Billy)
They mentioned the book as a disturbing read about sexual techniques, noting that someone had been reading it on the couch and had sent passages from it.
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He said it was called She Comes First. He sent me passages. It's a disturbing read.
I grabbed the eatingpussy book on the couch. It was She Comes First. I was looking at it while the crew walked by.
How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!
The book explained how to choose highquality water and assess its properties such as pH and mineral density.
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In my book, How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy, I tell you what highquality water is, how to find it, and how to assess it from pH to mineral density and things like that.
— Episode: Ep 525 - Spirit Gym (feat. Paul Chek)
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Episode: Ep 525 - Spirit Gym (feat. Paul Chek)
The book explained how to choose highquality water and assess its properties such as pH and mineral density.
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In my book, How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy, I tell you what highquality water is, how to find it, and how to assess it from pH to mineral density and things like that.
Radical Wholeness
The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being
The book argued that religious differences are the primary cause of war throughout history.
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If you look at Ken Wilber's new book, Radical Wholeness, he states right in there at least three times the number one cause of war is religious differences.
— Episode: Ep 525 - Spirit Gym (feat. Paul Chek)
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Episode: Ep 525 - Spirit Gym (feat. Paul Chek)
The book argued that religious differences are the primary cause of war throughout history.
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If you look at Ken Wilber's new book, Radical Wholeness, he states right in there at least three times the number one cause of war is religious differences.
Welcome to the Sixth Sense Gym
The multivolume series outlined a comprehensive 3,000page spiritual and health system developed over ten years.
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I've written 11 books and I'm just now finishing a series of 15 volumes called Welcome to Spirit Gym, which is about 3,000 pages in total.
— Episode: Ep 525 - Spirit Gym (feat. Paul Chek)
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The multivolume series outlined a comprehensive 3,000page spiritual and health system developed over ten years.
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I've written 11 books and I'm just now finishing a series of 15 volumes called Welcome to Spirit Gym, which is about 3,000 pages in total.
The Island at the Center of the World
The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America
They said it was an amazing read about New York's Dutch origins and early history before the British took over.
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I read this book. It was called Island in the Center of the World. It was about New York City because, you know, before the British when it was like just the Dutch, this author, Russell Shorto. It's a...
— Episode: Ep 521 - Time Under Tension (feat. Chris...
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They said it was an amazing read about New York's Dutch origins and early history before the British took over.
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I read this book. It was called Island in the Center of the World. It was about New York City because, you know, before the British when it was like just the Dutch, this author, Russell Shorto. It's an amazing read because we only know a little about British society but not much about Dutch society in New Amsterdam in the 1600s.
They were like in the 1600s. They were as woke as we are now. Dude, they had no slaves. Everybody was out there, fucking everybody. They were having parties, dancing in the streets, like a beautiful type of culture. Then the British came in and were like rules, shit got puritanical quick and kind of like lost the fun.
F*cking History
111 Lessons You Should Have Learned in School
They said it was a book that mixes historical facts with modern commentary, written by Kyle Creek who calls himself the captain.
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There's this book called fucking history. This guy wrote it. He calls himself the captain. He's a great author. Kyle Creek is his real name, but it's Kyle, the captain Creek. Dude, he wrote this book,...
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They said it was a book that mixes historical facts with modern commentary, written by Kyle Creek who calls himself the captain.
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There's this book called fucking history. This guy wrote it. He calls himself the captain. He's a great author. Kyle Creek is his real name, but it's Kyle, the captain Creek. Dude, he wrote this book, fucking history.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
They referenced the book as a selfhelp title they had recently read or heard about.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. I thought that was the name of the book. What? That's my shit.
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Episode: S3 Ep35: Ep 143- Everything is F*cking Asshoe!!!
They referenced the book as a selfhelp title they had recently read or heard about.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. I thought that was the name of the book. What? That's my shit.
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The Art of the Deal
The hosts said they had read the book and described it as a great book.
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I read the art of the deal. That's a great book dude.
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The hosts said they had read the book and described it as a great book.
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I read the art of the deal. That's a great book dude.
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