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In Defense of Sunlight
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Train Dreams
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Lonesome Dove
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The Gunslinger(The Dark Tower I)
Stephen King
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Brokeback Mountain
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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The Story of Stories
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Half His Age
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Moneyball
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As told to Alex Haley)
LeBron James was mentioned as holding a copy of the book, but no details were shared about the book's content or his thoughts on it in the past.
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I think he was holding like a Malcolm X book at the time.
— Episode: Ep 341- Juice WRLD
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LeBron James was mentioned as holding a copy of the book, but no details were shared about the book's content or his thoughts on it in the past.
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I think he was holding like a Malcolm X book at the time.
What's your favorite part of the book so far, LeBron?
I don't know. I just haven't got through it yet.
It's like no shit, dude. You didn't pay attention at all.
The Rational Bible
Genesis
They listened to the book of Genesis on an audiobook and fell asleep quickly.
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I started listening to the bible on audiobook. Fell asleep pretty quick.
— Episode: Ep 585 - Son of a Governor
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Episode: Ep 585 - Son of a Governor
They listened to the book of Genesis on an audiobook and fell asleep quickly.
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I started listening to the bible on audiobook. Fell asleep pretty quick.
Genesis is a slot. Genesis gets you starting with all those fucking names.
Brave New World
They referenced the novel while discussing futuristic societal concepts, noting it as a book about the future.
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if you read, if you ever listen to like the Brave New World or read it out as Huxley is like a book about the future.
— Episode: Ep 546 - Maxo Kream (feat. Maxo Kream)
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Episode: Ep 546 - Maxo Kream (feat. Maxo Kream)
They referenced the novel while discussing futuristic societal concepts, noting it as a book about the future.
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if you read, if you ever listen to like the Brave New World or read it out as Huxley is like a book about the future.
Trump
The Art of the Deal
It was mentioned in passing as a contrast to Nancy Pelosi's book, 'The Art of Power,' highlighting the parallel titles.
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Trump's signature book is The Art of the Deal. Nancy Pelosi is The Art of Power.
— Episode: Ep 517 - Confessions of a Black Conserva...
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It was mentioned in passing as a contrast to Nancy Pelosi's book, 'The Art of Power,' highlighting the parallel titles.
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Trump's signature book is The Art of the Deal. Nancy Pelosi is The Art of Power.
Alcoholics Anonymous
The Big Book
It was mentioned that Shia LaBeouf listened to a tape with a Zen story from 'The Big Book', which helped him change his perspective and ultimately led to his role in the movie 'Pio'.
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Just get the big book the big book
— Episode: Ep 407 - SUDs (feat. SWIM & Dru Montana)
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Episode: Ep 407 - SUDs (feat. SWIM & Dru Montana)
It was mentioned that Shia LaBeouf listened to a tape with a Zen story from 'The Big Book', which helped him change his perspective and ultimately led to his role in the movie 'Pio'.
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Just get the big book the big book
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
It was discussed in a negative light, with a critical view of its approach to psychedelics, particularly the low doses and limited experiences described.
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That shit fucking sucks. Not fun. That's the worst. That's this problem with Tom at with Michael Pollan's book was he wrote that as like his experience
— Episode: Ep 394 - McCusker Fambly Fuckjob (feat....
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It was discussed in a negative light, with a critical view of its approach to psychedelics, particularly the low doses and limited experiences described.
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That shit fucking sucks. Not fun. That's the worst. That's this problem with Tom at with Michael Pollan's book was he wrote that as like his experience
If you want to write a book about like what it's like to take acid do it ten times in the course of two years yeah, don't go do it once take a lower dose than you should have
Did you took mushrooms like twice? Yeah, and then he trashed Timothy Leary
The Cosmic Cocktail
Three Parts Dark Matter (Science Essentials)
The podcasters highly recommended this book, expressing a strong desire to watch the Apple TV series adaptation. The discussion focused on the book's concept of alternate timelines and the humorous scenario of a protagonist interacting with his other-timeline wife.
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Yeah, yeah, how good was that book? It book is amazing great recommend dude. I fucking love that. I want to watch it
— Episode: Ep 508 - N.A. Beerz (feat. Chris O'Conno...
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Episode: Ep 508 - N.A. Beerz (feat. Chris O'Connor)
The podcasters highly recommended this book, expressing a strong desire to watch the Apple TV series adaptation. The discussion focused on the book's concept of alternate timelines and the humorous scenario of a protagonist interacting with his other-timeline wife.
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Yeah, yeah, how good was that book? It book is amazing great recommend dude. I fucking love that. I want to watch it
I was what did they make a movie of it? It's on Apple TV. I think really think it's a series on Apple TV. Yeah, oh shit
Come As You Are
Revised and Updated
This book was mentioned as being written for women and consisting entirely of puns about coming.
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There's a book called, I think this one's called Come As You Are. It's written to women. It's all puns. I know. It's all puns about coming.
— Episode: Ep 587 - PHIL (feat. Steve Gerben & Chri...
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This book was mentioned as being written for women and consisting entirely of puns about coming.
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There's a book called, I think this one's called Come As You Are. It's written to women. It's all puns. I know. It's all puns about coming.
The Satanic Verses
It was discussed in the context of a fatwa issued against the author, Salman Rushdie, by the Iranian government due to the book's content, and his subsequent stabbing incident.
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No, I think he wrote the book. Satanic versus.
— Episode: Ep 406 - Sneak Attack (feat. Stuff Islan...
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Episode: Ep 406 - Sneak Attack (feat. Stuff Island)
It was discussed in the context of a fatwa issued against the author, Salman Rushdie, by the Iranian government due to the book's content, and his subsequent stabbing incident.
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No, I think he wrote the book. Satanic versus.
He was on the fucking list to begin with. Iran. The state of Iran put out a fatwa on him.
He wrote The Satanic Verses like a decade ago.
They got a ton of people associated with the book. They were killing like Purdue, like publisher. They killed.
A Million Little Pieces
Brandon Novak said he had read the book and loved its outline, using it as inspiration for his own writing.
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I had read a book called A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, a brilliant book. And I love the outline of that.
— Episode: Ep 530 - Novak's House (feat. Brandon No...
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Brandon Novak said he had read the book and loved its outline, using it as inspiration for his own writing.
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I had read a book called A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, a brilliant book. And I love the outline of that.
The Overstory
A Novel
It was mentioned that the speaker had been reading "The Overstory" before bed and shared some details from the book during a recent live podcast.
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So I'm sitting there and, you know, I'm like, I just like to read my book every night before I go to bed. So I'm reading The Overstory, busted out some sick facts from The Ove...
— Episode: Ep 320- Horse Tail
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It was mentioned that the speaker had been reading "The Overstory" before bed and shared some details from the book during a recent live podcast.
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So I'm sitting there and, you know, I'm like, I just like to read my book every night before I go to bed. So I'm reading The Overstory, busted out some sick facts from The Overstory at the live cast.
The Notebook
They discussed the movie "The Notebook" in detail, focusing on the plot and the portrayal of female psychology. The movie was described as a terrifying glimpse into female psychology, particularly in how the female character put her whole life on hold for the man who built her a house while she was married to another man. Ryan Gosling's character in the movie was also discussed, with speculation about his character being a Nazi in the movie, leading to a debate about whether he was actually a Nazi or an American war hero.
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No one's ever going to sit there and build you a fucking house while you're married to some other dude.
— Episode: Ep 423 - Young Slime League
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Episode: Ep 423 - Young Slime League
They discussed the movie "The Notebook" in detail, focusing on the plot and the portrayal of female psychology. The movie was described as a terrifying glimpse into female psychology, particularly in how the female character put her whole life on hold for the man who built her a house while she was married to another man. Ryan Gosling's character in the movie was also discussed, with speculation about his character being a Nazi in the movie, leading to a debate about whether he was actually a Nazi or an American war hero.
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No one's ever going to sit there and build you a fucking house while you're married to some other dude.
I was building this house waiting for you. I put my whole life on hold.
It's a terrifying glimpse into female psychology.
Weren't they in the war? Wasn't World War II? Wasn't Ryan Gosling a Nazi or something?
He wasn't a Nazi. He built an all-white house for the girl.
Meanwhile, wasn't the other guy a burn victim? War hero or something?
Gosling was a Nazi. The other guy was an American war hero. In The Notebook?
Look it up. See what Ryan Gosling fought for. What side of World War II was Ryan Gosling on?
There's no way he was a Nazi, dude. You'll see. I can't believe this. Guarantee it.
That would be so nice if that was the case. He was so nice. He was sitting there building that house. Keeping it a secret. He didn't want you to know.
He was a Nazi. He was a damn dirty Nazi. No, he was not.
The Shining
The speakers claimed they had maxed out on The Shining, stating that "Shining rules" after doing so.
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I just fucking maxed out on The Shining. Shining rules.
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The speakers claimed they had maxed out on The Shining, stating that "Shining rules" after doing so.
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I just fucking maxed out on The Shining. Shining rules.
A Beautiful Mind
A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
They mentioned the movie *A Beautiful Mind*, which is based on the book of the same name about a mathematician with schizophrenia.
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I'm thinking A Beautiful Mind was a good movie.
— Episode: Ep 415 - Simps and Pimps (feat. Ari Shaf...
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They mentioned the movie *A Beautiful Mind*, which is based on the book of the same name about a mathematician with schizophrenia.
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I'm thinking A Beautiful Mind was a good movie.
A Christmas Carol
The Original 1843 Edition (Charles Dickens Classics)
John Oliver was likened to a character from the works of Charles Dickens, but no specific book was mentioned. His show was said to have lost its comedic quality.
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He's like a Charles Dickens character.
— Episode: Ep 341- Juice WRLD
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Episode: Ep 341- Juice WRLD
John Oliver was likened to a character from the works of Charles Dickens, but no specific book was mentioned. His show was said to have lost its comedic quality.
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He's like a Charles Dickens character.
Shantaram
A Novel
A book about a man who escapes prison in Australia and gets involved with Indian crime syndicates, which contains a section on monks who are forbidden to sit.
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There's a book called Shantaram where it was a guy who like I think it's like it he said is an autobiographical tale but I think he kind of embellished a little bit but he like got ou...
— Episode: Ep 319-CBDhab
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Episode: Ep 319-CBDhab
A book about a man who escapes prison in Australia and gets involved with Indian crime syndicates, which contains a section on monks who are forbidden to sit.
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There's a book called Shantaram where it was a guy who like I think it's like it he said is an autobiographical tale but I think he kind of embellished a little bit but he like got out of jail in Australia and went to India and ended up do it like working for like Indian crime syndicates and he said he came across a temple of people who like they weren't allowed to sit or maybe like they weren't allowed to sit like all day until they went to sleep.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
50th Anniversary Edition
The podcasters compared their antics to the orderlies in the book, referencing a group of black men tackling open mic performers.
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We're like the orderlies in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
— Episode: Ep 318- Nate is Paranoid
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Episode: Ep 318- Nate is Paranoid
The podcasters compared their antics to the orderlies in the book, referencing a group of black men tackling open mic performers.
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We're like the orderlies in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Parasite
A Graphic Novel in Storyboards
It was mentioned as the last book that Matt had read before the podcast recording.
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But technically I did read Parasite.
— Episode: The Tesseract
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Episode: The Tesseract
It was mentioned as the last book that Matt had read before the podcast recording.
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But technically I did read Parasite.
The Book of Eli
EMT Lectures
The Book of Eli was mentioned during a joke about mispronouncing movie titles; the speaker was imitating Borat's character.
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If you do bad Borat, we were watching a book of Eli and I just kept calling it Milka.
— Episode: Ep 492 - Dog Breed Info
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Episode: Ep 492 - Dog Breed Info
The Book of Eli was mentioned during a joke about mispronouncing movie titles; the speaker was imitating Borat's character.
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If you do bad Borat, we were watching a book of Eli and I just kept calling it Milka.
Dream Seller
Novak identified Dream Seller as his first published book, describing it as a fitting title for his work in convincing others.
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This is your first book, right? ... Dream Seller. It's a nice title too.
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Novak identified Dream Seller as his first published book, describing it as a fitting title for his work in convincing others.
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This is your first book, right? ... Dream Seller. It's a nice title too.
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