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The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Mentioned 6 months ago

Flightless Birds, New Music, Breath Work | Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-15-26

The speaker mentioned that the coach, who appeared to be reading while waiting for a field goal attempt, might have been reading this book.

The coach has on his reading glasses. He's already in the off season. He's going to read catcher in the rye or some shit.

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Flags of Our Fathers

James Bradley

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-26-24

The podcast host briefly mentioned the book "Flags of Our Fathers", recommending it to his listeners.

You got you got what the fuck was the flags of our fathers. You got to read that book now that book I read

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Moby Dick (Chartwell Classics)

Herman Melville

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-26-24

The podcast host mentioned reading "Moby Dick" but being unable to finish it due to the frequent descriptions of whale hunting. He attributed this to having ADD and compared the book's pacing to the lack of distractions in earlier eras.

Moby Dick I couldn't get through the fucking thing because they kept breaking down wailing Like I had nothing better to do right like there was no TV and internet and all that shit in my life like Back the books from back then if you get like the original like copy of it like how it was actually written you understand The astounding level of fucking boredom

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The Man Who Wasn't There

Anil Ananthaswamy

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-26-24

The podcast host recounted watching the Coen brothers' film "The Man Who Wasn't There," relating to Billy Bob Thornton's character and feeling unseen or unheard, comparing it to his own experiences as a child and husband. He highlighted the movie's humor and the relatability of Thornton's character to married men.

I watched this Coen brother one that I somehow missed the man who wasn't there when it came out this gorgeous black-and-white movie that they shot and it has Billy Bob Thornton Franz McDermott and James Gandolfini, and it's just it's The dude from monk. I'm not good with the names

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Glengarry Glen Ross (Student Editions)

David Mamet

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-19-24

The book was mentioned in passing, as the speaker was looking at his sides for it while sitting on a plane.

As I sit down the barefoot cowboy looks at me and he goes when does the play open?

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Dear Billy

Gary McNair

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-19-24

It is a new George Carlin album that was recorded before 9/11 and not released at the time due to its content. It was expected to be released soon, and the speaker was looking forward to purchasing it on vinyl.

Are you excited for this new Carlin album? I haven't even heard about it Oh, yeah, wait a minute I did hear it. They thought it was too harsh He recorded it before 9-11 and they didn't release it because it had material that was definitely not appropriate for what was going on at The time I've heard great things, but who knows? Thanks for the laughs.

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WBCN and the American Revolution

Bill Lichtenstein

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-29-24

The book mentioned was a book about WBCN radio. Bill was reading through it and he thought it was great.

I'm reading that WBCN book which is fucking great

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Radio Free Boston

Carter Alan

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-29-24

Bill mentions reading a book about WBCN. He says it's great.

I'm reading that WBCN book which is fucking great

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Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Edition]

Yuval Noah Harari

Mentioned 1 year ago

Monday Morning Podcast 8-20-24

It was mentioned in relation to the idea of living off the land and how the agricultural revolution might have domesticated humans rather than plants, such as wheat.

It reminded me of this book called Sapiens by oh my god, Yuval Noah Harari.

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Make Way for Ducklings

Robert McCloskey

Mentioned 1 year ago

Monday Morning Podcast 8-5-24

It was mentioned as a book that was read numerous times to his children in the past and was referenced while clam digging on Martha's Vineyard.

And we're pulling these things up and They're just going around. This is just like in Seattle when we took that little boat rider They were going like that's the guy I see that house. That's the guy that that started Zillow

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I Am Not Spock

Leonard Nimoy

Mentioned 2 years ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-4-24

Burr mentioned that Leonard Nimoy wrote a book called 'I Am Not Spock' after he starred in 'Star Trek'.

Then he had to write a book saying, I am not Spock.

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Anatomy of a Fall

Billie Davis

Mentioned 2 years ago

Monday Morning Podcast 5-27-24

The book was used as an example of a well-written argument scene to contrast against the Amazon commercial Bill Burr was discussing.

Oh anatomy of a fall that right there that fucking argument that they had in that movie when they were in trial and they flashed back to the argument the level of writing um is at the highest level and this thing you're watching a commercial on amazon what do you think you know? Do they even pay writers at amazon?

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Jim Florentine

Everybody Is Awful

(Except You!)

It was based on his podcast where people sent in bad Facebook posts and vanity plates, and he would call them out in a humorous way. It was described as calling out people's bad Facebook posts and people bragging or looking for attention.

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It's everybody Everybody Is Awful and then parentheses except you did like how I heard that Was everybody you know on Facebook going on and on about how great they are and like how th...

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-18-18

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-18-18

It was based on his podcast where people sent in bad Facebook posts and vanity plates, and he would call them out in a humorous way. It was described as calling out people's bad Facebook posts and people bragging or looking for attention.

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It's everybody Everybody Is Awful and then parentheses except you did like how I heard that Was everybody you know on Facebook going on and on about how great they are and like how the world's so awful

That's basically what it is. It's just calling people out bad Facebook posts You know people bragging people looking for attention.

It's basically based off my podcast where I just you know people send in like bad Facebook posts or like vanity plates You know awful value.

You can pre-order this thing wait. Where do they go? They go to iTunes? They go to iBook? Amazon it's all the links up on Amazon. Oh the link is up on Amazon. It's Jim Florentine Everybody Is Awful except you it comes out February 20.

And February 20th, you can get it on Amazon Barnes & Noble and to quote Jim Florentine all of that shit

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-18-18

It was based on Jim's podcast and focused on bad Facebook posts, vanity plates, and other examples of awful behavior, calling out people's bad online habits.

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It's everybody Everybody Is Awful and then parentheses except you did like how I heard that Was everybody you know on Facebook going on and on about how great they are and like how the world's so awful.

It's just me. It's basically based off my podcast where I just you know people send in like bad Facebook posts or like vanity plates You know awful value.

Awful Facebook rule number 10 drown us in dumbass details.

You can pre-order this thing wait. Where do they go? They go to iTunes? They go to iBook? Amazon it's all the links up on Amazon. Oh the link is up on Amazon. It's Jim Florentine Everybody Is Awful except you it comes out February 20th.

And February 20th, you can get it on Amazon Barnes & Noble and to quote Jim Florentine all of that shit.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-18-18

It was based on his podcast, where he'd critique bad Facebook posts and vanity plates. It called out people for bragging and seeking attention online.

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It's everybody Everybody Is Awful and then parentheses except you did like how I heard that Was everybody you know on Facebook going on and on about how great they are and like how the world's so awful

That's basically what it is. It's just calling people out bad Facebook posts You know people bragging people looking for attention

You know you know the person that post so and I'm on my way to the hospital And they just leave it at that ago, okay, so now you're gonna get 50. What's wrong? Yeah, are you okay if I lived in New Jersey?

It's basically based off my podcast where I just you know people send in like bad Facebook posts or like vanity plates You know awful value. This is some of this stuff bed of Hennessy pussy power wash Awful Facebook rule number 10 drown us in dumbass details

You can pre-order this thing wait. Where do they go? They go to iTunes? They go to iBook? Amazon it's all the links up on Amazon. Oh the link is up on Amazon. It's Jim Florentine Everybody Is Awful except you it comes out February 20.

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Elizabeth Levy

My Life as a Fifth-Grade Comedian

It was discussed as a book about Rich Scheidner's life as a standup comedian, and Bill Burr highly recommended it, mentioning some funny stories from his time on the Tonight Show.

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You have to get his book.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 12-19-16

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 12-19-16

It was discussed as a book about Rich Scheidner's life as a standup comedian, and Bill Burr highly recommended it, mentioning some funny stories from his time on the Tonight Show.

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You have to get his book.

You know, it's about his life as a standup comedian.

Was it walking through the ashes of standup? My life as a standup comedian.

You gotta get the book because, you know, he started to tell me those, Johnny, first time he did the Tonight Show, he had cocaine, little baggie of cocaine in his fucking pocket.

It's fucking, the book is amazing. But you gotta listen to the podcast.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 12-19-16

It was recommended by Bill Burr after interviewing the author Rich Scheidner. He spoke about Johnny Carson and how he was nervous after Scheidner's jokes.

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You have to get his book. You know, it's about his life as a standup comedian.

Was it walking through the ashes of standup? My life as a standup comedian.

It's fucking, the book is amazing. But you gotta listen to the podcast.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 12-19-16

It was discussed and recommended as a great read about Rich Scheidner's life as a standup comedian, including anecdotes about his Tonight Show appearances and experiences.

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You gotta get his book. You know, it's about his life as a standup comedian.

Was it walking through the ashes of standup? My life as a standup comedian.

It's fucking, the book is amazing. But you gotta listen to the podcast.

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Kristin Linklater

Freeing the Natural Voice

Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language

Bill Burr mentioned briefly starting to read this book on vocal technique, but found it too involved and switched to other autobiographies instead.

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And people wanted to know the name of the book that I was reading. Actually lied to you, I'm not reading it. I keep starting the book, but it's really involved. It's just like, your diaphragm is a mus...

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-9-17

Bill Burr mentioned briefly starting to read this book on vocal technique, but found it too involved and switched to other autobiographies instead.

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And people wanted to know the name of the book that I was reading. Actually lied to you, I'm not reading it. I keep starting the book, but it's really involved. It's just like, your diaphragm is a muscle in your lower body. And I'm just like, oh my God, I hate school.

But the name of the book is called Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristen Linklater.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-9-17

Bill Burr mentioned starting to read it, but found it too involved, and preferred reading other autobiographies instead.

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And people wanted to know the name of the book that I was reading. Actually lied to you, I'm not reading it. I keep starting the book, but it's really involved. It's just like, your diaphragm is a muscle in your lower body.

But the name of the book is called Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristen Linklater.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-9-17

Bill Burr mentioned it was a book on vocal technique but he found it difficult to get through, focusing on the diaphragm and vocal production.

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And people wanted to know the name of the book that I was reading. Actually lied to you, I'm not reading it.

But the name of the book is called Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristen Linklater.

I've just been doing a lot of shows and I have a tendency to yell from my throat rather than down here. By the fucking diaphragm, you like that?

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Murray N. Rothbard

The Case Against the Fed

Bill Burr mentioned it as a book that people should read to understand the Federal Reserve, hinting at its potentially frightening and powerful nature.

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Just read this book, The Case Against the Fed and just really read what the Federal Reserve is, man. It's really a frightening fucking thing.

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 10-19-17

Bill Burr mentioned it as a book that people should read to understand the Federal Reserve, hinting at its potentially frightening and powerful nature.

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Just read this book, The Case Against the Fed and just really read what the Federal Reserve is, man. It's really a frightening fucking thing.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 10-19-17

Bill Burr mentioned this book as a source of information about the Federal Reserve and its potentially concerning practices, implying it presents a critical view.

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Just read this book, The Case Against the Fed and just really read what the Federal Reserve is, man. It's really a frightening fucking thing.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 10-19-17

Bill Burr recommended it as a book to read to understand more about the Federal Reserve and its influence, describing it as a 'frightening' topic.

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Just read this book, The Case Against the Fed and just really read what the Federal Reserve is, man. It's really a frightening fucking thing.

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Gail Simone

Red Sonja

Consumed (Red Sonja, 1)

Bill Burr briefly mentioned the comic book character Red Sonja while reading listener emails, focusing on her attractiveness and the listener's difficulty pronouncing the name.

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Red Sonia. What is red Sonia red Sonia 1985 is a vengeful woman Sets out to achieve a magic orb with an ER I got to see images of this Jesus Christ, she's fucking smoking hot I don't know what that me...

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-18-16

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-18-16

Bill Burr briefly mentioned the comic book character Red Sonja while reading listener emails, focusing on her attractiveness and the listener's difficulty pronouncing the name.

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Red Sonia. What is red Sonia red Sonia 1985 is a vengeful woman Sets out to achieve a magic orb with an ER I got to see images of this Jesus Christ, she's fucking smoking hot I don't know what that means.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-18-16

Bill Burr briefly mentioned the comic book character in the context of a listener's email, referring to her as 'Red Sonia' before acknowledging that he doesn't know what it means, then looked her up on the internet and was impressed with her appearance.

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Red Sonia 1985 is a vengeful woman Sets out to achieve a magic orb with an ER I got to see images of this

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-18-16

Bill Burr mentioned the 1985 movie based on the comic book character, noting that the actress playing Red Sonja was attractive.

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Red Sonia. What is Red Sonja Red Sonja 1985 is a vengeful woman Sets out to achieve a magic orb with an ER I got to see images of this Jesus Christ, she's fucking smoking hot I don't know what that means.

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Bryan Mellonie

Lifetimes

The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children

The podcast was compared to Time-Life books in its coverage of the Iraq war, particularly during a story about a marine's experience in Fallujah.

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This is like Time-Life books presents the Iraq war as it's going on

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-27-17

The podcast was compared to Time-Life books in its coverage of the Iraq war, particularly during a story about a marine's experience in Fallujah.

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This is like Time-Life books presents the Iraq war as it's going on

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-28-14

The books were referenced in the context of a homeowner doing DIY repairs, implying the content may have been unreliable or contributed to subpar work in the past.

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You have no idea what some douchebag did 20 years ago because he bought the Time Life Books those do it yourself fucking things and you have no idea what that cut rewired in your wall.

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Gabriel Solis

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall (Oxford Studies in Recorded Jazz)

A listener recommended this album to Bill as it experiments with unusual time signatures, like 11/4, and has impressive audio quality for its time.

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Look for the album The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall. I bought it when I was a music major in college and it was a borderline spiritual experience

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-19-17

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-19-17

A listener recommended this album to Bill as it experiments with unusual time signatures, like 11/4, and has impressive audio quality for its time.

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Look for the album The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall. I bought it when I was a music major in college and it was a borderline spiritual experience

It's got songs in 11/4 aptly named 11/4

Not only are the songs great but the audio quality is impressive for the time period

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-19-17

A listener recommended this album to Bill Burr, praising the audio quality and unique time signatures, such as 11/4, calling it a borderline spiritual experience.

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Look for the album 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall'. I bought it when I was a music major in college and it was a borderline spiritual experience.

It's got songs in 11/4 aptly named 11/4.

Not only are the songs great, but the audio quality is impressive for the time period.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-19-17

A listener recommended it and said it was a borderline spiritual experience with songs in 11/4 time signature.

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Look for the album The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall. I bought it when I was a music major in college and it was a borderline spiritual experience.

It's got songs in 11-4 aptly named 11-4

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Brianna Dettlinger

F is for Family

Bill Burr mentioned that Sam Rockwell is doing the voice of one of the characters, Vic, in this book, which is coming out on December 18th.

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Sam Rockwell is actually doing a voice of one of the characters Vic on In F is for Family which is coming out December 18th everybody

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-12-15

Bill Burr mentioned that Sam Rockwell is doing the voice of one of the characters, Vic, in this book, which is coming out on December 18th.

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Sam Rockwell is actually doing a voice of one of the characters Vic on In F is for Family which is coming out December 18th everybody

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-12-15

It's a show coming out on December 18th, and Sam Rockwell voices one of the characters, Vic. Bill Burr is excited about its release, and the official trailer was set to come out in 10 days.

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which is coming out December 18th everybody look for that look for the official trailer coming out sometime in the next 10 days I'm all excited over here

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-12-15

It was mentioned that the show was coming out on December 18th. The speaker was excited and mentioned Sam Rockwell's character voice in the show.

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Sam Rockwell is actually doing a voice of one of the characters, Vic, on 'F is for Family', which is coming out December 18th, everybody look for that.

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Murray Engleheart

AC/DC

Maximum Rock & Roll

Bill Burr mentioned reading a book about AC/DC recently, as they are one of the few bands whose books he can finish.

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I just read this great book about AC/DC because those the only kind of books I can finish

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-22-16

Bill Burr mentioned reading a book about AC/DC recently, as they are one of the few bands whose books he can finish.

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I just read this great book about AC/DC because those the only kind of books I can finish

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-22-16

Bill Burr mentioned reading a book about AC/DC, suggesting it was an easy read compared to others he'd tried.

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I just read this great book about AC/DC because those the only kind of books I can finish

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-22-16

Bill Burr mentioned recently reading a book about AC/DC, suggesting that it was a type of book he was able to finish.

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I just read this great book about AC/DC because those the only kind of books I can finish

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Reeve Lindbergh

Johnny Appleseed

It was mentioned that Mark Ferry, who grew up in Tennessee and became a nuclear engineer, may have started reading books like Johnny Appleseed, implying a transformative journey through reading.

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and he did, started reading like Johnny Appleseed, instead of walking he was fucking letting his eyes walk walking all over those books turning them into applesauce and that's what Ma...

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-6-15

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-6-15

It was mentioned that Mark Ferry, who grew up in Tennessee and became a nuclear engineer, may have started reading books like Johnny Appleseed, implying a transformative journey through reading.

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and he did, started reading like Johnny Appleseed, instead of walking he was fucking letting his eyes walk walking all over those books turning them into applesauce and that's what Mark Ferry did

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-6-15

Bill Burr compared Mark Ferry's journey from Tennessee to Ohio to that of Johnny Appleseed, implying that he used books to better himself and achieve his goals as a nuclear engineer.

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and he did, started reading like Johnny Appleseed, instead of walking he was fucking letting his eyes walk walking all over those books turning them into applesauce and that's what Mark Ferry did,

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-6-15

It was mentioned that Mark Ferry, a nuclear engineer from Tennessee, read books like Johnny Appleseed, suggesting an avid reading habit that helped him escape a less-than-intellectual environment.

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and he did, started reading like Johnny Appleseed, instead of walking he was fucking letting his eyes walk walking all over those books turning them into applesauce and that's what Mark Ferry did,

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Isaac Asimov

Last Man on Earth

Bill Burr found Will Forte's new show, "Last Man on Earth", very funny and original, praising Forte's commitment to the role and the show's originality.

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I actually watched his his new show Last Man on Earth and it's so fucking funny

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-2-15

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Bill Burr found Will Forte's new show, "Last Man on Earth", very funny and original, praising Forte's commitment to the role and the show's originality.

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I actually watched his his new show Last Man on Earth and it's so fucking funny

It's just god damn it I said such nice things on at the last fucking time, you know Now I'm just trying to remember what the fuck I said because of this stupid-ass fucking recorder Let me just fucking just speak from the heart here Like that guy is so fucking original and he commits so hard to everything he does I'm such a fucking huge fan of his and I Talked to him briefly backstage. I'm gonna try to get him on the podcast

I just want to find out how the fuck he got something this original on a major network They usually freak the fuck out like they always say they want to do something new You know, they always say they want to do something new but in the end, you know They fucking cut it down and everybody gives him shit, but I get it. I get it

Last Man on Earth is absolutely You know, you know when you're searching for a new show I still been searching ever since break it bad went off the air You know what? I mean?

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-2-15

Bill Burr discussed the show in a positive light, mentioning that it was very funny and original, and that he was a big fan of Will Forte's performance and originality.

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I actually watched his his new show Last Man on Earth and it's so fucking funny

It's just god damn it I said such nice things on at the last fucking time, you know Now I'm just trying to remember what the fuck I said because of this stupid-ass fucking recorder Let me just fucking just speak from the heart here Like that guy is so fucking original and he commits so hard to everything he does I'm such a fucking huge fan of his and I Talked to him briefly backstage. I'm gonna try to get him on the podcast

I just want to find out how the fuck he got something this original on a major network They usually freak the fuck out like they always say they want to do something new You know, they always say they want to do something new but in the end, you know They fucking cut it down and everybody gives him shit, but I get it. I get it

Last Man on Earth is absolutely You know, you know when you're searching for a new show I still been searching ever since break it bad went off the air You know what? I mean? Just trying to you know, I saw the killing killing was great then I blew through that cuz it's fucking Netflix, right? They got all of them They turn you into a junkie

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-2-15

Bill Burr enjoyed Will Forte's new show, 'Last Man on Earth', and found it to be very funny, mentioning Kristen Schaal's acting performance specifically.

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I actually watched his his new show Last Man on Earth and it's so fucking funny

It's just god damn it I said such nice things on at the last fucking time, you know Now I'm just trying to remember what the fuck I said because of this stupid-ass fucking recorder

Like that guy is so fucking original and he commits so hard to everything he does I'm such a fucking huge fan of his and I Talked to him briefly backstage.

I'm gonna try to get him on the podcast I just want to find out how the fuck he got something this original on a major network

All right, it's gonna go down here in about two fucking well I'll do the it's going down right now. All right, so fucking stick your fingers in here. I'm gonna time this out perfectly 10 seconds. I'm gonna say it. All right in three two one Kristen Schaal is also on it She absolutely fucking kills it and blew me away with their acting and I'm just so fucking psyched whenever I see a stand-up comic Or comedians in general showing this industry that we are actually can really be good actors. They fucking kill it I absolutely love the show. Please watch it.

Never: A Novel Cover

Ken Follett

Never

A Novel

It was described as a great book about bodyweight exercise, recommended by a listener for Bill Burr's interest in the topic, and praised for its no-nonsense approach.

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He put a he put a great book out called Never Jimless a few years back and i've been using it on a daily basis to keep in shape

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-5-12

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-5-12

It was described as a great book about bodyweight exercise, recommended by a listener for Bill Burr's interest in the topic, and praised for its no-nonsense approach.

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He put a he put a great book out called Never Jimless a few years back and i've been using it on a daily basis to keep in shape

Ross is a bare knuckle. No bullshit kind of guy I think you'll enjoy the book if you're into using your own body weight to keep in shape

Yeah, I'll check it out Never Jimless That's oddly comforting The gym will always be there

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-5-12

A listener recommended this book by a physical trainer, as Bill Burr is a fan of bodyweight exercise, and the listener thought he'd find it interesting.

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I'm not sure if you heard of ross I can't read that word I'm a mate But he is an xboxer and physical trainer who lives in massachusetts He put a he put a great book out called Never Jimless a few years back and i've been using it on a daily basis to keep in shape

Never Jimless That's oddly comforting The gym will always be there And those times when you can't work out those were the times when I carried you

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-5-12

A listener recommended this book by Ross Enamait, a physical trainer, for its focus on bodyweight exercise, and Bill seemed intrigued.

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I heard you mentioned in the past that you're a fan of body weight exercise Yes, I am. I'm not sure if you heard of ross I can't read that word I'm a mate But he is an xboxer and physical trainer who lives in massachusetts He put a he put a great book out called Never Jimless a few years back and i've been using it on a daily basis to keep in shape

Never Jimless That's oddly comforting The gym will always be there

War and Peace Cover

Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

It was mentioned as a long and detailed book, similar to the level of detail in the girlfriend's drinking problems email.

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This is like the fucking War and Peace

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-29-18

It was mentioned as a long and detailed book, similar to the level of detail in the girlfriend's drinking problems email.

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This is like the fucking War and Peace

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Lin Johnson

The Book of John (The Smart Guide to the Bible Series)

It was discussed as being underrated, particularly the book of Job, which was seen as a tale of cruelty, and the concept of burden of proof was highlighted within its teachings.

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The Bible all right

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-1-13

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-1-13

It was discussed as being underrated, particularly the book of Job, which was seen as a tale of cruelty, and the concept of burden of proof was highlighted within its teachings.

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The Bible all right

I'm trying to say that the Bible is underrated

Really all religious texts are underrated and I can't blame anyone for underrating religion since religion is a lot of speculative crap

I would love to read the book of Job and actually be able to read more than two paragraphs without Sitting there going what the fuck are they talking about?

Job Rich reads as a tale of cruelty because God and the devil got together to put Job through the ringer

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast - Weekend Edition: David Ko...

It was mentioned as a book that people quote, but David Koechner did not specify which version or edition.

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Why don't you go after the book? What's the book? The Bible?

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Cormac McCarthy

The Road

It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr read in Miami or just south of it, possibly near Tampa, while referencing an alligator farm.

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I read The Road in Miami or just south of it.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 2-8-16

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 2-8-16

It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr read in Miami or just south of it, possibly near Tampa, while referencing an alligator farm.

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I read The Road in Miami or just south of it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 2-8-16

It was mentioned in passing as a book that the speaker had read in Miami or just south of there, likely while referencing a location with an alligator attraction.

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I read The Road in Miami or just south of there.

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Jenna Fischer

The Office BFFs

Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There

Bill Burr found Ricky Gervais's original UK version of 'The Office' to be very funny and considered it a genius creation.

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Ricky Gervais is a fucking genius.

— Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcas...

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-1-16

Bill Burr found Ricky Gervais's original UK version of 'The Office' to be very funny and considered it a genius creation.

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Ricky Gervais is a fucking genius.

And if you never saw the original version of The Office, no offense to the American version, it's unbelievable.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 4-14-16

Bill Burr stated that the original British version of 'The Office' was unbelievable, and he found it hilarious, especially the scene where Ricky Gervais' character plays the guitar in a meeting.

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Ricky Gervais is a fucking genius and if you never saw the original version of The Office no offense to the American version it's unbelievable that guy is a genius

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Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile

A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Bill mentioned having a book about Churchill, but it was too difficult for him to finish, using it as a sleep aid instead.

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I got this book about Churchill and Gandhi. I mean, I'm up to page 30 I started reading it. I think when Clinton was in office helps me go to sleep.

— Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcas...

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-22-16

Bill mentioned having a book about Churchill, but it was too difficult for him to finish, using it as a sleep aid instead.

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I got this book about Churchill and Gandhi. I mean, I'm up to page 30 I started reading it. I think when Clinton was in office helps me go to sleep.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-22-16

Bill mentioned having a book about Churchill, but stated he was only on page 30 and found it to be a sleep aid.

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I got this book about Churchill and Gandhi. I mean, I'm up to page 30 I started reading it. I think when Clinton was in office helps me go to sleep.

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Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Bill Burr's mother-in-law was watching it and he described it as 'Little House on the Prairie meets an S&M video'.

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The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu is anybody watching that I came home the other day and my mother-in-law she always she watches all these shows that I would never see she started to watch...

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-22-17

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-22-17

Bill Burr's mother-in-law was watching it and he described it as 'Little House on the Prairie meets an S&M video'.

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The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu is anybody watching that I came home the other day and my mother-in-law she always she watches all these shows that I would never see she started to watch one about it was about this girl who committed suicide and left like a tape

now it's like little house in the prairie meets like an S&M video it's really weird I don't know what was going on like they would they were like these nuns and they were trying to escape this thing and one of them makes it on the subway and the other one doesn't and then next thing you know they got her tied down and they're beating her feet

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-22-17

Bill Burr's mother-in-law was watching it and described it as a strange mix of 'Little House on the Prairie' and an S&M video, specifically referencing a scene where a woman's feet are beaten.

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The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu is anybody watching that I came home the other day and my mother-in-law she always she watches all these shows that I would never see she started to watch one about it was about this girl who committed suicide and left like a tape and she was watching that one now it's like little house in the prairie meets like an S&M video it's really weird I don't know what was going on like they would they were like these nuns and they were trying to escape this thing and one of them makes it on the subway and the other one doesn't and then next thing you know they got her tied down and they're beating her feet how do you get that job the official like feet beater

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Dave Ramsey

Real Estate

The Ramsey Way

It was mentioned that a juggler on a cruise ship with Bill Burr was studying for his real estate license and had a big book on the subject.

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I swear to God the juggler whose fucking joints were all blown out from juggling and I remember he was he was he had this Big fucking book on Real Estate

— Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcas...

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 6-25-20

It was mentioned that a juggler on a cruise ship with Bill Burr was studying for his real estate license and had a big book on the subject.

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I swear to God the juggler whose fucking joints were all blown out from juggling and I remember he was he was he had this Big fucking book on Real Estate

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 6-25-20

A book about real estate was mentioned that a juggler on a cruise ship was reading while studying for his real estate license.

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I swear to God the juggler whose fucking joints were all blown out from juggling and I remember he was he was he had this Big fucking book on Real Estate

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