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Monday Morning Podcast

Bill Burr rants about relationship advice, sports and the Illuminati.

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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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Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As told to Alex Haley)

Dick Gregory's books on topics like organ rejuvenation were mentioned, as Bill Burr had been listening to Joe Rogan discuss fasting, referencing Gregory's works in passing.

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I mean Dick Gregory wrote a whole bunch of books on this type of shit, right?

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-12-18

Dick Gregory's books on topics like organ rejuvenation were mentioned, as Bill Burr had been listening to Joe Rogan discuss fasting, referencing Gregory's works in passing.

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I mean Dick Gregory wrote a whole bunch of books on this type of shit, right?

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Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

Bill Burr sarcastically mentioned a person who might work for Hertz, possibly an intern, who might read books from Oprah's book club to appear intellectual on TV.

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but really it's going to be an intern who's being you know, who's working there for free and also part-time reads those books for Oprah's book club so she can come on TV and acts like she fucking read...

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-28-17

Bill Burr sarcastically mentioned a person who might work for Hertz, possibly an intern, who might read books from Oprah's book club to appear intellectual on TV.

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but really it's going to be an intern who's being you know, who's working there for free and also part-time reads those books for Oprah's book club so she can come on TV and acts like she fucking reads a 400 page book every fucking week.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-28-17

It was mentioned in the context of someone who pretends to read books for Oprah's Book Club in order to appear intelligent on television.

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but really it's going to be an intern who's being, you know, who's working there for free and also part-time reads those books for Oprah's book club so she can come on TV and acts like she fucking reads a 400 page book every fucking week.

The Killing of Wolf Number Ten: The True Story Cover

Thomas McNamee

The Killing of Wolf Number Ten

The True Story

Bill Burr enjoyed the show, but watched it all at once due to the binge-watching nature of Netflix.

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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

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-2-15

Bill Burr enjoyed the show, but watched it all at once due to the binge-watching nature of Netflix.

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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 12-30-13

Bill Burr mentioned watching the first season of the show, which is based on a book series of the same name. It was said in passing while he was giving shout-outs to various things.

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I'm still working my way through the first season of "The Killing"

Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again Cover

Steven Phillips

Chronic

The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again

It was mentioned in a story about a man seeking a Snoop Dogg CD and being directed to this album by a former classmate.

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It's not Snoop, it's not Snoop Dogg, it's Dr. Dre and the CD is The Chronic

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 2-28-19

It was mentioned in a story about a man seeking a Snoop Dogg CD and being directed to this album by a former classmate.

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It's not Snoop, it's not Snoop Dogg, it's Dr. Dre and the CD is The Chronic

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 2-28-19

It was mentioned as the album that a high school friend, Antoine, knew the name of, proving the listener's initial assumption correct.

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It's not Snoop, it's not Snoop Dogg, it's Dr. Dre and the CD is The Chronic

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Matt Taibbi

Hate Inc.

Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another

It was discussed in the context of the culture war being fueled by news outlets for profit, and Bill expressed some reservations about it being primarily aimed at liberals.

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P.S. Check out Matt Taibbi's book, Hate Inc., pronounced T-I-E-B-E. Okay. T-I-E-B-E-E. You didn't capitalize any of it so I don't know what it's stress. It's all about that culture wa...

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-31-20

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-31-20

It was discussed in the context of the culture war being fueled by news outlets for profit, and Bill expressed some reservations about it being primarily aimed at liberals.

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P.S. Check out Matt Taibbi's book, Hate Inc., pronounced T-I-E-B-E. Okay. T-I-E-B-E-E. You didn't capitalize any of it so I don't know what it's stress. It's all about that culture war being propped up by news outlets for money.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-31-20

It was discussed in relation to the culture war and how news outlets use it for financial gain. It was described as being about the culture war being propped up by news outlets for money.

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P.S. Check out Matt Taibbi's book, Hate Inc., pronounced T-I-E-B-E. Okay. T-I-E-E-E-B-E-E. You didn't capitalize any of it so I don't know what it's stress. It's all about that culture war being propped up by news outlets for money.

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Leonard Nimoy

I Am Not Spock

It was a book by Leonard Nimoy about how he did not want to be associated with the character he played in Star Trek.

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Then he had to write a book saying, I Am Not Spock.

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-4-24

It was a book by Leonard Nimoy about how he did not want to be associated with the character he played in Star Trek.

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Then he had to write a book saying, I Am Not Spock.

Episode: 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'.

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Then he had to write a book saying, I Am Not Spock.

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Jeffrey Mason

Dad, I Want to Hear Your Story

A Father's Guided Journal to Share His Life & His Love

He mentioned that he watched Old Dads and found it entertaining. He even liked the cameos from his friends, Verzi, Bartnick, and Stef Tolive.

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On a completely unrelated note, just watched Old Dads, found it pretty entertaining.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-2-24

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-2-24

He mentioned that he watched Old Dads and found it entertaining. He even liked the cameos from his friends, Verzi, Bartnick, and Stef Tolive.

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On a completely unrelated note, just watched Old Dads, found it pretty entertaining.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-27-23

Bill mentioned he was getting ready to promote "Old Dads", presumably a book or project he's involved with.

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I've been trying to stop, but like, I feel like my touring schedule and getting ready to promote old dads and all of that.

How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders (Dale Carnegie Books) Cover

Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders (Dale Carnegie Books)

Bill Burr suggested that the listener should read a book on how to pull off pranks, implying that the prank described in the letter was poorly executed.

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I think you need to read a go buy a book uh called how to fucking do a kool-aid prank because you went too far

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-1-21

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-1-21

Bill Burr suggested that the listener should read a book on how to pull off pranks, implying that the prank described in the letter was poorly executed.

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I think you need to read a go buy a book uh called how to fucking do a kool-aid prank because you went too far

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Shel Silverstein

The Giving Tree

The sequel to the book was jokingly referred to as 'The Caring Whore' during the podcast, likely comparing the idea of selfless giving with the idea of a Hollywood 'caring whore'.

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You ever heard of The Giving Tree? The sequel is the caring whore

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-8-19

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-8-19

The sequel to the book was jokingly referred to as 'The Caring Whore' during the podcast, likely comparing the idea of selfless giving with the idea of a Hollywood 'caring whore'.

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You ever heard of The Giving Tree? The sequel is the caring whore

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-8-19

Bill Burr referenced the book 'The Giving Tree' and jokingly mentioned a sequel, 'The Caring Whore', in the context of Hollywood's portrayal of caring individuals.

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You ever heard of The Giving Tree? The sequel is the caring whore

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Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front (Signature Editions)

It was described as amazing, possibly due to its inclusion of planes, machine guns, and bombs within a war setting.

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That's not true because I read All Quiet on the Western Front and that was amazing, you know, I need planes I need machine guns in Bombs and I can fucking read about a war.

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 4-21-22

It was described as amazing, possibly due to its inclusion of planes, machine guns, and bombs within a war setting.

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That's not true because I read All Quiet on the Western Front and that was amazing, you know, I need planes I need machine guns in Bombs and I can fucking read about a war.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 4-21-22

It was described as amazing, suggesting that the inclusion of planes, machine guns, and bombs made it more engaging for the speaker.

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That's not true because I read All Quiet on the Western Front and that was amazing, you know, I need planes I need machine guns in Bombs and I can fucking read about a war. It's weird.

Less Than Zero Cover

Bret Easton Ellis

Less Than Zero

Bill Burr was considering casting Andrew Dice Clay in a potential movie adaptation of the book, possibly in the role of Andrew McCarthy.

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I would cast Andrew Dice Clay in it in some way shape or form, maybe in the Andrew McCarthy role.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-10-22

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-10-22

Bill Burr was considering casting Andrew Dice Clay in a potential movie adaptation of the book, possibly in the role of Andrew McCarthy.

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I would cast Andrew Dice Clay in it in some way shape or form, maybe in the Andrew McCarthy role.

He's laughing at this right now. Like, don't you think Dice Clay?

You have the look for it. You've got the look.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-10-22

Bill Burr mentioned wanting to cast Andrew Dice Clay in the movie adaptation, potentially in the role played by Andrew McCarthy in the original.

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I would cast Andrew Dice Clay in it in some way shape or form, maybe in the Andrew McCarthy role.

He's laughing at this right now, like don't you think Dice?

I feel like he would be great and something like that, you have the look for it, you've got the look.

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Matthew McConaughey

Greenlights

It was mentioned as a book that the podcast listener was currently reading, suggesting it might be an enjoyable read.

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I'm reading Matthew McConaughey's book, Green Lads and I've been thinking how great it would be to hear old Billy's memoir.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-10-23

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-10-23

It was mentioned as a book that the podcast listener was currently reading, suggesting it might be an enjoyable read.

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I'm reading Matthew McConaughey's book, Green Lads and I've been thinking how great it would be to hear old Billy's memoir.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-10-23

It was mentioned that Bill Burr's podcast listener was reading Matthew McConaughey's book, 'Greenlights', and that they thought it would be great to hear Bill Burr's memoir.

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I'm reading Matthew McConaughey's book, Green Lads, and I've been thinking how great it would be to hear old Billy's memoir.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated Hockey's Greatest

It was recommended to read the issue featuring the Harbaugh brothers as it contained a detailed breakdown of the Super Bowl matchup, including the zone read from the pistol formation.

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I highly recommend buying the sports illustrated this week that has both of the Harbaugh brothers, how the fuck you say their names on the cover?

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-29-13

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-29-13

It was recommended to read the issue featuring the Harbaugh brothers as it contained a detailed breakdown of the Super Bowl matchup, including the zone read from the pistol formation.

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I highly recommend buying the sports illustrated this week that has both of the Harbaugh brothers, how the fuck you say their names on the cover?

They got this great article where they break down the game at a level that I wish I knew more of.

They got this thing in there remember what the fuck his name was gonna say hammerlick been watching too much fucking hockey what's the name of the uh cam cameron the fuck's the name of the quarterback? Kaepernick.

...they were breaking down that play trying to see if they would be able to run it and they it's called the the zone read and they run it out of the the pistol alignment how cool is that which is basically the shotgun formation but you're closer to the center so they call it the pistol alignment you got a tail back right behind you...

...and the point where you're holding the ball almost giving it to tail back but not really but maybe you're gonna that's called the mesh point I wish I knew this shit I really did but they have like 10 pages on this shit talking about the Ravens defense their running game and was absolutely fascinating so much better than watching ESPN...

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-29-13

It was highly recommended as a way to better understand the Super Bowl, specifically the strategies and formations used by the teams. Bill Burr expressed a desire to know more about football strategy.

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I highly recommend buying the sports illustrated this week that has both of the Harbaugh brothers, how the fuck you say their names on the cover?

They got this great article where they break down the game at a level that I wish I knew more of.

so much better than watching ESPN and watching harm Edward screaming or that guy with the hair in the cold pizza yelling

I'm really being a nerd right now because I'm basically saying the book is better than the movie but I highly recommend reading that shit

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Alan Moore

V for Vendetta

Bill Burr briefly mentioned the graphic novel 'V for Vendetta' when a listener mentioned being a new listener in the past two years.

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I know V for Vendetta.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 10-25-21

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 10-25-21

Bill Burr briefly mentioned the graphic novel 'V for Vendetta' when a listener mentioned being a new listener in the past two years.

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I know V for Vendetta.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 10-25-21

It was mentioned as a film and the speaker was familiar with the title. A new listener to the podcast was also familiar with the title of the graphic novel.

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I am a new listener within the last two years. I know V for Vendetta.

Breaking Bad: The Official Book Cover

David Thomson

Breaking Bad

The Official Book

Bill Burr's appearance on the show 'Breaking Bad' was discussed, with compliments on his acting and the quality of the editing, leading to positive feedback from listeners.

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I actually got a bunch of emails and everyone was complimentary of my acting.

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-1-19

Bill Burr's appearance on the show 'Breaking Bad' was discussed, with compliments on his acting and the quality of the editing, leading to positive feedback from listeners.

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I actually got a bunch of emails and everyone was complimentary of my acting.

I thought it looked all right

You should just watch it because it's a great show. The acting is amazing. Everybody involved Is a genius.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-2-18

Bill Burr mentioned this book's tv adaptation, expressing his enjoyment and surprise at not having discussed it more on his podcast.

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Anybody else watching Breaking Bad I can't believe I've been watching it for three fucking seasons and I haven't I haven't I haven't really talked about it I fucking love it it's a god damn it's a great show

The Codependency Recovery Plan: A 5-Step Guide to Understand, Accept, and Break Free from the Codependent Cycle Cover

Krystal Mazzola MEd LMFT

The Codependency Recovery Plan

A 5-Step Guide to Understand, Accept, and Break Free from the Codependent Cycle

Bill Burr mentioned reading a book about the code in NHL hockey, specifically regarding fights in the 1940s and 50s, including how jersey grabbing was dealt with.

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I'm reading this book about uh, you know the code in nhl hockey, that's all i'm doing just reading all these sports books and I got to look this up

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-25-20

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-25-20

Bill Burr mentioned reading a book about the code in NHL hockey, specifically regarding fights in the 1940s and 50s, including how jersey grabbing was dealt with.

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I'm reading this book about uh, you know the code in nhl hockey, that's all i'm doing just reading all these sports books and I got to look this up

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-25-20

It was mentioned that Bill Burr was reading a book about the code in NHL hockey, likely focusing on the rules, strategies, or history of the game.

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I'm reading this book about uh, you know the code in nhl hockey, that's all i'm doing just reading all these sports books

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)

It was referenced when Bill Burr discussed getting away with a crime, and how the main character in the book, just gets away with his crimes.

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Just like Woody Allen in Crime and Punishment, right? You just sort of get away with it.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-20-15

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-20-15

It was referenced when Bill Burr discussed getting away with a crime, and how the main character in the book, just gets away with his crimes.

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Just like Woody Allen in Crime and Punishment, right? You just sort of get away with it.

Glengarry Glen Ross (Student Editions) Cover

David Mamet

Glengarry Glen Ross (Student Editions)

It was discussed as one of the best plays ever written, and Bill Burr was cast in a production of it, mentioning how he watched the movie adaptation the previous year.

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Glen Gary Glen Ross is obviously one of the best plays of all time and a lot of people's favorites.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-12-24

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-12-24

It was discussed as one of the best plays ever written, and Bill Burr was cast in a production of it, mentioning how he watched the movie adaptation the previous year.

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Glen Gary Glen Ross is obviously one of the best plays of all time and a lot of people's favorites.

the author of the play David Mammoth is really prolific. He's written a lot of plays and books and screenplays including wag the dog.

I actually watched the movie last year I got some buddies of mine that you know I write scripts with and do all stuff and we had this thing for a while where we were doing like movie night when we were editing old dads just to give our brain a break and actually enjoy it when you're editing movies you fucking hate movies because it's nothing but work.

So now after I clean up those four drawers of horror you know that'll be good because then I'll have nothing else to do and then the demons start coming up and I'll be like what can I do to stop the demons? I'm gonna start reading this fucking play.

My goal is I do want to be ridiculously familiar with it so I don't you know I don't know I don't have the biggest part in it.

Episode: 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.

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

Our Town: A Play in Three Acts Cover

Thornton Wilder

Our Town

A Play in Three Acts

Bill Burr mentioned this book by Thornton Wilder after learning about Wilder and his Pulitzer Prize wins.

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and the plays Our Town

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19

Bill Burr mentioned this book by Thornton Wilder after learning about Wilder and his Pulitzer Prize wins.

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and the plays Our Town

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19

Bill Burr mentioned "Our Town" as one of Thornton Wilder's plays that earned him a Pulitzer Prize, indicating his interest in the author's work.

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and the plays Our Town

The Jungle Book (Illustrated): The 1894 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations Cover

Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Book (Illustrated)

The 1894 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations

Bill Burr talked about reading his daughter 'The Jungle Book' at bedtime and even acting out some of the songs for her. He mentioned it as part of his parenting routine.

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And I sing a couple of the songs from The Jungle Book one of the songs we act that out We do the whole thing like literally When I put her to bed, I do like a 45 minute set, right?

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-14-21

Bill Burr talked about reading his daughter 'The Jungle Book' at bedtime and even acting out some of the songs for her. He mentioned it as part of his parenting routine.

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And I sing a couple of the songs from The Jungle Book one of the songs we act that out We do the whole thing like literally When I put her to bed, I do like a 45 minute set, right?

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-14-21

Bill Burr mentioned reading and singing songs from this book as part of his daughter's bedtime routine.

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And I sing a couple of the songs from The Jungle Book one of the songs we act that out We do the whole thing like literally When I put her to bed, I do like a 45 minute set, right?

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