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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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FAR/AIM 2022

Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (ASA FAR/AIM Series)

It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr read, although the full title and author were not specified.

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I read the fair aim 2014 book.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-25-23

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-25-23

It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr read, although the full title and author were not specified.

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I read the fair aim 2014 book.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-25-15

Bill Burr mentioned reading this book in 2014, although he didn't elaborate on its content or provide any further details.

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I read the fair aim 2014 book

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-25-15

Bill Burr mentioned that he read a book about the Fair Aim in 2014.

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I read the fair aim 2014 book

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Alan Paul

Texas Flood

The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan

Bill Burr mentioned receiving a book called "Apache: Texas Flood" among others, implying it was a book he planned to read.

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I got the code Book called Apache, Texas Flood.

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Bill Burr mentioned receiving a book called "Apache: Texas Flood" among others, implying it was a book he planned to read.

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I got the code Book called Apache, Texas Flood.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-29-19

Bill Burr mentioned having a copy of 'Apache: Texas Flood' among his stack of unread books.

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I got the code Book called Apache, Texas Flood.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-29-19

It was part of a list of books that Bill Burr had accumulated and still needed to read at the time.

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I got the code Book called Apache, Texas Flood.

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Irvine Welsh

Acid House

Bill Burr mentioned it as a book that one could listen to on Audible, and then pretend to have read at a party.

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I'm a big Irvin Welsh fan, the Acid House, I liked that one. You know, you could read that one if you wanted or not really. And then you go to a party and say you read it.

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-23-20

Bill Burr mentioned it as a book that one could listen to on Audible, and then pretend to have read at a party.

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I'm a big Irvin Welsh fan, the Acid House, I liked that one. You know, you could read that one if you wanted or not really. And then you go to a party and say you read it.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-23-20

It was mentioned as a book that could be listened to on Audible, implying it was a good choice for those who like books but don't like reading.

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I'm a big Irvin Welch fan. The Acid House. I like that one.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-23-20

Bill Burr mentioned it as a book he enjoyed, suggesting it could be listened to on Audible instead of read.

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I'm a big Irvin Welsh fan, the Acid House, I liked that one.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-23-20

Bill Burr mentioned being a fan of Irvine Welsh, and specifically enjoyed 'The Acid House' as a book, suggesting it could be read or listened to on Audible.

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I'm a big Irvin Welch fan. The Acid House. I like that one.

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S E Hinton

Rumble Fish

Bill Burr enjoyed reading "Rumble Fish" by S.E. Hinton, describing it as a pleasurable and relaxing experience that helped him detach from his phone and feel less scatterbrained.

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And we checked out some books. I'm like, you nerd. I go, that's so cool. And I went in there and I was hanging out and I saw up on the, up near, you know, we check out books, they had Rumble F...

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 2-6-20

Bill Burr enjoyed reading "Rumble Fish" by S.E. Hinton, describing it as a pleasurable and relaxing experience that helped him detach from his phone and feel less scatterbrained.

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And we checked out some books. I'm like, you nerd. I go, that's so cool. And I went in there and I was hanging out and I saw up on the, up near, you know, we check out books, they had Rumble Fish.

And the printing was big. It was 135 pages. I'm like, this is in my wheelhouse. I sat down that thing yesterday, read the whole thing.

I mean, with the typing, it's probably about 55, 60 pages. And absolutely loved it. Wasn't on my phone, felt chill afterwards. I wasn't scatterbrained.

I love the ride that the book took me on.

That's a simple pleasure.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 2-6-20

Bill Burr enjoyed reading it while relaxing and found it to be a calming experience, helping him feel less scatterbrained.

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And we checked out some books. I'm like, you nerd. I go, that's so cool. And I went in there and I was hanging out and I saw up on the, up near, you know, we check out books, they had Rumble Fish.

And the printing was big. It was 135 pages. I'm like, this is in my wheelhouse.

I sat down that thing yesterday, read the whole thing.

I mean, with the typing, it's probably about 55, 60 pages. And absolutely loved it.

Wasn't on my phone, felt chill afterwards. I wasn't scatterbrained. I love the ride that the book took me on.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 10-12-17

The book was mentioned in conversation about a character's brooding demeanor, which was compared to Matt Dillon's character from the film.

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Isn't that what what's his face did and Rumble Fish? Matt Dillon

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 2-6-20

Bill Burr mentioned reading it recently and enjoyed the ride it took him on, finding it a simple pleasure that helped him relax and feel less scatterbrained.

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And we checked out some books. I'm like, you nerd. I go, that's so cool. And I went in there and I was hanging out and I saw up on the, up near, you know, we check out books, they had Rumble Fish.

And the printing was big. It was 135 pages. I'm like, this is in my wheelhouse. I sat down that thing yesterday, read the whole thing.

I mean, with the typing, it's probably about 55, 60 pages. And absolutely loved it. Wasn't on my phone, felt chill afterwards. I wasn't scatterbrained.

I love the ride that the book took me on.

Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons Cover

Mike Reiss

Springfield Confidential

Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons

Bill Burr listed "Springfield Confidential" among a collection of books he needs to read, indicating his interest in the content.

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Springfield Confidential

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Bill Burr listed "Springfield Confidential" among a collection of books he needs to read, indicating his interest in the content.

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Springfield Confidential

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-29-19

Bill Burr mentioned having a copy of 'Springfield Confidential' within his collection of unread books.

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What else do I got here? Springfield Confidential

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-29-19

It was listed amongst a stack of books that Bill Burr had received and needed to read.

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Springfield Confidential

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 5-9-19

Bill Burr jokingly mentioned that he could have brought a Simpsons paperback book with him on his trip instead of the Beastie Boys hardcover book.

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Somebody got me on the Simpsons or something like that and done that instead, but I didn't so now I have to live with my decisions

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P.D. Eastman

Are You My Mother ?

It was mentioned briefly as a great children's book, in the context of a Mother's Day discussion and the theme of mothers and children.

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Reminds me of that great kid's book, Are You My Mother?

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-9-17

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It was mentioned briefly as a great children's book, in the context of a Mother's Day discussion and the theme of mothers and children.

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Reminds me of that great kid's book, Are You My Mother?

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-9-17

Bill Burr briefly mentioned this children's book in the context of Mother's Day and a humorous reflection on mothers and their relationships with children.

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Reminds me of that great kid's book, Are You My Mother?

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-9-17

It was mentioned in passing as a great kid's book, possibly referencing the mother's day theme of the podcast.

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Reminds me of that great kid's book, Are You My Mother?

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-9-17

It was mentioned as a great kids' book in the context of Mother's Day and gifts, relating to the idea of searching for the perfect gift for a mother figure.

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Reminds me of that great kid's book, Are You My Mother?

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Donna-Claire Chesman

The Book of Mac

Remembering Mac Miller

It was mentioned alongside other Guns N' Roses related books that Bill Burr had read, suggesting he was a fan of the band and their biographies.

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I've read every fucking one of them. I read Slash's, I read Steven Adler's, I read The Kid From Cantor's, knew the band, took all the pictures, I have that fucking book.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

It was mentioned alongside other Guns N' Roses related books that Bill Burr had read, suggesting he was a fan of the band and their biographies.

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I've read every fucking one of them. I read Slash's, I read Steven Adler's, I read The Kid From Cantor's, knew the band, took all the pictures, I have that fucking book.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

It was mentioned as one of the Guns N' Roses books that Bill Burr had read, but no details about the content were given.

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I read Slash's, I read Steven Adler's, I read The Kid From Cantor's, knew the band, took all the pictures, I have that fucking book.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

It was mentioned as one of the Guns N' Roses books Bill Burr has read about the band. It was mentioned in a list of other books about Guns N' Roses.

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I've read every fucking one of them. I read Slash's, I read Steven Adler's, I read 'The Kid From Cantor's', knew the band, took all the pictures, I have that fucking book.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

Bill Burr mentioned reading this book, possibly a book about the history of Guns N' Roses or related to the band in some way.

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I've read every fucking one of them. I read Slash's, I read Steven Adler's, I read 'The Kid From Cantor's', knew the band, took all the pictures, I have that fucking book.

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Thomas Hollywood Henderson

Out of Control Confessions of an NFL Casualty

It was mentioned as another book the speaker had read previously, similar to the others related to football.

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I read, what was the other one? Hollywood Henderson's book. I read a lot of them.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-17-19

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-17-19

It was mentioned as another book the speaker had read previously, similar to the others related to football.

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I read, what was the other one? Hollywood Henderson's book. I read a lot of them.

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Dan Charnas

The Big Payback

The History of the Business of Hip-Hop

Bill Burr recommended listening to it, saying it was incredible and that even his music from the 70s, when disco was popular, remained great.

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What the fuck is the name of it? Now, of course, they're not gonna show me the name of the fucking thing. Are they? It's called make it funky For God's sakes I even like his shit and like the 70s

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-14-17

Bill Burr recommended listening to it, saying it was incredible and that even his music from the 70s, when disco was popular, remained great.

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What the fuck is the name of it? Now, of course, they're not gonna show me the name of the fucking thing. Are they? It's called make it funky For God's sakes I even like his shit and like the 70s

When it's kind of over like everybody's moved on to like disco and shit and everybody's ripped him off and stuff and he's still fucking Like AC DC. He's just doing what the fuck he does Alright, let me see. Yeah make it funky dash The Big Payback 1971

I get that album. I would download that shit and listen to that man. It's fucking incredible and I don't know.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-14-17

Bill Burr highly recommended this James Brown album, especially for casual fans who only know the popular hits. He noted that it featured many great b-sides.

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I've gotten into like fucking I Downloaded this James Brown album a long time ago that was You see if I can find it. Of course now I'm not gonna be able to find the fucking thing Go into library Type in his name, but anyways, it's at this point even if you're a casual fan of James Brown You know, they basically on the radio and in movies and all of this shit All they do is they just they play like the same fucking you know the same five fucking songs 20 songs, you know, boom 20 songs, you know, boom David it bum Papa got a brand new bed. They play that I feel good the same ones You gotta get his fucking albums where you can hear all the all the b-side ones

What the fuck is the name of it? Now, of course, they're not gonna show me the name of the fucking thing. Are they? It's called make it funky For God's sakes I even like his shit and like the 70s When it's kind of over like everybody's moved on to like disco and shit and everybody's ripped him off and stuff and he's still fucking Like AC DC. He's just doing what the fuck he does Alright, let me see. Yeah make it funky dash The Big Payback 1971

I get that album. I would download that shit and listen to that man. It's fucking incredible

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-14-17

Bill Burr recommended listening to it, especially the alternate takes and B-sides, as radio and movies only tend to play the same few songs, and described the album as incredible.

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I've been you know, I bought this book this drum book the other day which I'm just getting into it And it looks like it's gonna be one of the best drum books I've seen in a while called the breakbeat Bible and it kind of breaks down where all the all the rappers and everybody like all the songs that they sampled all those drum breaks and then the kids would dance to him which why they were called breakdancers all of that all that shit that a white guy like me didn't know till I watched a couple of Netflix Documentaries and I watched a drum cover of I forget what the fuck I was watching. I Think the funky drummer like someone was showing me all the ghost notes and stuff and said that they that they had a good breakdown of it This book the breakbeat Bible which I got and then it came with a little fucking mp3 CD

I would highly recommend checking out like some of all of his shit and like alternate takes and stuff What the fuck is the name of it? Now, of course, they're not gonna show me the name of the fucking thing. Are they? It's called make it funky For God's sakes I even like his shit and like the 70s When it's kind of over like everybody's moved on to like disco and shit and everybody's ripped him off and stuff and he's still fucking Like AC DC. He's just doing what the fuck he does

Alright, let me see. Yeah make it funky dash The Big Payback 1971 I get that album. I would download that shit and listen to that man. It's fucking incredible and I don't know.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-14-17

It was said that even casual fans of James Brown should check out his albums, especially this one, to hear more than the same few hits played on radio and in movies. It was described as incredible.

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I've been you know, I bought this book this drum book the other day which I'm just getting into it And it looks like it's gonna be one of the best drum books I've seen in a while called the breakbeat Bible and it kind of breaks down where all the all the rappers and everybody like all the songs that they sampled all those drum breaks and then the kids would dance to him which why they were called breakdancers all of that all that shit that a white guy like me didn't know till I watched a couple of Netflix Documentaries and I watched a drum cover of I forget what the fuck I was watching. I Think the funky drummer like someone was showing me all the ghost notes and stuff and said that they that they had a good breakdown of it.

I would highly recommend checking out like some of all of his shit and like alternate takes and stuff.

What the fuck is the name of it? Now, of course, they're not gonna show me the name of the fucking thing. Are they? It's called make it funky For God's sakes I even like his shit and like the 70s When it's kind of over like everybody's moved on to like disco and shit and everybody's ripped him off and stuff and he's still fucking Like AC DC. He's just doing what the fuck he does.

Alright, let me see. Yeah make it funky dash The Big Payback 1971 I get that album. I would download that shit and listen to that man. It's fucking incredible and I don't know.

Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: Tales of Redemption from an Irish Mailbox Cover

Greg Fitzsimmons

Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons

Tales of Redemption from an Irish Mailbox

It was described as being about Irish men with anger issues who often do the opposite of what they're told, told through letters from school and authorities.

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Greg Simmons actually wrote a book that's coming out. What's the name of it? It's called dear mrs Fitzsimmons Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons, and that will be available in stores when well you...

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It was described as being about Irish men with anger issues who often do the opposite of what they're told, told through letters from school and authorities.

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Greg Simmons actually wrote a book that's coming out. What's the name of it? It's called dear mrs Fitzsimmons Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons, and that will be available in stores when well you can pre-order

So to the book basically it's doing great pre-order go to Fitz dog calm FITZ dog and it's basically My it's about us. It's about Irish guys with a lot of anger that do the opposite of what they're told to do their whole life.

Oh, there you go. So my mother saved every letter that was ever sent home from teachers Police clipped out things And then I saved them all from adulthood So it's like my life through bad letters that were sent home.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-23-15

It was described as being about Irish guys with a lot of anger who do the opposite of what they're told, based on letters sent home from school and other sources throughout his life.

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Greg Simmons actually wrote a book that's coming out. What's the name of it? It's called dear mrs Fitzsimmons Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons, and that will be available in stores when well you can pre-order

So to the book basically it's doing great pre-order go to Fitz dog calm FITZ dog and it's basically My it's about us. It's about Irish guys with a lot of anger that do the opposite of what they're told to do their whole life.

Oh, there you go. So my mother saved every letter that was ever sent home from teachers Police clipped out things And then I saved them all from adulthood So it's like my life through bad letters that were sent home.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-23-15

It was described as being about Irish men with anger issues who defy expectations, featuring letters sent home from school and authorities throughout the author's life.

"

Greg Simmons actually wrote a book that's coming out. What's the name of it? It's called dear mrs Fitzsimmons.

So to the book basically it's doing great pre-order go to Fitz dog calm FITZ dog and it's basically My it's about us. It's about Irish guys with a lot of anger that do the opposite of what they're told to do their whole life.

My mother saved every letter that was ever sent home from teachers Police clipped out things And then I saved them all from adulthood So it's like my life through bad letters that were sent home.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-23-15

It was discussed as a book about the author's life, told through letters sent home from school and other sources, including some read by celebrities in the ebook edition.

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Greg Simmons actually wrote a book that's coming out. What's the name of it? It's called dear mrs Fitzsimmons Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons, and that will be available in stores when well you can pre-order

So to the book basically it's doing great pre-order go to Fitz dog calm FITZ dog and it's basically My it's about us. It's about Irish guys with a lot of anger that do the opposite of what they're told to do their whole life.

Yeah, and the e-book is cool to people buy the e-book. I've actually I got celebrities I I'm gonna shoot you after this who they read the letters So when you're reading when you're on your iPad You can you can click on a particular letter and all sudden Pete Yorn is reading it or Zach Galifianakis Or Natalie man.

Duke Sucks: A Completely Even-Handed, Unbiased Investigation into the Most Evil Team on Planet Earth Cover

Reed Tucker

Duke Sucks

A Completely Even-Handed, Unbiased Investigation into the Most Evil Team on Planet Earth

It was mentioned briefly in the context of a book written by someone who disliked Duke University's basketball team, highlighting the extreme level of fandom and rivalry.

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One guy wrote a book called 'Duke Sucks'.

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-19-15

It was mentioned briefly in the context of a book written by someone who disliked Duke University's basketball team, highlighting the extreme level of fandom and rivalry.

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One guy wrote a book called 'Duke Sucks'.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-19-15

It was mentioned in passing as a book written by someone who disliked the Duke basketball team, indicating a strong negative sentiment towards the team.

"

One guy wrote a book called 'Duke Sucks'

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-19-15

It was mentioned as a book written by a Duke hater, highlighting the strong negative feelings some people have towards the team.

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One guy wrote a book called 'Duke Sucks'

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Jason Pettigrew

Ministry's The Land of Rape and Honey (33 1/3)

It was mentioned during the discussion of Ken Burns' documentaries, alongside the band Ministry and Al Jourgensen's autobiography. The podcast host seemed to enjoy it and found it humorous.

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But anyways, it's on this album called 'The Land of Rape and Honey', which is avid. It was I guess it's a fucking classic and I never heard anything about it.

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-9-13

It was mentioned during the discussion of Ken Burns' documentaries, alongside the band Ministry and Al Jourgensen's autobiography. The podcast host seemed to enjoy it and found it humorous.

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But anyways, it's on this album called 'The Land of Rape and Honey', which is avid. It was I guess it's a fucking classic and I never heard anything about it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-9-13

It was mentioned while Bill Burr was reading the autobiography of Al Jourgensen, the frontman for the industrial metal band Ministry. It is mentioned as a classic album.

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But anyways, it's on this album called 'The Land of Rape and Honey', which is avid...I never heard anything about it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-9-13

It is an album by the industrial metal band Ministry. Bill Burr mentioned reading Al Jourgensen's autobiography and enjoying the album, particularly the song 'Stigmata'.

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But anyways it's on this album called the land of rape and honey which is avid it was I guess it's a fucking classic and I never heard anything about it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-9-13

It was discussed in the context of Bill Burr reading the autobiography of Al Jourgensen, and a particular song that he enjoys.

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But anyways, it's on this album called the land of rape and honey, which is avid It was I guess it's a fucking classic and I never heard anything about it

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J.D. Vance

Hillbilly Elegy

It was mentioned as a book Duff McKagan was reading while on tour and he strongly recommended it.

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I was reading 'Hillbilly Elegy' by J.D. Vance while I was out there

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 5-16-19

It was mentioned as a book Duff McKagan was reading while on tour and he strongly recommended it.

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I was reading 'Hillbilly Elegy' by J.D. Vance while I was out there

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 5-16-19

Duff McKagan mentioned reading "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance while on tour. He seemed to be intrigued by the book's observations and considered writing a similar book about his own observations.

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I was reading hillbilly LG by JD Vance while I was out there

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 5-16-19

The podcast host had been reading Hillbilly Elegy while on tour and thought it was a great book that everyone should read.

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I was reading Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance while I was out there.

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Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Stories (Leather-bound Classics)

A phrase from the book, regarding the Queen and the Duchess, was mentioned and discussed. The rabbit's explanation of why the Queen ordered the Duchess to be executed was also briefly mentioned.

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A phrase that confused me while reading Alice's adventures in Wonderland was the rabbits Explanation of why the Queen ordered the Duchess to be executed in chapter 8

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-11-18

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-11-18

A phrase from the book, regarding the Queen and the Duchess, was mentioned and discussed. The rabbit's explanation of why the Queen ordered the Duchess to be executed was also briefly mentioned.

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A phrase that confused me while reading Alice's adventures in Wonderland was the rabbits Explanation of why the Queen ordered the Duchess to be executed in chapter 8

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-11-18

Bill Burr briefly mentioned the book while discussing a phrase that confused him. He found the Victorian-era concept of boxing a child's ears, mentioned in the book, strange and brutal.

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A phrase that confused me while reading Alice's adventures in Wonderland was the rabbits Explanation of why the Queen ordered the Duchess to be executed in chapter 8

I've never seen Alice in Wonderland there's a queen and a duchess and all this shit people getting executed I

I You know something, you know I think there's so much death and old fairy tales the original ones because so many people just fucking died back then anyway

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-11-18

A phrase from the book about boxing someone's ears, which was a form of child punishment in Victorian times, was discussed in relation to its potential consequences, such as deafness and even death.

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A phrase that confused me while reading Alice's adventures in Wonderland was the rabbits Explanation of why the Queen ordered the Duchess to be executed in chapter 8

What the I've never seen Alice in Wonderland there's a queen and a duchess and all this shit people getting executed I You know something, you know I think there's so much death and old fairy tales the original ones because so many people just fucking died back then anyway

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Jun Joseph Smith

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon)

The Book of Mormon was briefly mentioned as a book that a listener suggested the speaker read, which was politely declined due to the speaker's past experiences in Utah.

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and he tried to get me to read the book of Mormons

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-4-18

The Book of Mormon was briefly mentioned as a book that a listener suggested the speaker read, which was politely declined due to the speaker's past experiences in Utah.

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and he tried to get me to read the book of Mormons

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-4-18

Bill Burr jokingly declined a suggestion to read the Book of Mormon, citing his prior experiences in Utah and the impact of the religion on some individuals' choices in life.

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and he tried to get me to read the book of Mormons and I was real sneaky and his selling points were also I don't want to read it I've been to Utah I've seen what your religion does to people

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-4-18

Bill Burr was asked to read the Book of Mormon by a listener, which he declined due to his personal feelings about the church and what it represented for some people in Utah.

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And then he tried to get me to read the book of Mormons and I was real sneaky and his selling points were also I don't want to read it I've been to Utah I've seen what your religion does to people

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Stephen King

It

A Novel

Bill Burr briefly referenced a Stephen King book with a mute character, during a discussion about Asian people falling on the ice while ice skating.

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It reminds me of that Stephen King book where there was, there was the mute guy and those...

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-19-17

Bill Burr briefly referenced a Stephen King book with a mute character, during a discussion about Asian people falling on the ice while ice skating.

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It reminds me of that Stephen King book where there was, there was the mute guy and those...

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-19-17

While discussing his thoughts on Asian people not getting mad when falling on the ice, Bill Burr briefly mentioned a Stephen King book with a mute character in it, possibly referring to 'It'.

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It reminds me of that Stephen King book where there was, there was the mute guy and those...

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-19-17

It was briefly mentioned in passing as Bill Burr was talking about Asian people falling on ice and not seeming to mind.

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It reminds me of that Stephen King book where there was, there was the mute guy and those...

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Laura Lynne Jackson

Signs

The Secret Language of the Universe

It was mentioned in passing that the CEO of Walmart might have written a book called 'The Secret' about success, but this was not confirmed.

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can we find out how much those guys make hasn't one of them written a book like the secret to success

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-9-18

It was mentioned in passing that the CEO of Walmart might have written a book called 'The Secret' about success, but this was not confirmed.

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can we find out how much those guys make hasn't one of them written a book like the secret to success

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Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Edition]

A Brief History of Humankind

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.

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

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-20-24

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Episode: 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.

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

He talks about how the agricultural revolution more so resulted in the domestication of man rather than us domesticating plants like wheat and shit.

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B. F. Skinner

Walden Two (Hackett Classics)

Bill Burr mentioned Henry David Thoreau's book 'Walden' and criticized it for being boring and possibly plagiarizing Native Americans' knowledge of the natural world.

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Walden Lake who was that fucking boring cunt that wrote all the poems, you know

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-24-14

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Bill Burr mentioned Henry David Thoreau's book 'Walden' and criticized it for being boring and possibly plagiarizing Native Americans' knowledge of the natural world.

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Walden Lake who was that fucking boring cunt that wrote all the poems, you know

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-24-14

Bill Burr discussed Henry David Thoreau's book, 'Walden,' and commented on its perceived boring nature and alleged plagiarism from Native Americans in the past tense.

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Walden Lake who was that fucking boring cunt that wrote all the poems, you know Everybody was freaking out all this shit. He was saying he was plagiarizing the Native Americans

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-24-14

Bill Burr mentioned the book in a negative light, referencing the author as a 'boring cunt' who wrote poems and was accused of plagiarizing Native Americans who already understood nature.

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Walden Lake who was that fucking boring cunt that wrote all the poems, you know Everybody was freaking out all this shit.

He was saying he was plagiarizing the Native Americans They already fucking knew there.

Hunger Games 4-Book Hardcover Box Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) Cover

Suzanne Collins

Hunger Games 4-Book Hardcover Box Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)

Bill mentioned reading the book trilogy when he was single after a breakup, as something he did before meeting his ex-girlfriend.

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I went to one of the other went to the Hunger Games I read that trilogy of books or whatever the fuck that is

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 4-16-20

Bill mentioned reading the book trilogy when he was single after a breakup, as something he did before meeting his ex-girlfriend.

"

I went to one of the other went to the Hunger Games I read that trilogy of books or whatever the fuck that is

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 4-16-20

He mentioned reading the trilogy of books as something he did when he was single, implying it was enjoyable or a way to pass the time.

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I went to one of the other went to the Hunger Games I read that trilogy of books or whatever the fuck that is

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 4-16-20

Bill mentioned the book series in a list of things he would do while being single, referring to having read the books at some point.

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Oh, well, let's see I had beers. I fucking worked out. I watched football or whatever the fuck you did I went to one of the other went to the Hunger Games I read that trilogy of books or whatever the fuck that is

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