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"SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity. A nice surprise: in each episode of SmartLess, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest...
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THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO By ALEKSANDR I. SOLZHENITSYN 1974 First Edition
A clue asked for the missing word from the title of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag, prompting the answer "archipelago".
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What is it? The word that's missing from the title of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag.
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A clue asked for the missing word from the title of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag, prompting the answer "archipelago".
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What is it? The word that's missing from the title of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag.
The Big Chill (The Skelfs Book 2)
The hosts referenced the 1983 film The Big Chill, which originated from a novel, when reviewing Jeff Goldblum's early career.
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The Big Chill, right. Big Chill. Yes, it was stepping stone to one thing led to another.
— Episode: "Jeff Goldblum"
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Episode: "Jeff Goldblum"
The hosts referenced the 1983 film The Big Chill, which originated from a novel, when reviewing Jeff Goldblum's early career.
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The Big Chill, right. Big Chill. Yes, it was stepping stone to one thing led to another.
I Am Maria
My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home
Maria Shriver said she had written a new book of poetry called I Am Maria, noting it was available in paperback and expressing excitement to read it.
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You can find it on paperback. Or I Am Maria. She is a Maria. I am a Maria.
— Episode: "Maria Shriver"
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Episode: "Maria Shriver"
Maria Shriver said she had written a new book of poetry called I Am Maria, noting it was available in paperback and expressing excitement to read it.
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You can find it on paperback. Or I Am Maria. She is a Maria. I am a Maria.
I have this book of poetry ... I can't wait to read I Am Maria and the poems.
Harry Potter
The Complete Collection (1-7)
The sevenbook Harry Potter series was referenced as the material the hosts were reading to keep up with the upcoming reboot, noting they were halfway through the second volume.
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I'm halfway through the second of these seven novels.
— Episode: "John Lithgow"
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Episode: "John Lithgow"
The sevenbook Harry Potter series was referenced as the material the hosts were reading to keep up with the upcoming reboot, noting they were halfway through the second volume.
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I'm halfway through the second of these seven novels.
I read the first one when it came out... I read all the books. You're my audience.
Splinter Of The Mind's Eye
From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
The hosts noted that fans often read this StarWars novel, indicating its place in the expanded universe lore.
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They know the books, they read the books, and they know way more about it. It's in Splinter Of The Mind's Eye. It's a novel by Harry Dean Fox.
— Episode: "Mark Hamill"
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Episode: "Mark Hamill"
The hosts noted that fans often read this StarWars novel, indicating its place in the expanded universe lore.
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They know the books, they read the books, and they know way more about it. It's in Splinter Of The Mind's Eye. It's a novel by Harry Dean Fox.
Source Code
My Beginnings
Bill Gates announced his upcoming book titled Source Code, slated for release in February, and the hosts urged listeners to read it.
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The other thing that I'm excited about, you know, is his book. He's got this new book coming out that's, you know, about, like, how this all started for him, how his brain started going and how he got...
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Episode: "Bill Gates"
Bill Gates announced his upcoming book titled Source Code, slated for release in February, and the hosts urged listeners to read it.
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The other thing that I'm excited about, you know, is his book. He's got this new book coming out that's, you know, about, like, how this all started for him, how his brain started going and how he got excited. Yes, I believe so. Yeah, it's called Source Code. It comes out February.
Source Code is the book. Go out and read it. Because all the prophets are going to go to... Me? Not his pocket, something really good. I should know this, but it's all for charity.
Source Code. I also love the work that I want to get more into the biotechnology.
Thirteen Reasons Why
She mentioned that her mother discovered the book 13 Reasons Why in a bookstore and it was later adapted into a TV series.
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She found the book 13 Reasons Why, which we turned into a TV show.
— Episode: "RE-RELEASE: Selena Gomez"
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Episode: "RE-RELEASE: Selena Gomez"
She mentioned that her mother discovered the book 13 Reasons Why in a bookstore and it was later adapted into a TV series.
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She found the book 13 Reasons Why, which we turned into a TV show.
Rendezvous with Rama (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection, 17)
Villeneuve said he was developing an adaptation of ArthurC.Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama, a book he read as a child that has stayed with him over the years.
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I will have the same relationship with the book that I'm starting to work on in an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama, which is a space movie that takes place in space. It's a book t...
— Episode: "Denis Villeneuve"
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Episode: "Denis Villeneuve"
Villeneuve said he was developing an adaptation of ArthurC.Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama, a book he read as a child that has stayed with him over the years.
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I will have the same relationship with the book that I'm starting to work on in an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama, which is a space movie that takes place in space. It's a book that I read when I was very young.
Till We Meet Again
A Canadian in the First World War
The hosts referenced the novel while recalling a period in their lives, noting it as part of the books they read during that time.
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In the Judith Krantz Till We Meet Again days,
— Episode: "Hugh Grant"
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Episode: "Hugh Grant"
The hosts referenced the novel while recalling a period in their lives, noting it as part of the books they read during that time.
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In the Judith Krantz Till We Meet Again days,
Run Towards the Danger
Confrontations with a Body of Memory
The book was described as a collection of stories about being a kid actor, unraveling her time in the industry and offering insight into that experience.
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She wrote this book called Run Towards the Danger
— Episode: "Keri Russell"
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Episode: "Keri Russell"
The book was described as a collection of stories about being a kid actor, unraveling her time in the industry and offering insight into that experience.
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She wrote this book called Run Towards the Danger
which is a collection of stories, and it's sort of unraveling her time and kind of understanding what that was all like. Of being a kid actor?
The Disaster Artist
My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
The hosts compared the tone of Seth Rogen's film "An American Pickle" to the style of The Disaster Artist, suggesting it was more similar to that work than to other comedies.
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It's probably closer to like The Disaster Artist Or 50-50 Kind of like.
— Episode: "Seth Rogen"
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Episode: "Seth Rogen"
The hosts compared the tone of Seth Rogen's film "An American Pickle" to the style of The Disaster Artist, suggesting it was more similar to that work than to other comedies.
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It's probably closer to like The Disaster Artist Or 50-50 Kind of like.
The Nightingale Deluxe Edition
A Novel
The hosts said they were working on a World WarII film adaptation of the bestselling novel The Nightingale by Kristen Hanna.
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Yes. We have never read a line together. Never. We visited each other on set, but we do not. We have never done that. Never been on camera together other than, you know, me playing her young, but we'r...
— Episode: "Elle Fanning"
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Episode: "Elle Fanning"
The hosts said they were working on a World WarII film adaptation of the bestselling novel The Nightingale by Kristen Hanna.
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Yes. We have never read a line together. Never. We visited each other on set, but we do not. We have never done that. Never been on camera together other than, you know, me playing her young, but we're obviously not together. And so, yeah, we're doing The Nightingale, which is a bestselling book by Kristen Hanna.
Margo's Got Money Troubles
The Charming Inspiration for the Upcoming Apple TV Series
The conversation revealed that Margot's Got Money was originally a book that one of the hosts had read, authored by Ruby Thorpe.
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Margot's Got Money.
— Episode: "Elle Fanning"
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Episode: "Elle Fanning"
The conversation revealed that Margot's Got Money was originally a book that one of the hosts had read, authored by Ruby Thorpe.
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Margot's Got Money.
I think I read that book.
Ruby Thorpe. That was the one.
Truth and Repair
How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
Emma Thompson listed the book as one of the titles she was talking about, noting the author's previous work on Trauma and Recovery.
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So, the books are Truth and Repair by a woman called Judith L. Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery.
— Episode: "Emma Thompson"
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Episode: "Emma Thompson"
Emma Thompson listed the book as one of the titles she was talking about, noting the author's previous work on Trauma and Recovery.
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So, the books are Truth and Repair by a woman called Judith L. Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery.
Getting Over Your Parents
Untangling your childhood
Emma described it as a very important book for anyone who is human.
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Then there's Getting Over Your Parents, which is a very important book for anyone who is human.
— Episode: "Emma Thompson"
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Episode: "Emma Thompson"
Emma described it as a very important book for anyone who is human.
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Then there's Getting Over Your Parents, which is a very important book for anyone who is human.
Baskerville Down Cemetery Road Zoe Boehm Thrillers 1.
Emma said she had recently worked on a TV adaptation of the Mick Herron novel, part of the Slow Horses series.
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I think I did that with Down Cemetery Road. I did a telly recently. It's a series called Down Cemetery Road, which is a quote from a Philip Larkin poem. It's the Slow Horses group.
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Episode: "Emma Thompson"
Emma said she had recently worked on a TV adaptation of the Mick Herron novel, part of the Slow Horses series.
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I think I did that with Down Cemetery Road. I did a telly recently. It's a series called Down Cemetery Road, which is a quote from a Philip Larkin poem. It's the Slow Horses group.
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