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Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Mentioned 1 week ago

Selects: The First Road Trip

The episode highlighted the audiobook of Andy Weir's sciencefiction novel, noting that Ray Porter was the narrator and describing it as a massive scifi adventure about survival and science.

I'm sitting down with Ray Porter, the narrator of Andy Weir's audiobook Project Hail Mary. Massive scifi adventure about survival and science and what happens when you wake up alone very far from earth.

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The Body

Stephen King

Mentioned 1 week ago

Selects: The First Road Trip

The hosts introduced the novella as the source material for the film Stand By Me and noted that Will Wheaton narrated its audiobook version.

I'm sitting down with Will Wheaton, who played Gordie Lachance in Stand By Me 40 years ago, and now narrates Stephen King's The Body, the novella that inspired it all.

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Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Mentioned 2 weeks ago

Kola: The World’s Deepest Hole

The hosts said John Steinbeck visited the early Project Mohole drilling and that experience gave him the idea for the ending of Of Mice and Men.

That's where he got the idea for the end of, of Mice and Men.

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The Pearl

STEINBECK JOHN

Mentioned 2 weeks ago

Kola: The World’s Deepest Hole

They wondered whether Steinbeck had written The Pearl, mentioning it in the context of his involvement with the drilling project.

Did he write the Pearl? Because that was about pearl diving. So I'm pretty sure that was Steinbeck.

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Smartest Guys in the Room

Bethany McLean

Mentioned 3 weeks ago

Selects: How Enron Fooled the World

The hosts highlighted the book as the source material for the Enron documentary, noting its thorough investigation of the scandal and its authors' backgrounds. They recommended watching the film and reading the book for deeper insight into Enron's rise and fall.

I finally watched The Smartest Guys in the Room today. Yeah, the documentary based on the book, and we'll get to the authors and stuff. It was Peter Elkind, and who was the co-author? Bethany McClain. I knew she wrote the original articles in Forbes, so she co-authored the book.

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Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Mentioned 3 weeks ago

Short Stuff: Why does it feel good to be scared?

One host mentioned having read the novel the day before while discussing the idiom "sixes and sevens".

I was reading a book last yesterday. It was Crime and Punishment. And I'm not just saying this just to show everybody I'm reading Crime and Punishment. But somebody mentioned something being like sixes and sevens.

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Scream with Me

Eleanor Johnson

Mentioned 3 weeks ago

Short Stuff: Why does it feel good to be scared?

The hosts highlighted the book as discussing why people pay to experience haunted houses or scary movies, describing it as voluntary engagement with negative higharousal stimuli.

There's a book that we want to shout out called Scream, Scream with an exclamation point from Margie Key and her colleague, Dr. Greg Siegel, who is director for the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at University of Pittsburgh. But their description of what we're talking about, like paying to go to a haunted house or something or a really scary movie as voluntary engagement with negative high arousal stimuli.

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A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

Mentioned 4 weeks ago

Some Interesting Curses

They mentioned the wellknown novel as a great book that, despite many attempts, has never been turned into a movie.

the very famously, the great, great book, A Confederacy of Dunces, has never been made.

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The Incomparable Atuk

Mordecai RICHLER

Mentioned 4 weeks ago

Some Interesting Curses

The hosts said it was a 1963 satirical Canadian novel that the cursed Hollywood script was based on, and they discussed its plot about an Inuit poet in Toronto.

There was a script based on a book. It was a 1963 satirical Canadian novel called The Incomparable Atuk by Mordecai Rickler.

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Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Chaos Theory Changed the Universe

They noted that the novel was published in 1990 and introduced the character Ian Malcolm, a chaotician, which later influenced the film's depiction of chaos theory.

The book came out in 1990. And in the book, uh, Ian Malcolm, who's a chaotician-

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Merchants of Doubt

Naomi Oreskes

Mentioned 1 month ago

How Global Warming Works

The hosts referenced the book while discussing how think tanks spread doubt about climate science, noting they had mentioned it earlier in the episode.

Well, plus also that it's been proven, I've mentioned that book before, The Merchants of Doubt, that think tanks have been set up to basically influence public thought and point out like scientists aren't 100% certain, scientists aren't 100% certain.

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Mash

Richard Hooker

Mentioned 1 month ago

M*A*S*H: The Story of the 4077th

The hosts explained that the 1970 film was based on a 1968 paperback novel about three army doctors, written by veteran surgeon Richard H. Hornberger under the pen name Richard Hooker. They noted the book was a loose collection of anecdotes that was later expanded with a cowriter.

the movie was optioned from a book written in 1968 called MASH colon, a novel about three army doctors by a MASH veteran doctor named Dr. Richard H. Hornberger under a pseudonym Richard Hooker.

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Ron Stallworth

Black Klansman

A Memoir

It was mentioned that Ron Stallworth wrote a book about his career, specifically about his time undercover as a member of the Ku Klux Klan, which was released around four years before the podcast episode.

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But it was this case which only came out about four years ago when he wrote a book about it, about his career when he went undercover as a, well, as a Klansman.

— Episode: The True Story of BlacKkKlansman

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Episode: The True Story of BlacKkKlansman

It was mentioned that Ron Stallworth wrote a book about his career, specifically about his time undercover as a member of the Ku Klux Klan, which was released around four years before the podcast episode.

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But it was this case which only came out about four years ago when he wrote a book about it, about his career when he went undercover as a, well, as a Klansman.

And then didn't talk about it again until 2014 when his memoirs came out.

And David Duke didn't know until I guess the memoirs came out.

Episode: The True Story of BlacKkKlansman

The podcast discussed the book that was the basis for the Spike Lee film, and discussed how the film took liberties with the story in the book.

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But it was this case which only came out about four years ago when he wrote a book about it, about his career when he went undercover as a, well, as a Klansman.

And then didn't talk about it again until 2014 when his memoirs came out.

And he said it was an intel investigation and that's what they did is they gathered stuff.

And he's very proud of that as he should be.

David Duke didn't know until I guess the memoirs came out.

Episode: The True Story of BlacKkKlansman

The podcasters discussed Ron Stallworth's book, which detailed his undercover work infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs during the 1970s, leading to the film 'BlacKkKlansman'.

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But it was this case which only came out about four years ago when he wrote a book about it, about his career when he went undercover as a, well, as a Klansman.

And then didn't talk about it again until 2014 when his memoirs came out.

And he said it was an intel investigation and that's what they did is they gathered stuff.

And he's very proud of that as he should be.

And David Duke didn't know until I guess the memoirs came out.

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Alex Segura

Archie Meets KISS

Collector's Edition

Susanna from Archie comics sent them a hardcover copy of the book, featuring the band Kiss.

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She sent us a Archie Meets KISS hardcover book.

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Episode: SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny...

Susanna from Archie comics sent them a hardcover copy of the book, featuring the band Kiss.

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She sent us a Archie Meets KISS hardcover book.

Episode: SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny...

Susanna from Archie comics sent the hosts a hardcover copy of this book, which features a crossover between Archie and the band Kiss.

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She sent us a bunch of stuff... most recently she sent us a Archie Meets KISS hardcover book.

Episode: SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny...

Susanna from Archie comics sent a hardcover copy of 'Archie meets Kiss', which was mentioned as a recent gift to the podcast.

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She sent us a bunch of stuff...most recently she sent us a Archie Meets KISS hardcover book.

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Chris Rothe

Dirk Danger Loves Life

Christopher Roth sent a Kindle version of his book to the hosts, who expressed an interest in reading it.

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Christopher M. Roth with an E at the end sent us a Kindle version of his book, Dirk Danger Loves Life.

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Episode: SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny...

Christopher Roth sent a Kindle version of his book to the hosts, who expressed an interest in reading it.

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Christopher M. Roth with an E at the end sent us a Kindle version of his book, Dirk Danger Loves Life.

Episode: SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny...

The podcast hosts mentioned receiving a Kindle version of this book and expressed excitement about reading it.

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Christopher M. Roth with an E at the end sent us a Kindle version of his book, Dirk Danger Loves Life.

Episode: SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny...

Christopher M. Roth's book, 'Dirk Danger Loves Life', was mentioned and Josh expressed a desire to read it, as he did not have a Kindle at the time.

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Christopher M. Roth with an E at the end sent us a Kindle version of his book, Dirk Danger Loves Life. I don't have a Kindle yet and I'm dying to read this thing.

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John Harvey 1852-1943 Kellogg

Tobaccoism

Or, How Tobacco Kills

It was one of John Harvey Kellogg's earliest books, and it discussed the negative effects of tobacco on the human body, which was a novel concept for doctors at the time.

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One of his earliest books was called Tobaccoism and in it he writes about how tobacco is really bad for you and this was at a time when people didn't think that way

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Episode: SYSK Live: The Kellogg Brothers’ Wacky World of He...

It was one of John Harvey Kellogg's earliest books, and it discussed the negative effects of tobacco on the human body, which was a novel concept for doctors at the time.

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One of his earliest books was called Tobaccoism and in it he writes about how tobacco is really bad for you and this was at a time when people didn't think that way

Episode: SYSK Live: The Kellogg Brothers’ Wacky World of He...

It was one of John Harvey Kellogg's earliest books, where he wrote about the negative effects of tobacco, a novel idea at a time when doctors often smoked while treating patients.

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One of his earliest books was called Tobaccoism and in it he writes about how tobacco is really bad for you and this was at a time when people didn't think that way

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Kimberly Jones

I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

It was recommended by Chuck as a humorous and popular book read by Colbert himself, but no further details were shared.

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i'm gonna recommend uh just quickly steven colbert of the colbert rapport nice oh i saw his uh portrait his national gallery portrait it was a sony recently it was awesome with this familiar uh scowl...

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Episode: SYSK Selects: How Lobotomies Work

It was recommended by Chuck as a humorous and popular book read by Colbert himself, but no further details were shared.

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i'm gonna recommend uh just quickly steven colbert of the colbert rapport nice oh i saw his uh portrait his national gallery portrait it was a sony recently it was awesome with this familiar uh scowl yeah i love that guy so yeah he has a very popular book that he reads himself called i'm an american and so can you and that's all i need to say about that yes hysterical nice check

Episode: SYSK Selects: How Lobotomies Work

It was briefly recommended by Chuck as a book that Stephen Colbert reads himself. The podcasters didn't elaborate further on the contents of the book.

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I'm gonna recommend uh just quickly steven colbert of the colbert rapport nice oh i saw his uh portrait his national gallery portrait it was a sony recently it was awesome with this familiar uh scowl yeah i love that guy so yeah he has a very popular book that he reads himself called i'm an american and so can you and that's all i need to say about that yes hysterical nice

Episode: SYSK Selects: How Lobotomies Work

Recommended by Josh, who found the audiobook version of the book to be very funny.

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I'm gonna recommend uh just quickly steven colbert of the colbert rapport.

nice.

oh i saw his uh portrait his national gallery portrait it was a sony recently it was awesome with this familiar uh scowl yeah i love that guy so yeah he has a very popular book that he reads himself called i'm an american and so can you and that's all i need to say about that yes hysterical.

nice check.

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Dr. Seuss

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

A listener wrote in with their dislike for Dr. Seuss books, specifically mentioning 'Red Fish, Blue Fish' as an example of repetitive and juvenile writing style.

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Some come a long long way some are very very bad all he does is yell he likes to drink and drink and drink it's pretty juvenile when you think about it.

— Episode: How Airbags Work

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Episode: How Airbags Work

A listener wrote in with their dislike for Dr. Seuss books, specifically mentioning 'Red Fish, Blue Fish' as an example of repetitive and juvenile writing style.

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Some come a long long way some are very very bad all he does is yell he likes to drink and drink and drink it's pretty juvenile when you think about it.

If you can't find a word to rhyme just make one up cans rhymes with zans bump fish what are those bump well of course you have to make up a wamp black what about black

I'm a book editor now guys I hate this stuff more now than when I was a kid and felt this and just felt disturbed by the strange drawings

Episode: How Airbags Work

It was criticized for its juvenile and unimaginative use of language and repetitive word usage, as well as the strange and disturbing illustrations.

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Some come a long, long way, some are very, very bad.

He likes to drink and drink and drink. It's pretty juvenile when you think about it.

If you can't find a word to rhyme, just make one up. Cans rhymes with zans, bump fish, what are those? Bump, well of course, you have to make up a wamp.

Black, what about black? No, she's saying black. I know that's a made-up word.

Episode: How Airbags Work

Sophia Cook, a listener, expressed a strong dislike for Dr. Seuss books, citing repetitive language and juvenile poetry as reasons, highlighting her experience as an English teacher.

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Some come a long, long way, some are very, very bad.

He likes to drink and drink and drink.

Cans rhymes with zans, bump fish, what are those?

Well of course you have to make up a wamp.

Black, what about black?

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Dr. Seuss

Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! (Bright & Early Books)

It was mentioned as a book written by Theodore Geisel under his pen name, Theo LeSieg. It was mentioned as being about a child's birthday party where one child is not initially invited.

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Yeah actually one of my favorite books Hooper Humperdink not him is written by Theo LeSig.

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Episode: Dr. Seuss: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

It was mentioned as a book written by Theodore Geisel under his pen name, Theo LeSieg. It was mentioned as being about a child's birthday party where one child is not initially invited.

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Yeah actually one of my favorite books Hooper Humperdink not him is written by Theo LeSig.

Hooper Humperdink not him it's about this kid who's throwing a birthday party and everybody's invited to the greatest birthday party you've ever seen in your life except for poor Hooper Humperdink and I think he gets invited finally at the end.

Episode: Dr. Seuss: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

It was written by Theodor Seuss Geisel under his pen name, Theo LeSieg, and was initially mistaken for a Dr. Seuss book by one of the hosts. It is about a child who isn't invited to a birthday party.

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Yeah actually one of my favorite books Hooper Humperdink not him is written by Theo LeSig.

Oh really?

Yeah interesting.

So that was his first.

I always thought this was a Dr. Seuss book and then I saw this and I'm like it was a Dr. Seuss book.

Episode: Dr. Seuss: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

It was initially believed to be a Dr. Seuss book, but it was revealed to be written under Theodore Geisel's earlier pseudonym, Theo LeSieg, and was about a child excluded from a party.

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Actually one of my favorite books Hooper Humperdink not him is written by Theo LeSig.

Hooper Humperdink not him it's about this kid who's throwing a birthday party and everybody's invited to the greatest birthday party you've ever seen in your life except for poor Hooper Humperdink and I think he gets invited finally at the end.

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Alfred J. Lotka

Elements of Mathematical Biology

The podcast hosts read a children's book that explained the history of Hanukkah in a fun and engaging way, emphasizing the story's message of kindness and inclusivity.

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It's really wonderful or you can go to silverbooks.com that is S-I-B-E-R books.com and check out what Alan's up to and it's not just for Jewish families. You should just spread the word of Hanukkah to...

— Episode: SYSK Live Christmas Spectacular!

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Episode: SYSK Live Christmas Spectacular!

The podcast hosts read a children's book that explained the history of Hanukkah in a fun and engaging way, emphasizing the story's message of kindness and inclusivity.

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It's really wonderful or you can go to silverbooks.com that is S-I-B-E-R books.com and check out what Alan's up to and it's not just for Jewish families. You should just spread the word of Hanukkah to all children because it's a really great story.

You want to start off for me? I'll start. All right, are you going to do voices and stuff? I don't know, let's see how it goes. Okay. Meet the La Caz family. They're just like you and me except they're potato pancakes.

And we're going to read you the story of the La Caz family which hopefully you will love. Yeah, we haven't even practiced this yet so we'll see how it goes. Meet the La Caz by Alan Silverberg.

Chuck and I just happened to have the hardbound edition in different editions.

Episode: SYSK Live Christmas Spectacular!

The hosts read this children's book aloud as part of their Christmas show, which tells the story of Hanukkah in a fun and engaging way for young children.

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We did a reading from a wonderful, wonderful kids book called Meet the Lotkas and it tells the actual real story of Hanukkah and how that came about in a very fun childlike way.

It was written by a man named Alan Silverberg. You can buy that wherever you buy your books.

It's really wonderful or you can go to silverbooks.com that is S-I-B-E-R books.com and check out what Alan's up to and it's not just for Jewish families. You should just spread the word of Hanukkah to all children because it's a really great story.

Yeah, it's a really great book too.

Chuck and I just happened to have the hardbound edition in different editions.

Episode: SYSK Live Christmas Spectacular!

It was a contemporary children's book that told the story of Hanukkah in a fun and engaging way. A reading of the book was performed live at the Christmas Spectacular.

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We did a reading from a wonderful, wonderful kids book called Meet the Lotkas and it tells the actual real story of Hanukkah and how that came about in a very fun childlike way.

You can buy that wherever you buy your books.

It's really wonderful or you can go to silverbooks.com that is S-I-B-E-R books.com and check out what Alan's up to and it's not just for Jewish families.

You should just spread the word of Hanukkah to all children because it's a really great story.

Yeah, it's a really great book too.

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James Nestor

Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

It was discussed as a book about the science of breathing, particularly nose breathing, and was published a couple of years ago during the pandemic.

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He wrote Breath, the new science of a lost art came out a couple of years ago during the pandemic.

— Episode: Short Stuff: Nose Breathing

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Episode: Short Stuff: Nose Breathing

It was discussed as a book about the science of breathing, particularly nose breathing, and was published a couple of years ago during the pandemic.

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He wrote Breath, the new science of a lost art came out a couple of years ago during the pandemic.

And then after researching nose Breathing, which by the way, I think you got this original article from How Stuff Works, right?

And he isn't it nice Chuck to be able to say things like that in past tense?

James Nestor says you want to nose Breathe, mouth Breathing bad, nose Breathing good.

He said he doesn't even know why God came up with Breathing through the mouth. It's so stupid.

Episode: Short Stuff: Nose Breathing

It was discussed as a book about nose breathing and its benefits, which was published a couple of years ago during the pandemic.

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He wrote Breath, the new science of a lost art came out a couple of years ago during the pandemic.

And then nitric oxide is released in nasal Breathing and nitric oxide actually has a bunch of different effects. But a big one is that it's a vasodilator, which means that it opens up your, your blood vessels so that more blood can flow.

And James Nestor, the author and Breathing researcher, he says there's a kind that's called coherent Breathing.

And he said a good way to work on Breathing is to try this coherent Breathing where you Breathe in slowly for about five to six seconds and then you exhale over about five to six seconds.

And that makes sense because if you've ever trained your lungs on one of those little like Breathing trainers, you know what I'm talking about?

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Paul R. Ehrlich

The Population Bomb

It was published in 1968 and discussed the idea of exponential human population growth, which was a popular idea at the time, and it was mentioned as a book that scared a lot of people.

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And I don't think we mentioned too that Christian initially said that they had been, he and his people had been working on this idea for 20 years.

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Episode: The Georgia Guidestones: The Elite Have a Laugh

It was published in 1968 and discussed the idea of exponential human population growth, which was a popular idea at the time, and it was mentioned as a book that scared a lot of people.

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And I don't think we mentioned too that Christian initially said that they had been, he and his people had been working on this idea for 20 years.

And it turned out to not be correct at all.

But at the time again, people were worried about it.

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J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit Illustrated by the Author

Illustrated by JRR Tolkien

It was mentioned as a book from the mid-1930s that featured a particularly evil dragon, seemingly influenced by Western dragon traditions.

"

Certainly Tolkien in the mid 1930s when he wrote The Hobbit.

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Episode: Dragons: As Real as Mermaids

It was mentioned as a book from the mid-1930s that featured a particularly evil dragon, seemingly influenced by Western dragon traditions.

"

Certainly Tolkien in the mid 1930s when he wrote The Hobbit.

Episode: Dragons: As Real as Mermaids

It was mentioned as a book by J.R.R. Tolkien that featured a particularly evil dragon, drawing upon the Western tradition of malevolent dragons.

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Certainly Tolkien in the mid 1930s when he wrote The Hobbit.

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Katja Hoyer

Beyond the Wall

A History of East Germany

It was mentioned that Bob Geldof played Pink in the movie adaptation of this book.

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Oh really? Yeah. I think he told me this every time Bob Geldof comes up.

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Episode: Remembering Live Aid

It was mentioned that Bob Geldof played Pink in the movie adaptation of this book.

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Oh really? Yeah. I think he told me this every time Bob Geldof comes up.

Episode: Remembering Live Aid

It was mentioned that Bob Geldof played 'Pink' in the movie adaptation of this book, which is a Pink Floyd album.

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He also if you're a Pink Floyd fan, he played Pink in the movie The Wall.

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Thomas Paine

The Age of Reason, the Complete Edition

It was written by Thomas Paine, who was considered a founding father and a Deist, and it was mentioned in relation to the Georgia Guidestones' capstone message of ushering in an 'Age of Reason'.

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He really kind of lobbied for a constitution in America, but he also wrote Age of Reason being an investigation of the true and fabulous theology.

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Episode: The Georgia Guidestones: The Elite Have a Laugh

It was written by Thomas Paine, who was considered a founding father and a Deist, and it was mentioned in relation to the Georgia Guidestones' capstone message of ushering in an 'Age of Reason'.

"

He really kind of lobbied for a constitution in America, but he also wrote Age of Reason being an investigation of the true and fabulous theology.

That's how a lot of people connect the Rosicrucians to the Georgia Guidestones.

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John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

It was mentioned along with other Steinbeck works, with a brief acknowledgment of its existence. The discussion then pivoted to other topics.

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I knew about Grapes of Wrath as I lay dying mainly because that metal band.

— Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters

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Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters

It was mentioned along with other Steinbeck works, with a brief acknowledgment of its existence. The discussion then pivoted to other topics.

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I knew about Grapes of Wrath as I lay dying mainly because that metal band.

Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters

It was briefly mentioned by Chuck, referencing his familiarity with the book, possibly due to a metal band's association with it.

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I didn't know that was a Steinbeck book. I knew about Grapes of Wrath as I lay dying mainly because that metal band. Travels with Charlie.

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Charles Darwin

The Origin Of Species

150th Anniversary Edition

It was mentioned as an example of a 23 coincidence because when you add the numbers of its release year (1859), the sum is 23.

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Darwin's Origin of the Species was released in 1859. You add up one eight five and nine and you get 23.

— Episode: Short Stuff: The Number 23

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Episode: Short Stuff: The Number 23

It was mentioned as an example of a 23 coincidence because when you add the numbers of its release year (1859), the sum is 23.

"

Darwin's Origin of the Species was released in 1859. You add up one eight five and nine and you get 23.

Episode: Short Stuff: The Number 23

It was mentioned as an example of a book whose publication date, when added together, totals 23.

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Darwin's Origin of Species was released in 1859. You add up one eight five and nine and you get 23.

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Sebastian Junger

The Perfect Storm

A True Story of Men Against the Sea

The podcast hosts mentioned a reference to a passage from this book regarding studies on how long it takes for the body to react to a lack of oxygen during drowning.

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I got this from a reference to a passage from the book The Perfect Storm okay

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Episode: How Drowning Works

The podcast hosts mentioned a reference to a passage from this book regarding studies on how long it takes for the body to react to a lack of oxygen during drowning.

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I got this from a reference to a passage from the book The Perfect Storm okay

Episode: How Drowning Works

The podcast hosts mentioned a reference to a passage from this book regarding studies on the effects of drowning on the body after about 87 seconds. Information about the book itself wasn't discussed further.

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I got this from a reference to a passage from the book The Perfect Storm okay

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Susan Cain

Quiet

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

It was mentioned that the book focuses on the preference of stimulation environments, either high or low, as a key factor in introversion or extraversion.

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There's a woman named Susan Cain who wrote a book called Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.

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It was mentioned that the book focuses on the preference of stimulation environments, either high or low, as a key factor in introversion or extraversion.

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There's a woman named Susan Cain who wrote a book called Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.

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It was discussed as primarily about how people get stimulation, whether it's lower or higher stimulation environments, and that it's a preference.

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There's a woman named Susan Cain who wrote a book called Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.

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Omar Khayyám

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

It was mentioned as a 12th-century book of Persian poetry, translated into English, and the phrase "Tamm Shud" was found written in a copy, which was linked to the Somerton man.

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That's from a 12th century book of Persian poetry called Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

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It was mentioned as a 12th-century book of Persian poetry, translated into English, and the phrase "Tamm Shud" was found written in a copy, which was linked to the Somerton man.

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That's from a 12th century book of Persian poetry called Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

And it was kind of a big deal once it was translated into English.

And one of the reporters recognized it, right?

And specifically, it's the last words of the Rubaiyat.

And I have no idea whose it is.

Episode: Selects: The Baffling Case of the Body On Somerton...

It was mentioned as a 12th-century book of Persian poetry, translated by Edward Fitzgerald, and a key piece of evidence in the Somerton Man case, as the phrase 'Tamam Shud' was found in a copy of it.

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That's from a 12th century book of Persian poetry called Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

And it was kind of a big deal once it was translated into English.

And specifically, it's the last words of the Rubaiyat.

It's just been, I put it in my glove compartment. It's been sitting there until I read this article in the newspaper.

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Bram Stoker

Dracula (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

It was discussed as a pivotal work in vampire lore, introducing elements like the vampire's aversion to sunlight and enhanced intelligence and charm, which were not present in earlier legends.

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And that's what Bram Stoker did.

— Episode: Selects: How Vampires Work

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It was discussed as a pivotal work in vampire lore, introducing elements like the vampire's aversion to sunlight and enhanced intelligence and charm, which were not present in earlier legends.

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And that's what Bram Stoker did.

The book is great though.

He was a theater manager and a novelist and also a really great researcher.

So Bram Stoker goes and he starts to do some research and pokes around and he finds a great place to set this vampire tale is in Transylvania, which is the heart of the Strigoi vampire.

And it was also, I think, the first time where all of a sudden they didn't have any reflection because most of the previous legends, they loved their reflection.

Episode: Selects: How Vampires Work

It was discussed as a major influence on modern vampire lore, in particular, its portrayal of a seductive and intelligent vampire. The podcasters discussed the book's setting and inspiration.

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The book is great though.

He was a theater manager and a novelist and also a really great researcher.

And he thought, well, this is just perfect. I'm going to set it there and let's see if I can find somebody of that area who I can base this vampire character on.

He was into some horrible stuff. He killed a lot of people.

And it was also, I think, the first time where all of a sudden they didn't have any reflection because most of the previous legends, they loved their reflection.

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James W. Loewen

Lies My Teacher Told Me

Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

It was mentioned as a book that claimed James Buchanan was gay, and that this was not a secret in the 19th century, contrary to popular belief.

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There's a guy that wrote a book, Jim Lohan, called Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Teacher Got Wrong.

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It was mentioned as a book that claimed James Buchanan was gay, and that this was not a secret in the 19th century, contrary to popular belief.

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There's a guy that wrote a book, Jim Lohan, called Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Teacher Got Wrong.

He clearly states that that James Buchanan was gay and not only that, it was not a big secret and America was actually a little more open to that kind of thing and permissives of that kind of thing back then, right?

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It was mentioned as a book that discussed James Buchanan possibly being gay and that American history was not always as progressive as people often believe.

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There's a guy that wrote a book Jim Lohan called Lies My Teacher Told Me everything your American history teacher got wrong and He clearly states that that James Buchanan was gay and not only that It was not a big secret and America was actually a little more open to that kind of thing and Permissives of that kind of thing back then right right.

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