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Tim Miller and guests discuss the latest political news for the flagship podcast of the Never Trump movement and the reality-based community. Every weekday we provide insightful analysis, political hot-takes, an unabashed defense of liberal democracy and long-form interviews that cut through the "bo...
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Black Reconstruction in America (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois)
An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880
This history of Reconstruction was mentioned as having a long and sympathetic chapter on Andrew Johnson before ultimately scourging him.
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W.E.B. DuBois has this great history of what he calls black Reconstruction that has a very long and sympathetic chapter about Andrew Johnson that ultimately scourges him because he deserved it.
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Episode: Steve Inskeep: Kevin Is No Lincoln
This history of Reconstruction was mentioned as having a long and sympathetic chapter on Andrew Johnson before ultimately scourging him.
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W.E.B. DuBois has this great history of what he calls black Reconstruction that has a very long and sympathetic chapter about Andrew Johnson that ultimately scourges him because he deserved it.
Young Guns Box Set
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The book was mentioned in connection with Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy, and one speaker characterized its cover as potentially the "most cursed cover ever."
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Tim, do you remember that book Young Guns? That might be the most cursed cover ever. Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, Kevin McCarthy.
— Episode: Tim O'Brien: The Hollow Men
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Episode: Tim O'Brien: The Hollow Men
The book was mentioned in connection with Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy, and one speaker characterized its cover as potentially the "most cursed cover ever."
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Tim, do you remember that book Young Guns? That might be the most cursed cover ever. Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, Kevin McCarthy.
TrumpNation
The Art of Being The Donald
The book was published in 2005, before Donald Trump entered politics, and the speaker noted that since its publication, Trump's problems have become the world's problems.
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author of the classic Trump Nation, The Art of Being the Donald, published in, checking my notes here, 2005, before he came down that golden escalator and New York's problem became the world's problem...
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Episode: Tim O'Brien: The Hollow Men
The book was published in 2005, before Donald Trump entered politics, and the speaker noted that since its publication, Trump's problems have become the world's problems.
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author of the classic Trump Nation, The Art of Being the Donald, published in, checking my notes here, 2005, before he came down that golden escalator and New York's problem became the world's problem.
The Premonition
A Pandemic Story
A book by Michael Lewis was mentioned in the context of reporting a story about Donald Trump's financial demands regarding not running for president.
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And we've learned from the forthcoming Michael Lewis book that, you know, he had his price when it was at five billion dollars not to run for president.
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Episode: Dana Milbank: The Chair Was Already Vacant
A book by Michael Lewis was mentioned in the context of reporting a story about Donald Trump's financial demands regarding not running for president.
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And we've learned from the forthcoming Michael Lewis book that, you know, he had his price when it was at five billion dollars not to run for president.
Trumpocalypse
The End-Times President, a Battle Against the Globalist Elite, and the Countdown to Armageddon (Babylon Code)
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The Rascal King
The Life And Times Of James Michael Curley 1874-1958
This biography of Mayor Curley of Boston was recommended as a model for understanding how a criminal leader could gain support by representing a group that felt beaten down by a hostile state, encouraging listeners to overlook his stealing.
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And so what he's always able to say to the Irish Catholics is, the Yankees want to put you in prison as they did. They want to stop you from voting as they did. And so I represent you and you have to...
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Episode: David Frum: The Kraken Is Never Coming
This biography of Mayor Curley of Boston was recommended as a model for understanding how a criminal leader could gain support by representing a group that felt beaten down by a hostile state, encouraging listeners to overlook his stealing.
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And so what he's always able to say to the Irish Catholics is, the Yankees want to put you in prison as they did. They want to stop you from voting as they did. And so I represent you and you have to overlook my stealing.
And there's a book that's worth, I'm going to recommend to people, which is a biography of Mayor Curley of Boston called The Rascal King.
The Challenge; Sermons from Madison Square Garden
The book or film, which features Adam Sandler, was mentioned because Nikki Haley's zinger during the debate was thought to be borrowed from a scene in it. The speaker frequently played a clip from it on his show as a response to awful callers.
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Nikki Haley did have one good shot, but it was a bit warmed over because she borrowed it, ripped it off from one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. A.B., are you an Adam Sandler fan? Do you know...
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Episode: A.B. Stoddard: A Completely Pointless Debate
The book or film, which features Adam Sandler, was mentioned because Nikki Haley's zinger during the debate was thought to be borrowed from a scene in it. The speaker frequently played a clip from it on his show as a response to awful callers.
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Nikki Haley did have one good shot, but it was a bit warmed over because she borrowed it, ripped it off from one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. A.B., are you an Adam Sandler fan? Do you know Billy Madison?
I would always play the Billy Madison clip.
Mr. Madison, what you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.
Witness
This book was recently reread by David Frum, highlighting the deep pessimism of its author, a former communist who exposed Alger Hiss and believed Soviet communism would prevail.
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I was recently rereading Whitaker Chamber's Witness. And he was deeply pessimistic.
— Episode: David Frum: The Kraken Is Never Coming
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Episode: David Frum: The Kraken Is Never Coming
This book was recently reread by David Frum, highlighting the deep pessimism of its author, a former communist who exposed Alger Hiss and believed Soviet communism would prevail.
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I was recently rereading Whitaker Chamber's Witness. And he was deeply pessimistic.
Hitler
The Last Ten Days, An Eyewitness Account
This was mentioned as the definitive study by Hugh Trevor Roper on the ten days before Hitler's suicide, written by the conservative scholar who was one of the first to enter the Hitler bunker in 1945.
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And he wrote a book called Hitler, The Last 10 Days. That was this, for a long time, the definitive study of the 10 days before Hitler's suicide.
— Episode: David Frum: The Kraken Is Never Coming
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Episode: David Frum: The Kraken Is Never Coming
This was mentioned as the definitive study by Hugh Trevor Roper on the ten days before Hitler's suicide, written by the conservative scholar who was one of the first to enter the Hitler bunker in 1945.
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And he wrote a book called Hitler, The Last 10 Days. That was this, for a long time, the definitive study of the 10 days before Hitler's suicide.
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This book, written in 1940 after the fall of France, was cited as an example of disastrous pessimism, where the author predicted the end of democracy in favor of fascist and communist regimes, which Americans ultimately rejected.
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This is a book written by Anne-Maro Lindbergh, and she published it just after the fall of France in 1940. When things were dark, yeah. She was an authentic fascist, but she wrote as someone who was s...
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Episode: David Frum: The Kraken Is Never Coming
This book, written in 1940 after the fall of France, was cited as an example of disastrous pessimism, where the author predicted the end of democracy in favor of fascist and communist regimes, which Americans ultimately rejected.
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This is a book written by Anne-Maro Lindbergh, and she published it just after the fall of France in 1940. When things were dark, yeah. She was an authentic fascist, but she wrote as someone who was sad.
And I keep it nearby just for mine. This is the way I ended my talk at the festival. When you get to a certain point in your own life, the future holds decline leading to extinction.
One Vote Away
How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History
The speaker noted that Ted Cruz had a podcast, which he seemed very excited about, suggesting it might be a focus for him beyond his Senate duties. The podcast was mentioned in the context of political media saturation and cross-marketing opportunities.
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I've never listened to it. And so I feel like my cultural horizons have been limited by the fact that I've never actually heard Ted Cruz's podcast before.
— Episode: A Raging Bull Elephant
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Episode: A Raging Bull Elephant
The speaker noted that Ted Cruz had a podcast, which he seemed very excited about, suggesting it might be a focus for him beyond his Senate duties. The podcast was mentioned in the context of political media saturation and cross-marketing opportunities.
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I've never listened to it. And so I feel like my cultural horizons have been limited by the fact that I've never actually heard Ted Cruz's podcast before.
Some of y'all know I do every week a podcast. I do every week a podcast. I do a podcast every week. I do a podcast three days a week. I do a podcast.
The verdict with Ted Cruz is number eight.
Rebels, Rogues, and Outlaws
A Pictorial History of WarRoom
This podcast was mentioned in passing while discussing the Apple political podcast chart rankings, noting its position relative to The Bulwark podcast and Ted Cruz's show.
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Bannon's War Room is number seven
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Episode: A Raging Bull Elephant
This podcast was mentioned in passing while discussing the Apple political podcast chart rankings, noting its position relative to The Bulwark podcast and Ted Cruz's show.
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Bannon's War Room is number seven
Im Waiting, God - Women's Bible Study Guide with Leader Helps
Finding Blessing in Gods Delays
Mike Murphy mentioned he was waiting for a tell-all book written by one of Donald Trump's lawyers about having the client from hell.
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Yeah, that's the book I'm waiting for. One of the Trump lawyers does a tell all at the end because the worst job in America.
— Episode: Mike Murphy: The Psychopath vs The Cynic
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Episode: Mike Murphy: The Psychopath vs The Cynic
Mike Murphy mentioned he was waiting for a tell-all book written by one of Donald Trump's lawyers about having the client from hell.
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Yeah, that's the book I'm waiting for. One of the Trump lawyers does a tell all at the end because the worst job in America.
On Bullshit
Anniversary Edition
This classic work by the renowned moral philosopher was cited to describe the current age as one filled with technical bullshit, where people ignore or reject the distinction between truth and falsity.
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I mean, I wrote that it's almost feels like piling on to note that we live in the age of bullshit, but I meant it in the technical sense that Harry Frankfurt meant it when he wrote his magisterial cla...
— Episode: Charlie and Will Monday: Vivek’s BS
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Episode: Charlie and Will Monday: Vivek’s BS
This classic work by the renowned moral philosopher was cited to describe the current age as one filled with technical bullshit, where people ignore or reject the distinction between truth and falsity.
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I mean, I wrote that it's almost feels like piling on to note that we live in the age of bullshit, but I meant it in the technical sense that Harry Frankfurt meant it when he wrote his magisterial classic On Bullshit.
And he wrote that before Trump. And he actually thought that bullshit was a greater enemy of truth than lies because at least liars kind of know there's truth and they're challenging it. But bullshitters just don't know or care about the truth and they ignore or reject the distinction between truth and falsity altogether.
The Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
This book contained an uncanny prediction from Carl Sagan in 1995 about a future America where critical faculties declined, leading to a slide back into superstition and darkness due to the dumbing down of media content. The speaker felt the current political moment perfectly mirrored the warnings laid out in this book.
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Every few years people circulate this Carl Sagan quote from 1995, his rather uncanny prediction. It was in 1995 in the book called The Demon Haunted World.
— Episode: Tom Nichols: Our Surreal Moment
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Episode: Tom Nichols: Our Surreal Moment
This book contained an uncanny prediction from Carl Sagan in 1995 about a future America where critical faculties declined, leading to a slide back into superstition and darkness due to the dumbing down of media content. The speaker felt the current political moment perfectly mirrored the warnings laid out in this book.
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Every few years people circulate this Carl Sagan quote from 1995, his rather uncanny prediction. It was in 1995 in the book called The Demon Haunted World.
The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites now down to 10 seconds or less, the lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.
The War Came To Us
Life and Death in Ukraine -- A Waterstones Book of the Year 2023
This new and important book provided the history, culture, and context to help listeners understand Ukraine's current situation and what might happen next. The author reported on the country for over a decade and detailed life and death in Ukraine.
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And he is the author of the new book, The War Came To Us, Life and Death in Ukraine.
— Episode: Christopher Miller: The War Came to Us
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Episode: Christopher Miller: The War Came to Us
This new and important book provided the history, culture, and context to help listeners understand Ukraine's current situation and what might happen next. The author reported on the country for over a decade and detailed life and death in Ukraine.
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And he is the author of the new book, The War Came To Us, Life and Death in Ukraine.
Now, in his riveting book, The War Came To Us, this foremost export on the region takes us back over the last 12 years, providing the history, the culture and the context to help us understand where Ukraine is today and what might come next. A must read for those who want to get beyond the headlines.
So the title really comes from this brutal, brutal war and invasion arriving without really being expected and totally unprovoked.
The book is The War Came To Us, Life and Death in Ukraine. Christopher Miller is correspondent for the Financial Times based in Ukraine who has been reporting on the country for more than a decade. It is an extraordinary piece of work.
Lessons From The Edge
A Memoir
This was mentioned as a book authored by Marie Yovanovitch, the former US Ambassador to Ukraine.
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And that is Marie Yovanovitch, former US Ambassador to Ukraine, the authors of Lesson from the Edge.
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Episode: Christopher Miller: The War Came to Us
This was mentioned as a book authored by Marie Yovanovitch, the former US Ambassador to Ukraine.
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And that is Marie Yovanovitch, former US Ambassador to Ukraine, the authors of Lesson from the Edge.
The People Vs. Barack Obama
The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration
This book was written by Ben Shapiro, in which he called for the criminal prosecution of Barack Obama, specifically mentioning the use of the RICO Act against him.
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The title of the book is The People Vs. Barack Obama, The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration.
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Episode: Christopher Miller: The War Came to Us
This book was written by Ben Shapiro, in which he called for the criminal prosecution of Barack Obama, specifically mentioning the use of the RICO Act against him.
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The title of the book is The People Vs. Barack Obama, The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration.
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