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Blink
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
The speaker alluded to Malcolm Gladwell's book "Blink" when talking about the upcoming election. The speaker stated that, given the circumstances of the election, Harris's age and background would be perceived differently than if Biden were still in the running.
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Malcolm Gladwell Blink judgment is this is a 59 year old black woman going up against the oldest presidential nominee in history. And the nature of it is different, is fresh, you know...
— Episode: Bill Kristol: Biden Drops Out of Race
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Episode: Bill Kristol: Biden Drops Out of Race
The speaker alluded to Malcolm Gladwell's book "Blink" when talking about the upcoming election. The speaker stated that, given the circumstances of the election, Harris's age and background would be perceived differently than if Biden were still in the running.
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Malcolm Gladwell Blink judgment is this is a 59 year old black woman going up against the oldest presidential nominee in history. And the nature of it is different, is fresh, you know, and so making her carry the baggage, I think is tougher than if it was, you know, Biden, Tim Kaine or whatever, you know, it's hard to get matches.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As told to Alex Haley)
The book was mentioned in reference to an internal dialogue or realization about the nature of racism and American society, contrasting historical context with current events.
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I've been saying it since I was a young man. Our issues in this country are profound, and at the core of them is the relationship between black people and white people. It just is. We have yet to reso...
— Episode: Michael Steele: Confronting the Ugliness
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Episode: Michael Steele: Confronting the Ugliness
The book was mentioned in reference to an internal dialogue or realization about the nature of racism and American society, contrasting historical context with current events.
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I've been saying it since I was a young man. Our issues in this country are profound, and at the core of them is the relationship between black people and white people. It just is. We have yet to resolve that.
Enough
The book is Cassidy Hutchinson's new bestselling memoir detailing her firsthand account of the lead-up to and events of January 6th, and her journey of moral clarity to testify.
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Joining me on the podcast today, Cassidy Hutchinson, who is out with a new bestselling memoir, Enough.
— Episode: Cassidy Hutchinson: Why I Testified
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Episode: Cassidy Hutchinson: Why I Testified
The book is Cassidy Hutchinson's new bestselling memoir detailing her firsthand account of the lead-up to and events of January 6th, and her journey of moral clarity to testify.
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Joining me on the podcast today, Cassidy Hutchinson, who is out with a new bestselling memoir, Enough.
I think in the book is abundantly clear that I take full accountability for all of my missteps and the actions that I wish I had changed.
But I also go into detail about it in the book.
The role that you played and you do describe this. So, you know, you talk a lot in the book about your family and what inspired you.
Thank you so much for writing the book because I think it was important. It answered a lot of questions and I think it's a difficult thing to write about because you do acknowledge your regrets and you do acknowledge your complicity.
ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal
Proverbs
A verse from this book was cited by Charlie Sykes to describe Republicans returning to support Donald Trump, comparing it to a dog returning to its vomit or a fool returning to his folly.
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I couldn't help but think of Proverbs 2611 as a dog returns to his vomit. So a fool returns to his folly.
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Episode: Will Saletan: Individual 1 Gets His Day in Court
A verse from this book was cited by Charlie Sykes to describe Republicans returning to support Donald Trump, comparing it to a dog returning to its vomit or a fool returning to his folly.
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I couldn't help but think of Proverbs 2611 as a dog returns to his vomit. So a fool returns to his folly.
Lessons in Chemistry
A Novel
This book was mentioned as something Katie Couric was watching, set in the 1940s and 50s, highlighting the stunning treatment of women who wanted to work at that time.
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I was watching Lessons in Chemistry on Apple. I think that takes place in the 40s and 50s. You look back on how women were treated then, the few women who wanted to work. It's stunnin...
— Episode: Katie Couric: Not A Libtard
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Episode: Katie Couric: Not A Libtard
This book was mentioned as something Katie Couric was watching, set in the 1940s and 50s, highlighting the stunning treatment of women who wanted to work at that time.
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I was watching Lessons in Chemistry on Apple. I think that takes place in the 40s and 50s. You look back on how women were treated then, the few women who wanted to work. It's stunning.
The Lie Detectives
In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age
It was described as a search for a playbook for winning elections in the disinformation age. The book was intended to be short and fast to read, acting as a corrective surgery from the author's previous book, which was very long and detailed.
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His brand new book is Deli Detectives in search of a playbook for winning elections in the disinformation age.
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Episode: Sasha Issenberg: Politics, Disinformation and 2024
It was described as a search for a playbook for winning elections in the disinformation age. The book was intended to be short and fast to read, acting as a corrective surgery from the author's previous book, which was very long and detailed.
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His brand new book is Deli Detectives in search of a playbook for winning elections in the disinformation age.
I made it a short fast book both in sort of how quickly I turned it around and how quickly it is to read which I believe my last one gave you a hernia Tim so I did I did think of this as corrective surgery thank God it was during COVID you know because I was just like really Sasha 812 pages I don't know how many pages it actually was I mean I like marriage as much as the next guy but that was even it was a little much for me at my TikTok brain so this one you can read in an afternoon
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (Dsm-5-Tr(r))
The DSM is a handbook used to classify and diagnose mental disorders. George Conway references the DSM 5th edition in his description of how Donald Trump ticks all the boxes for narcissistic personality disorder.
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There's this thing called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that's put out by the American Psychiatric Association. And we're on the fifth edition of it. And she went through t...
— Episode: George Conway: Crazy in a Bad Way
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Episode: George Conway: Crazy in a Bad Way
The DSM is a handbook used to classify and diagnose mental disorders. George Conway references the DSM 5th edition in his description of how Donald Trump ticks all the boxes for narcissistic personality disorder.
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There's this thing called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that's put out by the American Psychiatric Association. And we're on the fifth edition of it. And she went through the criteria for this disorder, this personality disorder called narcissistic personality disorder.
And you go through all nine diagnostic criteria. And I think only five or six of them, I forget how many are required in order to have a diagnosis. And he's like, checks every box.
And then I started reading more and the people who had figured this all out, mostly who had the best handle on it in 2016, early on, were the historians. Because the historians could tell you the kinds of personalities that led countries to ruin in the past.
And the psychiatrists and the psychologists who basically knew this character. They both knew this character type because they see them either in their practices or they see them in the history books. Also, the third category, people that just know this fucking guy.
And I read about sociopathy, the antisocial personality disorder part of the DSM.
A Christmas Carol
The Original 1843 Edition (Charles Dickens Classics)
The book was referenced in an analogy about the future not being set, where the spirit of Christmas future shows Ebenezer Scrooge a vision of things that 'maybe' rather than things that 'will be.'
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One of the things I've been one of the two Trump books you're kind enough to mention, I'm not going to forget which one I reminded people of the last scene in Charles Dickens, A Christmas Caro...
— Episode: David Frum: A Dark Path
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Episode: David Frum: A Dark Path
The book was referenced in an analogy about the future not being set, where the spirit of Christmas future shows Ebenezer Scrooge a vision of things that 'maybe' rather than things that 'will be.'
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One of the things I've been one of the two Trump books you're kind enough to mention, I'm not going to forget which one I reminded people of the last scene in Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.
Seasonal for this time of year where he's visited by the spirit of Christmas future. And Ebenezer Scrooge asks, are you an image of things that will be or things that maybe?
Project 2025 Blueprint
Will Donald Trump Joe Biden in Shaping the Foundation of Our American Heritage?
This book was mentioned during a discussion of Johnny McEntee, who is a senior advisor to Project 2025. McEntee was formerly a body man to Donald Trump and was instrumental in the personnel office of the White House during the Trump administration, which is why McEntee was called the 'deputy president'.
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He is now a senior advisor to Project 2025.
— Episode: Will Saletan: Trolls and Liars
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Episode: Will Saletan: Trolls and Liars
This book was mentioned during a discussion of Johnny McEntee, who is a senior advisor to Project 2025. McEntee was formerly a body man to Donald Trump and was instrumental in the personnel office of the White House during the Trump administration, which is why McEntee was called the 'deputy president'.
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He is now a senior advisor to Project 2025.
He was so influential in the White House. People began calling him deputy president.
He flexed this influence and lead up to January 6th.
The Big Sort
Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart
This book, referenced as being about 15 years old, described how people were moving closer to those who think like them, leading to political sorting.
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There was a great book about 15 years ago called The Big Sort where people are just moving closer to people who think like them.
— Episode: Tom Nichols: The Kook Bench
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Episode: Tom Nichols: The Kook Bench
This book, referenced as being about 15 years old, described how people were moving closer to those who think like them, leading to political sorting.
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There was a great book about 15 years ago called The Big Sort where people are just moving closer to people who think like them.
Animal Farm
George Orwell (Macmillan Collector's Library)
This novel was referenced as the greatest ever written, used as an example of how revolutionary movements' ideologies can harden over time into dogma, specifically in the context of 'wokeness' hardening into a dogma where only race or gender matters.
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And the reason I'm not surprised is because of the greatest novel ever written, which is Animal Farm, right? Animal Farm, George Orwell's work about a group of people...
— Episode: Will Saletan: How Many Coups Do You Have...
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Episode: Will Saletan: How Many Coups Do You Have to Attemp...
This novel was referenced as the greatest ever written, used as an example of how revolutionary movements' ideologies can harden over time into dogma, specifically in the context of 'wokeness' hardening into a dogma where only race or gender matters.
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And the reason I'm not surprised is because of the greatest novel ever written, which is Animal Farm, right? Animal Farm, George Orwell's work about a group of people represented by animals who start out as revolutionaries and become authoritarians and conservatives.
Blowback
A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump
This was the brand new book being discussed, which warns about the dangers of a second Trump term and what it would look like. The book contained alarming anecdotes from the first administration and warnings from ex-officials about future staffing and policy intentions.
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He is now the author of the brand new book, Blowback, A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump.
— Episode: Miles Taylor: Imagining a Trump 2.0
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Episode: Miles Taylor: Imagining a Trump 2.0
This was the brand new book being discussed, which warns about the dangers of a second Trump term and what it would look like. The book contained alarming anecdotes from the first administration and warnings from ex-officials about future staffing and policy intentions.
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He is now the author of the brand new book, Blowback, A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump.
I mean, I'm not easily scared, but you lay out in the book exactly what Trump 2.0 would be like.
And that's one of the dangers that I flag and blow back.
And scores of ex-administration officials warned that a Trump 2.0, again, whether it's Donald Trump or a copycat, will hijack the justice system.
The book is Blowback, a warning to save democracy from the next Trump.
Apprentice in Wonderland
How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass
Donald Trump did six interviews for this book, which is a retrospective on "The Apprentice" and how important it was.
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There's a fellow out there with a new book called Apprentice in Wonderland. It's a retrospective on The Apprentice and how important it was. So you will not be surprised at all to hea...
— Episode: Adam Kinzinger: Bat**** Crazy
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Episode: Adam Kinzinger: Bat**** Crazy
Donald Trump did six interviews for this book, which is a retrospective on "The Apprentice" and how important it was.
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There's a fellow out there with a new book called Apprentice in Wonderland. It's a retrospective on The Apprentice and how important it was. So you will not be surprised at all to hear that Donald Trump did six interviews with him for this book. Six!
He's got nothing better to do. Running for president.
And he would from time to time become confused.
He confidently told me and declared that Joan Rivers voted for him when he ran for president. And Joan Rivers died in 2014. So she would not have been able to vote for Donald Trump.
On some days I have the feeling he has no idea who he's even talking to, that he actually forgot or didn't remember that the two of you had spoken at your first sit down interview.
Everything Trump Touches Dies
A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever
Rick Wilson's book, Everything Trump Touches Dies, was mentioned as an example of how Rudy Giuliani's relationship with Trump has led to his downfall, saying he's like the alpha case study of the book's title.
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He's like the alpha case study of Everything Trump Touches Dies and it doesn't ever get any better.
— Episode: Rick Wilson: The Reich Stuff
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Episode: Rick Wilson: The Reich Stuff
Rick Wilson's book, Everything Trump Touches Dies, was mentioned as an example of how Rudy Giuliani's relationship with Trump has led to his downfall, saying he's like the alpha case study of the book's title.
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He's like the alpha case study of Everything Trump Touches Dies and it doesn't ever get any better.
The Fall of Roe
The Rise of a New America
The Fall of Roe is a page-turning book that provides a comprehensive analysis of the events leading to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, highlighting the strategic efforts of Christian lawyers, activists, and politicians who worked behind the scenes. It sheds light on the rise of a new America and the impact of the loss of abortion rights on women, tracing the rights gained and lost in the past 50 years.
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I cannot recommend this book enough to our audience. I told Elizabeth it is absolutely riveting.
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The Fall of Roe is a page-turning book that provides a comprehensive analysis of the events leading to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, highlighting the strategic efforts of Christian lawyers, activists, and politicians who worked behind the scenes. It sheds light on the rise of a new America and the impact of the loss of abortion rights on women, tracing the rights gained and lost in the past 50 years.
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I cannot recommend this book enough to our audience. I told Elizabeth it is absolutely riveting.
It is a page turner. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know, obviously what happened, but about our new America, what is happening and will happen without Roe.
It is also an account of how the minority can eclipse a majority. It's about the intersection of politics and the judiciary and an ascendant Christian movement that people should be aware of.
It is most of all, a stunning audit of the rights of women gained and lost in just 50 years.
I want every woman to read this book. I want everyone to buy this book.
Traffic
Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral
The book discussed the origin stories of the current state of media, detailing the rise and fall of the social media news age through the lens of Buzzfeed News and Gawker.
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And he has a brand new book which just came out this week, Traffic, Genius, Rivalry and Delusion in the Billion Dollar Race to Go Viral.
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Episode: Ben Smith: The Rise and Fall of the Social Media N...
The book discussed the origin stories of the current state of media, detailing the rise and fall of the social media news age through the lens of Buzzfeed News and Gawker.
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And he has a brand new book which just came out this week, Traffic, Genius, Rivalry and Delusion in the Billion Dollar Race to Go Viral.
I want to talk about this book, which I told you I read on a plane to Phoenix last week.
Your book examines the rise and fall of the social media news age through the lens of Buzzfeed News and Gawker.
Ben Smith's new book, which came out Tuesday is Traffic genius, rivalry and delusion in the billion dollar race to go viral.
We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For (The W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures)
It was described as a book that required time and thought to absorb the material, with specific mention of the W.E.B. Du Bois lectures given in 2011. The host remarked that he only made it halfway through the book the night before the interview.
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That was not the case with your book.
— Episode: Eddie Glaude Jr.: Biden Needs to Thread...
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Episode: Eddie Glaude Jr.: Biden Needs to Thread the Needle
It was described as a book that required time and thought to absorb the material, with specific mention of the W.E.B. Du Bois lectures given in 2011. The host remarked that he only made it halfway through the book the night before the interview.
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That was not the case with your book.
So I did, I did the best I could to, you know, there's some pages where I'm like, man, I gotta, I gotta think about, I gotta sit with this for a minute.
This is not a scanner.
I made it about halfway through last night, but it was on the W.E.B. Du Bois lectures he gave in 2011.
He pronounced it Du Bois.
How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
The podcast discussed Jason Stanley's book about fascism, focusing on how education is necessary for fascism to flourish. The conversation highlighted the book's points on the manipulation of information and the importance of critical thinking.
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He talks about stripping away knowledge from people, attacking the schools, changing the curriculum, how people get their information. Because if you can control how people get their information, if y...
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Episode: Symone Sanders Townsend and Olivia Nuzzi: Kamala v...
The podcast discussed Jason Stanley's book about fascism, focusing on how education is necessary for fascism to flourish. The conversation highlighted the book's points on the manipulation of information and the importance of critical thinking.
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He talks about stripping away knowledge from people, attacking the schools, changing the curriculum, how people get their information. Because if you can control how people get their information, if you can affect that, it's very easy to usher in all kinds of things.
Educated
A Memoir
The book was mentioned as a popular memoir about a woman whose father was radicalized by his Mormon family in Idaho.
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Have you ever read a very popular memoir, Educated, about this woman whose Mormon family, her father's radicalized. Right. And she's a something out in, it's been a while since I read...
— Episode: Tim Miller: Trump Keeps Telling Us
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Episode: Tim Miller: Trump Keeps Telling Us
The book was mentioned as a popular memoir about a woman whose father was radicalized by his Mormon family in Idaho.
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Have you ever read a very popular memoir, Educated, about this woman whose Mormon family, her father's radicalized. Right. And she's a something out in, it's been a while since I read it, I think Idaho.
The Aeneid
The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Virgil Classics)
The kids in the 12th grade class were discussing 'The Aeneid'. It was a great books philosophy and this school has worked for their daughters. They have become great students.
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I sat in on a 12th grade class where these kids almost entirely of Latin American origin were discussing The Aeneid and this school has worked for their daughters. They have become gr...
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Episode: George Packer: Phoenix, the Most American City
The kids in the 12th grade class were discussing 'The Aeneid'. It was a great books philosophy and this school has worked for their daughters. They have become great students.
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I sat in on a 12th grade class where these kids almost entirely of Latin American origin were discussing The Aeneid and this school has worked for their daughters. They have become great students.
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