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Listen to Dan's daily radio show. With exclusive insider access, Patrick brings A-list guests from the world of sports and entertainment to the show. Sharing his perspective on pop culture and sports, Patrick also brings a dose of humor to his fans.

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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Hardcover Illustrated edition 2020 June 25

J.R.R. Tolkien

Mentioned 5 months ago

C&R - The Most Lovable Nerds

They noted that The Hobbit has been around forever and recalled hearing about its story as children, highlighting its lasting appeal.

The Hobbit existed forever. When I was a little kid, they were talking about the story of The Hobbit.

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1984

George Orwell

Mentioned 5 months ago

Hour 2 – MLBPA Boss Resigns, Punchable Faces

They asked for a summary of the novel, noting it as a book they didn't want to read themselves.

He was like, I need a summary of this book. 1984? So I don't have to read it. How about Cliff?

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Getting Started in Shares For Dummies

James Dunn

Mentioned 5 months ago

Hour 2 – MLBPA Boss Resigns, Punchable Faces

They referenced the book as a concise guide, mentioning its distinctive yellow cover and font style.

Rev share for dummies, guys. You know, all those little books with the font, you know, the kitty font with the yellow cover. Rev share for dummies.

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Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

Mentioned 5 months ago

Hour 2 – The Raiders Have Options, Championship Snow-Over, Devin McCourty

The hosts discussed "Hamnet" as the novel about Hamlet's brother, mistakenly thinking it might be a joke, and noted that a female character in the story was considered a strong awards favorite.

No. It's Hamlet's brother is Hamnet. And the woman in there is considered the favorite, the biggest favorite for any category. I said to my wife, how great was she? She said, no, she was good. I said, she's an overwhelming favorite to be best actress.

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Johnny Mnemonic

William Gibson

Mentioned 6 months ago

C&R - Players-Only, Hall of Fame, Mahomes

They mentioned adopting a 90s cyberpunk look and referenced the title Johnny Mnemonic.

I'm going for that 90s cyberpunk look. Johnny Mnemonic.

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Jeremy Lin

Timothy Dalrymple

Mentioned 6 months ago

C&R - Sing the Praises of Fernando!

The hosts referenced Linsanity as a story that swept the nation, mentioning it as an example of a cultural phenomenon that captured widespread attention.

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (A Song of Ice and Fire)

George R. R. Martin

Mentioned 6 months ago

C&R - Divisional Round Picks & Brainwave

They mentioned the novella as an upcoming TV series premiering on HBO on January 18th.

If you're a Game of Thrones fan, a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is premiering January 18th, a Sunday on HBO.

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The Outsiders

S. E. Hinton

Mentioned 6 months ago

C&R - Harbaugh, Warner, Hot Chocolate

The hosts compared a player's comeback to the "do it for Johnny" moment from The Outsiders, using the novel as a metaphor for stepping up when needed.

In the movie The Outsiders, do it for Johnny. Do it for Johnny. Dallas, right? Matt Dillon's character. It's been a while. Isn't he also in the hospital and they don't think he's going to show up to the rumble? But he's like, it's not a rumble without me. Do it for Johnny. And he comes there in the rumble when they need him most.

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The Natural Mind

Andrew T. Weil M.D.

Mentioned 6 months ago

C&R - Harbaugh, Warner, Hot Chocolate

The conversation referenced The Natural while discussing sports comeback narratives, treating the novel as an example of an underdog story.

And it's a big deal. The end of The Natural. They think that he's not going to be able to play.

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The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Mentioned 6 months ago

C&R - Harbaugh, Warner, Hot Chocolate

A host mentioned the line from The Great Gatsby while describing a billionaire's private jet travel, using the novel as a cultural reference.

They literally will fly across the Atlantic just to have dinner at their one favorite place in Paris and then fly back. Like they say in The Great Gatsby, they're different than you and me.

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Cujo

Stephen King

Mentioned 6 months ago

Hour 2 - Long Road Ahead

Dan mentioned that the film "Primate" was actually titled "Cujo," referencing the wellknown Stephen King novel.

The movie Primate. I've already seen that. It was called Cujo.

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Radical Candor

Kim Scott

Mentioned 6 months ago

The Best of The Dan Patrick Show

The host cited Radical Candor as a useful guide for managers on how to handle firings, noting that surprise when being let go signals poor management and emphasizing the need for honest, ongoing conversations.

There's a great book called Radical Candor. It talks about, as a manager, if someone is surprised when they're let go, that means you've done a bad job managing them. So you have to have real conversations consistently about where we're falling short and what we need to do to fix it. A coach shouldn't be surprised if they're fired.

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Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho

The host noted that RyanMcFadden claimed his shocking email was inspired by the BradEastonEllis novelAmericanPsycho, which is assigned in some Duke literature courses.

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Well, later, Ryan McFadden insisted that the email had been inspired by the Brad Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, which is read in some Duke literature courses.

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Episode: The Long Shadow of Doubt: Part Two

The host noted that RyanMcFadden claimed his shocking email was inspired by the BradEastonEllis novelAmericanPsycho, which is assigned in some Duke literature courses.

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Well, later, Ryan McFadden insisted that the email had been inspired by the Brad Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, which is read in some Duke literature courses.

According to Newsweek, two sources close to the team supported McFadden's insistence, saying that the email was clearly a reference to the book, and later the movie, called American Psycho.

In the movie, a Wall Street banker played by Christian Bale goes crazy and kills several women, though possibly only in his dreams.

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O. J.

The Education of a Rich Rookie

It was noted that O.J. Simpson authored a book titled The Education of a Rich Rookie, published in 1970, predating his more famous autobiography.

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Did you guys actually know that O.J. wrote a book first before he wrote his book that everybody knows about?

— Episode: Hour 3 - Al Michaels

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Episode: Hour 3 - Al Michaels

It was noted that O.J. Simpson authored a book titled The Education of a Rich Rookie, published in 1970, predating his more famous autobiography.

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Did you guys actually know that O.J. wrote a book first before he wrote his book that everybody knows about?

No. It's called The Education of a Rich Rookie. Read it. My dad mentioned in it.

O.J. Simpson did have a book after his rookie year, The Education of a Rich Rookie with Pete Axtell. And it came out in 1970.

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The Goldman Family

If I did it

Confessions of the Killer

The hosts mentioned that O. J. Simpson had written a book titled "If I Did It," describing it as a hypothetical account of how he would have committed the crime.

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he wrote a book called If I did it no no confessions of the killer a hypothetical uh like account of how he would have done it if he had

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The hosts mentioned that O. J. Simpson had written a book titled "If I Did It," describing it as a hypothetical account of how he would have committed the crime.

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he wrote a book called If I did it no no confessions of the killer a hypothetical uh like account of how he would have done it if he had

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The Goldman Family

If I did it

Confessions of the Killer

They noted that Simpson had written a book titled If I Did It, a hypothetical confession of how he would have committed the murders.

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He wrote a book called If I Did It, Confessions of the Killer, a hypothetical account of how he would have done it if he had.

— Episode: Hour 3 – Baby Names, UConn 3-Peat

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They noted that Simpson had written a book titled If I Did It, a hypothetical confession of how he would have committed the murders.

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He wrote a book called If I Did It, Confessions of the Killer, a hypothetical account of how he would have done it if he had.

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Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr Ripley (Vintage Quarterbound Classics)

They mentioned watching the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley, which is based on the novel of the same name.

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I just watched last night that movie, The Talented Mr. Ripley. Yes. That's all set all throughout Italy.

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They mentioned watching the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley, which is based on the novel of the same name.

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I just watched last night that movie, The Talented Mr. Ripley. Yes. That's all set all throughout Italy.

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Gaston Leroux

The Phantom of the Opera

They mentioned having seen the original cast of The Phantom of the Opera during a honeymoon in London.

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I did say I saw Phantom of the Opera original cast on my honeymoon in London okay that that's it was it Michael Crawford and yeah that's a walkoff yes it is

— Episode: Hour 1 –Final Four Odds, Charles Barkley

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Episode: Hour 1 –Final Four Odds, Charles Barkley

They mentioned having seen the original cast of The Phantom of the Opera during a honeymoon in London.

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I did say I saw Phantom of the Opera original cast on my honeymoon in London okay that that's it was it Michael Crawford and yeah that's a walkoff yes it is

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Chris Webber

By God's Grace

The memoir was announced as a new release slated for April 4th, detailing Webber's personal highs and lows on and off the basketball court.

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C Web has been there before the uh member of the Michigan Fab Five and he has a new memoir By God's Grace it'll be released on April fourth and it's a look into Chris's story in his o...

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The memoir was announced as a new release slated for April 4th, detailing Webber's personal highs and lows on and off the basketball court.

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C Web has been there before the uh member of the Michigan Fab Five and he has a new memoir By God's Grace it'll be released on April fourth and it's a look into Chris's story in his own words the highs and lows on the court off the court.

C Web I think it was all of it Dan is something I would never do again, but I think it's one of my greatest accomplishments, taken about 12 years to write a book I started off with just ...

You know man thank you dad that's Chris Webber Hall of Famer his new memoir is called By God's Grace it'll be released Thursday April fourth.

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Chris Webber

By God's Grace

The memoir recounted Weber's basketball journey, personal highs and lows, family life, and the challenges he faced on and off the court.

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Chris Weber has a new memoir coming out. Talk to CWeb. It's been a little while.

— Episode: Hour 2 – Drawing the Line, Chris Webber

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Episode: Hour 2 – Drawing the Line, Chris Webber

The memoir recounted Weber's basketball journey, personal highs and lows, family life, and the challenges he faced on and off the court.

"

Chris Weber has a new memoir coming out. Talk to CWeb. It's been a little while.

The member of the Michigan Fab Five and he has a new memoir By God's Grace. It'll be released on April 4th and it's a look into Chris's story in his own words - the highs and lows on the court, off the court and the infamous timeout, the years that he and his wife tried to have a child, twins, neverbeforeseen photos, personal stories, heartfelt tributes to the most influential people in his life and his journey.

Great to talk to you, look forward to reading the book thank you. Chris Weber Hall of Famer his new memoir is called By God's Grace and it'll be released Thursday April 4th.

What was the toughest thing to write about CWeb? I think it was all of it, Dan. It's something I would never do again. But I think it's one of my greatest accomplishments, taken about 12 years to write a book.

I started off with just the passion to do it and I had to see if my words are real. So I got a stenographer. I would just speak to her and over months and then I took a crew back to Tunica, Mississippi where I'm from.

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Andy McCullough

The Last of His Kind

Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness

The book was mentioned as an upcoming work about Clayton Kershaw that explores the burden of greatness he carries in his career.

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He also has a book coming out called The Last of His Kind about Clayton Kershaw and the burden of greatness.

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The book was mentioned as an upcoming work about Clayton Kershaw that explores the burden of greatness he carries in his career.

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He also has a book coming out called The Last of His Kind about Clayton Kershaw and the burden of greatness.

That's Andy McCollum, senior writer for The Athletic, and in his book The Last of His Kind about Kershaw he talks about the burden of greatness.

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Andy McCullough

The Last of His Kind

Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness

The book was described as an exploration of Clayton Kershaw's career and the pressure that comes with his greatness, detailing his personal and professional challenges.

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He has a book coming out The Last of His Kind Clayton Kershaw and the burden of greatness.

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The book was described as an exploration of Clayton Kershaw's career and the pressure that comes with his greatness, detailing his personal and professional challenges.

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He has a book coming out The Last of His Kind Clayton Kershaw and the burden of greatness.

Andy McCullough also his book, The Last of His Con.

Clayton Kershaw and The Burden of Greatness.

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Colleen Chao

On Our Way Home

Reflections on Heaven in the Face of Death

The mob novel, set in 1973, was highlighted as an ebook available on Amazon with proceeds supporting Mike Florio's local animal shelter.

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Mike Florio joins us now and pro football talk live cohost. And his mob novel set in 1973 entitled On Our Way Home. Available on an ebook for $3.99 on Amazon. All proceeds go to Mike'...

— Episode: Hour 3 - Joe Flacco

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Episode: Hour 3 - Joe Flacco

The mob novel, set in 1973, was highlighted as an ebook available on Amazon with proceeds supporting Mike Florio's local animal shelter.

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Mike Florio joins us now and pro football talk live cohost. And his mob novel set in 1973 entitled On Our Way Home. Available on an ebook for $3.99 on Amazon. All proceeds go to Mike's local animal shelter.

Baker Mayfield: The Inspiring Story of One of Football's Rising Stars (Football Biography Books) Cover

Clayton Geoffreys

Baker Mayfield

The Inspiring Story of One of Football's Rising Stars (Football Biography Books)

The hosts mentioned that Lincoln Riley brought out a "Baker Mayfield Playbook" during the discussion, referring to it as a piece of content related to the quarterback.

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Lincoln Riley brought out the Mayfield, what's that guys? The Baker Mayfield Playbook.

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The hosts mentioned that Lincoln Riley brought out a "Baker Mayfield Playbook" during the discussion, referring to it as a piece of content related to the quarterback.

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Lincoln Riley brought out the Mayfield, what's that guys? The Baker Mayfield Playbook.

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Jean-Jacques Taylor

Coach Prime

Deion Sanders and the Making of Men – Unprecedented Access to College Football's Most Innovative Leadership and Program Turnarounds

The book was presented as an insider account with unprecedented access to Deion Sanders and his players, scheduled for release on October10.

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John-Jacques Taylor, our good buddy, is the author of Coach Prime, Deion Sanders and the Making of Men, former Dallas Morning News sports columnist. How did this idea for a book with...

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The book was presented as an insider account with unprecedented access to Deion Sanders and his players, scheduled for release on October10.

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John-Jacques Taylor, our good buddy, is the author of Coach Prime, Deion Sanders and the Making of Men, former Dallas Morning News sports columnist. How did this idea for a book with Deion come about?

John Jacques Taylor, the author of Coach Prime, Deion Sanders. It comes out on October 10th and it's an insider account, unprecedented access with Deion and his players.

Thanks, DT. Jean-Jacques Taylor, Coach Prime, Deion Sanders in the making of men.

The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football: The NFL's Greatest Players, Plays, Scandals, and Screw-Ups (Plus Stuff We Totally Made Up) Cover

Dan Patrick

The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football

The NFL's Greatest Players, Plays, Scandals, and Screw-Ups (Plus Stuff We Totally Made Up)

Dan Patrick announced the release of the book he coauthored with Simpsons writer Joel Cohen, describing it as a collection of NFL's greatest plays, scandals and screwups and noting it was available wherever books are sold.

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It's a big day because it's the official release of The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football. The NFL's greatest players play scandals, screw ups and stuff we totally made up. It'...

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Dan Patrick announced the release of the book he coauthored with Simpsons writer Joel Cohen, describing it as a collection of NFL's greatest plays, scandals and screwups and noting it was available wherever books are sold.

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It's a big day because it's the official release of The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football. The NFL's greatest players play scandals, screw ups and stuff we totally made up. It's the book that I wrote with Joel Cohen, who's a writer for the Simpsons. So it's available wherever you get your books.

The book officially comes out today. Some people contributed to this. Writers who've written for Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, New York Times, The New Yorker. We have a oneact play about the tuck rule, trash talk, the media and its impact in TV. We also talk about Tom Brady, we fix penalties, we fix the jets. We cram it all into this book, The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football.

The NFL's greatest plays, players, scandals, screw ups and stuff we totally made up. So it's available wherever you get your books. And my thanks to Joel Cohen, who writes for The Simpsons. It was his idea to come up with a book.

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Dan Patrick

The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football

The NFL's Greatest Players, Plays, Scandals, and Screw-Ups (Plus Stuff We Totally Made Up)

The hosts announced that the book had officially been released, describing it as a collection of NFL player stories, scandals, and humorous fabrications they cowrote with Simpsons writer Joel Cohen.

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The book is officially out today. The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football, the NFL's Greatest Players Play, Scandals, ScrewUps, plus stuff we totally made up. And cowrote this wi...

— Episode: Hour 3 - Prime Time Respect, Greg Sankey

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The hosts announced that the book had officially been released, describing it as a collection of NFL player stories, scandals, and humorous fabrications they cowrote with Simpsons writer Joel Cohen.

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The book is officially out today. The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football, the NFL's Greatest Players Play, Scandals, ScrewUps, plus stuff we totally made up. And cowrote this with Joel Cohen, who is a writer on The Simpsons.

I think it comes out maybe in the fall. Not sure what's happening in Hollywood, but he said, you know, would you want to be a character on The Simpsons? And I go, yeah. And he said, all right. And then we started talking about some football topics and a very funny guy. And he said, I got some writing friends. You know, let's put something together.

So that was a few months back. And then we were able to get this book published and a lot of fun things in there.

The Occasionally Accurate Anals of Football. Right, Todd? It's the annals. I think it's annals. Annals. Yes, Marmon.

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Matthew Berry

Fantasy Life

The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fantasy Sports from the Gu y Who s Lived It

He said he had written a book called *Fantasy Life* that recounts his personal story and the crazy anecdotes surrounding his obsession with fantasy football.

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I wrote a book a while ago called Fantasy Life and the book is it's the story of my life. But in addition throughout woven throughout are all these like crazy stories around the obses...

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He said he had written a book called *Fantasy Life* that recounts his personal story and the crazy anecdotes surrounding his obsession with fantasy football.

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I wrote a book a while ago called Fantasy Life and the book is it's the story of my life. But in addition throughout woven throughout are all these like crazy stories around the obsession of fantasy football, right? And just the crazy trades people have made the things they have done the loser punishments, etc, etc.

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George R. R. Martin

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (A Song of Ice and Fire)

They mentioned the novella as an upcoming TV series premiering on HBO on January 18th.

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If you're a Game of Thrones fan, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is premiering January 18th, a Sunday on HBO.

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They mentioned the novella as an upcoming TV series premiering on HBO on January 18th.

"

If you're a Game of Thrones fan, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is premiering January 18th, a Sunday on HBO.

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John Grogan

Marley

A Dog Like No Other

During a conversation about songs and movies, a host referred to Marley & Me as the only movie that made them genuinely cry, highlighting its emotional impact. The mention served to illustrate how pet stories can affect listeners.

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Marley and Me is the only movie I think that's made me, like, really cry.

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Episode: C&R - Tom Brady's Blood

During a conversation about songs and movies, a host referred to Marley & Me as the only movie that made them genuinely cry, highlighting its emotional impact. The mention served to illustrate how pet stories can affect listeners.

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Marley and Me is the only movie I think that's made me, like, really cry.

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Corinne Michaels

Against All Odds (Ember Falls Book 3)

The hosts noted that Michael Orr had written his first book in 2011, titled Against All Odds, which he used to set the record straight about his story versus the movie adaptation.

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And then I thought, Doug, to myself, how in the world could this family have imagined that this story would be not only turned into a movie, but make the $300 million that you said that it ended up ma...

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The hosts noted that Michael Orr had written his first book in 2011, titled Against All Odds, which he used to set the record straight about his story versus the movie adaptation.

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And then I thought, Doug, to myself, how in the world could this family have imagined that this story would be not only turned into a movie, but make the $300 million that you said that it ended up making that would lead to Sandra Bullock winning an Oscar for? Michael Orr's got a book out or coming out or is out.

There's one exception. Remember when he wrote his first book, I think it was 2011. He did a media tour and that was I think it was called Against All Odds or something like that.

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