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Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
This book was mentioned as an example of a story that was mostly made up, but written in a believable way. The book describes Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos blood testing company.
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It's like so much of it is just blustery bullshit. Well, and also it's cuz she talked like this That talks like and wore the and wore the the Steve Jobs outfit, yeah, she did the whole fucking
— Episode: 600 - Elon Musk with Karen Kilgariff -...
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Episode: 600 - Elon Musk with Karen Kilgariff - part one
This book was mentioned as an example of a story that was mostly made up, but written in a believable way. The book describes Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos blood testing company.
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It's like so much of it is just blustery bullshit. Well, and also it's cuz she talked like this That talks like and wore the and wore the the Steve Jobs outfit, yeah, she did the whole fucking
It's like so much of it is just blustery bullshit.
We're gonna take your blood and what's interesting is that I spray-painted this box silver I can't understand how low she made her voice. Yeah, and every Muscles in her neck, but that's why she wore the turtlenecks There is sort of constricted like workout from boning her vocal cords
Here tighten the leash I've got a speech now put the collar over.
Blood Meridian
Or the Evening Redness in the West (Modern Library (Hardcover))
The apocalyptic language used in the article was compared to the writing of Cormac McCarthy, specifically his book "Blood Meridian", which Django Gold remarked is similar to the poetic language used in the article.
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Cormac McCarthy fucking apocalyptic language. It's so cool.
— Episode: 43 - The Past Times with Django Gold
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Episode: 43 - The Past Times with Django Gold
The apocalyptic language used in the article was compared to the writing of Cormac McCarthy, specifically his book "Blood Meridian", which Django Gold remarked is similar to the poetic language used in the article.
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Cormac McCarthy fucking apocalyptic language. It's so cool.
It's so cool.
The Cowboys of Clark's Folly
This book was mentioned as a source for the podcast episode about William A. Clark. It seems to have discussed how the copper king William A. Clark spent his fortune.
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Clark's Folly, How a Mining Tycoon Spends His Fortune
— Episode: 597 - William A Clark - Live
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Episode: 597 - William A Clark - Live
This book was mentioned as a source for the podcast episode about William A. Clark. It seems to have discussed how the copper king William A. Clark spent his fortune.
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Clark's Folly, How a Mining Tycoon Spends His Fortune
Midas Touch
Why Some Entrepreneurs Get Rich-And Why Most Don't
The book 'Midas of the West' was mentioned as a source for the podcast episode about William A. Clark. It seems to have chronicled the career of William Andrews Clark.
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Midas of the West, The Incredible Career of William Andrews Clark by Michael Malone
— Episode: 597 - William A Clark - Live
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Episode: 597 - William A Clark - Live
The book 'Midas of the West' was mentioned as a source for the podcast episode about William A. Clark. It seems to have chronicled the career of William Andrews Clark.
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Midas of the West, The Incredible Career of William Andrews Clark by Michael Malone
Red Pottage (Mint Editions (Women Writers))
Red Pottage was described as a brilliant novel of the year and a worthy successor to Diana Tempest. In the opening chapter, Lord Newhaven discovers his wife is having an affair and challenges her lover to a duel where they draw paper lighters. The shorter lighter must be drawn to kill oneself within six months.
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The most brilliant novel of the year is Miss Chumlee's Red Pottage, a worthy successor to Diana Tempest.
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Episode: 40 - The Past Times with Dilruk Jayasinha - Live
Red Pottage was described as a brilliant novel of the year and a worthy successor to Diana Tempest. In the opening chapter, Lord Newhaven discovers his wife is having an affair and challenges her lover to a duel where they draw paper lighters. The shorter lighter must be drawn to kill oneself within six months.
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The most brilliant novel of the year is Miss Chumlee's Red Pottage, a worthy successor to Diana Tempest.
In the opening chapter, Lord Newhaven, having discovered an intrigue between his wife and Hugh Scarlet, challenged the latter to a novel form of duel.
Taking a couple of paper lighters from the mantelpiece, he holds them out to Scarlet.
Whichever of them draws the shorter of the two must kill himself within six months.
This is a review that's just giving you the book?
The Experience of Thomas Jones, who was a Slave for Forty-three Years
Thomas H Jones, a former slave, wrote about his life in the book "The Experience of Thomas Jones." He documented his struggles, escapes, and eventual freedom. The book was published in 1859 and was a powerful story for abolitionists.
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He wrote his life story in the book the experience of Thomas Jones and he spoke at the 1859 New England colored citizens convention in Boston and urged black Americans to militantly strike for Liberty...
— Episode: 596 - Slave Thomas H Jones
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Episode: 596 - Slave Thomas H Jones
Thomas H Jones, a former slave, wrote about his life in the book "The Experience of Thomas Jones." He documented his struggles, escapes, and eventual freedom. The book was published in 1859 and was a powerful story for abolitionists.
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He wrote his life story in the book the experience of Thomas Jones and he spoke at the 1859 New England colored citizens convention in Boston and urged black Americans to militantly strike for Liberty in 1854 What he was 84. Sorry when he's 84 he died in 1890 as a free dude
Scandalous Women Of The Old West
Women Who Dared To Be Different
The main source of information for the podcast came from the book "Women of the Old West" by Richard A. Outzen.
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Most of this came from Women with the Old West by Richard Atouline and then a bunch other like what's the last day was one night?
— Episode: 594 - Lizzie Tabor - Live
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Episode: 594 - Lizzie Tabor - Live
The main source of information for the podcast came from the book "Women of the Old West" by Richard A. Outzen.
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Most of this came from Women with the Old West by Richard Atouline and then a bunch other like what's the last day was one night?
Albert Einstein- Featuring A Quote From Theoretical Physicist Who Developed The Theory Of Relativity
Creativity Is Intelligence Having Fun (11" x 17")
This book is mentioned as a source for the episode, specifically for Einstein's relationship with his wife and children. The book reveals a side of Einstein that is often overlooked in popular culture.
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Fred Jerome, Einstein race and the myth of cultural icon
— Episode: 593 - Albert Einstein - Part Two
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Episode: 593 - Albert Einstein - Part Two
This book is mentioned as a source for the episode, specifically for Einstein's relationship with his wife and children. The book reveals a side of Einstein that is often overlooked in popular culture.
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Fred Jerome, Einstein race and the myth of cultural icon
Einstein's Daughter
The Search for Lieserl
This book is mentioned as a source for the episode, specifically for information on Einstein's daughter, Lieserl. The book tells about her life and death, which was often overlooked in the public discourse about Einstein.
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Michelle Zakheim, Einstein's Daughter.
— Episode: 593 - Albert Einstein - Part Two
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Episode: 593 - Albert Einstein - Part Two
This book is mentioned as a source for the episode, specifically for information on Einstein's daughter, Lieserl. The book tells about her life and death, which was often overlooked in the public discourse about Einstein.
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Michelle Zakheim, Einstein's Daughter.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders (Dale Carnegie Books)
It was discussed as a self-help course that George Lazenby took after failing at car sales. It was mentioned that both Warren Buffet and Charles Manson were inspired by it.
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It's a great title because it encapsulates exactly what it is.
— Episode: 348 - George Lazenby (Reverse Dollop)
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Episode: 348 - George Lazenby (Reverse Dollop)
It was discussed as a self-help course that George Lazenby took after failing at car sales. It was mentioned that both Warren Buffet and Charles Manson were inspired by it.
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It's a great title because it encapsulates exactly what it is.
It was written in 1931 by Dale Carnegie and has since inspired many people like the first two names on the Wikipedia page.
One, Warren Buffet quote took the Dale Carnegie course on How to Win Friends and Influence People when he was 20 years old and to this day has a diploma in his office.
Or two, Charles Manson. Charles Manson who used what he learned from the book in prison to manipulate women into killing on his behalf.
Yeah, that's actually the sample I'd use. So you could see the spectrum. That's the guy. I would use Manson over Buffet.
Lewis and Clark
Across the Divide
It was mentioned as one of several books that Joseph Rittner, a gubernatorial candidate, gave to a young girl after he stated that the Bible was fabricated.
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He accordingly gave us several books. I do not remember what they were, except one, which was Lewis and Clark.
— Episode: 19 - The Past Times with Adam Conover
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Episode: 19 - The Past Times with Adam Conover
It was mentioned as one of several books that Joseph Rittner, a gubernatorial candidate, gave to a young girl after he stated that the Bible was fabricated.
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He accordingly gave us several books. I do not remember what they were, except one, which was Lewis and Clark.
Little House on the Prairie
Full Color Edition (Little House, 3)
It was mentioned as a TV show based on a book written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, who experienced a locust swarm as a child in Minnesota.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder, who if you're very old, there was a show called Little House on the Prairie, and she wrote a book that was turned into Little House on the Prairie
— Episode: 431 - Year of the Locust
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Episode: 431 - Year of the Locust
It was mentioned as a TV show based on a book written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, who experienced a locust swarm as a child in Minnesota.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder, who if you're very old, there was a show called Little House on the Prairie, and she wrote a book that was turned into Little House on the Prairie, the TV show.
you could hear the millions of jaws biting and chewing.
Natural History (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias)
It was mentioned in passing as a source for information about toothpicks, specifically, using a dog's tooth or lizard bone for dental hygiene in ancient times.
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It is beneficial also to pick the sick tooth with the longest tooth of the left side of a dog or
— Episode: 473 - Toothpicks in America
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Episode: 473 - Toothpicks in America
It was mentioned in passing as a source for information about toothpicks, specifically, using a dog's tooth or lizard bone for dental hygiene in ancient times.
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It is beneficial also to pick the sick tooth with the longest tooth of the left side of a dog or
Rats
Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
It was listed as a source book containing information about the history and prevalence of rats in San Francisco, which played a significant role in the spread of the bubonic plague.
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The sources were playing death at the Golden Gate the race to save America from the bubonic plague by David K Randall the Barbary plague the Black Death in Victoria, San Francisco by Marilyn Chase and...
— Episode: 571 - The Plague in SF
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Episode: 571 - The Plague in SF
It was listed as a source book containing information about the history and prevalence of rats in San Francisco, which played a significant role in the spread of the bubonic plague.
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The sources were playing death at the Golden Gate the race to save America from the bubonic plague by David K Randall the Barbary plague the Black Death in Victoria, San Francisco by Marilyn Chase and Rats observations on the history and habitat of the city's most unwanted habitants by Robert Sullivan.
A Storm of Witchcraft
The Salem Trials and the American Experience (Pivotal Moments in American History)
It was mentioned as a source, likely offering further insight into the historical context and reassessment of Norwegian witch trials.
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Gunnar Knudsen witchcraft Norwegian witchcraft trials I say that wrong fuck off a reassessment continuing change
— Episode: 411 - Witches of Finnmark (Live)
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Episode: 411 - Witches of Finnmark (Live)
It was mentioned as a source, likely offering further insight into the historical context and reassessment of Norwegian witch trials.
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Gunnar Knudsen witchcraft Norwegian witchcraft trials I say that wrong fuck off a reassessment continuing change
Born Again
It was mentioned as a bestselling book written by Charles Colson, Nixon's special counsel, after he became a born-again Christian following his imprisonment after Watergate.
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He became a Born Again Christian and wrote the bestseller Born Again.
— Episode: 321 - Erik Prince and Blackwater
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Episode: 321 - Erik Prince and Blackwater
It was mentioned as a bestselling book written by Charles Colson, Nixon's special counsel, after he became a born-again Christian following his imprisonment after Watergate.
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He became a Born Again Christian and wrote the bestseller Born Again.
The Old Man and the Sea
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
It was quoted in the closing segment of the episode as being a relevant and insightful assessment of Timothy Leary's legacy and impact on the counterculture.
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Hunter S. Thompson might have said it best in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, quote, We are all wired into a survival trip now. No more of the speed that fueled the 60s. That was the...
— Episode: 434 - Timothy Leary - Part 2
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Episode: 434 - Timothy Leary - Part 2
It was quoted in the closing segment of the episode as being a relevant and insightful assessment of Timothy Leary's legacy and impact on the counterculture.
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Hunter S. Thompson might have said it best in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, quote, We are all wired into a survival trip now. No more of the speed that fueled the 60s. That was the fatal flaw in Tim Leary's trip. He crashed around America selling consciousness expansion without ever giving a thought to the grim meat hook realities that were laying in wait for all the people who took him seriously. All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy peace and understanding for three bucks a hit. But their loss and failure is ours, too. What Leary took down with him was the central illusion of a whole lifestyle that he had helped create a generation of permanent cripples, failed seekers who never understood the essential old mystic fallacy of the acid culture. The desperate assumption that somebody or at least some force is tending to the light at the end of the tunnel.
Nixonland
The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
It was mentioned as a source for the podcast, which focused on the life of Abbie Hoffman and President Nixon's administration.
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Sources, Jack Hoffman, Run, Run, Run, The Lives of Abby Hoffman, John Schultz, The Conspiracy Trial of the Chicago 7, Rick Perlstein, Nixonland, The Rise of a President, and The Fract...
— Episode: 453 - Abbie Hoffman - Part Three
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Episode: 453 - Abbie Hoffman - Part Three
It was mentioned as a source for the podcast, which focused on the life of Abbie Hoffman and President Nixon's administration.
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Sources, Jack Hoffman, Run, Run, Run, The Lives of Abby Hoffman, John Schultz, The Conspiracy Trial of the Chicago 7, Rick Perlstein, Nixonland, The Rise of a President, and The Fracturing of America,
Mere Christianity
Tom Monaghan was inspired by a passage from this book about pride being the utmost evil, leading him to sell his possessions and focus on his religious pursuits.
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It stated that pride was a great sin. The essential vice, the utmost evil. It was through pride that the devil became the devil. Pride leads to every other vice. It is the complete anti-God state of m...
— Episode: 188 - The Domino's Pizza Story (Reverse...
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Episode: 188 - The Domino's Pizza Story (Reverse Dollop)
Tom Monaghan was inspired by a passage from this book about pride being the utmost evil, leading him to sell his possessions and focus on his religious pursuits.
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It stated that pride was a great sin. The essential vice, the utmost evil. It was through pride that the devil became the devil. Pride leads to every other vice. It is the complete anti-God state of mind.
After Monaghan read this, it dawned on him the only way to make a difference was to let go of his pride and do something big.
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