Empire of the Summer Moon
S. C. Gwynne
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The Real History of the American Indians
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War Before Civilization
Lawrence H. Keeley
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The Real History of the American Indians
Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879
Herman Lehmann
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The Real History of the American Indians
Toxic Empathy
Allie Beth Stuckey
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Bad Bunny. Bad Culture.
Love Thy Body
Nancy R. Pearcey
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Bad Bunny. Bad Culture.
Notes from Underground (Everyman's Library, 271)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Bad Bunny. Bad Culture.
Bronze Age Mindset
Bronze Age Pervert
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Bad Bunny. Bad Culture.
The Lord of the Rings Illustrated (Tolkien Illustrated Editions)
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Ep. 1725 - I Was Wrong About Online Gambling. It’s Destroying A Generation Of Young Men. Here’s Why.
The Kingdom of Cain
Andrew Klavan
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Friendly Fire: ICE. Ice. (And The Oscars) Baby.
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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The Look
Michelle Obama
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Elephants Are Not Birds (Freedom Island, 1-5)
BRAVE BOOKS
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What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
The panel cited the book to explain why Kansas voters often support Republican policies despite receiving welfare benefits, emphasizing the book's argument that cultural values can outweigh economic selfinterest.
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There's a famous book called what's the matter with Kansas, by Thomas Frank, back in the 2000s.
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The panel cited the book to explain why Kansas voters often support Republican policies despite receiving welfare benefits, emphasizing the book's argument that cultural values can outweigh economic selfinterest.
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There's a famous book called what's the matter with Kansas, by Thomas Frank, back in the 2000s.
No Going Back
The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward
The book was promoted on Face the Nation as Noem's new memoir meant to boost her political profile, but it drew heavy criticism for a dogkilling anecdote that reportedly damaged her vicepresidential prospects.
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She included ... No Going Back, scheduled to be released I believe tomorrow.
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The book was promoted on Face the Nation as Noem's new memoir meant to boost her political profile, but it drew heavy criticism for a dogkilling anecdote that reportedly damaged her vicepresidential prospects.
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She included ... No Going Back, scheduled to be released I believe tomorrow.
The book is obviously meant to increase her national political profile and boost her unofficial campaign for vice president.
Instead, as any story about killing a dog is destined to do in our culture, it torpedoed her vice presidential aspirations and her political career along with it.
She actually said the book is very, very good.
I'll be preordering my copy as soon as this show is over.
Guinness World Records 2024
Walsh joked that the claim of being transphobic and racist in 27 seconds deserved a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
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It's got to be a Guinness Book a You know record right there
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Episode: Ep. 374 - Chick-fil-A's Cowardly Cave
Walsh joked that the claim of being transphobic and racist in 27 seconds deserved a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
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It's got to be a Guinness Book a You know record right there
Blood Meridian
Or the Evening Redness in the West (Modern Library (Hardcover))
Matt Walsh said the western miniseries reminded him of Blood Meridian, noting it wasn't based on the book but captured a similar spirit.
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if you've read the book Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, it'll kind of remind you of that. It's not based on that book, it's not, the story is not the same but I would say it's in t...
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Episode: Ep. 1516 - The Lie Young Men Are Being Sold
Matt Walsh said the western miniseries reminded him of Blood Meridian, noting it wasn't based on the book but captured a similar spirit.
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if you've read the book Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, it'll kind of remind you of that. It's not based on that book, it's not, the story is not the same but I would say it's in the spirit of that book.
Infiltration
The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within
Matt Walsh highlighted the book as describing how enemies of the Catholic Church shifted from external attacks to infiltrating the institution from within.
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There's a book by Taylor Marshall called Infiltration, The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within. The basic idea of the book is that the enemies of the Catholic Church spent several...
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Matt Walsh highlighted the book as describing how enemies of the Catholic Church shifted from external attacks to infiltrating the institution from within.
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There's a book by Taylor Marshall called Infiltration, The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within. The basic idea of the book is that the enemies of the Catholic Church spent several millennia trying to destroy the church from the outside before they settled on a much more effective plan Infiltration. They would try to work their way into the church and subvert its mission from inside.
Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe (1987-12-26)
They referenced Wolfe's book as an essay about Leonard Bernstein's dinner party, noting it as a classic cultural critique.
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I'm sure that you have read Tom Wolfe's Radical Chic.
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They referenced Wolfe's book as an essay about Leonard Bernstein's dinner party, noting it as a classic cultural critique.
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I'm sure that you have read Tom Wolfe's Radical Chic.
King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)
Walsh suggested that teachers read August Wilson's work alongside Shakespeare's King Lear, saying the two pieces go really well together.
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We should read August Wilson's King Headley next to William Shakespeare's King Lear, which, by the way, do go really well together.
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Walsh suggested that teachers read August Wilson's work alongside Shakespeare's King Lear, saying the two pieces go really well together.
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We should read August Wilson's King Headley next to William Shakespeare's King Lear, which, by the way, do go really well together.
The Maltese Falcon
Klavan cited it among the classic toughguy detective novels that shaped his early reading tastes.
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I started reading tough guy detective stories and Raymond Chandler, Philip Marlowe stories, The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.
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Klavan cited it among the classic toughguy detective novels that shaped his early reading tastes.
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I started reading tough guy detective stories and Raymond Chandler, Philip Marlowe stories, The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.
Of Mice and Men
Walsh noted that a lawyer compared the defendant to the mentally disabled character from Of Mice and Men.
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compared him to the mentally disabled character from Of Mice and Men.
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Episode: Ep. 1128 - The Pride Flag Deserves Our Disrespect
Walsh noted that a lawyer compared the defendant to the mentally disabled character from Of Mice and Men.
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compared him to the mentally disabled character from Of Mice and Men.
Little Women
by Louisa Alcott | Complete Hardcover Edition
The hosts noted that Greta Gerwig directed the film adaptation of Little Women, but it was not nominated for Best Director at the Oscars.
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Greta Gerwig directed Little Women And was not included And that's the issue.
— Episode: Ep. 404 - Socialist Fight!
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Episode: Ep. 404 - Socialist Fight!
The hosts noted that Greta Gerwig directed the film adaptation of Little Women, but it was not nominated for Best Director at the Oscars.
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Greta Gerwig directed Little Women And was not included And that's the issue.
The Giving Tree
Walsh recalled reading the wellknown picture book and admitted to disliking it.
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I kind of always hated that book - The Giving Tree - I read it and I found it incredibly weird and sad and disturbing.
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Walsh recalled reading the wellknown picture book and admitted to disliking it.
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I kind of always hated that book - The Giving Tree - I read it and I found it incredibly weird and sad and disturbing.
Les Miserables (Les Misérables)
Matt Walsh described watching the stage production as the worst experience of his life, criticizing the nonstop singing and the actors' performances.
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My wife, early in our marriage, forced me to go to the theater with her and with her mom and her sister to watch Les Miserables. It was the worst experience of my life.
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Matt Walsh described watching the stage production as the worst experience of his life, criticizing the nonstop singing and the actors' performances.
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My wife, early in our marriage, forced me to go to the theater with her and with her mom and her sister to watch Les Miserables. It was the worst experience of my life.
Every actor in the film was deeply and painfully annoying. None of them would stop singing at all. They sang the entire time from start to finish.
Little House on the Prairie
Full Color Edition (Little House, 3)
The host recalled watching Little House on the Prairie as a favorite, referencing the classic book series.
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I love Little House on the Prairie.
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The host recalled watching Little House on the Prairie as a favorite, referencing the classic book series.
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I love Little House on the Prairie.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket Book 1)
Walsh noted that the word "fat" had been removed and Augustus Gloop was now described as "enormous" in the revised edition.
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The word fat has been cut from every new edition of relevant books, while the word ugly has also been cut. Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is now described as enor...
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Walsh noted that the word "fat" had been removed and Augustus Gloop was now described as "enormous" in the revised edition.
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The word fat has been cut from every new edition of relevant books, while the word ugly has also been cut. Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is now described as enormous.
All Quiet on the Western Front (Signature Editions)
Matt Walsh praised the Netflix adaptation as an excellent, highly recommended antiwar film that portrays World WarI's brutal reality without glorifying violence.
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I watched All Quiet on the Western Front on Netflix which is an excellent film highly recommended and it is about violence at least in part it's about World War one and the hopeless b...
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Matt Walsh praised the Netflix adaptation as an excellent, highly recommended antiwar film that portrays World WarI's brutal reality without glorifying violence.
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I watched All Quiet on the Western Front on Netflix which is an excellent film highly recommended and it is about violence at least in part it's about World War one and the hopeless brutality that these young men endured; it portrays the violent events it does not promote it.
Matilda
He noted that the character Miss Trunchbull and Matilda were now called "most formidable woman" instead of "most formidable female".
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Miss Trunchbull and Matilda, once a most formidable female, is now a most formidable woman.
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He noted that the character Miss Trunchbull and Matilda were now called "most formidable woman" instead of "most formidable female".
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Miss Trunchbull and Matilda, once a most formidable female, is now a most formidable woman.
The Greatest Story Never Told
Oral Tradition and the Development of Messages in the Book of Genesis
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Spare
Walsh described Prince Harry's memoir Spare as a tellall that details his family feuds and personal grievances, noting its focus on privacy and oversharing.
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The title of the book, Spare, is a reference to Harry's feelings of being the Spare, the outcast in his family.
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Walsh described Prince Harry's memoir Spare as a tellall that details his family feuds and personal grievances, noting its focus on privacy and oversharing.
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The title of the book, Spare, is a reference to Harry's feelings of being the Spare, the outcast in his family.
Night (Night Trilogy)
The host said listeners might read "Night" when learning about concentration camps, mentioning it as an example of a book on the subject.
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you read like Night or a man's search for meaning about concentration camps
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Episode: Ep. 424 - Time For A 100 Dollar Minimum Wage
The host said listeners might read "Night" when learning about concentration camps, mentioning it as an example of a book on the subject.
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you read like Night or a man's search for meaning about concentration camps
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
Bill Gates talked about his new book, explaining its focus on how rich nations could prevent climate catastrophe by shifting to synthetic beef and other measures.
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Bill Gates recently said that he believes rich nations would help the global fight against climate change by consuming only plantbased meat products instead of beef. In a recent interview with Technol...
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Bill Gates talked about his new book, explaining its focus on how rich nations could prevent climate catastrophe by shifting to synthetic beef and other measures.
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Bill Gates recently said that he believes rich nations would help the global fight against climate change by consuming only plantbased meat products instead of beef. In a recent interview with Technology Review, Gates discussed his new book, *How to Avoid a Climate Disaster* and emphasized the benefits rich nations could produce by moving to 100% synthetic beef.
He said, "I do think all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef. You can get used to the taste difference and the claim is they're going to make it taste even better over time."
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