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Ashley Hope Pérez

Out of Darkness

The book was mentioned in reference to a sexually explicit scene described by a parent during a school board meeting, regarding a scene with sexual slang involving anal sex and other explicit content.

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Take her out back we boys figured then hand on the titties put it in her coin box put it in her cornhole grab a hold of that braid rub that calico you can find that on page 39 of the book called

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The book was mentioned in reference to a sexually explicit scene described by a parent during a school board meeting, regarding a scene with sexual slang involving anal sex and other explicit content.

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Take her out back we boys figured then hand on the titties put it in her coin box put it in her cornhole grab a hold of that braid rub that calico you can find that on page 39 of the book called Out of Darkness

Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist Cover

Alston Chase

Harvard and the Unabomber

The Education of an American Terrorist

Terry Turchi's book chronicled how the FBI broke its own rules to capture Ted Kaczynski, providing a detailed behindthescenes account of the investigation.

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His book is Unabomber, how the FBI broke its own rules to capture the terrorist Ted Kaczynski.

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Terry Turchi's book chronicled how the FBI broke its own rules to capture Ted Kaczynski, providing a detailed behindthescenes account of the investigation.

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His book is Unabomber, how the FBI broke its own rules to capture the terrorist Ted Kaczynski.

It's a riveting story. I've read your book cover to cover.

The book intersperses bits of Ted Kaczynski's manifesto, the Unabomber's manifesto, in between the crimes and helps us get to know him.

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Barry Meier

Pain Killer

An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic

It was mentioned as one of the books Danny Strong read during his research on the opioid crisis, and added to his horror at the situation.

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I then went on and got some books that had already been written on the opioid crisis, a book called Painkiller, a book called Dreamland.

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It was mentioned as one of the books Danny Strong read during his research on the opioid crisis, and added to his horror at the situation.

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I then went on and got some books that had already been written on the opioid crisis, a book called Painkiller, a book called Dreamland.

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Nicholas Sparks

Dreamland

A Novel

The producer mentioned reading the book while researching the opioid crisis, noting it as one of the sources that informed the series.

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I then went on and got some books that had already been written on the opioid crisis, a book called Painkiller, a book called Dreamland.

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The producer mentioned reading the book while researching the opioid crisis, noting it as one of the sources that informed the series.

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I then went on and got some books that had already been written on the opioid crisis, a book called Painkiller, a book called Dreamland.

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Beth Macy

Dopesick

Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

It was discussed as a book that details the opioid crisis in America, focusing on Appalachia, and how Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family played a role in its origins.

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I do want to throw a huge shout out to Beth Macy and her incredible book, Dope Sick.

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It was discussed as a book that details the opioid crisis in America, focusing on Appalachia, and how Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family played a role in its origins.

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I do want to throw a huge shout out to Beth Macy and her incredible book, Dope Sick.

And anyone listening to this, if you've seen the show and you haven't read the book yet, I highly recommend it.

It's not totally dissimilar from Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance. It just takes a hard, honest and sometimes unfavorable view of Appalachia and what's happened there.

It's covered in the book dope sick, but there's another book called Empire of Pain that came out not too long ago that goes into Arthur Sackler in the 50s and the 60s.

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C. S. Lewis

Mere Christianity

Megyn Kelly said she read it after someone recommended it and found it life-changing. Father Mike mentioned that CS Lewis uses it to explain complex ideas in simple terms.

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I read Mere Christianity after Spencer Claven came on and was singing its praises. It's amazing.

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Megyn Kelly said she read it after someone recommended it and found it life-changing. Father Mike mentioned that CS Lewis uses it to explain complex ideas in simple terms.

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I read Mere Christianity after Spencer Claven came on and was singing its praises. It's amazing.

It was, it was life-changing. I learned so much. And of course, his writing is just spectacular anyway.

Oh, it is so good. Um, he's so clear and that's one of the things I love to, he takes complex ideas and he, he can make them completely accessible to a normal human being like us.

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Fiona McDonald

Gentlemen Rogues & Wicked Ladies

A Guide to British Highwaymen and Highwaywomen

The book was referenced as an alternate view of The Wizard of Oz from the Wicked Witch's perspective and noted that it had been removed from some school districts.

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We did look up the book Wicked, which is based on the alternate look at The Wizard of Oz from the position of the Wicked Witch of the West. That book actually has been removed in some schools.

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The book was referenced as an alternate view of The Wizard of Oz from the Wicked Witch's perspective and noted that it had been removed from some school districts.

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We did look up the book Wicked, which is based on the alternate look at The Wizard of Oz from the position of the Wicked Witch of the West. That book actually has been removed in some schools.

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Christine Blasey Ford

One Way Back

A Memoir

Christine Blasey Ford's book was mentioned as having been recently released, with Busy Philipps thanking her for her bravery during a celebration of the release.

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and Busy Phillips was the last one who not for nothing but last week was celebrating Christine Blasey Ford at the release of her book and thanking her for her bravery and so on

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Christine Blasey Ford's book was mentioned as having been recently released, with Busy Philipps thanking her for her bravery during a celebration of the release.

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and Busy Phillips was the last one who not for nothing but last week was celebrating Christine Blasey Ford at the release of her book and thanking her for her bravery and so on

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W. Chan Kim

Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition

How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant

It was discussed as one of the top 10 best business books of all time, having sold over 5.5 million copies. It was recommended for understanding how to compete in a market and create a new, less competitive space.

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Blue ocean strategy, some will say is the greatest marketing book ever written.

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It was discussed as one of the top 10 best business books of all time, having sold over 5.5 million copies. It was recommended for understanding how to compete in a market and create a new, less competitive space.

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Blue ocean strategy, some will say is the greatest marketing book ever written.

If you've never read it, you have to read it.

That's sold five and a half million copies.

and it's known as a top 10 best business books of all time.

I expect everybody that works for me to read this book.

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Mark Sisson

The Primal Blueprint

It was discussed as a framework for reprogramming your genes for weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy, focusing on metabolic flexibility and avoiding snacks.

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If you can develop metabolic flexibility, if you can train your body through choices of food that you eat and types of exercise that you choose to do, if you can train your body to become metabolicall...

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It was discussed as a framework for reprogramming your genes for weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy, focusing on metabolic flexibility and avoiding snacks.

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If you can develop metabolic flexibility, if you can train your body through choices of food that you eat and types of exercise that you choose to do, if you can train your body to become metabolically flexible, you can train it to derive energy from whatever substrate happens to be available.

So metabolic flexibility is when you achieve kind of that state, you are now able to go longer periods of time without eating, which includes not needing to snack.

The good news is it's very easy if you know the right tools, if you have the right strategy.

The first thing that really I find disappears is this need to snack between meals.

It's not like I'm ever feeling like I'm sacrificing. I just choose foods that are a good for me and B I know I'm going to love and love the taste of.

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Nate Silver

On the Edge

The Art of Risking Everything

Nate Silver's new book, On the Edge, is about the importance of risk taking and the habits of successful risk takers, and has been rising up the Amazon charts.

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We'll get into where the 2024 election stands including the one state we all should be watching but we're also going to talk about the importance of risk taking and the habits of successful risk taker...

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Nate Silver's new book, On the Edge, is about the importance of risk taking and the habits of successful risk takers, and has been rising up the Amazon charts.

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We'll get into where the 2024 election stands including the one state we all should be watching but we're also going to talk about the importance of risk taking and the habits of successful risk takers which he lays out in his new book out today On the Edge, The Art of Risking Everything.

It's rising up the Amazon charts and sure to be another bestseller Nate Silver is here for the first time.

And they keep you busy with the book launch but I'm having fun.

Justice in the Age of Judgment: From Amanda Knox to Kyle Rittenhouse and the Battle for Due Process in the Digital Age Cover

Anne Bremner JD

Justice in the Age of Judgment

From Amanda Knox to Kyle Rittenhouse and the Battle for Due Process in the Digital Age

It was mentioned as the book that Anne Bremner, a trial attorney, authored, discussing due process and cases such as Amanda Knox and Kyle Rittenhouse.

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Anne Bremner is a trial attorney and author of the book Justice in the Age of Judgment from Amanda Knox to Kyle Rittenhouse and the Battle for Due Process in the Digital Age.

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It was mentioned as the book that Anne Bremner, a trial attorney, authored, discussing due process and cases such as Amanda Knox and Kyle Rittenhouse.

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Anne Bremner is a trial attorney and author of the book Justice in the Age of Judgment from Amanda Knox to Kyle Rittenhouse and the Battle for Due Process in the Digital Age.

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Jennifer Sey

Levi's Unbuttoned

The Woke Mob Took My Job but Gave Me My Voice

Jennifer Sey's book, 'Levi's Unbuttoned', details her experience losing her job at Levi's after speaking out against COVID lockdowns and school closures, and it explores the concept of 'woke capitalism'.

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Jennifer Sey, author of "Levi's Unbuttoned," joins to talk about the lessons she learned since she left her top job at Levi's after speaking out on COVID lockdowns and school closures...

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Jennifer Sey's book, 'Levi's Unbuttoned', details her experience losing her job at Levi's after speaking out against COVID lockdowns and school closures, and it explores the concept of 'woke capitalism'.

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Jennifer Sey, author of "Levi's Unbuttoned," joins to talk about the lessons she learned since she left her top job at Levi's after speaking out on COVID lockdowns and school closures,

Levi's Unbuttoned the woke mob took my job, but gave me my voice.

And now here I am as the first one for my book.

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Shelby Steele

White Guilt

How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era

It was mentioned as a book that Megyn Kelly had recently read and found impressive, relating to the conversation on race and CRT.

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I had read that recently and that I was very impressed with that.

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It was mentioned as a book that Megyn Kelly had recently read and found impressive, relating to the conversation on race and CRT.

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I had read that recently and that I was very impressed with that.

The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus Cover

Andrew Klavan

The Truth and Beauty

How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus

Andrew Klavan's book, "The Truth and Beauty", was discussed, and Megyn Kelly mentioned it as being amazing, focusing on how the works of great English poets can lead to a deeper understanding of Jesus's words.

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And his most recent book, which is amazing, is titled The Truth and Beauty, how the lives and works of England's greatest poets point the way to a deeper understanding of the words of...

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Andrew Klavan's book, "The Truth and Beauty", was discussed, and Megyn Kelly mentioned it as being amazing, focusing on how the works of great English poets can lead to a deeper understanding of Jesus's words.

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And his most recent book, which is amazing, is titled The Truth and Beauty, how the lives and works of England's greatest poets point the way to a deeper understanding of the words of Jesus.

You've got to read his book. Very moving. I read the whole thing and you'll love it.

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Sam Harris

Waking Up

A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

Sam Harris's book on meditation was mentioned, and he discussed how it can help quiet the mind, enrich it and ultimately inform how one lives their life and avoids regret.

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I've gone into silence for a week and meditated 18 hours a day just to see what can be revealed through disciplined use of attention, through introspection and to see how it can inform the study of th...

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Sam Harris's book on meditation was mentioned, and he discussed how it can help quiet the mind, enrich it and ultimately inform how one lives their life and avoids regret.

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I've gone into silence for a week and meditated 18 hours a day just to see what can be revealed through disciplined use of attention, through introspection and to see how it can inform the study of the mind.

I wrote a book on the topic called Waking Up and I have an app by that title where I and other people teach various techniques of meditation and talk about its connection to understanding the mind scientifically and just living an examined life altogether.

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Glenn Greenwald

Securing Democracy

My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Glenn Greenwald's book 'Securing Democracy' was mentioned in the introduction, and it was highlighted that he is the author and a Substack journalist, alongside being a co-founder of The Intercept and a Pulitzer Prize winner.

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Joining me today, Glenn Greenwald, one of my very favorite people, a brilliant, brilliant journalist and just all around good guy. He's the co-founder of The Intercept, author of Securing Demo...

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Glenn Greenwald's book 'Securing Democracy' was mentioned in the introduction, and it was highlighted that he is the author and a Substack journalist, alongside being a co-founder of The Intercept and a Pulitzer Prize winner.

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Joining me today, Glenn Greenwald, one of my very favorite people, a brilliant, brilliant journalist and just all around good guy. He's the co-founder of The Intercept, author of Securing Democracy and a Substack journalist.

The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All―But There Is a Solution Cover

Greg Lukianoff

The Canceling of the American Mind

Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All―But There Is a Solution

It was discussed as being about free speech and legal rights, as well as how people argue in society, and how arguments often become personal instead of focusing on the merits of what is being said.

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it's also about the way we argue as a society at the moment and saying that we figured out this Byzantine system to actually never address what someone's saying on the merits to immediately make it pe...

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It was discussed as being about free speech and legal rights, as well as how people argue in society, and how arguments often become personal instead of focusing on the merits of what is being said.

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it's also about the way we argue as a society at the moment and saying that we figured out this Byzantine system to actually never address what someone's saying on the merits to immediately make it personal about the person.

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