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Guinness World Records

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From Broke to Rich to Broke to Influential Podcaster | Sean Kelly

The speaker mentioned reading these shiny books as a kid and was impressed by records like the farthest jump and the one about the largest eyeball popping out of the head.

Guinness record holder. I'm very competitive. I've always wanted a Guinness as a kid. I used to read them. You know, the shiny books?

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Rise and Shine)

Eric Carle

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Charlamagne tha God Gets Quiet When Republican Shows Him Receipts

This children's book was mentioned as being read to the host's children, and it was noted that the book's content has changed slightly since the host's childhood.

and then of course there's Kordoroy and Curious George and the rest of them in star contrast to by Curious George which is what they teach at a lot of the schools.

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Dr. Seuss's Spooky Things

Dr. Seuss

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Charlamagne tha God Gets Quiet When Republican Shows Him Receipts

This book was mentioned as one of the books that the host's children were reading around Halloween.

Dr. Seuss's Spooky Things that's been making the rounds right now

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Night (Night Trilogy)

Elie Wiesel

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Justin Trudeau Caught Ignoring Canada’s Dirty Secret

Dave Rubin mentioned the book Night by Elie Wiesel, recommending it to viewers for further information on the Holocaust.

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Truths

Vivek Ramaswamy

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It’s Time for the Facts Liberals Can No Longer Deny | Vivek Ramaswamy

This book, written by the interviewee, focuses on truths surrounding various topics like God, climate change, and the importance of free speech. It aims to provide readers with tools to engage in difficult conversations.

I'm a fan of getting the best possible arguments for the other side on the table.

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Unsettled

Steven E. Koonin

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It’s Time for the Facts Liberals Can No Longer Deny | Vivek Ramaswamy

The book, written by a physicist from the Obama energy department, was mentioned as a source of facts used in the author's book about climate change.

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The Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (Play It Like It Is)

Sex Pistols

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Piers Morgan Visibly Shocked When Jordan Peterson Said This About Trump

The book "Mind comp" was mentioned in the context of age appropriateness; the host suggested that it would be inappropriate for a second-grader. This was used as an example to illustrate the importance of age-appropriate book selection in schools and libraries.

You wouldn't give a second grader mind comp, although you people probably would.

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Four Seconds

Laura Andrade

Mentioned 1 year ago

Is This the Issue That Finally Causes Dave Portnoy to Break with Democrats?

It was mentioned that Hillary Clinton has a fourth memoir out, and that it is full of misinformation. The speaker expressed disbelief that she would release another book.

Hillary Clinton was calling for punishment just this week. She's got her fourth memoir out, which is completely insane.

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State of Terror

Louise Penny

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Gavin Newsom Humiliated as Elon Musk Responds to His Shocking New Law

It was mentioned as Hillary Clinton's fourth or fifth autobiography, released that week, and discussed in relation to her media appearances and views on jailing people.

I think this is her fourth autobiography.

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Living History

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Gavin Newsom Humiliated as Elon Musk Responds to His Shocking New Law

It was mentioned that this is Hillary Clinton's fourth or fifth autobiography, and that she was doing media rounds promoting it while discussing putting people in jail for spreading propaganda.

I think this is her fourth autobiography.

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History

Thomas E. Woods Jr.

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‘The View’ Hosts Get Visibly Angry When Music Legend Refuses to Say This

Clay Travis' book was referenced in relation to Michael Jordan's stance on politics and how he didn't always have to be political, much like how the book advocates a similar idea.

Which ended up Clay Travis used at least a version of that for one of his books and and that's the point.

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Republicans Buy Sneakers Too

Clay Travis

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‘The View’ Hosts Get Visibly Angry When Music Legend Refuses to Say This

It was mentioned as an example of Michael Jordan's non-political approach during the 1992 NBA playoffs. A version of his comment was later used in Clay Travis's book.

Which ended up Clay Travis used at least a version of that for one of his books and and that's the point

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Gulag Archipelago

The book was mentioned in reference to a quote by the author, which was used to illustrate the pervasiveness of lies in society and institutions. The speaker commented that Jordan Peterson often references this book.

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The quote right here, we know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know that we know they are lying, we know that they know that we know they are lying and they still continue to lie.

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The book was mentioned in reference to a quote by the author, which was used to illustrate the pervasiveness of lies in society and institutions. The speaker commented that Jordan Peterson often references this book.

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The quote right here, we know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know that we know they are lying, we know that they know that we know they are lying and they still continue to lie.

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Mark Littmann

The Heavens on Fire

The Great Leonid Meteor Storms

This was mentioned as Michael Shermer's last book before "Conspiracy", published in 2018. No further details were provided about its content.

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this is last real book was 2018, heaven's honor

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This was mentioned as Michael Shermer's last book before "Conspiracy", published in 2018. No further details were provided about its content.

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this is last real book was 2018, heaven's honor

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Klarens Haxhi

The Daily Wire (Enlightened Children)

Dave Rubin mentioned an interview with Andrew Klavan, who has a new book out. He described Klavan as thoughtful, interesting, and a good friend.

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Part one of my interview with Andrew Klavan of The Daily Wire who's got a new book out

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Dave Rubin mentioned an interview with Andrew Klavan, who has a new book out. He described Klavan as thoughtful, interesting, and a good friend.

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Part one of my interview with Andrew Klavan of The Daily Wire who's got a new book out

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Dennis Prager

Think a Second Time

This book of essays, published in 1998, contains an essay titled "Adultery and Politicians." Prager's consistent view on the irrelevance of a politician's personal morality to their job performance was discussed.

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I wrote a piece called adultery and politicians 25 years ago it's in print in my book of essays from 1998 called Think a Second Time adultery and politicians I don't give a damn if a...

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This book of essays, published in 1998, contains an essay titled "Adultery and Politicians." Prager's consistent view on the irrelevance of a politician's personal morality to their job performance was discussed.

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I wrote a piece called adultery and politicians 25 years ago it's in print in my book of essays from 1998 called Think a Second Time adultery and politicians I don't give a damn if a politician was faithful or not to his wife

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Balázs Orbán

The Hungarian Way of Strategy

The book cover features an elk or stag, symbolizing a legendary creature that led the seven Hungarian tribes who settled the land over 1100 years ago; it represents a transcendent power guiding the nation, suggesting a hopeful future for Hungary.

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I did say to you right before we started, I said this is a beautiful cover of a book. The book is The Hungarian Way of Strategy.

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The book cover features an elk or stag, symbolizing a legendary creature that led the seven Hungarian tribes who settled the land over 1100 years ago; it represents a transcendent power guiding the nation, suggesting a hopeful future for Hungary.

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I did say to you right before we started, I said this is a beautiful cover of a book. The book is The Hungarian Way of Strategy.

It's an elk or a stag. And the idea, according to Hungarian history, the Hungarian tribes, seven tribes who occupied the land where we are living more than 1,100 years ago, they were led by this special creature.

So she was the one who was doing the lead. And through this animal, a transcendent power or God was leading the way.

And the idea of the cover is that this stag is still here, still with us, so the future is not so pessimistic for us.

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Mark R. Levin

Liberty and Tyranny

A Conservative Manifesto

It was described as a positive vision for the future on the center-right and classic liberal front, aiming to rediscover and discuss important values such as humility, liberty, and responsibility. It was presented as an invitation to discussion rather than a propaganda tool.

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It's called a conservative manifesto, and it's an attempt to begin the process of outlining a positive vision for the future on the center-right and classic liberal front. It's not designed to be a pr...

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It was described as a positive vision for the future on the center-right and classic liberal front, aiming to rediscover and discuss important values such as humility, liberty, and responsibility. It was presented as an invitation to discussion rather than a propaganda tool.

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It's called a conservative manifesto, and it's an attempt to begin the process of outlining a positive vision for the future on the center-right and classic liberal front. It's not designed to be a propaganda tool. It's designed to be an invitation, let's say.

A profound crisis of meaning currently afflicts, destabilizes, and demoralizes the sovereign citizens of the West and the social institutions upon which we depend.

An inevitably incomplete but crucially necessary list might include humility, liberty, autonomy, truth, agency, identity, merit, responsibility, tradition, community, stewardship, justice, and unity.

A house divided against itself cannot stand. Respect for individual sovereignty and courageous trust in the essential goodwill of others means unity in both appearance and reality.

The demoralized people of the West, and indeed in the rest of the world, are therefore crying out for the restoration of the abdicated values of individual sovereignty and responsible genuine social service and purpose, whose acceptance and embodiment make our free societies possible, productive, admirable, generative and stable.

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Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad

What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

The book details Kiyosaki's childhood experiences and the contrasting financial mindsets of his biological father and his friend's father, which inspired his lifelong quest to understand wealth creation and its effects on society.

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I wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad, and now I wrote this book here, The Capitalist Manifesto, because capitalism starts with a financial statement.

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The book details Kiyosaki's childhood experiences and the contrasting financial mindsets of his biological father and his friend's father, which inspired his lifelong quest to understand wealth creation and its effects on society.

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I wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad, and now I wrote this book here, The Capitalist Manifesto, because capitalism starts with a financial statement.

So I wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad back in 1997. I first created the cash flow board game to teach financial statements, income expense and cash flow.

So I wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad, which came out in 1997, it was turned down by every one of those Marxist book editors in New York.

When I wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad, which came out in 1997, it was turned down by every one of those Marxist book editors in New York.

The only book that covered the three financial statements, income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flow.

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Good to Interact/Do Not Disturb Double-Sided Sign, Office & Cubicle Accessories, Office Supply for Desk, College Dorm Decor, Man Cave Accessories, Man Cave Decor, Garage Accessories

It was about disconnecting from technology to improve mental well-being and achieve a greater sense of peace and sanity. The book discussed how technology programs people into addiction and how breaks from it can be restorative.

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It was about the need to kind of remove yourself from technology, take those breaks.

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It was about disconnecting from technology to improve mental well-being and achieve a greater sense of peace and sanity. The book discussed how technology programs people into addiction and how breaks from it can be restorative.

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It was about the need to kind of remove yourself from technology, take those breaks.

It was about actually it predated a lot of what we know about social media now and a lot of the conversation and talked about like how we're being programmed to be a bunch of addicted robots and how much joy and peace and sanity we get back when we just take that time away.

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Ari Fleischer

Suppression, Deception, Snobbery, and Bias

Why the Press Gets So Much Wrong―And Just Doesn't Care

Ari Fleischer discussed his book, explaining that it details how the media gets so much wrong and doesn't care. He described the book as an attempt to call out the biases present in mainstream media outlets.

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I'm Dave Rubin and joining me today is a former White House press secretary, a Fox News contributor and author of the new book I've got in my hand right now, Suppression, Deception, Snobbery and Bias,...

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Ari Fleischer discussed his book, explaining that it details how the media gets so much wrong and doesn't care. He described the book as an attempt to call out the biases present in mainstream media outlets.

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I'm Dave Rubin and joining me today is a former White House press secretary, a Fox News contributor and author of the new book I've got in my hand right now, Suppression, Deception, Snobbery and Bias, Why the Press Gets So Much Wrong and Just Doesn't Care.

this basically gets to the heart of everything that I do, every hour that I spend working on this show, that the media is sort of a bigger problem than almost anything else at the moment.

they didn't put just their finger on the scale. They put their writing hand on the scale and many of them put their entire bodies on the scale.

I try to be fair. I will always call the balls and strikes.

I wrote the book. This is why I blow the whistle on the press.

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Kurt Schlichter

We'll Be Back

The Fall and Rise of America

It was described as a brand-spanking-new book that discusses the Trump-DeSantis issue and offers insights into the 2024 election, suggesting a necessary debate within the Republican party to determine the best candidate. The book also includes a chapter imagining a president's successful eight years in office, outlining how various aspects of American governance were fixed.

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the brand spanking new book It came out this week will be back the fall and rise of America Kurt Schlichter

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It was described as a brand-spanking-new book that discusses the Trump-DeSantis issue and offers insights into the 2024 election, suggesting a necessary debate within the Republican party to determine the best candidate. The book also includes a chapter imagining a president's successful eight years in office, outlining how various aspects of American governance were fixed.

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the brand spanking new book It came out this week will be back the fall and rise of America Kurt Schlichter

We'll be there you go He's a pro I'm putting it out on the street on it. Bring me my money guys if we what they've done is People like AOC are legitimizing the use of Non-political means to influence politics that is instead persuasion and elections They they are using intimidation now if you're supposed to go get in Kavanaugh's face What's the moral guardrail that says you can't slap his face?

all in my book You can't argue with them because Their premise is completely different. Their premise is all about personal power their power their position And their profitability so you're not going to talk them out of anything as I say in the book. There's no bottom day

the last two chapters the second last chapter is about the 2024 election and my thesis is look We need to have a fight within the Republican Party. It doesn't have to be a hostile fight has to be a debate

the last chapter of my book which I'll raise again will be back the bone rise of America is actually a president looking back after eight years and how he fixed America how he went and got the military back on track how he got the proper role of the legislature and the judiciary and the executive on track and It's you know, it's kind of funny it's kind of exciting I'm pretty happy with it. People seem to like it But look we we've got a big fight against ahead of us We've got to have the best candidate and the way we do that is by having a vigorous debate among a bunch of candidates They say this is why I bring to the table

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Patrick Kahnke

A Christian Case Against Donald Trump

This was mentioned as two pieces written by Kurt Schlichter for Townhall, discussing Donald Trump's candidacy. One piece argued for his candidacy, while the other highlighted his weaknesses. It was mentioned that Trump sent Schlichter a note expressing approval of the piece against him.

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I wrote a wrote a piece the case for Donald Trump and the case against Donald Trump in town hall and The president sent me a nice note on a printout of the case against Donald Trump that said you're g...

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This was mentioned as two pieces written by Kurt Schlichter for Townhall, discussing Donald Trump's candidacy. One piece argued for his candidacy, while the other highlighted his weaknesses. It was mentioned that Trump sent Schlichter a note expressing approval of the piece against him.

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I wrote a wrote a piece the case for Donald Trump and the case against Donald Trump in town hall and The president sent me a nice note on a printout of the case against Donald Trump that said you're gonna be very happy with What I do I will not let you down Yeah, I'm running

Don't Wait, DO IT NOW!: How to overcome fear, find confidence to succeed, achieve your goals, become a leader, get a promotion, create, manage, find ... own destiny even when others say you can’t. Cover

Dave Bresnahan

Don't Wait, DO IT NOW!

How to overcome fear, find confidence to succeed, achieve your goals, become a leader, get a promotion, create, manage, find ... own destiny even when others say you can’t.

Dave Rubin's first stand-up special, which was mentioned as being available for purchase or free with an annual subscription.

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quick reminder guys my first ever stand up special don't say Dave is available right now for for 999 that's all we're charging for at 999 you go to Rubin report dot locals dot com for a one-time purch...

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Dave Rubin's first stand-up special, which was mentioned as being available for purchase or free with an annual subscription.

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quick reminder guys my first ever stand up special don't say Dave is available right now for for 999 that's all we're charging for at 999 you go to Rubin report dot locals dot com for a one-time purchase of 999 or you can subscribe annually and you get it absolutely free

I promise you will laugh for 40 minutes.

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Mike Lee

Saving Nine

The Fight Against the Left’s Audacious Plan to Pack the Supreme Court and Destroy American Liberty

It discusses the Democrats' plan to "pack the court", court packing history, and the importance of preserving the Supreme Court's independence and preventing further politicization of the court. The author details why court packing is a threat to the balance of power and the rule of law.

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I wrote Saving Nine in order to explain why the opposite is true.

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It discusses the Democrats' plan to "pack the court", court packing history, and the importance of preserving the Supreme Court's independence and preventing further politicization of the court. The author details why court packing is a threat to the balance of power and the rule of law.

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I wrote Saving Nine in order to explain why the opposite is true.

As Mitch McConnell likes to say, there's no education in the second kick from the mule. We've already been kicked by the court-packing mule once. I described that at great length in Chapter Four of Saving Nine.

But for the reasons I explained in Chapter 4 of Saving Nine, even when you swing and miss, even when you threaten to pack the court, you propose court packing and the legislation fails it can leave an indelible mark.

All of that and the fact that most of our laws at the federal level are now made by unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats that can all be traced to this switch in time that saved nine, as I explain in Chapter 4 of Saving Nine.

Saving Nine is not just about the Supreme Court. It's not just about court packing. It explains all of the maladies that flow inevitably from court packing and flowed from FDR's court packing threat back in the 1930s.

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Jonathan Hillman

Big Wig

This book about drag queens was mentioned in the context of Pizza Hut recommending it to children during Pride Month, which the podcast host found inappropriate.

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To commemorate Pride Month, Pizza Hut is recommending books to children about drag queens. This is from the post-millennial. And you can see Big Wig by Jonathan Hillman, who I don't k...

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This book about drag queens was mentioned in the context of Pizza Hut recommending it to children during Pride Month, which the podcast host found inappropriate.

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To commemorate Pride Month, Pizza Hut is recommending books to children about drag queens. This is from the post-millennial. And you can see Big Wig by Jonathan Hillman, who I don't know who he is.

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Curtis Sittenfeld

Rodham

A Novel

The podcast host expressed strong disapproval for the book, which depicts an alternate reality where Hillary Clinton did not marry Bill Clinton. He stated that the book's two-year development period is evidence of wasted time and resources.

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Rodham is based on the novel of the same name which tells the story of an alternate universe in which Hillary does not marry Bill Clinton but instead serves as a Northwestern Universi...

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The podcast host expressed strong disapproval for the book, which depicts an alternate reality where Hillary Clinton did not marry Bill Clinton. He stated that the book's two-year development period is evidence of wasted time and resources.

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Rodham is based on the novel of the same name which tells the story of an alternate universe in which Hillary does not marry Bill Clinton but instead serves as a Northwestern University professor before running for president in 2016. First off, that sounds like literally the worst thing I've ever heard in my entire life.

The fact that that was in development for two years, all of those people should be fired and shamed forever.

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