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Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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A Small Town Fake Dating Romance (Gold Rush Ranch Book 3)
The program noted that the movie The Front Runner was based on the book of the same name.
The movie based on the book is The Front Runner.
— Episode: TMZ Goes to Washington
The program noted that the movie The Front Runner was based on the book of the same name.
The movie based on the book is The Front Runner.
The Changing Social Value of Children
The discussion pointed out that sociologist Viviana Zelizer had written a book titled Pricing the Priceless Child.
the sociologist Viviana Zelizer wrote this book called Pricing the Priceless Child.
— Episode: “Having kids was a mistake”
The discussion pointed out that sociologist Viviana Zelizer had written a book titled Pricing the Priceless Child.
the sociologist Viviana Zelizer wrote this book called Pricing the Priceless Child.
The White Wedding in Postwar America
The host introduced Karen Dunnick as the author of the historical study on postwar American weddings, noting her expertise on the subject.
Karen Dunnick is a history professor at Muskingum University and author of As Long as We Both Shall Love, The White Wedding in PostWar America.
— Episode: The cost of “I do”
The host introduced Karen Dunnick as the author of the historical study on postwar American weddings, noting her expertise on the subject.
Karen Dunnick is a history professor at Muskingum University and author of As Long as We Both Shall Love, The White Wedding in PostWar America.
Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals
Mariah Blake was noted as the author of the book and she traced how harmful ingredients entered everyday products.
Mariah is also the author of the book, They Poison the World, Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals. And she traces how these ingredients got into the products we use every day.
— Episode: Chems in your cosmetics
Mariah Blake was noted as the author of the book and she traced how harmful ingredients entered everyday products.
Mariah is also the author of the book, They Poison the World, Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals. And she traces how these ingredients got into the products we use every day.
The host mentioned it as a popular booktoscreen romance featured in the Prime ad.
Prime originals have everything you want. Steamy romances, irresistible love stories, and the book-to-screen favorites you've already read twice. Off Campus, Elle, Every Year After, The Love Hypothesi...
— Episode: "Affordability" is the new progressive
The host mentioned it as a popular booktoscreen romance featured in the Prime ad.
Prime originals have everything you want. Steamy romances, irresistible love stories, and the book-to-screen favorites you've already read twice. Off Campus, Elle, Every Year After, The Love Hypothesis, Sterling Point, and more.
Deluxe Edition
It was cited as a booktoscreen romance in the Prime promotion.
Prime originals have everything you want. Steamy romances, irresistible love stories, and the book-to-screen favorites you've already read twice. Off Campus, Elle, Every Year After, The Love Hypothesi...
— Episode: "Affordability" is the new progressive
It was cited as a booktoscreen romance in the Prime promotion.
Prime originals have everything you want. Steamy romances, irresistible love stories, and the book-to-screen favorites you've already read twice. Off Campus, Elle, Every Year After, The Love Hypothesis, Sterling Point, and more.
Deluxe Edition
The title was cited as a Prime booktoscreen favorite that listeners had reportedly read twice.
Off Campus, Elle, Every Year After, The Love Hypothesis, Sterling Point, and more. Slow Burns, Second Chances, chemistry you can feel through the screen.
— Episode: Is smoking back?
The title was cited as a Prime booktoscreen favorite that listeners had reportedly read twice.
Off Campus, Elle, Every Year After, The Love Hypothesis, Sterling Point, and more. Slow Burns, Second Chances, chemistry you can feel through the screen.
The Work and Wonder of the Wait
The book was listed as one of the Prime originals, a booktoscreen favorite that listeners had read twice.
Off Campus, Elle, Every Year After, The Love Hypothesis, Sterling Point, and more. Slow Burns, Second Chances, chemistry you can feel through the screen.
— Episode: Is smoking back?
The book was listed as one of the Prime originals, a booktoscreen favorite that listeners had read twice.
Off Campus, Elle, Every Year After, The Love Hypothesis, Sterling Point, and more. Slow Burns, Second Chances, chemistry you can feel through the screen.
The episode described the selfpublished horror novel Shy Girl, its later acquisition by Hachette, and the controversy over suspected AIgenerated text that led to the book being pulled.
author called Mia Ballard, an American author, selfpublished a horror novel called Shy Girl.
— Episode: Is it a bad book or is it AI?
The episode described the selfpublished horror novel Shy Girl, its later acquisition by Hachette, and the controversy over suspected AIgenerated text that led to the book being pulled.
author called Mia Ballard, an American author, selfpublished a horror novel called Shy Girl.
Shy Girl by Mia Ballard. Does anyone else think this was written by ChatGPT?
It has this very recognizable and constant rhythmic use of adjectives and similes that stinks of AI.
The New York Times then get involved and decide to run their own little investigation into the book, doing things like putting it through AI detective software and take that to Hachette. Hachette then get off their ass, as it were, and pull the book.
She selfpublishes this book and it's popular among fans of selfpublished horror online. And then what happened was, as often enough happens these days, is that a big traditional publisher, in this case Hachette, will see a selfpublished novel and see that it's popular and decide to then publish it again under the imprint of their own house.
Selfhood in the Digital Age
The hosts highlighted that WahineVara's book Searches was available in paperback, mentioning it twice while introducing the guest.
Nothing we love more at Today Explained than a person running an experiment on herself. Wahine Vara, writer, journalist, author of Searches, out in paperback now.
— Episode: Is it a bad book or is it AI?
The hosts highlighted that WahineVara's book Searches was available in paperback, mentioning it twice while introducing the guest.
Nothing we love more at Today Explained than a person running an experiment on herself. Wahine Vara, writer, journalist, author of Searches, out in paperback now.
Wahini Vara, writer, journalist, contributor to Businessweek and The Atlantic and The New Yorker. Her book Searches is out in paperback.
The podcast noted that Stephanie Pearson authored this book and suggested listeners could find it wherever books are sold.
Stephanie Pearson, who you heard from earlier, is the author of 100 Great American Parks and 100 Hikes of a Lifetime USA. Find them wherever you find your books.
— Episode: The Great American Road Trip?
The podcast noted that Stephanie Pearson authored this book and suggested listeners could find it wherever books are sold.
Stephanie Pearson, who you heard from earlier, is the author of 100 Great American Parks and 100 Hikes of a Lifetime USA. Find them wherever you find your books.
The Country's Ultimate Scenic Trails (100 of a Lifetime)
The episode highlighted that Stephanie Pearson wrote this guide and encouraged listeners to locate it at any book retailer.
Stephanie Pearson, who you heard from earlier, is the author of 100 Great American Parks and 100 Hikes of a Lifetime USA. Find them wherever you find your books.
— Episode: The Great American Road Trip?
The episode highlighted that Stephanie Pearson wrote this guide and encouraged listeners to locate it at any book retailer.
Stephanie Pearson, who you heard from earlier, is the author of 100 Great American Parks and 100 Hikes of a Lifetime USA. Find them wherever you find your books.
The host introduced Jane K. Callahan's new book, stating its title during the episode.
Jane K. Callahan, her new book is called A Death Doula's Guide to a Meaningful End.
— Episode: The rise of death doulas
The host introduced Jane K. Callahan's new book, stating its title during the episode.
Jane K. Callahan, her new book is called A Death Doula's Guide to a Meaningful End.
It was cited as a comparison to AI companions, describing them as a personalized interactive romance novel tailored to the user's tastes.
Some people sort of view their AI companions as almost like a personalized interactive romance novel. As one of my sources makes the comparison, like Fifty Shades of Grey, it's just tailored exactly t...
— Episode: Dating my AI
It was cited as a comparison to AI companions, describing them as a personalized interactive romance novel tailored to the user's tastes.
Some people sort of view their AI companions as almost like a personalized interactive romance novel. As one of my sources makes the comparison, like Fifty Shades of Grey, it's just tailored exactly to her tastes.
30th Anniversary Edition (New Accents)
The hosts explained that the 1982 book argued oral societies rely on repetition and formulaic speech, shaping communication styles.
a lot of this analysis is really rooted in this 1982 book, Orality and Literacy, by the philosopher Walter Ong.
— Episode: Ew, are we post-literate?
The hosts explained that the 1982 book argued oral societies rely on repetition and formulaic speech, shaping communication styles.
a lot of this analysis is really rooted in this 1982 book, Orality and Literacy, by the philosopher Walter Ong.
Public History and Popular Culture in the 1970s (Studies in United States Culture)
The host noted that the historian had written a book about the bicentennial, which is titled History Comes Alive.
M.J. Rimshia Pavlovska teaches history at American University, wrote a book about the bicentennial.
— Episode: America's birthday blues
The host noted that the historian had written a book about the bicentennial, which is titled History Comes Alive.
M.J. Rimshia Pavlovska teaches history at American University, wrote a book about the bicentennial.
M.J. Rimsha-Pavlovska of American University. Her book is History Comes Alive.
How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity
The host introduced Sutton as a history professor and noted that his most recent book examined how Christianity shaped America and how Americans reshaped Christianity.
I can't believe you figured it out. Matthew Avery Sutton, and I'm a professor of history at Washington State University. I teach courses on religion and politics, and my most recent book is called
— Episode: Why the Antichrist is back
The host introduced Sutton as a history professor and noted that his most recent book examined how Christianity shaped America and how Americans reshaped Christianity.
I can't believe you figured it out. Matthew Avery Sutton, and I'm a professor of history at Washington State University. I teach courses on religion and politics, and my most recent book is called Chosen Land, How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity.
Matthew Avery Sutton is a professor of history at Washington State University. His most recent book is Chosen Land, How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity.
A Personal History of the World's Greatest Sporting Event – Soccer's Triumphs, Heartbreaks, and the Passion That Unites Fans Worldwide
The podcast noted that Roger Bennett authored "We Are The World Cup", a personal history of the world's greatest sporting events, covering soccer's triumphs, heartbreaks, and the passion that unites fans worldwide.
Roger Bennett is the author of We Are the World Cup, a personal history of the world's greatest sporting events, soccer's triumphs, heartbreaks and the passion that unites fans worldw...
— Episode: The World Cup is healing us
The podcast noted that Roger Bennett authored "We Are The World Cup", a personal history of the world's greatest sporting events, covering soccer's triumphs, heartbreaks, and the passion that unites fans worldwide.
Roger Bennett is the author of We Are the World Cup, a personal history of the world's greatest sporting events, soccer's triumphs, heartbreaks and the passion that unites fans worldwide.
Making the Most of Your Ridiculous, Wondrous Life
He had just released More Rules for Aging, a sequel to his earlier work, reflecting his current insights on growing older after living through the experience himself.
So you recently published a book called More Rules for Aging. It's the sequel to a book you wrote 25 years ago called Rules for Aging.
— Episode: Can we cheat death?
He had just released More Rules for Aging, a sequel to his earlier work, reflecting his current insights on growing older after living through the experience himself.
So you recently published a book called More Rules for Aging. It's the sequel to a book you wrote 25 years ago called Rules for Aging.
The host noted that writer Lyra Kilston had covered the historical sunseeking movement in her book, highlighting its relevance to the modern tanmaxing trend.
Writer Lyra Kilston wrote all about it in her book, Sunseekers, The Cure of California.
— Episode: Tanning is back
The host noted that writer Lyra Kilston had covered the historical sunseeking movement in her book, highlighting its relevance to the modern tanmaxing trend.
Writer Lyra Kilston wrote all about it in her book, Sunseekers, The Cure of California.
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