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The Rational Bible
Genesis
James Inhofe, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, stated that the reason the US should support Israel's right to the land is because God said so in the book of Genesis.
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And this is the most important reason, because God said so. As I said a minute ago, look it up in the book of Genesis. It's right up there on your desk, Mr. President.
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James Inhofe, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, stated that the reason the US should support Israel's right to the land is because God said so in the book of Genesis.
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And this is the most important reason, because God said so. As I said a minute ago, look it up in the book of Genesis. It's right up there on your desk, Mr. President.
Parable of the Sower
A Novel
It was mentioned as a book that accurately predicted many current events, including the rise of Donald Trump and the "Make America Great Again" slogan. The speaker reread it recently because of its uncanny relevance to current events.
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I just started reading it again because I was like, it's been, it's been a few years and like we've lived through a lot of Parable of the Sower-esque stuff. I feel like I should read...
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It was mentioned as a book that accurately predicted many current events, including the rise of Donald Trump and the "Make America Great Again" slogan. The speaker reread it recently because of its uncanny relevance to current events.
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I just started reading it again because I was like, it's been, it's been a few years and like we've lived through a lot of Parable of the Sower-esque stuff. I feel like I should read it again. It is fucking wild how accurate she was. Like wow.
It is eerie. It's really like, am I reading a book or am I reading my journal?
Octavia Butler is the one who made that real. Not Margaret Atwood. Octavia Butler is who Margaret Atwood wanted to be.
American Prometheus
The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The podcast mentioned that the movie *Oppenheimer* won several Golden Globe awards and is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize winning book about the Manhattan Project. The hosts discussed the movie's success at the awards ceremony.
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Oppenheimer is based on a 721 page Pulitzer Prize winning book about the Manhattan Project.
— Episode: Florida Man Gets Fired
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Episode: Florida Man Gets Fired
The podcast mentioned that the movie *Oppenheimer* won several Golden Globe awards and is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize winning book about the Manhattan Project. The hosts discussed the movie's success at the awards ceremony.
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Oppenheimer is based on a 721 page Pulitzer Prize winning book about the Manhattan Project.
The Satanic Verses
It was mentioned that Salman Rushdie had lived under constant threat of violence for over three decades after its publication in 1989, after the former Ayatollah of Iran called the book blasphemous to Islam and issued an edict to kill Rushdie. The podcast discussed the recent stabbing attack on Rushdie.
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The author has lived under constant threat of violence for over three decades after he published his novel, The Satanic Verses.
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Episode: Caught In The Espionage Act
It was mentioned that Salman Rushdie had lived under constant threat of violence for over three decades after its publication in 1989, after the former Ayatollah of Iran called the book blasphemous to Islam and issued an edict to kill Rushdie. The podcast discussed the recent stabbing attack on Rushdie.
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The author has lived under constant threat of violence for over three decades after he published his novel, The Satanic Verses.
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
A Memoir
In his memoir, published last year, Perry recounted his struggles with addiction and health issues, including a five-month hospital stay in 2018. He discussed the impact of his rise to stardom and his battle with his disease.
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Your disease is just outside, just doing one-arm pushups, just waiting, just waiting for you, waiting to get you alone. Because alone, you lose to the disease.
— Episode: The Global Plea For Peace
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Episode: The Global Plea For Peace
In his memoir, published last year, Perry recounted his struggles with addiction and health issues, including a five-month hospital stay in 2018. He discussed the impact of his rise to stardom and his battle with his disease.
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Your disease is just outside, just doing one-arm pushups, just waiting, just waiting for you, waiting to get you alone. Because alone, you lose to the disease.
And now I finally feel okay and feel like I've got some strength.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Rise and Shine)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar was mentioned in the context of a drag story time event for children, which was used as an example of a performance that some Republican lawmakers are trying to ban. The speakers contrasted the delight children experience with the book to the anger of lawmakers who oppose such events.
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reading Very Hungry Caterpillar to kids that are delighted by it
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar was mentioned in the context of a drag story time event for children, which was used as an example of a performance that some Republican lawmakers are trying to ban. The speakers contrasted the delight children experience with the book to the anger of lawmakers who oppose such events.
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reading Very Hungry Caterpillar to kids that are delighted by it
Burnout
The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Anne Helen Peterson wrote an essay about millennial burnout that went viral and was later turned into a book. The process of creating the book allowed her to further explore how work became the way it is.
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I burnt out and then I wrote about it.
— Episode: Student Debt Forgiveness Goes To Court
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Episode: Student Debt Forgiveness Goes To Court
Anne Helen Peterson wrote an essay about millennial burnout that went viral and was later turned into a book. The process of creating the book allowed her to further explore how work became the way it is.
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I burnt out and then I wrote about it.
And started digging into that and ended up writing this essay about how millennials became the Burnout generation, which went viral.
It's turned into a book. And the process of turning it into a book really gave me the space to read and think a ton about how did work get the way that it is?
Fahrenheit 451
Judge Timothy L. Brooks cited Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 in his decision, saying that there is more than one way to burn a book and the world is full of people running about with lit matches.
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there is more than one way to burn a book and the world is full of people running about with lit matches.
— Episode: The Devil Went Down To Georgia
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Episode: The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Judge Timothy L. Brooks cited Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 in his decision, saying that there is more than one way to burn a book and the world is full of people running about with lit matches.
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there is more than one way to burn a book and the world is full of people running about with lit matches.
The Song of Achilles
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Chicken Soup for the Soul
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
The speaker thought the book 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' was meant to be a feel-good book that was purchased at the checkout line, not related to the DVD rental company.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul I thought was the books that you bought at the checkout line.
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The speaker thought the book 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' was meant to be a feel-good book that was purchased at the checkout line, not related to the DVD rental company.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul I thought was the books that you bought at the checkout line.
The Chicken Soup people are supposed to be doing good for the culture for the community. They're not supposed to be not paying their employees.
The Negro Motorist Green-Book
1940 Facsimile Edition
The speaker explained that the Imperial Hotel was Thomasville's only Green Book location, one of the last standing Green Book locations in the entire region. It was built in 1949 and stopped operating in 1969.
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The Imperial Hotel was Thomasville's only Green Book location, one of the last standing Green Book locations in the entire region.
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The speaker explained that the Imperial Hotel was Thomasville's only Green Book location, one of the last standing Green Book locations in the entire region. It was built in 1949 and stopped operating in 1969.
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The Imperial Hotel was Thomasville's only Green Book location, one of the last standing Green Book locations in the entire region.
Beloved (Everyman's Library)
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The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
The podcast discussed the 1619 Project, which highlights the year 1619 as a crucial point in American history due to the arrival of enslaved Africans. Republican lawmakers are trying to ban its teaching in schools.
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the year 1619, the year the first enslaved Africans arrived in what's now the US as a crucial point in American history.
— Episode: Who's Afraid Of Critical Race Theory
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Episode: Who's Afraid Of Critical Race Theory
The podcast discussed the 1619 Project, which highlights the year 1619 as a crucial point in American history due to the arrival of enslaved Africans. Republican lawmakers are trying to ban its teaching in schools.
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the year 1619, the year the first enslaved Africans arrived in what's now the US as a crucial point in American history.
I've really yet to hear anyone say with their chest why the original sins of this country aren't important to learn about.
It's just a bunch of adults whining at board of education meetings about how Mikailee shouldn't have to learn about how this country came to be.
So critical race theory is the idea that we should teach history from a perspective that is holistic and considers the experiences of people from different races.
There are a lot of exotic notions about what are the most important points in American history. I simply disagree with the notion that the New York Times laid out there that the year 1619 was one of those years.
Beautiful Things
A Memoir
Hunter Biden wrote a memoir in 2021, and excerpts from the audiobook were used as evidence against him during his trial.
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He wrote about it in a 2021 memoir and excerpts from the audio book were even used as evidence against him during the trial.
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Episode: Hunter Biden's Guilty Verdict
Hunter Biden wrote a memoir in 2021, and excerpts from the audiobook were used as evidence against him during his trial.
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He wrote about it in a 2021 memoir and excerpts from the audio book were even used as evidence against him during the trial.
Project 2025 Blueprint
Will Donald Trump Joe Biden in Shaping the Foundation of Our American Heritage?
It was mentioned in the context of Republican efforts to close down libraries, with the speaker stating they heard this plan was buried deep within the book, on page 900.
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I hear that's buried deep in Project 2025, page 900. The vibes are not good for the libraries.
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It was mentioned in the context of Republican efforts to close down libraries, with the speaker stating they heard this plan was buried deep within the book, on page 900.
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I hear that's buried deep in Project 2025, page 900. The vibes are not good for the libraries.
Stolen Youth
How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation
It accuses liberals of targeting children with woke indoctrination. The author was challenged to define "woke" on a television interview and struggled to do so.
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woke is something that's very hard to define. And we've spent an entire chapter defining it. It is sort of the understanding that we need to totally reimagine and re-do society in order to create hier...
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Episode: Banking On Each Other
It accuses liberals of targeting children with woke indoctrination. The author was challenged to define "woke" on a television interview and struggled to do so.
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woke is something that's very hard to define. And we've spent an entire chapter defining it. It is sort of the understanding that we need to totally reimagine and re-do society in order to create hierarchies of oppression.
Oh, oh. That was just a question. Like you could just answer it like a normal person.
And she couldn't even put it over the finish line then.
Bethany, how are you going to sell those books girl? Who's buying those books if you can't sell it? Figure it out.
If it's a whole fucking chapter of your book. Like it doesn't make sense. Like come on now.
No Going Back
The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward
The book includes an excerpt where the author writes about shooting and killing her 14-month-old puppy named Cricket after the dog ruined a hunting trip, killed her neighbor's chickens, and tried to bite her. The story continues with her describing the same violent end to a male goat on her farm.
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No Going Back
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The book includes an excerpt where the author writes about shooting and killing her 14-month-old puppy named Cricket after the dog ruined a hunting trip, killed her neighbor's chickens, and tried to bite her. The story continues with her describing the same violent end to a male goat on her farm.
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No Going Back
I guess if I were a better politician, I wouldn't tell the story here.
Les Miserables (Les Misérables)
The podcast mentioned the book, which is about wealth disparities between the bourgeois class in France and the lower class that fueled the French Revolution. The musical adaptation was also referenced.
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So yes, obviously we're going to start with that bombshell report from the New York Times on two decades of Trump's taxes that they got a hold of.
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Episode: The Art Of The Steal
The podcast mentioned the book, which is about wealth disparities between the bourgeois class in France and the lower class that fueled the French Revolution. The musical adaptation was also referenced.
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So yes, obviously we're going to start with that bombshell report from the New York Times on two decades of Trump's taxes that they got a hold of.
And if you didn't know, the book was about the wealth disparities between the bourgeois class in France and the lower class that stoked the flames of the French Revolution.
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