Why people recommend it
Rage by Bob Woodward is a political non-fiction book detailing the Trump administration, governance during the COVID-19 pandemic, and various national security issues. On Pod Save America, the hosts discussed the controversial nature of officials waiting to share critical insider accounts exclusively with the journalist for his books. Alexandra Alter noted on The Book Review that Woodward's publications reliably become runaway non-fiction bestsellers. Jennifer Szalai also briefly mentioned the work during a conversation about political literature. Jonathan Karp appeared on The Book Review to discuss publishing the book, highlighting its documentation of how the administration managed the coronavirus health crisis. On Timcast IRL, Hannah Claire read from reporting that outlined the book's broader scope covering race relations and foreign diplomacy alongside pandemic responses. Ian Crossland commented on the aggressive connotation of the title itself. Additionally, the hosts of Pod Save America examined the controversial statements Donald Trump made during the eighteen separate interviews he granted to Woodward for the volume.
Who recommended it
- Hannah Claire Discussed
- Alexandra Alter Discussed
- Jennifer Szalai Discussed
- Jonathan Karp Discussed
- Ian Crossland Discussed
- Tommy Vietor Discussed
Hannah Claire — 2 mentions
“according to a new book by washington post associate editor bob woodward this is going to be the roughest thing you face”
“aside from exploring trump's handling of the pandemic woodward's new book rage covers race relations diplomacy with north korea and a range of other issues that have arisen during the past two years”
Alexandra Alter — 1 mention
“the next Bob Woodward book was just announced so you have to imagine like it's going to be yet another one of these runaway non-fiction books from an established name”
Jennifer Szalai — 1 mention
“the Bob Woodward book rage and White House ink”
Jonathan Karp — 1 mention
“I think last last time in 2020 I was so grateful and privileged to have been able um to publish Bob's book Rage which showed how the Trump Administration handled the covid crisis and showed how Donald Trump specifically lied about covid lied to the American people”
Ian Crossland — 1 mention
“oh can i point out this guy's book is called rage”
Tommy Vietor — 1 mention
“so these comments came as part of uh 18 separate interviews that trump gave woodward for his new book rage”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 2
“It’s pure cowardice to sit there and believe that a fascist–someone you believe is a fascist, a dangerous fascist–is on the cusp of being President of the United States, and your response is to email Bob Woodward after his book comes out, 'Hey Bob, maybe you put this in your next one in 2026' It’s just–I don’t know, man!”
“so these comments came as part of uh 18 separate interviews that trump gave woodward for his new book rage we'll go through some of the other very normal things trump said to woodward in a bit”
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“You know about that, you're involved in one, which has been going on for a while and very successfully against Bob Woodward where he didn't quote me properly from the tapes.”
“The other thing too is she, at one point in that exchange about the enemy from within, she talked about General Mark Milley, whom Donald Trump handpicked to be his Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and how he told Bob Woodward that Donald Trump is a fascist to the core, and she brought that up and then, you know, Bret”
“Uh, meanwhile our pal Tim Miller broke some news over at The Bulwark about former Trump Defense Secretary James Mattis—um, on Tim’s Bulwark podcast, Bob Woodward revealed that Mattis emailed him to say that he agrees with General Mark Milley’s assessment that Trump is quote 'the most dangerous person ever.'”
“it follows the equally turly titled fear and rage”
“and then you reviewed the second one rage”
“in the last three weeks has been the atlantic story the woodward story the taxes two debates and trump getting coveted”