Podcasts that mention 📚 Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley

Around 2007, he and Elon Musk, along with David Sachs, funded a movie called 'Thank You for Smoking,' which I just watched the day Biden dropped out of the election, and it still holds up. It's a good movie with the actor who played Two-Face in Christopher Nolan's Batman films; he did a fantastic job. It's based on a book by William F. Buckley's son, which is incredibly libertarian and very early in that ideology.

Robert Evans references 'Thank You for Smoking' and highlights that it is based on a book by Christopher Buckley, noted for its libertarian themes, as part of discussing Peter Thiel's ideological influences.

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Actually, one of the great thrills of my life was corresponding with Christopher Buckley during writing this book; he wrote 'Thank You for Smoking,' which this book definitely reminds me of.

The guest shares that one of the highlights of their life was corresponding with Christopher Buckley while writing their own book, which they feel has similarities to Buckley's book 'Thank You for Smoking.'

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That's right, the way you spun this Iraq War documentary, that's what reminded me of 'Thank You for Smoking.'

During the discussion, the host mentions that the guest's storytelling style in a previous segment brought to mind the book 'Thank You for Smoking,' which is later confirmed to be by Christopher Buckley.

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