Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2024-04-07

Books mentioned on 190. What’s the Point of Nostalgia?

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Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Zoom

    Istvan Banyai · at 28:31

    Discussed
    “I will say one of the best pieces of advice I heard recently was from someone who was telling me about a children's book, I don't know what book it is, but the entire book just repeats over and over the two words, 'Zoom out, zoom out, zoom out, and maybe that's the power of nostalgia.'”
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  2. Peter and Wendy

    James Matthew Barrie · at 29:51

    Discussed
    “Finally, Mike gets a few details wrong about the story of Peter Pan, at least as it's told in the original 1911 novel 'Peter and Wendy' by Scottish author and playwright J.M. Barrie.”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Little House on the Prairie
“I felt like I was, I don't know, it was like very Little House on the Prairie feeling, like you know, you're Laura with Mary.”