Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2025-10-15
Books mentioned on #617 - Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and filmmaker. His new movie “Good Fortune” is in theaters Oct.
Aziz Ansari recommended Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Being Mortal
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande is a profound exploration of aging, serious illness, and the limitations of modern medicine in dealing with the end of life.
Recommended“Being Mortal is a book by this gentleman named Atul Gowande. It's all about like end of life issues. It's about stuff, you know, uh that people my age are dealing with their parents. You know, some maybe not all people my people older, but you know, they're getting sick. You got to put them in retirement homes and you”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Being Mortal
“And I went and visited him and and it it was like that movie Being Mortal, you know, it was like I knew he was passing away. I knew this was probably our last conversation”