Episode · Monday Morning Podcast · 2026-11-09
Books mentioned on Dogs & Cows, 'Five Chinese Brothers', Fast Food | Monday Morning Podcast 11-9-26
Bill rambles about dogs & cows, 'Five Chinese Brothers', and the best/worst fast food chains. Gusto: Payroll.
Bill Burr discussed Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss, The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop and others, and Finding the Winning Edge by Bill Walsh and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Discussed“I liked Urtle the Turtle, not realizing, you know, there was some message about power and the middle class and the lower class all in wrapped in that book”
Where to get it
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The Five Chinese Brothers
Discussed“But my favorite book of all time was a book called The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Hutchett Bishop and Kirk Weiss. And um I bought the book knowing that I my you know my mother my mother used to read it to me like 50 years ago”
Where to get it
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Finding the Winning Edge
Discussed“Bill Walsh, Finding the Winning Edge. Jimmy Kimmel gave me that book one time when I did his show because he heard me talking about it. He actually bought the hard cover.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Harold and the Purple Crayon
“I like the dude with the purple crayon. I liked Where the Wild Things are.”
Passing Where the wild things are
“I liked Where the Wild Things are. And um but my favorite book of all time was a book called The Five Chinese Brothers”
Passing John Bonham
“This book is is going on the shelf here. Next to all my other deep reading, uh John Bonham by Mick Bonham.”
Passing The Westies
“I have a Bobby Y book, The Westies, the History of the AFL. Uh, Schoolhouse Rock, Bill Walsh, Finding the Winning Edge.”
Passing The History of the AFL-CIO
“I have a Bobby Y book, The Westies, the History of the AFL. Uh, Schoolhouse Rock, Bill Walsh, Finding the Winning Edge.”
Passing Texas Flood
“The Beasty Boys book, Texas Flood, the story of Stevie Ray Bond, and I got Joe Perry rocks.”
Passing Beastie Boys Book
“The Beasty Boys book, Texas Flood, the story of Stevie Ray Bond, and I got Joe Perry rocks.”
Passing Rocks
“The Beasty Boys book, Texas Flood, the story of Stevie Ray Bond, and I got Joe Perry rocks.”