Episode · Pod Save America · 2025-01-07

Books mentioned on Harris Certifies Trump’s Presidential Win on Jan. 6 Insurrection Anniversary

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Tommy Vietor recommended An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro, and discussed The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides. Jon Favreau discussed Boy Mom by Monica Swanson and Ours Was the Shining Future by David Leonhardt.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. An Artist of the Floating World

    Kazuo Ishiguro · at 56:32

    An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro is a post-World War II novel set in Japan that explores memory, guilt, and complicity through the perspective of an aging painter who confronts his past nationalist propaganda work.

    Recommended
    “I read a book over the break called an artist of the floating World by Kazo isuru”
    Where to get it
  2. The Wide Wide Sea

    Hampton Sides · at 58:09

    The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides is a sweeping historical non-fiction work detailing the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook and the complexities of imperial ambition during first contact.

    Discussed
    “I'm reading uh the wide wide Sea by Hampton sides”
    Where to get it
  3. Boy Mom

    Monica Swanson · at 58:41

    Discussed
    “now I like doing that reading boy mom which is about raising young men and uh solid and uh you know modern masculinity”
    Where to get it
  4. Ours Was the Shining Future

    David Leonhardt · at 58:49

    Ours Was the Shining Future by David Leonhardt is an insightful book that examines the trajectory of the American dream, economic inequality, and the historical forces that have shaped the modern working class.

    Discussed
    “and um DAV lehart David leonhart's book um ours was a shining future about the uh American dream and inequality”
    Where to get it
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