Episode · Pod Save America · 2023-12-19
Books mentioned on Is Ron DeSantis The Worst Presidential Candidate of All Time? | Pod Save America Holiday Mailbag
Dan Pfeiffer recommended All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby, and discussed How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and others. Also mentioned: History of Little Nine Partners by Isaac Huntting, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman, Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson, and Yellowface by R. F. Kuang.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How Democracies Die
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt is a political science book that examines how elected leaders can gradually dismantle democratic institutions from within.
Discussed“send mail out copies of uh how democracies End by those two professors I don't I don't think I don't think I don't think we can get people to reades die how democracies die”
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All the Sinners Bleed
All the Sinners Bleed by S.
Recommended“he has three all the siners bleed is the one that came out this year excellent”
Where to get it
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History of Little Nine Partners
Discussed“But, I've been reading The Nine by Chuck Colman. It's a recent book that's out and it's very good.”
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The Nineties
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman is a cultural history that examines the distinct identity, media landscape, and pivotal moments of the final decade of the twentieth century.
Recommended“but uh I've been reading the 9s by Chuck Colman it's recent book that's out it's very good”
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Termination Shock
Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson is a near-future science fiction novel exploring the drastic consequences of rogue geoengineering and global climate change.
Recommended“one book I read this year was termination shock which I really recommend by Neil Stevenson i love neil stevenson and uh it's everything i wanted”
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Yellowface
Yellowface by R.
Recommended“I just finished yellowface by uh RF Quang fantastic book you can read it in one sitting”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“Jesse David Fox was great democracy Awakening Heather Cox Richardson”