📚 2 Books mentioned in "John Mulaney | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #440" of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Podcast: This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Episode: John Mulaney | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #440
Published on April 18, 2023
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
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Like they have what is in like the big book of alcoholism, you know what I'm talking about? Yeah, yes, they have the disease of alcoholism.
John Mulaney and Theo Von are discussing addiction. Mulaney references 'the big book of alcoholism.' Theo asks if he is referring to 'the disease of alcoholism,' confirming that it is likely the book 'Alcoholics Anonymous' often referred to as 'The Big Book' within the recovery community. This conversation helps contextualize Mulaney's experience with recovery.
The Basketball diaries
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I think Michael Landon stays up with the kid who's on opium and sweats it out. It's like Basketball Diaries level. It really is, in the middle of whatever the hell else used to happen on that show, cook and stew or whatever in Walnut Grove.
John Mulaney, the guest, is discussing an episode of Little House on the Prairie with Theo Von. He mentions an episode about drug withdrawal and remarks it is as intense as 'Basketball Diaries', referencing the book and movie about drug use. Here, it functions to highlight the unexpected intensity within the context of a family-friendly show.