Episode · Pod Save America · 2024-07-24
Books mentioned on Kamala Harris Gets HUGE Surge Of Support + Pete Buttigieg Talks Trump, Vance and The Vice President
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Discussed“JD Vance, the vice presidential debate based on the people that Kamala Harris is vetting as a candidate, but that's who he is; he's not nearly as substantial as you'd think his life experience and his book and the movie made about his book should be.”
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We Still Hold These Truths
We Still Hold These Truths by Matthew Spalding is a political text associated with conservative principles and policy blueprints from the Heritage Foundation.
Critiqued“And at a moment when the Trump campaign is trying desperately to distance itself from its own policy blueprint, which is Project 2025, I just learned that he literally wrote the forward to a forthcoming book that might as well be entitled Project 2025.”
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Scrum - A Pocket Guide
Scrum - A Pocket Guide by Gunther Verheyen is a concise introduction to the popular agile framework used in project management and software development.
Recommended“First, I would encourage everyone to tune in to your excellent show, Veli, which airs 10:00 a.m. Eastern on Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC. Also, you have a great memoir out, 'Small Acts of Courage.' It's fantastic.”
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Small Acts of Courage
Small Acts of Courage by Ali Velshi is a memoir that reflects on personal history, journalism, and pivotal moments of courage.
Recommended“also you have a great Memoir out small acts of courage it's fantastic uh you and Ben talked about in more detail on pod safe the world”
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