Episode · Pod Save America · 2022-11-22
Books mentioned on Thanksgiving Mailbag!
Jon and Dan answer all your midterm questions + a few about Taylor Swift, reality tv, and their favorite reads. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here.
Jon Favreau recommended Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel, The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias, and Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! by Kara West. Dan Pfeiffer recommended The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher, Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, Grace by Cody Keenan, and The Candy House by Jennifer Egan.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Station Eleven
Station Eleven by Emily St.
Recommended“Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel who wrote station 11 which is a book about a pandemic that was phenomenal before the pandemics”
Where to get it
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Sea of Tranquility
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St.
Recommended“Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel who wrote station 11 which is a book about a pandemic that was phenomenal before the pandemics”
Where to get it
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The Devil Takes You Home
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias is a dark, fantastical crime noir novel set along the Texas-Mexico border.
Recommended“another book called the devil takes you home by a guy named gabino Iglesias which is it's a sort of a Fantastical crime Noir book written that takes place on the Texas Mexico border”
Where to get it
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Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero!
Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! by Kara West is a children's book series about an ordinary young girl who discovers she possesses extraordinary superhero abilities.
Recommended“it's this book series called Mia Mayhem about a little girl who becomes a superhero kylo loves it”
Where to get it
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The Chaos Machine
The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher is an investigative exposé examining how modern social media algorithms are deliberately engineered to reward outrage, polarize society, and manipulate human behavior on a global scale.
Recommended“the chaos Machine by Max Fisher was fantastic about social media and he did like just years of reporting in these tech companies”
Where to get it
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke is a prominent exploration of how modern society's constant pursuit of pleasure leads to compulsive overconsumption and mental distress, written by a Stanford medical school psychiatrist and addiction expert.
Recommended“dopamine Nation by Anna Lemke which is about phone addiction and why it's like other addictions”
Where to get it
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Grace
Grace by Cody Keenan is a political memoir detailing ten pivotal days inside the Obama administration during the battle for America's political soul.
Recommended“Grace by Cody Keenan yeah that's important again”
Where to get it
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The Candy House
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan is a compelling novel that functions as a structural sequel to A Visit from the Goon Squad, exploring themes of memory, technology, and interconnected lives.
Recommended“but the candy house by Jennifer Egan is fantastic”
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