Episode · The Rubin Report · 2018-10-15
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Gregg Hurwitz discussed 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King, Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz, The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson. Dave Rubin discussed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling and Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King is a chilling vampire horror novel that follows a writer returning to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot, only to discover that the community is being systematically overtaken by vampires.
Discussed“and I still remember reading Salem's Lot like under my bed with a flashlight”
Where to get it
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The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris is a psychological thriller novel that centers on an FBI trainee seeking the help of an incarcerated serial killer to catch another murderer.
Discussed“it's sort of like that Buffalo Bill wasn't really the interesting bad guy in Silence of the Lambs”
Where to get it
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K.
Discussed“like you know he talks about Harry Potter a lot or the story of Pinocchio or just different things”
Where to get it
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Pinocchio
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is the classic Italian tale of a wooden marionette who must navigate numerous moral tests and trials to become a real boy.
Discussed“like you know he talks about Harry Potter a lot or the story of Pinocchio or just different things”
Where to get it
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem that follows the adventures of the historical king of Uruk.
Discussed“and that's why if you look at like the Epic of Gilgamesh it's a direct overlay for The Terminator”
Where to get it
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12 Rules for Life
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B.
Discussed“and then you know look I put his rules for life in orphan acts”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“joining me today is the author of the orphan X novels a comic book writer whose work includes Batman Wolverine and The Punisher”
“joining me today is the author of the orphan X novels a comic book writer whose work includes Batman Wolverine and The Punisher”
“joining me today is the author of the orphan X novels a comic book writer whose work includes Batman Wolverine and The Punisher”
“and so all that I did was read and so I was like climbing the bookshelves to get to you know jaws on the top shelf”
“so I wrote Batman The Dark Knight that you have here”
“like you know he talks about Harry Potter a lot or the story of Pinocchio or just different things”
“and that's why if you look at like the Epic of Gilgamesh it's a direct overlay for The Terminator”
“even every why assume the Google Al Gore capella going to need to know that we had little like Gulag Archipelago like table settings”
“like we had little like Gulag Archipelago like table settings”