Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2025-06-20
Books mentioned on #591 - Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna is the congressman for California’s 17th district and a member of the Democratic Party. He is originally from Philadelphia, PA and also served as co-chair on Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign in 2020.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a groundbreaking environmental science book published in 1962 that documented the devastating ecological effects of pesticides like DDT, ultimately launching the modern environmental movement.
Discussed“There was this woman, Rachel Carson. She exposed that it was hurting your health. It was hurting our the birds. It was hurting the ecosystem. And that led to Congress saying, No, we're going to ban DDT for a lot of different uses.”
Where to get it
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
Discussed“My favorite character in all of American literature is this guy Jay Gatsby and his name was James Gats. He was from North Dakota and he says, Wow, James Gats is not a sophisticated name, so I'm going to call myself Jay Gatsby. And he reinvents himself”
Where to get it
