Episode · Monday Morning Podcast · 2019-08-15

Books mentioned on Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19

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Bill Burr recommended Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, and discussed Our Town by Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, The skin of our teeth by Thornton Wilder, Me and the Devil by Nick Tosches, and The Devil and Sonny Liston by Nick Tosches.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Our Town

   Thornton Wilder · at 18:05

   Our Town by Thornton Wilder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that examines the ordinary, everyday lives of the inhabitants of a small fictional American town, ultimately meditating on the universal themes of mortality and human connection.

   Discussed

   “he won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of our teeth”

   Bill Burr Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19 2019-08-15 Listen at 18:05

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
2. 

   The Bridge of San Luis Rey

   Thornton Wilder · at 18:05

   The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder is a classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that investigates the lives of five individuals who perish when a Peruvian rope bridge collapses, exploring the theological and existential question of why tragedy strikes specific people.

   Discussed

   “he won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of our teeth”

   Bill Burr Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19 2019-08-15 Listen at 18:05

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
3. 

   The skin of our teeth

   Thornton Wilder · at 18:05

   The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder is a celebrated allegorical play that humorously and inventively depicts the history of the human race through the trials of an ordinary suburban family.

   Discussed

   “he won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of our teeth”

   Bill Burr Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19 2019-08-15 Listen at 18:05

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
4. 

   Me and the Devil

   Nick Tosches · at 18:24

   Discussed

   “I'm reading the devil and Sonny Liston right now someone on the movie gave it to me one of the sound guys”

   Bill Burr Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19 2019-08-15 Listen at 18:24

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
5. 

   The Devil and Sonny Liston

   Nick Tosches · at 18:24

   Discussed

   “I'm reading the devil and Sonny Liston right now someone on the movie gave it to me one of the sound guys”

   Bill Burr Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19 2019-08-15 Listen at 18:24

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
6. 

   Silent Spring

   Rachel Carson · at 18:37

   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.

   Recommended

   “and then I'm gonna read Silent Spring and then I'm gonna read I'm gonna read some Thorton Wilder all right”

   Bill Burr Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-15-19 2019-08-15 Listen at 18:37

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible