Episode · Monday Morning Podcast · 2024-09-26
Books mentioned on Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-26-24
Bill rambles about the power of the podcast, Fruit Loops in Europe, and streaming services. (00:00) - Thursday Afternoon Podcast (28:03) - Thursday Afternoon Throwback 9-26-24 - Bill rambles about books, sex suits, and road rage.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fat City
Discussed“and then also um there's a movie called Fat City with Stacy keich and Jeff Bridges and it starts off with this amazing establishing shot of Stockton California”
Where to get it
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The Prince and the Pauper
Discussed“you know the the the the prince and the popper I read that one”
Where to get it
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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a classic adventure novel centered on themes of betrayal, wrongful imprisonment, and elaborate revenge.
Discussed“I read uh the count of mon Cristo which was like a [ __ ] 600 page book I read the whole [ __ ] thing with my ADD I mean it took it took forever um great book”
Where to get it
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville is an epic American masterpiece detailing Captain Ahab's obsessive, destructive quest for vengeance against the giant white whale that maimed him, interwoven with exhaustive details of nineteenth-century whaling.
Critiqued“Moby Dick I couldn't get through the [ __ ] thing cuz they kept breaking down wailing like I had nothing better to do”
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Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron Powers is a historical non-fiction book detailing the lives of the six U.S.
Recommended“you got what the [ __ ] was Flags of Our Father you got to read that book now that book I read”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“one of those Huck fin Tom Sawyer things they if you whitewash the whole fence we'll give you an apple and he was excited”