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Books podcasts were talking about in May 2018
In May 2018, several podcasts explored creative works, personal histories, and recovery literature. On Pod Save America, the host discussed Questlove's New York Times bestseller Creative Quest. The Lex Fridman Podcast featured Christof Koch, who noted several of his own publications including The Quest for Consciousness and Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist. Koch also highlighted science fiction works by Stanislav Lem, specifically naming Solaris and Mortal Engines. Meanwhile, Modern Wisdom featured Stu Morton discussing John Britannia: Rowing Alone Across the Atlantic by John Fairfax, reflecting on solo ocean voyages from 1969. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von featured multiple literary references across different episodes. Jamie Kennedy recommended Marlon Brando's memoir to understand Hollywood history, while a caller named Ellen advised her peer to use the Plain Language Big Book for alcohol recovery. Additionally, Eddie Bravo discussed purchasing The Satanic Bible during his teenage years when he was exploring heavy music and songwriting. These conversations collectively highlighted a diverse range of autobiographies, personal narratives, and recovery guides mentioned across popular interview and commentary shows during the month.
Pod Save America
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Creative Quest
Discussed“his new book creative quest is a New York Times bestseller”
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Fire Officer
Discussed“Steve Bannon told Michael Wolfe Mulder's path to trump goes right through Paul Manafort Don jr. and Jared goes through Bank in all the Kushner”
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Titania
Discussed“Steve Bannon told Michael Wolfe Mulder's path to trump goes right through Paul Manafort Don jr. and Jared goes through Bank in all the Kushner”
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All the President's Men
Discussed“whatever spy genius thought the way to get in Norris was telling her she want to consult on a movie about all the President's Men meet the West Wing didn't build a very good psychological profile”
Lex Fridman Podcast
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The Quest for Consciousness
Discussed“he's the author of several books the quest for consciousness and your biological approach and a more recent book consciousness confessions of a romantic reductionist”
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Solaris
Discussed“this is friend you know Stanislav LEM this polish science fiction writer he wrote Solaris I was turned into a Hollywood movie”
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Mortal Engines
Discussed“his best novel it was in the 60s if there is a very ingenious and engineering background his most interesting novel is called the victorious where human civilization they they they they they have this mission to this planet and everything is destroyed”
Modern Wisdom
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Britannia: Rowing Alone Across the Atlantic
Discussed“There's a book I've read recently by a guy called John Fairfax who wrote solo in 1969”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
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Marlon Brando
Discussed“I understood what Hollywood you gotta read Marlon Brando's book and he would say that there would be a premiere of Mann's Chinese and it would go from Mann's Chinese down past the Gower”
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Plain Language Big Book
Discussed“Have them get a sponsor, have them get the big book having do 90 meetings in 90 days and get serious”
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The Satanic Bible
Discussed“and [ __ ] I bought like a Satanic Bible”
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Earth Not a Globe
Discussed“I'm like Samuel Rowbotham read his but there's a lot of books”
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Sex at Dawn
Discussed“you know I'm reading this listening to this book still called sex at dawn and when I first heard it man they were talking like a lot of anti-christian stuff and things like this”