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Books podcasts were talking about in September 2019
During September 2019, various podcasts featured discussions and recommendations covering a diverse array of memoirs, political analyses, and fiction. On Modern Wisdom, Chris Williamson directed listeners to James Bernard Murphy's book How to Think Politically through show notes, while The Joe Rogan Experience featured Joe Rogan recommending Sally Denton's true crime book The Bluegrass Conspiracy, which details political corruption in Kentucky. Meanwhile, The Book Review offered numerous literary recommendations. John Williams recommended Kevin Barry's novel Night Boat to Tangier, and Jennifer Szalai discussed Iris Murdoch's novel A Severed Head. Memoir and non-fiction works also drew considerable attention on the show. Elisabeth Egan recommended both Demi Moore's memoir Inside Out and Chanel Miller's account titled Know My Name. Additionally, Pamela Paul discussed Kristin Kimball's memoir The Dirty Life, which focuses on farming, food, and love, alongside Lucy Knisley's Something New. Across these various programs, hosts and guests highlighted personal narratives, true crime, and political non-fiction, providing listeners with a wide-ranging selection of reading material spanning deeply personal memoirs, investigative journalism, and engaging contemporary fiction.
EconTalk
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The End Of Science
Discussed“I mean you have probably read this book which is called the end of science by John Horgan”
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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine
Discussed“about his recent book searching for stars off an island of Maine he talked about the power of transcendence”
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Crisis of the House Divided
Discussed“and Harry of course is the author of the great book on Lincoln crisis of the house divided”
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Madison's Metronome
Recommended“is there a good one now it's not a biography but it's it's an explanation of his thought it's by Greg Weiner it's a slender book published by the University of Kansas pressed it's called Madison's metronome”
Modern Wisdom
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How to Think Politically
Recommended“the link to how to think politically will be in the show notes below anybody who is interested to go and check it out it will be linked there”
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Ready, Fire, Aim
Discussed“like not like big businesses might back to remember that the book is a book this really well-known book called ready fire aim which talks about like challenge from zero to million acquiring a base of customers to generate a million in revenue but you'll be lost make with the challenge from a million to 10 million”
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How to Be a Dictator
Discussed“what kind of Frank Dakota is an author and his most recent book how to be a dictator looks at eight of the most chillingly effective dictators of the 21st century”
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Needful Things
Recommended“I think I watch films more than uh okay needful things by Stephen King Why did you”
The Joe Rogan Experience
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The Bluegrass Conspiracy
Recommended“That's a really good book you should read that book bluegrass conspiracy again wanted the true story”
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Rikki-tikki-tavi
Recommended“I said to him watch rikki-tikki-tavi which is a story about a mongoose fight two snakes and it's a it's a metaphor so really cool matter for anyone to watch it on YouTube since 1975 cartoon. It's a story by Rudyard Kipling”
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Endure
Recommended“book is excellent man”
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Raised Eyebrows
Discussed“I had bought the rights to this book called raised eyebrows which was a light that about the last few years of Groucho Marx's life this guy Steve stole he wrote it”
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Sunset Boulevard
Discussed“any of this woman Erin Fleming whose post abused they kind of played it like it was his girlfriend but she was with a caretaker and it was turns into Sunset Boulevard inside his house you know”
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Minecraft: The Island
Discussed“the novel's are supposed to be excellent weren't the novels written by some famous guys son who's who wrote them now max Brooks the son of Mel Brooks”
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Fantastic Voyage
Discussed“I was with dr. Grossman he's the doctor I work with and he wrote the book with Ray Kurzweil called I think it's the sub the sub text of the book is stayin alive until we get told tell who you reached singularity or something like that He wrote that in with with Ray Kurzweil”
The Book Review
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The Cold Dish
Discussed“the first book in the in the series the cold dish was actually just a standalone book”
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Land of Wolves
Discussed“after returning from Mexico like at in the land of wolves he gets back to Wyoming”
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Night Boat To Tangier
Recommended“recently on vacation a book called night boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry the Irish writer”
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A Severed Head
Recommended“one of her other novels called a severed head and I don't know anybody who can pass up a book with that title”
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Inside Out
Recommended“the first is dior's Memoir it's called inside out”
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Know My Name
Recommended“this her Memoir is called know my name and it's a you know Moment by moment account”
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The Dirty Life
Recommended“one book I read finished recently is called the Dirty life A Memoir of farming food and Love by Kristen Kimble”
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Something new
Recommended“this book is called something new Tales From A makeshift bride”
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The Education of Brett Kavanaugh
Discussed“Robin pogrebin and Kate Kelly will be here to discuss their new book the education of Bret Kavanaugh”
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Human Relations and Other Difficulties
Discussed“her new collection of essays is called human relations and other difficulties it's essays”
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Our Andromeda
Discussed“it's called Andromeda by Brenda shaunessy and it's it's a book about motherhood”
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The Optimist's Telescope
Recommended“and on your book it's called The Optimist telescope thinking ahead in a reckless age by Bina vataman”
Monday Morning Podcast
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Hammer of the gods
Discussed“and for some reason and a hammer of the gods they said that he yelled I'm a golden golden God which you know he didn't”
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88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates
Discussed“so we've been having a great and I got this book daddy/daughter dates you know I think this one else has a little religious thing in there which is slightly annoying but they're great ideas”
Behind the Bastards
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The Key to Theosophy
Discussed“In a book called The Key to Theosophy, Madame Bllovzky wrote, quote, "If the root of mankind is one, then there must also be one truth which finds expression in all the various religions except in the Jewish."”
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The "isms": a History and Evaluation
Discussed“For example, I found the book isms and ologies all the movements, ideas and doctrines that have shaped our world. It includes a brief discussion of Steiner and anthroposophy.”
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Enemy of the state
Discussed“In 2016, he self-published an autobiography titled Enemy of the State, uh, which I have not read because I didn't want to give this guy money since it was a self-published book.”
Lex Fridman Podcast
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The Emperor of All Maladies
Discussed“I've maybe a year ago read a book called the emperor of all maladies it's a book about it's kind of a history of science book on how the treatments and drugs for cancer were developed”
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Americanah
Discussed“let me give you an example of a book which is not kind of which is a fiction book is a book called Americana and this is a book about a young female student who comes from Africa to study in the United States”
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Flowers for Algernon
Discussed“coming back to another book that I love flowers for algernon have you read this book”
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An American Sickness
Discussed“there is a book that I am reading it's called American sickness by Elizabeth was in town and I got this book from my clinical collaborator dr. Connie Limon and I said I know everything that I need to know about American health system but you know every page doesn't fail to surprise me”
StarTalk Radio
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River Rose and the Magical Lullaby Board Book
Discussed“- River Rose and the Magical Lullaby is the first one. - Okay, so River Rose and the. - River Rose and the Magical Lullaby and then it's River Rose and the Magical Christmas is the second one.”
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River Rose and the Magical Lullaby
Discussed“- River Rose and the Magical Lullaby is the first one. - Okay, so River Rose and the. - River Rose and the Magical Lullaby and then it's River Rose and the Magical Christmas is the second one.”
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River Rose and the Magical Christmas
Discussed“- River Rose and the Magical Lullaby is the first one. - Okay, so River Rose and the. - River Rose and the Magical Lullaby and then it's River Rose and the Magical Christmas is the second one.”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
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No Limit
Discussed“I read this book called your listeners are into racing I've read this book called No Limit and which is basically where these guys try to push the car”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
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Face to Face
Discussed“and brian's new book face to face is what we're talking about today”
The Jordan Harbinger Show
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A Game of Thrones
Discussed“and then you read Game of Thrones I have and then like sitting down with George I had a chance to sit down with him and just pick his brain about stuff”
The Rubin Report
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Console Wars
Discussed“so my first book was console wars”
