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Every book Alex Thompson recommended on podcasts
Alex Thompson has appeared on podcast programs such as The Megyn Kelly Show to discuss various journalistic topics and media coverage. During these conversations, Thompson mentioned several literary works related to his reporting and industry experiences. He referred to the book Original Sin by Tatha Wiley while defending his statements about media coverage of Joe Biden, noting that he and others in the room intentionally chose not to cover or dig into that massive story. In addition, Thompson discussed his previous book project and mentioned alternative titles that publishers originally proposed, specifically identifying Soulman by Rocky Johnson and Scott Teal as well as Shadow Boxer by Chris Lynch. He explained that he ultimately rejected those alternative titles, describing the decision as a hill he was willing to die on.
Books recommended by Alex Thompson
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Original Sin
Original Sin by Tatha Wiley is a non-fiction book examining political decline, media coverage, and the controversies surrounding political figures.
Discussed“We in that room intentionally chose not to cover the story or dig into the story which is a massive story that we have missed in Original Sin.”
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Shadow Boxer
Discussed“And they wanted to call the book uh Soulman or um shadow boxer and um I said no and uh good hill to die on.”
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Soulman
Discussed“And they wanted to call the book uh Soulman or um shadow boxer and um I said no and uh good hill to die on.”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I mean, it was a Biden book, but it was with Simon and Schustster. Um, and they signed the deal in January of 20121, and it was supposed to come out before the election.”
“Um and it was really the book was Jake's idea uh about making it focused on this one issue of the Biden presidency.”