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Every book Jamie Loftus recommended on podcasts
Jamie Loftus's appearances on the podcast Behind the Bastards showcase her engagement with diverse literary works, spanning feminist theory, ancient epics, romance novels, and financial journalism. During discussions, Loftus promoted an interview featuring author Carol J. Adams and her seminal work, The Sexual Politics of Meat, reflecting on Adams's experiences with targeted harassment from media figures like Rush Limbaugh. Loftus also demonstrated her breadth of knowledge by correcting co-hosts on historical texts, identifying The Epic of Gilgamesh by name, and humorously admitting to reading the werewolf romance novel The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate. Furthermore, Loftus engaged in critical commentary regarding contemporary non-fiction and its adaptations. She discussed Michael Lewis's writing, expressing surprise that he authored the widely known book The Blind Side, while also critiquing the book itself. Additionally, she touched upon the film adaptation of Michael Lewis's The Big Short, evaluating Adam McKay's directorial choices. Through these discussions, Loftus's reading habits emerge as eclectic, moving effortlessly between heavy feminist critique, popular internet-adjacent fiction, classic mythology, and investigative non-fiction.
Books recommended by Jamie Loftus
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The Sexual Politics of Meat
The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J.
Recommended“with Carol J Adams author of um the sexual politics of meat who was harassed and doxed for weeks and like an entire Summer by rash Limba back in the day”
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The Blind Side
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis is a celebrated non-fiction book that examines the evolution of football strategy and the recruitment of offensive tackle Michael Oher, highlighting how changes in the game transformed the value of specific athletic positions.
Discussed“So, in the in the intervening days, I've talked about the Michael Lewis of it all with a couple different people just to see if I was like if if if I had just missed something, but every single person I talked to, I found had a similar experience to me where they did not know that he wrote The”
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The big short
The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account detailing the buildup of the housing market bubble and the financial crisis of the late 2000s through the eyes of contrarian investors.
Discussed“and he would need to course correct on the Michael Lewis in the first place for how he directed The Big Short”
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian flood myth and epic poem considered one of the earliest surviving works of literature.
Discussed“Uh, you're talking about the Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh.”
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The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate
Discussed“Here is the name of the book that I read part of, The Tyrant Alphas Rejected Mate, which is one word too many, but it's got 3.8.”
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Books Jamie Loftus wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Check out my book, Raw Dog, The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs. And it's in paperback now, so it doesn't cost as much money.”
“Uh, my book, Raw Dog, The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs, just came out in paperback”
“it's about uh hot dogs it's called raw dog it is out in hard cover now it'll be out in paperback next year”
“you buy my book raw dog which is about hot dogs”
“Uh, you can—what else can you do? You can buy my book, Raw Dog, which is about hot dogs!”
“Well, cuz yeah, they were like, yeah, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, The Big Short.”
“Buy a copy of Raw Dog. It's my book about hot dogs. And if you don't like hot dogs, the title's funny and I think that's, you know, about 60% of the purchases I've gotten have been off that alone.”
“I think uh ilium and Olympus uh okay I forget the name of the author”