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Every book Jason Whitlock recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Jason Whitlock appears on, in one place — not just one.
Jason Lee Whitlock is an American former sports columnist who currently hosts a program for the conservative media company Blaze Media titled Fearless with Jason Whitlock. Whitlock was a sports columnist at The Kansas City Star, AOL Sports, Foxsports.com, and ESPN, and he played Division I college football at Ball State as an offensive lineman. During podcast discussions, Whitlock referenced several books to make various arguments. He brought up Stephen A. Smith's memoir Straight Shooter to explain how he started reading it to prepare for a feud, comparing it critically to Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father. He also discussed Michael Oher's memoir I Beat the Odds alongside Michael Lewis's The Blind Side while addressing controversies surrounding Oher, the Tuohy family, and conservatorships, pointing out contradictions in Oher's statements about the movie versus the book. Additionally, Whitlock mentioned George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones to illustrate human nature and the pursuit of power.
Books recommended by Jason Whitlock
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A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones by George R.
Discussed“did you probably watch the or saw a little bit of like Game of Thrones and Game of Thrones is just this story when it was good the first four or five seasons about what human beings will do for power in anything”
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I Beat the Odds
Discussed“I beat the odds I re-read The Blind Side I've rewatched the movie The Blind Side I've watched the interviews he's done”
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The Blind Side
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis is a bestselling non-fiction book that examines the evolution of football strategy alongside the complex micro and macro narratives of its subjects, and which famously inspired a major film adaptation.
Discussed“I re-read The Blind Side I've rewatched the movie The Blind Side I've watched the interviews he's done”
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Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama is an introspective memoir chronicling the future president's early life, family history, and journey toward self-discovery.
Discussed“And my initial thoughts were after reading it it was like man this this is kind of like Barack Obama's Dreams of My Father that he's planning these little false fake narratives”
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