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Pod Save America is a no-bullshit conversation about politics hosted by former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor. It cuts through the noise to break down the week’s news and helps people figure out what matters and how they can help. They’re regularly joined by journalists, activists, politicians, entertainers, and world leaders. You can watch on YouTube or listen…
Recently mentioned books
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Liberal Fascism
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Regime Change
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When We're in Charge
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Papa's Coming Home
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I Have Something to Tell You
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The Anxious Generation
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Democracy in America
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Who Is Government?
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The Fifth Risk
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The Premonition
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Liar's Poker
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Flash Boys
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Going Infinite
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What is Project 2025?
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Government Gangsters
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1984
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An Artist of the Floating World
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The Wide Wide Sea
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Boy Mom
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Ours Was the Shining Future
Most recommended on Pod Save America
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama's memoir, A Promised Land, was discussed across multiple episodes of Pod Save America. Hosts Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor talked about reading the book and preparing for an interview focused on the former president's foreign policy record. Additionally, Dan Pfeiffer recommended the memoir for its perspective on the 2009 economic stimulus negotiations.
Recommended“i would also recommend you read barack obama's take on this in his uh not particularly well-known book promise lane which was only sold seven gazillion copies”
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Hillbilly Elegy
On Pod Save America, the hosts discussed J.D. Vance's memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy'. The conversation touched upon Vance's background described in the book, his time in the Marines, and the cultural reception and scale of readership surrounding the bestseller and its film adaptation.
Critiqued“I never got to the end of that book though, but whatever happened to, they found him in that manger.”
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Project 2025:
On Pod Save America, the hosts discussed 'Project 2025' across multiple episodes in 2024, referencing its connection to conservative policy proposals and Donald Trump's potential administration. The hosts and guests, including Congressman Ryan, analyzed specific components of the document, such as its outlined plans for targeting undocumented immigrants and compiling lists of political loyalists through the Heritage Foundation. They also touched on the political traction the project gained during the election cycle.
Discussed“But anyway, so that's what he says, and then, you know, in Project 2025, they specifically cite the first round that they—of undocumented immigrants they want to go after—are people who committed felonies, crimes of violence, DUIs, and previous removal.”
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A Case for the American People
On Pod Save America, the hosts discussed Norman Eisen and his book Trying Trump across multiple episodes. They recommended the work, introduced Eisen as its author to provide insights into courtroom dynamics surrounding Donald Trump, and referenced Eisen's conversations with sources regarding potential legal sentencings.
Discussed“Okay, to give us his perspective of what it was like inside the courtroom shortly before Donald Trump walked out and just spoke to the cameras, we have Norm Eisen, CNN legal analyst, author of 'Trying Trump,' and our old White House pal.”
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Mobility
On Pod Save America, hosts Tommy Vietor and John Favreau frequently discussed Lydia Kiesling's novel 'Mobility' after selecting it as the inaugural title for Crooked Media Reads. Throughout 2023, the hosts enthusiastically promoted the book, urging listeners to purchase copies and highlighting its status as a bestseller. They also shared positive critical reception from outlets like the Los Angeles Times, which praised the novel as an emotionally and geopolitically astute coming-of-age story.
Recommended“It's now been one month since Crooked Media Reads published our first book, 'Mobility' by Lydia Kiesling, and not only did it make the bestseller list, it also received amazing reviews from outlets like the LA Times, which called it an emotionally and geopolitically savvy coming-of-age story.”
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The art of John Bolton
John Bolton's book 'The Room Where It Happened' was discussed on Pod Save America by Mehdi Hasan and the show's hosts. The speakers referenced the memoir amid legal battles over its publication to support claims regarding Donald Trump's handling of intelligence reports and foreign policy decisions involving international leaders.
Discussed“We know from john bolton's book that donald trump encouraged president xi jinping to build camps to put muslims in donald trump the president united states encouraged genocide abroad”
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The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary
On Pod Save America, the hosts discussed The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary by Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann. The hosts recommended the book to listeners, compared it favorably to other legal literature, and interviewed co-author Melissa Murray about the charging documents.
Recommended“Melissa, as you know by now, is a co-host of the fantastic Crooked Media podcast Strict Scrutiny, a professor at NYU Law School, and the author of the very excellent book 'The Trump Indictments.'”
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Win Every Argument
On Pod Save America, host Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor welcomed guest Mehdi Hasan to discuss his book, Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking. The hosts praised Hasan's formidable debating skills and recommended the book to listeners as a practical guide for mastering persuasion, public speaking, and everyday arguments.
Discussed“Uh, and who better to have with us to do this than Mehdi, one of the best debaters and author of How to Win Every Argument? Uh, love it!”
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1984
On Pod Save America, Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer referenced George Orwell's 1984 in multiple episodes. Vietor compared Mark Zuckerberg's comments on content moderation policies to the themes and slippery slopes found in 1984. In an earlier episode, Dan Pfeiffer brought up the novel to emphasize that a publisher's decision to discontinue certain Dr. Seuss books was distinct from government censorship of the kind depicted in Orwell's dystopia.
Discussed“it's something out of like you know 1984 one of these books where it's just like really is a slippery slope”
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Confidence Man
On Pod Save America, Tommy Vietor introduced journalist Maggie Haberman and her eagerly awaited book about Donald Trump, Confidence Man, to discuss her reporting on the subject. The book was also mentioned ahead of its release by the host and Vietor as a major upcoming source of political revelations.
Recommended“joining us now to talk about her new book confidence man the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalist”
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Hard Choices
On Pod Save America, the host referenced Hillary Clinton's book Hard Choices while questioning whether political literature often relies on overly simplistic narratives about bipartisan reconciliation. In an earlier 2018 episode, Hillary Clinton herself briefly mentioned the book while discussing a past NPR interview.
Discussed“It's like that, like, you know, we started off, uh, we started off as people who couldn't see eye to eye, but over a local craft beer and two hours of good and difficult conversation, we came to see each other's point of view like that. Kind of, who's that for? Was that in Hard Choices?”
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Mein Kampf
On Pod Save America, Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler was referenced in different contexts by podcast participants. In the episode ""The Tucker Carlson Caucus"" in April 2021, Tommy Vietor referenced the book as a historical analogy while discussing how political speech and extremist ideas are shared and amplified on social media. Later, in the July 2020 episode ""99 days to the election (with Mehdi Hasan)."", Mehdi Hasan mentioned Adolf Hitler paying tribute to Jim Crow laws within the text while discussing historical precedents of fascism.
Discussed“because this was the 1930s and you caught some american politician reading aloud from mineconf”
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Rage
Bob Woodward's book Rage was discussed on Pod Save America in September 2020, when the hosts and Tommy Vietor noted that Donald Trump's controversial remarks admitting he downplayed the coronavirus pandemic came from eighteen separate interviews conducted by Woodward for the book. The book was mentioned again in October 2024, when the hosts criticized individuals who share private concerns about Trump's presidency with Woodward for his future books rather than speaking out publicly.
Discussed“It’s pure cowardice to sit there and believe that a fascist–someone you believe is a fascist, a dangerous fascist–is on the cusp of being President of the United States, and your response is to email Bob Woodward after his book comes out, 'Hey Bob, maybe you put this in your next one in 2026' It’s just–I don’t know, man!”
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Rise and kill first
On Pod Save America, Jon Lovett mentioned the non-fiction book Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman in multiple episodes. In October 2022, he discussed reading the book to learn about the Mossad and targeted assassinations during the early and later days of Israel's founding. A month later, in November 2022, Lovett brought up the book again, remarking to his co-hosts that he had been slowly reading the work about Mossad assassination campaigns over the course of an entire year.
Discussed“like I was I'm reading this book uh uh rise and kill first about the about the the uh the Mossad and the early assassination campaigns at the Massad ran first 50 pages you've been reading this book for a year now it's a slow going”
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The Mueller Report
Robert S. Mueller's official publication, 'The Mueller Report', was discussed on Pod Save America by hosts Tommy Vietor and Jon Favreau. Vietor brought up the document to argue that the House should initiate Watergate-style investigative hearings to bring the contents of the report to the public rather than pursuing immediate impeachment. Favreau also touched upon the news and partisan reactions surrounding the initial release of the report's summary.
Discussed“I'm still very much of the belief that we should begin Watergate committee style hearings and not call them impeachment in an effort to bring to life and bring on TV all the things that were in that 448 page report that no one's read and and just continue to hammer this on Trump”
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The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander's book 'The New Jim Crow' was discussed on Pod Save America. John Legend explained that reading the book pushed him to think critically about systemic issues and created a sense of urgency around education reform and justice reform to facilitate decarceration. Additionally, Heather McGee recommended the book as essential reading for understanding racism and government-led segregation.
Recommended“I read books that pushed me to think about some of these issues, like 'The New Jim Crow' by Michelle Alexander and others that created a sense of urgency around ensuring our kids received better schools and that our justice system was reformed to facilitate decarceration.”
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The Warmth of Other Suns
On Pod Save America, Isabel Wilkerson's 'The Warmth of Other Suns' was recommended by guests across different episodes in mid-2020. In July 2020, Dan Pfeiffer recommended the book as an essential read for understanding the Great Migration and the historical forces that shaped the United States. A month earlier, in June 2018, Heather McGhee similarly recommended the book to listeners looking to educate themselves on systemic racism and segregation.
Recommended“one is the warmth of other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson which is about the great migration and the other one is Republic of suffering which is by drew Gilpin Faust”
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The World as It Is
On Pod Save America, the host discussed Ben Rhodes' memoir 'The World as It Is' across multiple episodes in 2018. On June 14, the host introduced Rhodes in studio as the author of his new memoir. Later, on August 23, the host referenced the book as the central theme and final installment of Rhodes' podcast series, exploring themes of the deep state central to his work.
Recommended“well you know you wrote a lot about it in your book which everyone should go buy”
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The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson's work was discussed on Pod Save America. In one episode, Lovett mentioned reading Robinson's science fiction book The Ministry for the Future, expressing his love for the author's work on climate change. Another episode featured a discussion about a book event and insights shared regarding Barack Obama.
Discussed“Our friend Terry Slat has a new book out, and I was doing a book event with him. In his book, he talks about how the only time in his life he'd ever been disappointed with Barack Obama was during that speech.”
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We Still Hold These Truths
On Pod Save America, Matthew Spalding's book We Still Hold These Truths was referenced in relation to political policy. In the October 15, 2024 episode, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell discussed proposals tied to Project 2025, and in the July 24, 2024 episode, the hosts discussed JD Vance's involvement in writing the foreword for a forthcoming book that they described as acting as a policy blueprint equivalent to Project 2025.
Discussed“That's part of what Project 2025 has included in those points in that 900-page document! It's extremely dangerous!”
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What It Takes
On Pod Save America, Dan Pfeiffer recommended Richard Ben Cramer's What It Takes as an essential political campaign book read by insiders and journalists. Pfeiffer later mentioned the book again while discussing how political campaigns changed following the 1984 election.
Discussed“It was in the 1988 election where richard bryn kramer wrote what it takes the all-time greatest political campaign book”
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When We're in Charge
On Pod Save America, John Lovett recommended Amanda Litman's book When We're in Charge: The Next Generation's Guide to Leadership during the show's announcements. Across episodes in April and May 2025, Lovett described the publication from Crooked Media Reads as a practical, no-nonsense manual for young leaders designed to help them navigate political and professional activism without losing themselves.
Recommended“Our friend Amanda Litman's great new book, When We're in Charge: The Next Generation's Guide to Leadership, is out now from Crooked Media Reads. Uh, the book is a manual for leadership on Your Own Terms. No fluff, no gatekeeping, no losing yourself in the process, just real tools, honest lessons, and the kind of clarity that younger leaders actually”
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2020
On Pod Save America in 2024, Chris Hayes discussed the disconnect between crime rates and public perception. During the segment, he mentioned Eric Klinenberg's book 2020, noting that the author had recently released the work focusing on the pandemic.
Recommended“I got two theses on these: one is the Eric Klinenberg who just got a great book out now about the pandemic called 2020.”
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A Mindful Nation
On the April 30, 2019, episode of Pod Save America titled Tim Ryan full interview | Pod Save America, the host discussed the book A Mindful Nation by Tim Ryan. The host noted that the book was written before Tim Ryan's presidential campaign, focused on mindfulness, and differed significantly from typical campaign literature.
Discussed“you wrote a book long before his presidential campaign it's not it's very different than all these other books and it's about mindfulness which I think would catch a lot of people by surprise who've listened to this interview and toured look at your bio”
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A Taste for Poison
On the December 21, 2023 episode of Pod Save America titled The Best and Worst Political Takes of 2023 (Including our own!) | The 2023 Pundi, Abdul discussed his reading habits from earlier in the year. He mentioned picking up a book about the early days of Israel and the Mossad titled Risin' Kill First, noting that he stopped reading it once the narrative's content became morally ambiguous.
Discussed“I remember early in the year I was talking about how I was reading that book 'Risin' Kill First' about the early days of Israel and the Mossad, too! It gets up to like 2012! But once it got morally ambivalent, I got out!”
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Adios, America
On the Pod Save America episode "Immigration, Sinclair Media, and Corruption | Pod Save America Podcast" from April 3, 2018, Tommy Vietor brought up Ann Coulter's book Adios, America. During the discussion, Vietor claimed that Donald Trump's immigration plans were essentially plagiarized from the publication.
Discussed“Trump's immigration plans are basically plagiarized from her book which was called adios America the less plan to turn our country into a third-world hellhole catchy title”
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Adventures in the screen trade
In a Pod Save America episode titled Crooked Lunch Break Stream broadcast on April 1, 2020, Tommy Vietor talked about media consumed during quarantine. Vietor mentioned reading Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman. He described the publication as an entertaining older book detailing the experiences of working as a screenwriter in Hollywood across the decades from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Discussed“I was reading um William Goldman's book adventures in the screen trade which is just an old book about being a screenwriter in Hollywood and like that in the 70s and 80s or 60 seventies eighties eighties nineties uh-huh and which is really enjoyable”
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All Boys Aren't Blue
During the September 14, 2023 episode of Pod Save America titled "Kevin McCarthy and Republicans Launch Impeachment Inquiry Into Joe Biden With No," the host mentioned George M. Johnson's book "All Boys Aren't Blue" while discussing book banning and censorship. The speaker noted that Senator Kennedy had quoted explicit passages from that book and Maya Kobabe's "Gender Queer," describing them as two of the most censored books in America.
Discussed“That was Senator Kennedy quoting the most sexually explicit passages from the two most censored books in America: Maya Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' and George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue.'”
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All the Demons Are Here
All the Demons Are Here by Jake Tapper was featured on Pod Save America. Tommy Vietor welcomed guest Jake Tapper to discuss his upcoming political thriller, providing details about its release and encouraging listeners to pre-order the book.
Recommended“here to talk about his new political thriller all the demons are here which is out in July CNN's Jake Tapper”
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America's Deadliest Election
On Pod Save America, guest Dana Bash was introduced by the host as the co-author, alongside David Fisher, of the book 'America's Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History'. The mention highlighted her historical writing work during her appearance on the program.
Discussed“She is now the author, along with David Fiser, of "America's Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History."”
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American Values
On the 2024-11-19 episode of Pod Save America titled 'Disturbing Allegations About Trump's Cabinet Picks Continue To Leak Out', the host brought up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s book 'American Values'. The host quoted the opening line of the book regarding a dualistic view of the world divided into gods, monsters, good, and evil, and reflected critically on that premise.
Critiqued“So the first line, I'm going to mess it up, but the first line in RFK's book American Values is something like, I knew very early that the world was made up of gods and monsters, good and evil. And it was like, no, no, it's not.”
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AmGov
On the July 18, 2024, episode of Pod Save America titled Report: Biden Told By Schumer To Step Aside + JD Vance’s Terrible RNC Speech, the host discussed Christine Barbour's book AmGov while examining an interaction President Biden had with families during a transfer of remains. The speaker referenced a tough scene written by Jen Psaki in her book to illustrate how Biden attempted to connect with families over the loss of his son.
Discussed“Well, he... he met with them at... do... during the transfer of their remains back home, but I think, you know, this was that really tough scene that Jen Psaki actually writes about in her book where I... he tried to talk to them about his loss and losing his son, and I think that helped them connect with some”
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An Artist of the Floating World
On the January 7, 2025, episode of Pod Save America titled Harris Certifies Trump’s Presidential Win on Jan. 6 Insurrection Anniversary, Tommy Vietor discussed An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. Tommy Vietor mentioned that he read the book over the break and brought it up to explore how societies process events and heal after fascist fervor breaks.
Recommended“I read a book over the break called an artist of the floating World by Kazo isuru”
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BABE
During an episode of Pod Save America released on April 30, 2024, titled 'Joe Biden Roasts Donald Trump and His Numerous Trials at the White House Corresp', the host brought up the book 'BABE' by Dorothy Chan. While discussing the realities of farm life, the podcast hosts referenced the book to illustrate their point about the harsh conditions depicted in the story, noting that the narrative deals directly with the grim aspects of agriculture.
Discussed“You guys just don't know what it's like to live on a farm; sometimes you gotta kill puppies—they're always killing puppies. You ever read Babe or Charlotte's Web? Most of that book is about killing pigs.”
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Beating Obamacare 2014
On an episode of Pod Save America titled "Kamala Harris Holds MASSIVE Closing Rally On Site of Trump's Jan. 6 Speech + AOC" from October 30, 2024, the host discussed the deep entrenchment of the Affordable Care Act, frequently referred to as Obamacare. While talking about healthcare policy, the host noted that the legislation has become so deeply embedded in the system that massive reforms are necessary to ensure its ongoing functionality and effectiveness.
Discussed“Yeah, the ACA is so deeply ingrained; we need massive reforms to make this work.”
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Becoming
On Pod Save America during the December 24, 2018 episode titled Christmas Mailbag!, John Favreau brought up Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming, briefly mentioning that he had read the book and describing it as excellent.
Recommended“Michelle Obama's book becoming excellent just read that”
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Bowling Alone
During an episode of Pod Save America featuring a full interview with Katie Porter on December 25, 2018, Porter discussed Robert Putnam's sociology book Bowling Alone. Porter explained that the book had made a powerful impact on her thinking about community and collective action. She also linked it to Putnam's other well-known work, Our Kids, noting how both texts shaped her understanding of social fabric and community engagement.
Discussed“another book that made a powerful impact on me is called our kids by Robert Putnam who wrote sociology wrote Bowling Alone”
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Boy Mom
On Pod Save America, Jon Favreau mentioned reading Boy Mom by Monica Swanson. He spoke about the book in the context of reading multiple titles at once and its focus on raising young men and modern masculinity.
Discussed“now I like doing that reading boy mom which is about raising young men and uh solid and uh you know modern masculinity”
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Casablanca
On the January 14, 2019 episode of Pod Save America titled “Deleted scenes from Helsinki.”, Jon Favreau brought up the book Casablanca by Richard J. Anobile. Favreau used the reference to compare Republican politicians' feigned surprise over Steve King's racist remarks to the famous movie quote about finding gambling in a casino.
Discussed“it just like reminded me of the line from Casablanca which is shocked shocked to find gambling in this casino”
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Catch and Kill
On the March 15, 2018, episode of Pod Save America titled Conor Lamb, Republican spin, and Rex Tillerson, one of the hosts brought up Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow. The host mentioned that Farrow had a book coming out focusing on the decline of the State Department. Having seen some of the reporting featured in the book regarding what Rex Tillerson was doing inside the department, the host recommended that listeners check it out.
Recommended“and and I'll just you know Ronan Farrow has a book coming out about the decline of the State Department And having seen some of the reporting he does in the book about what Tillerson was doing inside of the department I will only say it's worth checking out for now”
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Commander in Cheat
During the March 26, 2024 episode of Pod Save America titled "Marjorie Taylor Greene Tries to Throw Congress Into Chaos + Raphael Warnock Inte," the host brought up Rick Reilly's book "Commander in Cheat." The discussion centered on Donald Trump's reputation for cheating at golf. The host referenced Reilly, formerly of Sports Illustrated, noting that he wrote a whole book about the subject, highlighting Trump's behavior in sports and prompting a humorous reflection on how to handle playing golf with someone in power.
Discussed“And the question you face is, do you call the man a cheater, or do you keep his ball in your pocket? Rick Reilly from Sports Illustrated, it's a classic, wrote a whole book about Trump cheating at golf!”
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Crazy from the Heat
On the September 11, 2018 episode of Pod Save America, guest Jason Isbell discussed David Lee Roth's book Crazy from the Heat. Isbell mentioned that Roth explained why Van Halen included specific demands in their concert rider, such as removing green M&Ms, to ensure promoters carefully read the entire document while touring through tertiary markets.
Discussed“but really and David Lee Roth talked about this in his book but really they would put that in the rider in order to make sure that the entire rider was read because they were on a tour with airplane a lot of tertiary markets and they were doing rooms where they want to assure that all of their stage”
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Death in Her Hands
On Pod Save America, Dan Pfeiffer mentioned Ottessa Moshfegh's novel Death in Her Hands during a mailbag episode, noting that he had recently started reading the book.
Discussed“no it's it's great last week and I just started a death in her hands bio Tessa Huachuca I think I might pronounce mispronounce her name”
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Democracy in America
On the April 18, 2025 episode of Pod Save America titled Wake Up, People. The Crisis Is Here., Jamie Raskin referenced Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America while discussing the importance of continuing to push forward in order to protect constitutional democracy.
Discussed“So, um, you know, you got to hand at Donald Trump at least.”
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Democracy Or Else
During an episode of Pod Save America, the host discussed Democracy Or Else by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor before heading to a commercial break. The host recommended the work to listeners, describing it as a humorous and practical guide designed to help people navigate the political landscape during an election cycle.
Recommended“Two quick things before we go to break: You guys all already know about Jon Lovett and Tommy's great book, 'Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps.' It's a funny, practical guide to help you navigate the rest of this election.”
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Dopamine Nation
On the November 22, 2022 episode of Pod Save America titled "“Thanksgiving Mailbag!”", Dan Pfeiffer recommended Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD. Pfeiffer described the book as being about phone addiction and exploring why it is similar to other types of addictions.
Recommended“dopamine Nation by Anna Lemke which is about phone addiction and why it's like other addictions”
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Drawdown
On Pod Save America, the hosts discussed policy reports and conservative initiatives during the April 9, 2024 episode addressing abortion access and political strategies. Although Paul Hawken's climate book 'Drawdown' is associated with the show's broader environmental themes, the specific conversational excerpt centered on a report titled the '2025 Project' published by the Heritage Foundation.
Discussed“The Her Foundation had this report, the 2025 Project, and in it, they talk about how the next conservative administration has to obviously sign a national abortion ban if they can get it through Congress. But even if they can't, yes, they want to go after mifepristone.”
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Eileen
On Pod Save America, Dan Pfeiffer mentioned Ottessa Moshfegh's award-winning novel Eileen while discussing the author's broader body of work.
Discussed“but she is a American author who wrote a book called Eileen that won a lot of awards a few years ago”
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Enter Ghost
On Pod Save America during the episode on 2023-08-01, guest Lydia Kiesling recommended Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad. She described it as a wonderful novel she recently read about performing a production of Hamlet in Palestine and the West Bank.
Recommended“I just read a wonderful novel uh called enter ghost by Isabella Hamad and it's about doing uh performance of Hamlet”
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Every Day Is Extra
On Pod Save America in September 2018, Tommy Vietor and his co-hosts discussed Every Day Is Extra, the memoir by former Secretary of State John Kerry. The hosts mentioned that Kerry had a new book out and noted that their interview with him would cover his career, his time as Secretary of State, and his 2004 presidential campaign.
Discussed“a new book out called every day is extra we talked to him about the book about his career his time as Secretary of State the 2004 campaign which you worked on”
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“I think you wrote a book called Liberal Fascist that tells you where his head was at, but I just always found Jonah Goldberg to be a really entertaining writer.”
“If you read Regime Change, the Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan book, like one of the themes in there and she and Maggie talks about this in an interview with Ezra Klein a few weeks ago, is that Trump is singularly obsessed with the idea that Iran wants to kill him.”
“Our friend Amanda Litman's great new book, When We're in Charge: The Next Generation's Guide to Leadership, is out now from Crooked Media Reads. Uh, the book is a manual for leadership on Your Own Terms. No fluff, no gatekeeping, no losing yourself in the process, just real tools, honest lessons, and the kind of clarity that younger leaders actually”
“We So Chaston's got a book coming out. It's called uh Papa's Coming Home. It's a children's book. We talked about uh why he wanted to write that, LGBT representation in books, what it's like to be the focus of uh disgusting constant right-wing attacks on his family, book bands, their adoption story, being a dad, Pete's Beard.”
“You're also the bestselling author of a young adult memoir called I Have Something to Tell You, so folks can pick that one up, too.”
“Um but I don't know if you've read Jonathan Height's book, The Anxious Generation. No, but I've read enough takes on it to feel like I have a good Yeah. sense.”
“So, um, you know, you got to hand at Donald Trump at least.”
“Michael's most recent book, Who is Government? Showcases the thankless, unglamorous work of doctors and engineers and civil servants inside the government at a time when the government is under attack.”
“So I just thought I started got interested in the characters and then I found this character towards at the end of the fifth risk. I just picked him basically out of h out of a hat.”
“And and I and I think that comes back to like kind of a a problem from both directions which is you catalog in this is in the premonition. in in the fifth risk and and and and and you and your fellow writers in in this book”
“And I was think about how much the ability to report on powerful figures has changed since you wrote say Liars Poker, right?”
“and what whether it's Flash Boys or Going Infinite leads you to wonder about what these companies are doing.”
“and what whether it's Flash Boys or Going Infinite leads you to wonder about what these companies are doing.”
“the now again head of om who was running project 2025 he said that you know there were a lot of things that they were working on that were very close hold that weren't put putting in Project 2025 a lot of memos and policy guidance that they were pre-drafted and so we just don't know what the volume of”
“he read cash Patel's book the New FBI director you should check it out it's not a long book seen”
“it's something out of like you know 1984 one of these books where it's just like really is a slippery slope”
“I read a book over the break called an artist of the floating World by Kazo isuru”
“I'm reading uh the wide wide Sea by Hampton sides”
“now I like doing that reading boy mom which is about raising young men and uh solid and uh you know modern masculinity”
“and um DAV lehart David leonhart's book um ours was a shining future about the uh American dream and inequality”