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The speaker's guest confuses the title of his book, Devil May Dance, with another book about meeting your soulmate at a disco.
The speaker prefers physical books over audiobooks because they enjoy the experience of holding a book and making an agreement to read it. They feel that listening to an audiobook is just another thing added to the same platform used for social media and texting.
The podcast guest, who wrote the book Screw Everyone, Sleeping My Way to Monogamy, discusses the unique experience of being thrown into an emotional TV moment.
Two people discuss the different experiences of reading a book and watching a movie adaptation, highlighting the power of imagination when reading a book.
In this podcast, the speaker recommends "The Man Without a Face" by Masha Gessen, a fascinating book about modern Russia and Putin, and "Mastering Bitcoin" by Andreas Antonopoulos, an engaging book explaining the main concepts about bitcoin and how the network functions.
The author of "The Universe" was nervous about how fans would receive its sequel, "The Homecoming," but they've claimed it's even better. In another episode, a writer talks about a powerful email they received from a fan apologizing for being disconnected during a book tour.
In each regular episode, a book is discussed and also includes a chance to explore and discuss op-eds and think pieces. This podcast is doing well, surpassing true crime podcasts in listenership.
The speaker highly recommends a book that provides applicable principles for any industry, expresses gratitude towards the interviewer for their perception, and praises John Lloyd's success in advertising and television comedy.
The speaker talks about his fascination with the book "Motherless Brooklyn" by Jonathan Lethem, which follows a detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder trying to solve the murder of his boss in Brooklyn. He draws a parallel between the emotional hooks of the book and "Catcher in the Rye".
The distinction between a book and a long scroll lies in whether or not the pages are connected. Consumerism and the commercialization of books is discussed.
The speaker is discussing a book that they deem life-changing, which was released by someone else, but required minimal effort to create.
The speaker admits to not enjoying reading and confesses that it has been a few years since they have read a full book.
