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Mentioned in 11 episodes
The Passenger
Book • 2018
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Mentioned in 11 episodes
Mentioned by Kevin Hood-Gary when discussing authors who have written about boredom.

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A Cure for Existential Boredom
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as an example of the influence of SFI on Cormac McCarthy's thinking.


Mario Gabriele

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Can Humans Stay Smart in the Age of AI? (David Krakauer, President of the Santa Fe Institute)
Mentioned by Hermitix as a book where what is hidden is potent.

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Thomas Bernhard's 'Gathering Evidence' - Origin, Time, Repetition with Bryan Counter
Mentioned by Tamler as a work he and David might read (the hosts referenced 'The Passenger and Stella Maris' as a pair).

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Episode 328: Weapons Free
Suggested by a listener, Fareed, and described as a great audiobook.

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Episode 311: The Way to Dusty Death (Shakespeare's "Macbeth")
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as the first of Cormac McCarthy's two sibling novels.


Scott Yarbrough

Episode 60: Riding Shotgun on THE PASSENGER with Lydia Cooper and Brent Cline
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as being worked on by McCarthy during his time in Ireland.


Dianne Luce

Episode 58: Staying off the Tracks of THE SUNSET LIMITED with Dianne Luce
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, discussing themes of masculinity and male friendships.

Marcia Young

July 14: Monday's top stories in 10 minutes
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as a manuscript he looked at in the archives, discussing details like Bobby's discovery of a corpse.


Scott Yarbrough

Episode 57: The Wittliff with Lead Archivist Katie Salzmann
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as his latest novel about masculinity, male friendships, and a violent road trip.

Juanita Taylor

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