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Mentioned in 29 episodes

Leaves of Grass

Book • 1855
First published in 1855, 'Leaves of Grass' is Walt Whitman's magnum opus and a cornerstone of American literature.

The collection, which Whitman continued to revise and expand until his death, explores themes of identity, nature, democracy, and the human condition through free verse poetry.

It is renowned for its innovative style and its celebration of the individual and the collective.

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Mentioned in 29 episodes

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Ryan Holiday
in the context of his influence on Walt Whitman and other writers.
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Grow A Coaching Tree
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Dan Harris
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Maria Popova
in relation to the idea that everything we love is not for naught.
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Why Your Brain Turns The Miraculous Into The Mundane—And How To Fix It | Maria Popova
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Austin Kleon
, referencing Walt Whitman's approach to observing the ordinary.
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Why stealing other people’s ideas can be a good thing (w/ Austin Kleon)
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Matt Mullenweg
when referencing Will Durant's quote from it on production versus consumption.
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How WordPress Became a Web Giant | Automattic Founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg
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Elizabeth Gilbert
as an example of poets whose work opens the heart and helps people access love before writing their letter.
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S2E21: Elizabeth Gilbert on Letters from Love: Is love conscious and what does it want us to know? | Talk Tracks
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Eddie Hood
, whose book club read Walt Whitman's poem 'Song of Myself' from it.
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My 2026 Reading Goals + 11 Books I Loved Reading in 2025 | EP121
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James Adomian
while impersonating Bill Clinton, mentioning the title, after Dave says that Bill gave Monica Lewinsky a copy as a gift.
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702 - Bill Clinton with James Adomian - part three
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Tom Wright
as a figure in the transcendentalist movement.
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Little Women

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