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Mentioned in 9 episodes
White noise
Book • 1985
White Noise follows Jack Gladney, a professor of Hitler studies at a small liberal arts college, and his family as they navigate the complexities of modern life.
The novel delves into themes such as the fear of death, media saturation, and the effects of technology on social relations.
Key events include an airborne toxic event that threatens their town and Jack's discovery of his wife's involvement in an experimental study of a psychopharmaceutical called Dylar.
The novel critiques consumer culture and the ways in which people cope with mortality and uncertainty through consumption and technological distractions.
The novel delves into themes such as the fear of death, media saturation, and the effects of technology on social relations.
Key events include an airborne toxic event that threatens their town and Jack's discovery of his wife's involvement in an experimental study of a psychopharmaceutical called Dylar.
The novel critiques consumer culture and the ways in which people cope with mortality and uncertainty through consumption and technological distractions.
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Mentioned in 9 episodes
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as an author whose work improved over time.


Amor Towles

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Amor Towles: The Secret to Telling a Great Story
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as a novel depicting the decline of strong referentials.

Ellie Anderson

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Hyperreality
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in a discussion about Noah Baumbach's film adaptation of the novel.

Jon Mooallem

The Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’
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in relation to the events in the episode.

November Kelly

Episode 180: Times Beach
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when discussing a Netflix movie that eerily predicted the East Palestine train derailment.


Justin Andrews

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as a fantastically worldly book set in a college town, questioning the nature of belief.

Paul Elie

Episode 2547: Paul Elie on Art, Faith and Sex in the 1980s
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as a book that has had a huge impact on her understanding of love.

Kate Cocker

What Love Really Is
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while discussing the obsession with packaging and its representation in modern society.


Craig

'Plastic Ghosts and Trash Immortals: Our Afterlife as Waste' with Nicolas de Warren
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as the source material for Noah Baumbach's film adaptation.


Alissa Wilkinson

The case against movie trailers
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as a source for illustrating the relationship between cynicism and ideology.

Rafael Winkler

Slavoj Žižek's The Sublime Object of Ideology with Rafael Winkler
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for a quote that broke her brain about nostalgia being a product of dissatisfaction and rage.

Caroline Cake

The *Real* Reason Republicans Are Desperate to Impregnate You
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as a book iconic for the 1980s.


Brian Lehrer

100 Years of 100 Things: Best Sellers
Mentioned during the discussion of Microsoft Build conference announcements.

Jordan Edwards: ML Engineering and DevOps on AzureML
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as a hilarious and brilliant book.


Janna Levin

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as an example of a book with a journey as a central element.

Jacke Wilson

658 "The Snow Fairy" by Claude McKay | Literary Journeys (with John McMurtrie)
Recommended by Jeff's friends, Mary Holland and Jeffrey Fisher, and described as a really good book written in 1984.

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