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Mentioned in 56 episodes

The Hunger Games

Book • 2008
Set in a post-apocalyptic North America known as Panem, The Hunger Games follows Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from District 12, who volunteers to participate in the 74th Hunger Games to save her younger sister Prim.

Alongside Peeta Mellark, the other tribute from District 12, Katniss must use her hunting skills and wits to survive the arena.

The Games are a tool of oppression by the Capitol to remind the districts of their defeat in a past rebellion.

As Katniss and Peeta navigate the treacherous arena, they also manipulate the audience and sponsors to gain advantages, while sparking the beginnings of a rebellion against the Capitol's tyrannical rule.

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Mentioned in 56 episodes

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Scott Galloway
when discussing a future disunion of states.
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Cal Newport
in comparison to the length of another book.
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Féris Barkat
comme une série de romans qu'il apprécie particulièrement depuis son enfance, surtout grâce à l'autrice.
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Ari Wallach
when discussing dystopian fiction about the future.
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Anna Corinne
as a childhood book that changed the way she looked at reading.
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35. Your Life Is Not An Optimization Problem | Q&A
Mentioned by Sandy Van Duzer as something Terry Carnation could get out of a dumpster.
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Episode 86
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Danielle Kurtzleben
, who has read it, as portraying the rich as grotesque and insane.
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Mentioned as a comparison point regarding resistance and rebellion in dystopian novels.
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Tamara Gilkes Borr
after shooting a gun for the first time.
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The Weekend Intelligence: Should I own a gun?
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Alexandra Schwartz
as a comparison to MAGA, highlighting how both are selective visions of collective identity.
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In “Pluribus,” Utopia Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Read by Chuck Bryant, who describes it as being like a popcorn movie.
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How Black Holes Work
Mentioned by Cameron as an influence for his book idea.
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Jeffrey Cranor
as a captivating story that's hard to put down.
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266 - The Return of Poetry Week
Mentioned by Craig in reference to episode 400 to invite listeners to catch up on their Hunger Games journey.
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Ep 410 - Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2), by Suzanne Collins
Mentioned by Evan when discussing dystopian fiction and its relation to present-day America.
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Mentioned in the context of not being capital citizens who ignore the oppressions happening in the districts.
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A Selfish World & The Solution | Ecclesiastes 4-5
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Cody Johnston
as another book that we all read in school.
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