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Mentioned in 12 episodes
Cat's cradle
Book • 1963
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Mentioned in 12 episodes
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as one of Kurt Vonnegut's books.


Tim Ferriss

705 snips
#753: Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly
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as an example of a work he deconstructed to study repetition.


Michael Dean

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#133: Michael Dean – The Invisible Patterns Behind Great Essays: How Essay Architecture Can Shape Your Writing and Break Through Perfectionism.
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as a source of inspiration for his casual magic philosophy.


Sahil Bloom

66 snips
How You Are Hustling Is All Wrong: The Secrets to Your Fulfilment (with Sahil Bloom)
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when discussing the idea that life doesn’t need to have a purpose.


Brian Klaas

30 snips
314 - Fluke - Brian Klaas (rebroadcast)
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as one of 

's novels.


Michael Silverblatt


Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut
Mentioned by Anita as a book she recently finished reading.

Emperor Meiji and the Meiji Jingu Shrine
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while discussing different legal systems and how reputation works in different contexts.

Tracheopteryx

Role Call Ep 1: Saving Civilization Through New Governance Models w/Tracheopteryx (Eigen Foundation)
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in relation to Kurt Vonnegut's work.

Holly Fry

Behind the Scenes Minis: Strikes and Dear Kurt
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when discussing story shapes.

Adam Rubin

Author Adam Rubin on Embracing Childhood and Pursuing Passion
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in relation to his brother Bernard's work and the novel inspired by Irving Langmuir.


Tim Harford

The Man Who Played With Hurricanes
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as a dark comedic novel about a physicist who creates a doomsday machine.

Jim Rickards

The Best of Hedgeye: Jim Rickards → Defending Your Wealth During Global Crisis
Mentioned as the novel where Kurt Vonnegut described the day the world ended.

Vonnegut and the Bomb
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as his all-time favorite work of fiction.


Jon Krohn

470: My Favorite Books
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as one of his favorite authors.


Jon Stewart

America Has Changed. So Has Jon Stewart.
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while discussing the shapes of stories and where humanity is in its story.


Jamie Wheal

Can We Save Humanity? Jamie Wheal on Saving a Global Culture on the Brink of Collapse | Conversations with Tom
Mentioned by Leslie as a well-edited Call of Cthulhu scenario with a great timeline and keeper notes.

S1:E44 – TTRPG Scenario Editing and Formatting - Consultation with XPLovecat
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, discussing how she reads it not as fiction, but as autobiography.

Jennifer Kabat

Jennifer Kabat, "Nightshining" (Milkweed, 2025)
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as the plot point for Kurt Vonnegut's novel.

Jennifer Kabat

Jennifer Kabat, "Nightshining: A Memoir in Four Floods" (Milkweed Editions, 2025)
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in relation to the weapon created by Vince Schaefer and Bernard Vonnegut, highlighting its fictional representation in Vonnegut's novel.

Jennifer Kabat

Jennifer Kabat, "Nightshining: A Memoir in Four Floods" (Milkweed Editions, 2025)
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as a source of inspiration for the concept of 'Karass'.


Jay Clouse

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