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Mentioned in 63 episodes

The Count of Monte Cristo

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Alexandre Dumas père

Mentioned by

Patrick Bet-David

Angelina Stanford

Mentioned in 63 episodes

Mentioned by

Brett McKay

as an example of a book where you see thumos and how it can play out in both positive and negative ways.

The Classical Code of Manhood

Mentioned by

David George

as his fun favorite book.

The Inside Story of Growth Investing at a16z

Mentioned by

Alex Rampell

as his favorite book, explaining that it is a story of revenge.

20VC: a16z's $15BN Fundraise with Alex Rampell | The Best Companies Have Hostages Not Customers | The Best Founders Materialise Capital, Customers and Labour | Mid-Sized Funds with Die and The Future of Venture Capital

Mentioned by

Matt Smith

as a book that motivated his son, highlighting the character Edmond Dantes' journey of self-improvement.

The Preparation — An Adventure-Driven, Skill-Building Alternative to College for Young Men

Mentioned as the prompt for an AI model to write a space-themed version.

Can o3-pro write a book? ElevenLabs v3 and MCP as the AI Business Model - EP99.08-PRO

Mentioned by

Alex Rampell

as his favorite book, a story of revenge that motivates entrepreneurs.

Alex Rampell on Venture at Scale and Founder Incentives

Mentioned by

Alex Rampell

as his favorite book, highlighting its themes of wrongful accusation, imprisonment, and revenge.

Alex Rampell on TBPN: Revenge, Redemption, and Founder Drive

Mentioned by

William Green

in the context of Francois Rochon's polymathic approach to learning, highlighting the breadth of his reading.

RWH016: The Best Of The Best w/ François Rochon

Mentioned by

Elle Griffin

as one of the gothic novels she read.

Elle Griffin — Rethinking Ownership and the Future of Work (EP. 287)

Mentioned by

Alex Rampell

as a way to describe entrepreneurs that are driven by revenge or redemption.

a16z’s $15B Raise, Tim Cook Exit Rumors, Meta Goes Nuclear | Ben Horowitz, David George, Alex Rampell, Jen Kha, Jeremie Eliahou

Mentioned by Nicolas Sarkozy as one of the two books he would take to prison, a story about wrongful imprisonment and revenge.

First female prime minister appointed in Japan

Mentioned by

Ben Greenfield

as one of the books written and released bit by bit in a newspaper or other publication.

Health Myths That Waste Your Time: Supplements, Seed Oils, Cold Therapy, and More

Mentioned by

Angelina Stanford

as an example of a book where reading an adaptation beforehand would ruin the experience.

Episode 266: "Best of" Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7

Mentioned by

Thomas Jones

as a kind of very long, slow revenge story.

Is ‘Wuthering Heights’ amoral?

Referenced by

Patrick Bet-David

as a book about betrayal, survival, and patient revenge.

Clintons Subpoenaed In Epstein Probe, Russiagate SHOCKER & Tucker vs Nick Fuentes | PBD Podcast 625

Mentioned by

Greg Jenner

as one of Alexandre Dumas’ works that has been adapted into many film and TV adaptations.

Alexandre Dumas: author of The Three Musketeers

Mentioned by

Greg Jenner

as one of Dumas' well-known works, possibly familiar to listeners.

Alexandre Dumas (Radio Edit)

Mentioned by

Curt Jaimungal

to draw an analogy to Nikita's story about the Microsoft partition function.

Nikita Nekrasov: Why Physicists Say We Don't Understand Quantum Field Theory

Mentioned by

Sophie Strand

as a source of inspiration for her own writing.

TNP267 The Body Is A Doorway with Sophie Strand

Mentioned by

Rain Bennett

while discussing the emotional arc of stories.

The 6 Emotional Story Shapes that Science Found Resonate with Audiences Most

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