
#1957 - Shane Gillis
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#1957 - Shane Gillis mentions The Shining by Stephen King, The Stand by Stephen King, Countdown by Dr. Shanna Swan, and Cujo by Stephen King with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
The book is even more intense than the movie.
I read The Stand. The Stand was awesome.
There's a great book about it called Countdown by Dr. Shanna Swan and she was on the podcast before.
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The host mentions 'The Shining' in the context of discussing Stephen King's impressive body of work and his unique wr…
The host discusses Stephen King's writing process and the chaotic creativity behind his works, particularly highlight…
The host briefly mentions 'The Dark Half' in the context of discussing Stephen King's works and their adaptations int…
The host briefly mentions 'Tommyknockers' while discussing Stephen King's works and his writing process. They highlig…
The host briefly mentions 'The Red Badge of Courage' to highlight its portrayal of war. This reference serves to unde…
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- Referenced books include The Shining by Stephen King and The Stand by Stephen King.
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“The podcast mentions 'The Shining' as a book written by Stephen King, noting that the book is more intense than the movie adaptation.”
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“The podcast mentions 'The Stand' as a book that the speaker found awesome and read during a week off.”
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“There's a great book about it called Countdown by Dr. Shanna Swan and she was on the podcast before. A lot of books are doomsdays. Yeah, but this is ... She's a Harvard ...”
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“He said he didn't even remember writing Cujo. It was just blacked out on Coke and beer. What? Yeah. Oh, Stephen King rules.”
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“The podcast mentions 'Pet Sematary' as a book that the speaker read during their taekwondo days.”
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“The podcast discusses a movie based on Stephen King's book 'The Dark Half', which involves a writer with a split personality.”
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“The podcast mentions 'Tommyknockers' as a good book about a spaceship affecting a town, noting it was turned into a movie.”
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“The mention refers to the book 'The Red Badge of Courage' in the context of discussing the realities of war and its portrayal.”
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“The first thing I ever talked to you about was Cabeza de Vaca, and they were like – the guy they hired to do the navigating like fucked up.”
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The host mentions 'The Shining' in the context of discussing Stephen King's impressive body of work and his unique writing style. They highlight th…

The host mentions 'The Stand' as an example of Stephen King's impressive storytelling and creativity. They reflect on their personal experience rea…

The host mentioned 'Countdown' by Dr. Shanna Swan to highlight the alarming effects of plastics on human health, particularly regarding hormonal ch…
Movies & Documentaries Mentioned
Zoo
“The documentary 'Zoo' discusses the case of a man known as Mr. Hands, who died from an incident involving a horse, and it gained popularity in the early 2000s.”
The Dark Half
“They were talking about a movie based on a Stephen King book where a writer has seizures and sees crows, leading to a split personality.”
Cujo
“Cujo was mentioned as the first horror movie the speaker ever saw, which scared him as a child.”
Tommy Thompson
“There's a documentary about Tommy Thompson, who found gold and then lost it, leading to his long imprisonment.”
The Shining
“They mentioned Stephen King wrote The Shining and discussed how the book is more intense than the movie.”