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This episode we cover Shrill by Lindy West (Lee’s pick). We talk about gender bias and gender expectations surrounding fatness, internet trolls, representation of different body sizes in the clothing industry, flying while fat, millennials' consumer values, and more! This month’s genre pick was Lee’s pick: feminist/female lead. Make sure to listen all the way through to find out next episode’s genre and book pick - read along with us this month and join us next episode for our discussion!*This episode was recorded just before quarantine on March 8, 2020, which was 9 months and also 900 years ago.------------------Check out these books mentioned on the show!Previous Drink A Book book club picks:Give a Sh*t by Ashlee PiperFever Dream by Samanta ShweblinOther books mentioned:JO - Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black; Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-LodgeLEE - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe; Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo PiazzaLOREN - The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West; The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn; Circe by Madeline Miller; Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow; Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonLYNN - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides; Yes We (Still) Can by Dan PfiefferMARIE - Atticus Poetry; Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney; Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein; Lost Children Archive by Valeria LuiselliCheck out these other podcasts mentioned on the show!What Page Are You On?She’s All FatPod Save AmericaNo Man’s LandWith Friends Like These------------------We want to connect with you! Email us at drinkabookpod@gmail.com, follow us on instagram @drinkabookpod, and visit our website at: https://drinkabookpod.buzzsprout.com/------------------Our episodes are created, written, and edited by us: Jo, Lee, Loren, Lynn, and Marie.Our music is by Stephanie Trivison.Our episodes are produced by our very own Loren, who also designed our logo.Cheers!
In conversation with Alyssa Mastromonaco, author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House and frequent guest on Pod Save America The White House director of communications in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013, Dan Pfeiffer is the New York Times bestselling author of Yes We (Still) Can, an ''amusing and insightful'' (Esquire) account of the shifting tides of politics of the internet age and a guide to fighting back in the Trump era. He is also the cohost of the popular Pod Save America, a no-nonsense breakdown of the week's news. In UnTrumping America, Pfeiffer returns with a political roadmap for defeating the current president and putting America back on a steady path. (recorded 2/24/2020)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Yes We (Still) Can and cohost of Pod Save America, a sharp political playbook for how Democrats can take on Trump, McConnell, Fox News, and the rest of the right-wing circus dominating American politics. There is nothing more important than beating Donald Trump in 2020, but defeating Trump is just the start of this timely book. Un-Trumping America offers readers three critical insights: first, Trump is not an aberration, but rather the logical extension of the modern Republican Party; second, how Democrats can defeat Trump in 2020; and third, preventing the likes of Trump from ever happening again with a plan to fix democracy. While the catalog of the president's crimes is long and growing, undoing Trumpism -- the political platform of racism, authoritarianism, and plutocracy that gave rise to Trump and defines the Republican Party -- is a long and continuing fight. Through a craven, cynical strategy engineered by Mitch McConnell, funded by the Kochs, and fueled by Fox News propaganda, Republicans have rigged American politics to drown out the voices of the people in favor of the powerful. Without an aggressive response that recognizes who the Republicans are and what they have done, American democracy as we know it won't survive this moment and a conservative, shrinking, mostly white minority will govern the country for decades. Un-Trumping America dismantles toxic Trumpism and offers a way forward. Dan Pfeiffer worked for nearly twenty years at the center of Democratic politics, from the campaign trail to Capitol Hill to Barack Obama's White House. But it was Trump's victory and Republicans' incessant aiding and abetting of Trumpism that has radicalized his thinking. Here, Pfeiffer urges Democrats to embrace bold solutions -- from fixing the courts to abolishing the electoral college to eliminating the filibuster -- in order to make America more democratic (and Democratic). Un-Trumping America is a powerful call for Democrats and progressives to get smarter, tougher, and more aggressive without becoming a paler shade of orange.
Dan Pfeiffer was one of President Obama's longest-serving advisers and closest confidantes, working on his historic campaign and spending six years in the White House as communications director and senior adviser to the president. As a co-host of the wildly popular podcast “Pod Save America,” Pfeiffer is one of the most visible progressive voices today. In his best-selling book Yes We (Still) Can, Pfeiffer recounts how Obama navigated the political forces that created Trump and explains why everyone got 2016 wrong. With the start of another marathon election cycle, he'll talk about what Democrats should and should not be focusing on in 2020. Join us for a fun conversation with a man who has spent the last decade on the frontlines of American politics. This program is part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation. ** This Podcast Contains Explicit Language ** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conservative author, consultant, and editorialist Max Boot ("Corrosion of Conservatism") joins us, followed by former Obama senior advisor and co-host of "Pod Save America" Dan Pfeiffer ("Yes We (Still) Can". Enjoy! Buy "Corrosion of Conservatism": https://amzn.to/2CrUz7B Buy "Yes We (Still) Can": https://amzn.to/2RfDXrG Become a Patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/strangedays Leave a review!
Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener recommendation requests. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot's TBR Park Row Books and Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony Care/of Bombas Books recommended in this episode: Yes We Still Can by Dan Pfeiffer How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik A Nation Forged by Crisis by Jay Sexton Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott A Separation by Katie Kitamura Bad Blood by John Carreyrou The Magicians by Lev Grossman James S.A. Corey’s Expanse series A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle Good and Mad and Eloquent Rage by Rebecca Traister American Overdose by Chris McGreal Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates Dog Songs by Mary Oliver Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley Flush by Virginia Woolf Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown Hammerhead by Nina Maclaughlin So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson Stamped from the Beginning by Ibrahim X. Kendi Lumberjanes The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cat Valente Atlas Obscura's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid
Dan Pfeiffer knows when to speak. As a former senior adviser and communications director for former President Barack Obama, Pfeiffer was once charged with shaping 44’s public voice and vision. Now, as a Pod Save America co-host and author of a new book, “Yes We (Still) Can,” Pfeiffer—like the rest of us—is still reckoning with how we went from the first black president to one that traffics in racism and fascism, and has white supremacists on his staff. He joined the pod this week to remind us that we are not that far removed from a president who is comfortable using polysyllabic words, and shares how he accidentally stumbled into a podcasting empire.
The boys are back! Join Steven & Brent as they reunite to catch up on pop culture, discuss their vacations & pretend like the podcast is getting better! First, Steven's wife, Amanda, joins the show as we discuss our Top 5 (or 8) favorite X-Men. Then we dive into recent movie trailers for Aquaman, Shazam, Godzilla: King of Monsters & Glass. We also talk about recent pop culture that we've consumed, including: The Bad Batch, The Big Chill, Edge of Seventeen, Castle Rock on Hulu, Luke Cage Season 2, Justice League/Power Rangers, MMPR: Pink, Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan: Greatest Hits & Kevin Smith's Hollyweed. Also discussed: Being placed on Standby at airports, pop-up protesting, Steven does The Jason Mantzoukas face-water test, Brent disagrees with Josh's "flawed premise" argument about cookies, Malibu Comics' Prime, Fat Godzilla, "Mowgli" getting downgraded from theatrical release to a Netflix release, Nicole Maines cast as the first transgender superhero on Supergirl, Dan Pfeiffer’s book “Yes We (Still) Can”, Brent's First-World iPad problem, WolverSteven and, of course...the "batwing". All this, PLUS we forget that we've been doing this for a year! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @LTASpod Email: LetsTalkAboutStuffPodcast@gmail.com Follow Steven on Twitter & Letterboxd: @stevenfisher22 Follow Brent on Twitter & Instagram: @BrentHibbard Please rate & review us! (5-stars is appreciated!) #NOWALL
When Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor to President Obama (now co-host of the popular podcast Pod Save America), shut the door to the Oval Office for the last time—closing the chapter on our first African-American President, and leaving the highest office in the land to Donald J. Trump, racist and reality TV star—it was more bitter than sweet. Pheiffer tells the story of his fascinating years serving President Barack Obama and gives his take on many subjects including how Democrats can win back the Oval Office in his smart, witty, revealing new memoir YES WE (STILL) CAN: POLITICS IN THE AGE OF OBAMA, TWITTER AND TRUMP, an irreverent, no B.S. take on the politics of our time. Recently,Pfeiffer joined Halli at her table, the podcast posted at Halli Casser-Jayne, along with author Brian Abrams whose new book is OBAMA: AN ORAL HISTORY 2009-2017.On November 9, 2016, Pfeiffer, like many of us, woke up wondering WTF had just happened. How had Donald Trump won the White House? How had a decent and thoughtful president been succeeded by a buffoonish reality TV star, and as many of us wondered, asked himself: What do we do now? But instead of throwing away his phone and moving to another country, which he admits were his first and second thoughts, Pfeiffer decided to tell to tell his surreal story, recounting how Barack Obama navigated the insane political forces that created Trump, explaining why everyone got 2016 wrong, and offering a path for where Democrats go from here. In his new book YES WE (STILL) CAN.Obtaining unprecedented access to Obamaworld, interviewing aides and advisers in the administration and on the campaigns as well as several elected members of Congress, both Democrat and Republican, journalist Brian Abrams set out to compile an oral history of Barack Obama's presidency. The result is his book OBAMA: AN ORAL HISTORY 2009-2017 an immersive chronology of the politics and governing behind a landmark American presidency, manna for those who revere President Obama and even those who do not, certainly an important read for all historically minded. Offering behind-the-scenes stories, this amazing compilation illuminates the inner-workings of an administration through more than one hundred exclusive interviews with senior staffers including Jon Favreau, David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett, and David Plouffe; cabinet members such as Leon Panetta, Jack Lew, and Arne Duncan; and key lawmakers: Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Joe Lieberman, Scott Brown, and Barbara Boxer, among many others.Dan Pfeiffer, Pod Save America, Brian Abrams, President Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Democrats, Republicans, politics, history, books, authors -- we have it all for you on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show the new podcast posted at Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.
@KGNU's Claudia Cragg () speaks here with Dan Pfeiffer, a cohost of #PodSaveAmerica, now also coming to #HBO in the fall in four hour-long specials. The show's co-creators/presenters are & . One of Barack Obama’s longest serving advisors, Pfeiffer was White House director of communications under President Obama (2009-2013) and senior advisor to the president (2013-2015). The Decade of Obama (2007-2017) was, Pfeiffer believes, one of massive change that rewrote the rules of politics in ways we are only now beginning to understand (which is, he says, why we all got 2016 wrong). YES WE (STILL) CAN looks at how President Obama navigated the forces that allowed Trump to win the White House to become one of the most consequential presidents in American history, why Trump surprised everyone, and how Democrats can come out on top in the long run. Part political memoir, part blueprint for progressives in the Trump era, YES WE (STILL) CAN is an insider's take on the crazy politics of our time. Pfeiffer, one of Barack Obama's longest serving advisors, tells never-before-told stories from Obama's presidential campaigns to his time in the White House, providing readers with an in-depth, behind the-scenes look at life on the front lines of politics.
In a special unlocked episode that we was too good to keep to ourselves, we thoroughly annihilate Dan Pfieffer's new book "Yes We Still Can" along with the entire universe of ex-Obama admin comm guys who also have a podcast you may have heard of. Please use this episode to start a conversation with any friend or relative who is skeptical about buying OUR book. Buy the book http://chapotraphouse.com/book/
On the latest episode of "Posting Up," host Tim Bontemps speaks to Pod Save America's Dan Pfeiffer about his love for the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers and Georgetown Hoyas, basketball in the Obama White House and new book, "Yes We Still Can."
Pfeiffer on his hot-off-the-presses book "Yes We (Still) Can," on the universal lessons he learned in six years in the grind of the Obama White House that can help people in any business, on the challenges of new journalism, on how conflicted Barack Obama is about being a football fan, and on how he thinks Obama would have handled the NFL's National Anthem conundrum.Sanders on the immense conflict he felt as the best two-sports athlete of the last quarter-century, on how hard he had to work to be a good baseball player when playing football came so easy to him, on his feeling about the term "cover corner," and on the state of the game today.
Dan Pfeiffer, one of the most influential political voices from the Obama White House, has a plan to fight back. In this week's episode, the former White House communications chief talks about his new book, "Yes We (Still) Can," which elaborates on the lessons he learned about the far right during the Obama years, and how progressives can get their message out in today's fractured media environment. He should know: As one of the hosts of the popular podcast, "Pod Save America," Pfeiffer offers insights, humor, and some measure of solace during these dark political times. Here, he talks with MoJo's DC Bureau Chief David Corn about how Obama can't save us, what we can do now to fight disinformation, and how mainstream Republicans aided Trump's rise.