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Post Mortem with Mick Garris - December 22, 2021 08:01 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 921 ratings
Acclaimed author and actor Max Brooks is the next guest on the Post Mortem slab! Known for his now-legendary books THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE and WORLD WAR Z, Max chats with Mick about his unexpected creative journey, his takes on education and entertainment, and much more!  POST MORTEM...

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Ep. #570: Quentin Tarantino, Max Brooks, Dan Carlin

Real Time with Bill Maher - June 26, 2021 03:01 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 14.5K ratings
Bill’s guests are Quentin Tarantino, Max Brooks, and Dan Carlin. (Originally aired 6/25/21) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Best Of: Author Max Brooks / Playwright Terrence McNally

Fresh Air - April 04, 2020 04:01 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 32.7K ratings
Author Max Brooks became an expert on disaster preparedness — from pandemics to nuclear war — through researching for his books, 'World War Z,' 'Germ Warfare' and the forthcoming 'Devolution.' Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz recommends some music to listen to that feels right for this mom...

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Max Brooks On Surviving The Coronavirus

Write About Now - March 12, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratings
Max Brooks has written extensively on pandemics, both in his bestselling novels World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, and in his essays for such publications as The Washington Post and The New York Times. On the podcast, he tackles the facts and fiction surrounding the novel coronavirus and...

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Max Brooks: The Unreleased Interview

War on the Rocks - November 25, 2019 17:03 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 948 ratings
A few years ago, Ryan recorded a boozy interview with Max Brooks...and then never released it. Who knows why, but it's a fun conversation that you're sure to enjoy during this holiday week. Max is most famous as the author of World War Z, but he has a remarkably diverse collection of works, from...

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Max Brooks: From Zombie Apocolypse to Germ Warfare

Write About Now - September 16, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratings
Max Brooks is the author of the bestselling novels World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide. He is also a non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point. His new graphic novel, Germ Warfare, details the brutal history of microscopic diseases used as weapons of war. The novel also...

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Winning Westeros w/Max Brooks and ML Cavanaugh

History of Westeros (Game of Thrones) - May 29, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Max Brooks is the author of World War Z, ML Cavanaugh is co-Founder of the Modern War Institute. With several other authors, they combined to write an excellent book due out in July. We had a fantastic discussion that involved Ned Stark, Mycah the Butcher's Boy, the responsibilities of leadershi...

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Max Brooks and ML Cavanaugh: How Game of Thrones Explains Modern Military Strategy

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast - April 13, 2019 20:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 273 ratings
Who will claim the Iron Throne and why? On the eve of the premiere of the final season of “Game of Thrones,” Max Brooks and ML Cavanaugh’s new book brings together 30 expert strategists to answer that question and engage in questions surrounding the most popular television series of our time. As ...

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Overtime - Episode #474: Neil deGrasse Tyson, April Ryan, Evelyn Farkas, Max Brooks

Real Time with Bill Maher - September 29, 2018 04:11 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 14.5K ratings
Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 09/28/18) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Max Brooks on Star Wars, Real Wars and Ewok Insurgency

Kickass News - Afar - June 04, 2018 21:11 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Author Max Brooks is well known for his bestselling zombie books like World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, and he applies the same creative thinking to military strategy as a fellow at the Modern War Institute and The Art of Future Warfare Project.  He reveals how he gets military leaders t...

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#30 Max Brooks

How To Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black - May 11, 2016 00:37 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
When you grow up the only child of two very famous parents, most people don’t expect much from you, but Max Brooks wanted to prove to himself that he was more than just “Mel Brook’s kid.”  After trying his hand at various pursuits, he channeled his lifelong inclination toward the worst ...

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April 28th with Guest Max Brooks author of World War Z

Shadow Nation - May 02, 2013 02:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 44 ratings
Award winning author Max Brooks hangs out with your Bad Boyz of the Shadows on the G&D Show. Shaun and Nathan talk with Max about his books, World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide and much more. Plus special music from Here Come The Mummies – only at the Mystifying Oracle of Radio – […]

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751: A 2009 Interview with Max Brooks

Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column - October 19, 2009 02:00 ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
"Every day is a fight, you've got to get up and you've got to feel optimistic."