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Cover of The Godfather by Mario Puzo

The Godfather

Mario Puzo · 1969
Mentioned 10 times across 6 podcasts · 2018–2026
Mention timeline10 mentions
20182026
Where it's mentioned
2026
Graham Platner, Jon Ossoff and the New Rules of Political Attention
The Ezra Klein Show · Jun 2026
“I read The Godfather, the original novel by Mario Puso”
The relentless rise of the mafia
HistoryExtra podcast · Mar 2026
“run a podcast on the mafia without mentioning The Godfather, Mario Puzzo's 1969 novel”
Ep. 393: Can Movies Save Us From Our Phones?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · Feb 2026
“I couldn't help, when I was thinking about that idea that you have to have the major thing happen in the first five minutes, I couldn't help thinking about uh the making of The Godfather. I'm reading another book that talks about this recently”
2024
#345 George Lucas
Founders · Apr 2024
“based on one of the biggest books of nineteen sixty nine, which was written by this guy named Mario Puso. And that book is a sprawling gangster novel called The Godfather”
2023
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The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2023
“I love the Godfather by Mario Puso, I've given that a lot a lot”
2022
Holiday Special 2022
Acquired · Dec 2022
“Mario Puzo's books”
Walmart
Acquired · Jul 2022
“Is it the book? The Godfather. It's So good. I think it was better”
#242 Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life
Founders · Apr 2022
“a low budget adaptation of a current best selling book. A gangster novel called The Godfather”
2020
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The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2020
“snuck into my father's library to read the steamy sections of The Godfather when I was sure that no one would catch me”
2018
#35 George Lucas: A Life
Founders · Aug 2018
“Based on one of the biggest books of nineteen sixty nine. A sprawling gangster novel by Mario Puzo called The Godfather”