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John Mooallem's newly published book of essays is the main topic of the podcast interview. The book contains several essays about human relationships with nature and animals, including pieces about monk seals and the mystery monkey of Tampa Bay.

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One of John Mooallem's previous books, mentioned at the end of the interview. The book focuses on a radio reporter named Genie Chance during the 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska, who provided information during the catastrophe.

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Steve Rinella mentions reading this book about the 1964 Anchorage earthquake. He discusses how the author (who has been on his show) wrote about the earthquake, and Steve shares details from the book about Charles Richter developing his seismic scale and detecting the earthquake from California. The discussion occurs during a conversation about seismic activity in Alaska and the risks to the proposed Pebble Mine.

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Another of John Mooallem's previous books mentioned at the end of the interview, described as being about animals and people going wacky about animals.

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The guest John Mooallem's book is discussed extensively throughout the podcast. The full subtitle is mentioned as 'A sometimes dismaying, weirdly reassuring story about looking at people, looking at animals in America.' The book covers conservation, endangered species, and human relationships with animals including stories about buffalo, polar bears, butterflies, and sea turtles.

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The host mentions they had John Mooallem on the podcast about three years ago to discuss this book about endangered species conservation and how America has treated its wildlife throughout history.

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This is the main book being discussed in the interview with John Mooallem. It's about the Great Alaska earthquake of 1964 and focuses on radio reporter Genie Chance who helped hold the community together during the disaster. The book tells the story of the first three days after the earthquake.