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Speaker 1 discusses historian Francis Parkman (mispronounced as 'France's Apartment') who wrote a definitive history of the French and Indian War and later wrote 'The Oregon Trail' after traveling to the Great Plains in 1834. The book is mentioned in the context of discussing Parkman's visit to a Sioux family's tepee where he witnessed their treatment of dogs and puppies.

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Speaker 7 references this novel when explaining their daughter's name 'Scout' comes from the character in the book/movie. The conversation then leads to discussion of a conspiracy theory that Truman Capote actually wrote the novel, though Harper Lee is the credited author. Speaker 1 explicitly identifies it as 'a novel.'

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Speaker 1 references Joan Didion's book while discussing how people cope with overwhelming amounts of information and the appeal of conspiracy theories. The speaker uses Didion's insights about people choosing between understanding complex information or believing they know 'a little thing that no one else knows' to explain phenomena like the 'dog star' alien theory.