Interview Only w/ Daniel Silva - A Spy Novelist's Threat Assessment of the Real World
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This episode of the Chuck Toddcast is brought to you by Chapter. Now, almost everything you hear about Medicare is somebody quietly trying to steer you somewhere. And you're skeptical of that, as you should be. I get it. I mean, there's a federal lawsuit going on right now over exactly this. Companies that branded themselves as unbiased while allegedly pointing people toward whatever would pay them the most as some sort of broker. So if your default is to distrust everyone in this space, honestly, I get it. I'm a bit distrustful these days myself. That's the whole reason I want to tell you about Chapter. They're independent Medicare advisors whose entire model is that their advisors are not paid to push any one plan.
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And then call chapter today at 980-734-3985. Well, joining me now is somebody who is, I guess, almost a semi-regular. I at least try to have him on once a year when he has a new book out. And almost, actually, it is clockwork. I don't think we should say it's almost like clockwork. It is clockwork. Daniel Silva is out with his latest book, Another Adventure, by Mr. Alon, Gabriel Alon. And this one takes place in the English countryside. This is number 26 for Gabriel. 26?
Yeah. I guess the most interesting part of that is that there was only supposed to be one, right? There's supposed to be one.
How old is he? How old was he when he started? Have you aged a moment? I am not years or I am.
I, you know what? He's ageless at this point. Um, you know, it, it, it, people always ask me, well, if you'd known you were going to write about him for so long, God knows how old Hercule Poirot was at the end of it. Sherlock Holmes keeps getting younger. I don't understand. I mean, you know, right? And so one of the things that I tried to do with him, I gave him a subtle makeover. You know, I always knew that this is sort of the where I wanted the series to end. This is the kind of stories that I wanted to write with him.
Are you coming in for the landing? Are you trying to say that Gabriel's coming in for the landing here?
No, he is. The way we see him now is how his... he's going to be, I think. He retires more often than Tom Brady, right? He is retired, but he just does little jobs. I'm working on, I have in my hot little hand here the first pages of the next book, and he'll be working with the Italian police again. The thing about Gabriel is he's incredibly versatile, and so he can do lots of different things. So he's perpetually what?
He's got to be perpetually young enough to physically do stuff and old enough to have all of these friends and sources and experience.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–8:35
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How did Daniel Silva introduce Gabriel Allon and the new book?
8:35–11:14
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How does Silva keep Gabriel ageless and how much of himself is in the character?
11:14–37:34
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How did Silva research modern kidnappings and ransom negotiations for the novel?
37:34–52:25
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Why does Silva warn that drones will trigger a major assassination or mass-casualty event?
52:25–1:08:02
Speakers
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