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The Eric Metaxas Show

Ken Follett (Encore)

The Eric Metaxas Show

Metaxas Media

Religion & Spirituality

4.73.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Last September, Ken Follett dropped by the studio from Merrie Olde England to talk about his latest novel, “A Column of Fire” (Encore Presentation).

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Transcript

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0:00.0

[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:10.8

Welcome to the Eric Mataxish show.

0:12.8

It's the show where the announcer Todd Wilkerson gets to say whatever he wants.

0:17.2

Before they tackle him and subdue him with large padded blankets so that Eric can press.

0:21.4

On to center stage, you pretend to be all sophisticated.

0:24.0

Although he's fooling absolutely no one.

0:27.0

And now your phony baloney sandwich of a host, Eric Mataxish.

0:30.6

Thank you so much.

0:31.8

Thank you, Todd Wilkerson.

0:33.8

It's such a joy to be here today.

0:36.6

As you know, this is the Eric Mataxish show which we say is the show about everything.

0:43.0

By calling it the show about everything, I can talk about anything I like really,

0:46.2

which falls under the rubric of everything.

0:49.0

Today, I get to talk to someone who is one...

0:53.0

This is literally true folks. Listen carefully.

0:55.4

One of the world's best loved authors.

0:59.4

His books have sold more than 160 million copies.

1:06.6

I, as an author, I wouldn't say this in front of my guest.

1:11.4

But I am, of course, deeply bitterly resentful of his success.

1:16.2

160 million books.

1:19.4

Anything over 100 million is just showing off and it's ridiculous.

1:25.0

But I'm sitting here in the studio with Ken Follett.

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