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Podcast: Coolest Alive
Episode: BOOK: "Is it SAFE?!" Torture-Horror in the 70's from a Multiple Oscar Winning Writer?
Description: In this episode of Coolest Alive, host Jesse Blaze Snider talks about Marathon Man (1974) by William Goldman, a gripping conspiracy thriller that follows grad student and runner Tom “Babe” Levy as he’s pulled into a deadly plot involving Nazi war criminals, stolen diamonds, and a sadistic ex-dentist. Haunted by his father’s suicide, Babe faces betrayal, paranoia, and torture in a relentless race for survival. A huge bestseller that inspired the iconic 1976 film, Goldman’s taut novel remains a benchmark of 1970s suspense. We break down its twists, tension, and why it’s still a heart-pounding classic.