Burn After Reading
Type: Book

As of November 2026, Burn After Reading has been mentioned in one podcast episode on New Heights (Dec 2025).
Burn After Reading is a 2008 black comedy espionage film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It follows a recently jobless CIA analyst, Osborne Cox, whose misplaced memoirs are found by a pair of dimwitted gym employees. When they mistake the memoirs for classified government documents, they undergo a series of misadventures in an attempt to profit from their find. The film also stars George Clooney as a womanizing U.S. Marshal; Tilda Swinton as Katie Cox, the wife of
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on New Heights |
| Author | Ethan Coen |
| Published | 2008 |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Subjects | Drama, Spies, American drama (dramatic works by one author) |
| ISBN | 9780571245222 |
| Genre | Drama, Spies, American drama (dramatic works by one author) |
Who talks about Burn After Reading on podcasts?
Burn After Reading came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on New Heights.
- George Clooney Joins New Heights! on New Heights (Dec 2025)
What is Burn After Reading mentioned alongside?
Burn After Reading is most often mentioned alongside Jerry White's book on 19th century London, Hall of Fame and sponsor.
Mentioned together: Jerry White's book on 19th century London, Hall of Fame, sponsor, Happy Gilmore 2, Kansas City, Kansas, Barbara Gene Mel, Noah Sandman, Raising Arizona, Klay Travis, cigarette