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Books by James Gleick mentioned on podcasts
The Information is James Gleick’s most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts (2 episodes with a recommendation). In all, 6 books by James Gleick have come up in 10 episodes on 5 podcasts, led by The Information (3 episodes), Genius (2 episodes) and Chaos (2 episodes), through .
Questions about books by James Gleick
What is James Gleick's most mentioned book on podcasts?
The Information is James Gleick's most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts and recommended in 2 episodes (1 episode discussed without a recommendation), as of November 14, 2026.
How many of James Gleick's books come up on podcasts?
6 books by James Gleick come up on podcasts: 6 books across 10 episodes on 5 podcasts, as of November 14, 2026.
Who recommends books by James Gleick?
Jason Calacanis (1 episode), Robert Hackett (1 episode), Sonal Chokshi (1 episode) and Stephen Dubner (1 episode) have recommended books by James Gleick on podcasts.
Which podcasts mention James Gleick most?
Freakonomics Radio (2 episodes), a16z Podcast (1 episode), EconTalk (1 episode), The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode) and This Week in Startups (1 episode).
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The Information
Recommended“The Information, an amazing book about information theory, which, by the way, is a great sort of, I would say, prequel to the telephone book that he's just produced.”
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Genius
Discussed“The word most commonly attached to Richard Feynman would seem to be genius. That is the title of the definitive Feynman biography, published in 1992 by James Gleick.”
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Chaos
Discussed“In fact, I think we were both bonding Robert over chaos, which actually is a book that captivated me as a child.”
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The Telephone
Discussed“And the definition of a network effect is a network becoming more useful the more users there are.”
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Time Travel
Recommended“I also, by the way, loved his book Time Travel, because it talks about the significance and importance of time, and that's a theme I love in general.”
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Isaac Newton
Discussed“I've been reading James's books my entire life. First one I read was his Isaac Newton biography.”
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