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Books by John McWhorter mentioned on podcasts
John McWhorter's writings have been discussed on various podcast programs. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Michael Shellenberger mentioned reading McWhorter's book Woke Racism around the time it was published, highlighting its argument that wokeism functions as a religion. Rikki Schlott referenced Woke Racism on Modern Wisdom, discussing the concept that certain modern ideologies are supplanting faith in a post-faith world and occupying the human psyche. On No Stupid Questions, Mike introduced McWhorter's book Words on the Move: Why English Won't and Can't Sit Still to explain how language changes over time despite dictionaries attempting to keep it precise. John McWhorter himself appeared on Freakonomics Radio, where he discussed Woke Racism in relation to race and cultural issues alongside his book Nine Nasty Words. During an episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt hosted McWhorter to discuss the full title and subtitle of Woke Racism, with McWhorter elaborating on his critique of how certain anti-racist movements inadvertently harm Black individuals.
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Woke Racism
Woke Racism by John McWhorter is a critical examination of contemporary social justice movements, arguing that a new dogmatic ideology functions similarly to a traditional religion and negatively impacts Black America.
Discussed“you write a book called woke racism um sort of at the height of the woke movement”
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Nine Nasty Words : English in the Gutter
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter by John McWhorter is a linguistic exploration that documents the history and evolution of various profane words, ranging from relatively tame terms to totally taboo language.
Discussed“it's called Nine nasty words English in the gutter then now and forever and I can share with you a few key insights from there that I I think are really interesting”
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Pronoun Trouble
Pronoun Trouble by John McWhorter is a thought-provoking exploration of language, grammar, and social change focusing on pronouns and their evolving usage in contemporary society.
Recommended“but for now your happy book is called pronoun trouble The Story of Us in seven little words you can get it anywhere you get books”
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Words on the Move
Discussed“there is this linguist John McWater he wrote a book words on the Move why English won't and can't sit still”
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