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Books by Luke Burgis mentioned on podcasts

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2 books across 7 episodes on 6 podcasts.

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  1. Wanting

    7 mentions · The Rich Roll Podcast, Dwarkesh Podcast, My First Million

    Wanting by Luke Burgis explores the concept of mimetic desire, explaining how human beings unconsciously copy the desires, ambitions, and envies of the people around them.

    Discussed
    “there's this feeling of envy and and envy is something we don't talk about much as a society and I read this book called wanting by Luke and he talks about your Envy tells you there's information there and you really need to pay attention to it and so I I acknowledge it and I don't just acknowledge”
    Gordo Byrn The Rich Roll Podcast Gordo Byrn on Making A 1000 Day Plan, Small Promises, The 5:2 Rule, & … 2022-10-24 Listen at 2:00:14
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. The One and the Ninety-Nine

    1 mention · Conversations with Tyler

    Discussed
    “He’s author of the bestselling book Wanting, and his recent work is just coming out. It is called The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion.”
    Tyler Cowen Conversations with Tyler Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desire, Catholicism, and the Age of Social Cont… 2026-08-19 Listen at 0:08
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible