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Books by Norman Mailer mentioned on podcasts
The executioner's song is Norman Mailer’s most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 4 episodes across 2 podcasts (2 episodes with a recommendation). In all, 7 books by Norman Mailer have come up in 11 episodes on 6 podcasts, led by The executioner's song (4 episodes), The Naked and the Dead (2 episodes) and An American Dream (1 episode), through .
Questions about books by Norman Mailer
What is Norman Mailer's most mentioned book on podcasts?
The executioner's song is Norman Mailer's most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 4 episodes across 2 podcasts and recommended in 2 episodes (2 episodes discussed without a recommendation), as of July 9, 2026.
How many of Norman Mailer's books come up on podcasts?
7 books by Norman Mailer come up on podcasts: 7 books across 11 episodes on 6 podcasts, as of July 9, 2026.
Who recommends books by Norman Mailer?
John Williams (2 episodes) has recommended books by Norman Mailer on podcasts.
Which podcasts mention Norman Mailer most?
The Book Review (6 episodes), Behind the Bastards (1 episode), Conversations with Tyler (1 episode), Freakonomics Radio (1 episode) and Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (1 episode), among 6 podcasts in all.
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The executioner's song
Discussed“The extreme violence of Gilmore's execution, which inspired a 1979 Pulitzer Prizewinning journalism based novel called The Executioner Song, sparked a renewed debate over the brutality of capital punishment and whether it's compatible with modern society.”
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The Naked and the Dead
Discussed“And then from then on, I was a huge fan of hers and looked up all her... you know stuff from her life! Books about her, you know, books by Norman Mailer! You know, just like incredible!”
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An American Dream
Discussed“1965 he publishes a novel called an American Dream which the protagonist kills his wife and throws her out the window”
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Marilyn
Discussed“it takes the alternative narratives take more of a public stage when famous writer and famously not great human being Norman mailer publishes Marilyn a biography in 1973”
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Miami and the siege of Chicago
Discussed“and um the book that I really wanted to read next um since we're um in the thick of convention season was um Norman mailers Miami in the siege of Chicago”
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The armies of the night
Discussed“so there's an excerpt in this from armies of Knight which is his participant Observer of the March on Washington”
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The Prisoner Of Sex
Discussed“Mailer had recently published a provocative book on the women's liberation movement called The Prisoner of Sex, and Vidal had given it a negative review.”
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