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Books by Orson Scott Card mentioned on podcasts
Orson Scott Card's classic science fiction novel "Ender's Game" and its sequel "Speaker for the Dead" have frequently surfaced across diverse podcast conversations. On the Timcast IRL podcast, a speaker used the plot of "Ender's Game" as an analogy for people living out a fantasy revolution. During an episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, guest Jim Kwik recalled bonding with Elon Musk over "Ender's Game" alongside other science fiction titles. On StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson explained the premise of "Ender's Game" for listeners unfamiliar with the story, describing how children were placed into a battle school to fight an alien menace. Lex Fridman included the novel on a reading list alongside other science fiction classics, while Rosalind Picard discussed both "Ender's Game" and "Speaker for the Dead" on the Lex Fridman Podcast, noting how readers can develop a deep connection with characters and commenting on the title of the latter. Additionally, The Rubin Report featured Bridget Phetasy quoting her roommate comparing the online political and news environment on Twitter to "Ender's Game" intersecting with the board game "Risk." Stuff You Should Know and other shows have also casually referenced the book title or elements of its universe when discussing web content and popular culture.
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Ender's Game
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is a classic science fiction novel about gifted children trained at a battle school to fight an alien menace.
Discussed“I found that on a website there was a post about the evolution of the or the history of the evolution of playing cards written by a game reviewer uh named Ender's Game and I thought it was gonna be Snoop Dogg”
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Speaker for the Dead
Discussed“If you've read Orson Scott Card Ender's Game speaker for the dead you know it could just be like a little voice in your earring terrible title”
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