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Books by Roald Dahl mentioned on podcasts

6 books across 16 episodes on 9 podcasts.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is Roald Dahl’s most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 7 episodes across 5 podcasts (1 episode with a recommendation). In all, 6 books by Roald Dahl have come up in 16 episodes on 9 podcasts, led by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (7 episodes), Matilda (4 episodes) and The Witches (2 episodes), through .

Questions about books by Roald Dahl

What is Roald Dahl's most mentioned book on podcasts?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is Roald Dahl's most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 7 episodes across 5 podcasts and recommended in 1 episode (6 episodes discussed without a recommendation), as of November 8, 2026.

How many of Roald Dahl's books come up on podcasts?

6 books by Roald Dahl come up on podcasts: 6 books across 16 episodes on 9 podcasts, as of November 8, 2026.

Who recommends books by Roald Dahl?

Megyn Kelly (2 episodes), Ben Bowlin (1 episode) and Parsa Lotfi (1 episode) have recommended books by Roald Dahl on podcasts.

Which podcasts mention Roald Dahl most?

The Megyn Kelly Show (4 episodes), The Book Review (2 episodes), SmartLess (1 episode), Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (1 episode) and The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (1 episode), among 9 podcasts in all.

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  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    7 episodes · The Jordan Harbinger Show, The Tim Ferriss Show, SmartLess

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is a classic children's novel about a young boy who wins a golden ticket to tour an eccentric candy maker's magical factory.

    Discussed
    “and on the one hand the left wanted to remove or edit books that like you said they were deemed racially insensitive or outside the cultural norms of the day of modern day and then on the right yeah there was a kind of counter-reformation”
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  2. Matilda

    4 episodes · The Megyn Kelly Show, The Book Review, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

    Matilda by Roald Dahl is a classic children's novel about a gifted young girl who loves reading, overcomes neglectful parents, and uses her intellect and telekinetic powers to outwit the cruel adults around her, notably the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull.

    Recommended
    “my favorite was in Matilda in Matilda there's a reference to a series of books that Matilda reads”
    Where to get it
  3. The Witches

    2 episodes · The Jordan Harbinger Show, Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

    Roald Dahl's dark children's fantasy novel follows a young boy who stumbles upon a secret society of child-hating witches plotting to rid the world of children.

    Critiqued
    “the punchline to all this is that roald dahl raging anti-semite his book the witches is like the fisher price my first protocols of the elders of zion oh my gosh really i didn't know”
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  4. George's Marvelous Medicine

    1 episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

    George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl is a whimsical children's story about a young boy who concocts a wildly eccentric and unpredictable concoction to cure his grumpy grandmother.

    Recommended
    “everybody check out George's Marvelous Medicine by the way roll doll's best conspiracy book I think”
    Where to get it
  5. Danny, the Champion of the World

    1 episode · The Dr. John Delony Show

    Discussed
    “so my number one favorite book of all time is this danny the champion of the world uh by raul dahl”
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  6. James and the Giant Peach

    1 episode · The Megyn Kelly Show

    Discussed
    “And I think you can really it's like those two ants and James and the giant peach. I don't know. Like you spend enough time with Rald Doll and you'll see how what he does to the characters you really can't stand.”
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