Book · 1956
All Quiet on the Western Front
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I read All Quiet on the Western Front, and that was amazing.
Questions about All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Who has discussed All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque; Andrew Huberman (1 episode), Ari Matti Mustonen (1 episode), Bill Burr (1 episode), Chris Robinson (1 episode) and Lex Fridman (1 episode) have discussed it across 9 podcasts (9 people in all).
Which podcasts mention All Quiet on the Western Front the most?
Behind the Bastards (1 episode), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode), Monday Morning Podcast (1 episode), SmartLess (1 episode) and The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode), among 9 podcasts in all.
Is All Quiet on the Western Front recommended, or only discussed?
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 8 episodes, as of 2026-03-11.
What do people say about All Quiet on the Western Front?
Mentioned on Monday Morning Podcast (2022-04-21): "I read All Quiet on the Western Front, and that was amazing."
When was All Quiet on the Western Front last mentioned on a podcast?
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was last discussed on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von by Chris Robinson on 2026-03-11.
What they say about it
- Calls the book amazing“that was amazing”2
The best things said about it
That's not true because I read All Quiet on the Western Front, and that was amazing.
Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast · Apr 2022 I started reading All Quiet on the Western Front last night, though. Amazing.
Do you remember the book 'All Quiet on the Western Front' from World War I? There's a line that compares war to the smell of a skunk—from there’s an almost delicious quality in experiencing it.
Andrew Huberman Lex Fridman Podcast · Apr 2022 All Quiet on the Western Front was based off of a classic book about German soldiers in World War I. It's wonderful.
Where and when it comes up
9 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a classic anti-war novel depicting the harrowing physical and mental toll of World War I on young German soldiers. The host of the Monday Morning Podcast recommended the book, describing it as amazing, while Chris Robinson similarly shared on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von that he had recently started reading the novel and found it incredible. Phil recounted on Timcast IRL a history professor's discussion of how Adolf Hitler censored the anti-war masterpiece. Ari Matti Mustonen referenced the book on The Joe Rogan Experience when comparing historical battle scenes to film depictions of tank warfare, and Rich Roll noted on The Rich Roll Podcast that his generation had all read the novel in school. Furthermore, Lon Harris discussed the 2022 film adaptation on This Week in Startups, Steven Spielberg cited the cinematic legacy of Lewis Milestone's adaptation as an early directorial inspiration on SmartLess, and Bill Burr reaffirmed his appreciation for the book on the Monday Morning Podcast.
Every mention
Andrew Huberman Do you remember the book 'All Quiet on the Western Front' from World War I? There's a line that compares wa… 1
“Do you remember the book 'All Quiet on the Western Front' from World War I? There's a line that compares war to the smell of a skunk—from there’s an almost delicious quality in experiencing it.”
Ari Matti Mustonen It's basically what the scene is from all qu in the Western Front pretty pretty 1
“It's basically what the scene is from all qu in the Western Front pretty pretty”
Bill Burr that's not true because i read all quiet on the western front and that was amazing 1
“that's not true because i read all quiet on the western front and that was amazing”
Chris Robinson I did just I started reading All's Quiet on the Western Front last night, though. Amazing. 1
“I did just I started reading All's Quiet on the Western Front last night, though. Amazing.”
Lex Fridman remember that book um All Quiet on the Western Front by World War I there's this line in there I forget wha… 1
“remember that book um All Quiet on the Western Front by World War I there's this line in there I forget what it is about how war is like the smell of a skunk like a little bit is actually a little is slightly um there's something slightly delicious of it”
Lon Harris I also don't really feel like All Quiet on the Western Front would have been one of my top 10 as a as an ad… 1
“I also don't really feel like All Quiet on the Western Front would have been one of my top 10 as a as an adaptation on that book”
Rich Roll called All Quiet on the Western Front that we all read in school a lot of us of my generation saw the 1979… 1
“called All Quiet on the Western Front that we all read in school a lot of us of my generation saw the 1979 TV movie”
Robert Evans Now, All Quiet on the Western Front was based off of a classic book about German soldiers in World War I. I… 1
“Now, All Quiet on the Western Front was based off of a classic book about German soldiers in World War I. It's it's wonderful. Um, it was not an anti-German film, but it was anti-war”
Steven Spielberg Growing up, I was amazed by moving cameras, especially in Lewis Milestone's work, like in All Quiet on the… 1
“Growing up, I was amazed by moving cameras, especially in Lewis Milestone's work, like in All Quiet on the Western Front or Pork Chop Hill. Those amazing shots with the camera moving to climb a hill with Gregory Peck, Woody Strode, and Robert Blake stuck with me!”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“The guy's a real history professor from the University of Science or whatever the thing and uh he's telling a story about how Hitler censored the book All Quiet on the Western Front.”
“That's not true because I read All Quiet on the Western Front, and that was amazing.”
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“It's like All's Quiet on the Western Front or something.”
“Okay, because the World War I doc was really liked; I read All Quiet on the Western Front, of course, when I was in school.”
“too many decades ago to admit but my reading teacher was also the social studies teacher and I guess that explains where all of our reading lists included Animal Farm Hiroshima All Quiet on the Western Front and you know it The Jungle by Upton Sinclair”
“But my reading teacher was also the social studies teacher, and I guess that explains why all of our reading lists included Animal Farm, Hiroshima, All Quiet on the Western Front, and you know it. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a powerful book.”
“you watched a movie you watched 1917 and All Quiet on the Western Front and you think you know what you're talking about”
“I don't think that makes me too weird because if you ever read the book "All Quiet on the Western Front" about World War I, there's a description in there about the smell of skunk at a distance being mildly pleasant, so the author of that book probably shared a similar olfactory profile to me, or I to them rather”
“it was completely overshadowed by Al Quiet on the Western Front which obviously got a ton of attention and was became a classic pretty instantly”