Book · 1964 · Childrens Media Tie-In Books
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl has been mentioned in 7 episodes across 5 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 6 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Megyn Kelly (2 episodes), Jordan Harbinger (1 episode) and Sean Hayes (1 episode) on The Megyn Kelly Show (3 episodes), SmartLess (1 episode) and The Jordan Harbinger Show (1 episode).
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I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I love the book. I love the movie. I love it all.
Megyn Kelly · The Megyn Kelly Show · Feb 2024 Listen at 1:33:05 Questions about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Who recommends Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl on podcasts?
Megyn Kelly (1 episode) has recommended Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl on podcasts. In all, 5 people brought it up across 5 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the most?
The Megyn Kelly Show (3 episodes), SmartLess (1 episode), The Jordan Harbinger Show (1 episode), The Tim Ferriss Show (1 episode) and Timcast IRL (1 episode).
Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory recommended, or only discussed?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 6 episodes, as of 2026-11-08.
What do people say about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Megyn Kelly on The Megyn Kelly Show (2024-02-29): "I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I love the book. I love the movie. I love it all."
When was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last mentioned on a podcast?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl was last discussed on The Jordan Harbinger Show by Jordan Harbinger on 2026-11-08.
What they say about it
- Discusses book revisions“what they're doing to Roald Dahl”2
The best things said about it
That is on my to watch list for Netflix, particularly since I just finished listening to Charlie in the Chocolate Factory by the same author.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2025 They took out words they found offensive of books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
It's horrifying me what they're doing to Roald Dahl, he wrote of course Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Feb 2023 Snowpiercer supposedly is the next Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
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. The book has been a frequent subject of warm reminiscence and contemporary debate. Megyn Kelly expressed her deep affection for the novel and its film adaptations on The Megyn Kelly Show while discussing a controversial theatrical event. Other appearances touched upon the cultural landscape surrounding the book; Jordan Harbinger discussed publisher revisions to remove potentially offensive terms on The Jordan Harbinger Show, while Megyn Kelly dedicated segments of her program to debating the editorial updates made to Roald Dahl's classic children's literature. Additionally, Tim Ferriss mentioned listening to the audiobook version on The Tim Ferriss Show, Sean Hayes recalled the story as a favorite on SmartLess, and Tim Pool referenced pop-culture fan theories linking the narrative to dystopian cinema on Timcast IRL.
Every mention
Megyn Kelly I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I love the book. I love the movie. I love it all. 2
“I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I love the book. I love the movie. I love it all.”
“you did such a great bit on one of my favorite stories it's horrifying me what they're doing to Roald Dahl he wrote Of course Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
Jordan Harbinger and on the one hand the left wanted to remove or edit books that like you said they were deemed racially in… 1
“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”
Sean Hayes That's just from the book. It's one of my favorite movies. Charlie and the Chocolate Fac the original. 1
“That's just from the book. It's one of my favorite movies. Charlie and the Chocolate Fac the original.”
Tim Ferriss that is on my to watch list for Netflix, particularly since I just finished listening to Charlie in the Cho… 1
“that is on my to watch list for Netflix, particularly since I just finished listening to Charlie in the Chocolate Factory by the same author.”
Tim Pool I don't know if anybody knows this, but snowpiercer supposedly is the next Charlie and the Chocolate Factor… 1
“I don't know if anybody knows this, but snowpiercer supposedly is the next Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, yeah the sequel”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“uh we've been covering how they revised um Roald Dahl right and they took out words they found offensive of books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory you can no longer call Augusta Augustus Loop fat”
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Can I tell you what that reminds me of? You ever see Charlie in the Chocolate Factory, the newer one where he keeps tell”
“You know Rald Doll. He thought of Willy Wonka in the BFG. But did you know he was a spy in the new podcast, The Secret World of R Doll?”
“Look, I've said this quite a few times now: I think from the scene in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' where Gene Wilder—that's a big-ass joke; he trips, looks like he’s going to trip, and then does a somersault and he's up on his feet.”
“You think about like um in the early '9s like or or or um The Lion King and how before you had, you know, the earlier generation of Disney animated movies. You think about stuff like um Charlie in the Chocolate Factory”
“You know Rald Doll. He thought [music] of Willy Wonka in the BFG, but did you know he was a spy in the new [music] podcast, The Secret World of R Doll?”
“You know Rald Doll, he thought of Willy Wonka in the BFG. But did you know he was a spy in the new podcast, The Secret World of R Doll?”
“so important like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory golden ticket”