Book · 2015 · Social Science
Chasing the Scream
The Inspiration for the Feature Film "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"
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Had it not been for me reading chasing the screen by johann i would have looked at why should we legalize drugs as a [ __ ] mental title.
Chris Williamson · Modern Wisdom · Aug 2020 Listen at 35:55 Questions about Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
Who recommends Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari on podcasts?
Rich Roll (1 episode) and Chris Williamson (1 episode) have recommended Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari on podcasts. In all, 8 people brought it up across 6 podcasts (2 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Chasing the Scream the most?
Modern Wisdom (2 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes), The Rich Roll Podcast (2 episodes), The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (1 episode) and The Megyn Kelly Show (1 episode), among 6 podcasts in all.
Is Chasing the Scream recommended, or only discussed?
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 7 episodes, as of 2023-06-14.
What do people say about Chasing the Scream?
Chris Williamson on Modern Wisdom (2020-08-17): "Had it not been for me reading chasing the screen by johann i would have looked at why should we legalize drugs as a [ __ ] mental title."
When was Chasing the Scream last mentioned on a podcast?
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari was last discussed on The Tim Ferriss Show by Tim Ferriss on 2023-06-14.
What they say about it
- Mentioned alongside Lost Connections3


- Discussed as a book on addiction“books about addiction”3



- Author discusses the book“a book i wrote about the addiction”2

The best things said about it
Oh chasing scream i have a really easy answer to that because only because um so chasing screams a book i wrote about the addiction and and the war on drugs and it's because it's the book that i've it sounds uh so fagrandizing and wanky but it's the book that i've seen do the most good in the world.
Johann Hari The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · May 2021 We didn't talk about the book released in 2015 called Chasing the Scream, The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection and I just want to give it a shout out because our audience should know not one but I think two movies are being made based on this now.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Jan 2022 He is also the author of two quite profound books, Chasing the Scream, and his more recent book, Lost Connections.
Rich Roll The Rich Roll Podcast · Jul 2021 I first heard about the Switzerland heroin program from Johann Hari's Chasing the Scream.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Aug 2020 Where and when it comes up
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of the war on drugs and the true nature and roots of addiction. Rich Roll on The Rich Roll Podcast introduced Hari and his profound books, later discussing Chasing the Scream with the author, who shared how personal family struggles inspired him to understand addiction. Chris Williamson on Modern Wisdom credited the book with completely opening his mind to the concept of drug legalization. Tim Ferriss mentioned the work on The Tim Ferriss Show while discussing authors writing about social isolation and addiction. Megyn Kelly gave a shout-out to the book on The Megyn Kelly Show, noting its message that connection is the opposite of addiction and mentioning its film adaptations. Alfie Brown on Modern Wisdom discussed Hari's work while talking about mental health factors, and Johann Hari himself noted on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett that it is the book he has seen do the most good in the world.
Every mention
Rich Roll He is also the author of two quite profound books, "Chasing the Scream," and his more recent book, "Lost Co… 2
“Johann's books include Chasing The Scream, which is about depression.”
“He is also the author of two quite profound books, "Chasing the Scream," and his more recent book, "Lost Connections" which is a quite compelling deep dive into the nature of depression and its underlying causes.”
Chris Williamson which means so i i first heard about the um switzerland heroin program from johann hari's chasing the stream 1
“which means so i i first heard about the um switzerland heroin program from johann hari's chasing the stream”
“had it not been for me reading chasing the screen by johann i would have looked at why should we legalize drugs as a [ __ ] mental title”
Alfie Brown i'm reading a book a proof of johann hari's new book johann hari rose lost connections and chasing the scream 1
“i'm reading a book a proof of johann hari's new book johann hari rose lost connections and chasing the scream”
Ben Westhoff like Johann Hari in his book he's been out here chasing The Scream 1
“like Johann Hari in his book he's been out here chasing The Scream”
Joe Rogan We had a podcast with a guy wrote a book on it a guy Johann Hari who wrote a book on depression 1
“We had a podcast with a guy wrote a book on it a guy Johann Hari who wrote a book on depression”
Johann Hari or chasing the screen my but before that um i had a kind of core question which was you know we had a lot o… 1
“or chasing the screen my but before that um i had a kind of core question which was you know we had a lot of addiction in my family one of my earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of my relatives and not being able to um and i wanted to understand what causes addiction”
“oh chasing scream i have a really easy answer to that because only because um so chasing screams a book i wrote about the addiction and and the war on drugs and it's because it's the book that i've it sounds uh so fagrandizing and wanky but it's the book that i've seen do the most good in the world”
Megyn Kelly We didn't talk about the book released in 2015 called Chasing the Scream, The Opposite of Addiction Is Conn… 1
“We didn't talk about the book released in 2015 called Chasing the Scream, The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection and I just want to give it a shout out because our audience should know not one but I think two movies are being made based on this now.”
Tim Ferriss he's written books about addiction and also depression chasing the scream lost connections 1
“he's written books about addiction and also depression chasing the scream lost connections”
Other mentions (12: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So my first book, Chasing the Scream, yeah, we had a lot of addiction in my family.”
“So let's think about um my my book about um addiction and the war on drugs, chasing the scream.”
“misquoted Johan Harry's book Chasing the scream and lost connections”
“So, I wrote a book called Chasing The Scream and I gave a Ted Talk about this.”
“It's why in a way I think Stolen Focus needs to be put together with my previous book Lost Connections, and the one before that Chasing The Scream.”
“and one thing that suggested to me is we talk about the book i wrote about addiction and and the war on drugs”
“and it got to the point where i was writing uh chasing the screen my book about the drug war about i guess i started eight years ago”
“so when he was a kid the book is called chasing the screen”
“uh chasing the scream is www.chasingthescream.com you can listen to audio overloads of the people we talked about”
“and which is based on my previous partly taken from my previous book chasing the screen which is about addiction”
“both of them required me to go all over the world and just look at really different places that do things really differently”
“and the other book we've talked about is chasing the screen which is about addiction”