Book · 2013 · Social Science
Coming apart
The State of White America, 1960-2010
Coming apart by Charles A. Murray has been mentioned in 11 episodes across 8 podcasts (3 episodes recommend it and 8 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Emily Jashinsky (2 episodes), Saagar Enjeti (2 episodes) and Dwarkesh Patel (1 episode) on The Megyn Kelly Show (3 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes) and Dwarkesh Podcast (1 episode).
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That book really, really underscores how the cultural milieu that people swim in when they attend a four-year college degree and the trajectory of their life, not only on where they move to, who they marry, what type of grocery store they go to, their...
Saagar Enjeti · Lex Fridman Podcast · Dec 2024 Listen at 11:24 Questions about Coming apart by Charles A. Murray
Who recommends Coming apart by Charles A. Murray on podcasts?
Emily Jashinsky (1 episode) and Saagar Enjeti (1 episode) have recommended Coming apart by Charles A. Murray on podcasts. In all, 8 people brought it up across 8 podcasts (2 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Coming apart the most?
The Megyn Kelly Show (3 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes), Dwarkesh Podcast (1 episode), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode) and The Book Review (1 episode), among 8 podcasts in all.
Is Coming apart recommended, or only discussed?
Coming apart by Charles A. Murray was recommended in 3 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 8 episodes, as of 2026-07-23.
What do people say about Coming apart?
Saagar Enjeti on Lex Fridman Podcast (2024-12-08): "That book really, really underscores how the cultural milieu that people swim in when they attend a four-year college degree and the trajectory of their life, not only on where they move to, who they marry, what type of grocery store they go to, their..."
When was Coming apart last mentioned on a podcast?
Coming apart by Charles A. Murray was last recommended on The Megyn Kelly Show by Emily Jashinsky on 2026-07-23.
What they say about it
- Discusses social class divisions“divided into two groups”3
- Notes 2012 publication“2012 book Coming Apart”3
- Calls it an important book“one of the most important books”2
The best things said about it
He's of course a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, the author of what I think is one of the most important books of the last couple decades coming apart.
There was a book written by Charles Murray years ago called Coming Apart, and it compared people and said these are the rich people in your society and these are the poor people just divided into two groups.
Rand Paul The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2026 And Charles Murray started documenting this with coming apart back in 2012 that as we're increasingly isolated by class and sorted by class we have really come especially from the people who control the levers of power in this country to disdain each other.
So there's you know there's Charles Murray's story in coming apart which is that actually the culture isn't emphasizing these values or at least like the elites in the culture are not emphasizing these values that they live by.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Coming Apart by Charles A. Murray is a sociological study examining the growing cultural, economic, and educational stratification of American society over the decades leading up to its publication. The book received high praise from Emily Jashinsky on The Megyn Kelly Show, who introduced it as one of the most important books of recent decades and a vital text on modern journalism and cultural polarization. Saagar Enjeti similarly recommended the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast and The Joe Rogan Experience, emphasizing how it brilliantly underscores the growing divides in American life, including how educational backgrounds shape where people move, who they marry, and the overall trajectories of their communities based on 2010 data. Other prominent figures have also integrated the book's concepts into broader political and social discussions. Rand Paul referenced Murray's work on The Joe Rogan Experience to analyze the widening gap between the wealthy and impoverished strata of society. Ezra Klein mentioned the book on The Ezra Klein Show to explore the ideological history surrounding elite behavior, moral scolding, and cultural divergence on the political right. Additionally, Gal Beckerman discussed the text alongside Robert Putnam's works on a segment of The Book Review, highlighting its lasting relevance in understanding how geographic and educational segregation continues to reshape modern communities.
Every mention
Emily Jashinsky Charles Murray wrote a great book in 2012 about how we are coming apart. That was the name of the book 2
“Charles Murray wrote a great book in 2012 about how we are coming apart. That was the name of the book”
“and Charles Murray started documenting this with coming apart back in 2012 that as we're increasingly isolated by class and sorted by class we have really come especially from the people who control the levers of power in this country to disdain each other”
“We are coming apart as murray said 10 years ago and was kind of mocked for it But you see this showing up in political rhetoric”
Saagar Enjeti And so one of my favorite books is called "Coming Apart" by Charles Murray. And that book really, really un… 2
“And so one of my favorite books is called "Coming Apart" by Charles Murray. And that book really, really underscores how the cultural milieu that people swim in when they attend a four-year college degree and the trajectory of their life, not only on where they move to, who they marry, what type of grocery store they go to, their”
“charles murray who shall not be named actually wrote an entire book about this called coming apart this was based upon 2010 data”
Dwarkesh Patel So there's you know there's Charles Murray's story in coming apart which is that actually the culture isn't… 1
“So there's you know there's Charles Murray's story in coming apart which is that actually the culture isn't emphasizing these values or at least like the elites in the culture are not emphasizing these values that they live by.”
Ezra Klein I mean I've always taken the you're all miserable cat ladies Dynamic of him as trying to instantiate someth… 1
“I mean I've always taken the you're all miserable cat ladies Dynamic of him as trying to instantiate something that was sort of floating around the right for a while like I was associated with Charles Murray's 2012 book coming apart and and one of the arguments Murray makes towards the end of that book is that the elite needs”
Gal Beckerman so uh he talks about reading charl Murray's coming apart Robert putnam's our kids uh I think both those boo… 1
“so uh he talks about reading charl Murray's coming apart Robert putnam's our kids uh I think both those books uh came out in this past year”
Jonathan Haidt He's just written a book about social class this is the most important thing to understand how America is c… 1
“He's just written a book about social class this is the most important thing to understand how America is coming apart by social class his book is called coming apart”
“This is the most important thing to understand how America is coming apart by social class His book is called coming apart”
Rand Paul There was a book written by Charles Murray years ago called Coming Apart and it it compared people and said… 1
“There was a book written by Charles Murray years ago called Coming Apart and it it compared people and said these are the rich people in your society and these are the poor people just divided into two groups...”
Rob Henderson um so I cite some statistics from Charles Murray's book coming apart 1
“um so I cite some statistics from Charles Murray's book coming apart”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“Coming apart is of course uh I think the most important book about journalism that is not particularly a book about journalism.”
“He's of course a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, the author of what I think is one of the most important books of the last couple decades coming apart.”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“the answer i would have given you in 2012 when i was writing coming apart was that we have reached a modus vivandi”