Book · 2013 · Juvenile Fiction
Green Eggs and Ham
- mentions
- 11
- people
- 8
- podcasts
- 8
- episodes
- 10
- recommendations
- 2
I could read again and again and I think it's probably maybe literally the only children's book I could read again and again and never get sick of was was green eggs and ham.
What they say about it
- Never got sick of reading“never got sick of reading”2
- Written on a bet“wrote on a bet”2
The best things said about it
The one that stands out would be Green Eggs and Ham only in the sense as a book I never got sick of reading.
It is named after the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham which he wrote on a bet that he couldn't write a children's book using only 50 words.
I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I am.
Candace Owens Candace · Jul 2025 His editor bet him that he could not do so and that's where Green Eggs and Ham came from.
He wrote Green Eggs and Ham with 49 different words total and it became you know it sold over 10 million copies.
Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss is a classic children's book featuring the persistent character Sam-I-Am and his efforts to convince an unnamed skeptic to try a plate of green eggs and ham. The book has garnered praise and frequent discussion across multiple podcasts. On The Book Review, Bruce Handy highlighted the book as the ultimate children's literature favorite that he could read repeatedly without ever getting tired of it, a sentiment echoed by Alexandra Alter who also named it as a standout Dr. Seuss work. Niels Hoven mentioned the title on The Tim Ferriss Show as a prime example of an early reader book suitable for children operating at a second-grade reading level. David Epstein spoke about the book on Modern Wisdom, noting that Dr. Seuss wrote it as a result of a bet challenging him to craft an entire children's story utilizing a vocabulary of only fifty words, illustrating a broader psychological point about creativity emerging from constraint. Additionally, other media figures have referenced the story in various contexts. On The Megyn Kelly Show, a trial testimony excerpt mentioned the book as a favorite of a mother and daughter. Candace Owens recited lines from the book on Candace to mock a public figure's recordings of reading sessions. Finally, Colin Allred referenced the title on Pod Save America while recalling a notable political protest in the Senate.
Every mention
Bruce Handy I could read again and again and I think it's probably maybe literally the only children's book I could rea… 2
“I could read again and again and I think it's probably maybe literally the only children's book I could read again and again and never get sick of was was green eggs and ham”
“okay I mean the one that stands out would be green eggs and ham only in the sense as a book I never got sick of reading”
Alexandra Alter I think I have to go with green eggs and ham 1
“I think I have to go with green eggs and ham”
Candace Owens I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I am. Would you like them in the dark? Would you… 1
“I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I am. Would you like them in the dark? Would you like them in the park? I do not like green eggs and ham.”
Colin Allred trying to you know repeal the Affordable Care Act you know reading green eggs andham 1
“trying to you know repeal the Affordable Care Act you know reading green eggs andham”
David Epstein So it is named after the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham which he wrote on a bet that he couldn't write a… 1
“So it is named after the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham which he wrote on a bet that he couldn't write a children's book using only 50 words.”
Josh Clark and he went take this book green eggs and ham and shove it and shove it and give me my $50 right and that i… 1
“and he went take this book green eggs and ham and shove it and shove it and give me my $50 right and that is supposedly true his editor bet him that he could not do so and that's where Green Eggs and Ham came from”
Niels Hoven So think Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, The Elephant and Piggy series. 1
“So think Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, The Elephant and Piggy series.”
Sahil Bloom and he wrote green eggs and ham with 49 different words total and it became you know it sold over 10 millio… 1
“and he wrote green eggs and ham with 49 different words total and it became you know it sold over 10 million copies”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“Um I remember she used to make Green Eggs and Ham for Kora because she liked that book.”
“and green eggs and butt stuff”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (13: passing, ad reads, own books)
“yes and there was the Green Eggs and Ham breeding um that was much derided at the time”
“well you can always read Green Eggs and Ham over and over again”
“we're just going to sit back to destroy green eggs and ham”
“I I don't like green eggs and ham samam I'm just say okay you memorized it by now”
“and in the chair I am at X and I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like them”
“green eggs and ham green eggs and ham i do not like them”
“i will eat them with a mouse and i will eat them here and there say i'll eat them anywhere i do so like green eggs and ham thank you thank you sam”
“i remember that video of ted cruz holding the torch leading the people down the hallway screaming this copy of green eggs and ham”
“Green Eggs and Ham it's still really fun to read but I like reading the Sleep Book with them”
“He read Green Eggs and Ham on the Senate floor for a section of this because politics is serious business.”
“when he just voted for a two trillion dollar tax cut he says he wants to protect people with pre-existing conditions when he shut down the government for 16 days in red green eggs and ham to repeal the Affordable Care Act”
“I do not like white supremacist I do not like them in a house I do not like them with a mouse”
“I mean the one that stands out would be green eggs and ham only in the sense of a book”