Book · 2020 · nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2020-11-08
Greenlights
Your Journal, Your Journey
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey has been mentioned in 9 episodes across 8 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 8 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Jay Shetty (1 episode), Ryan Holiday (2 episodes) and Bill Gurley (1 episode) on The Daily Stoic (2 episodes), On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode) and SmartLess (1 episode).
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- people
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- episode recommends it
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You also have this incredible book which has been one of those smash hit bestsellers of the last decade, Greenlights.
Questions about Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Who recommends Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey on podcasts?
Jay Shetty (1 episode) has recommended Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey on podcasts. In all, 9 people brought it up across 8 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Greenlights the most?
The Daily Stoic (2 episodes), On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode), SmartLess (1 episode), The Book Review (1 episode) and The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (1 episode), among 8 podcasts in all.
Is Greenlights recommended, or only discussed?
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 8 episodes, as of 2025-12-17.
What do people say about Greenlights?
Steven Bartlett on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (2025-09-18): "You also have this incredible book which has been one of those smash hit bestsellers of the last decade, Greenlights."
When was Greenlights last mentioned on a podcast?
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey was last discussed on The Tim Ferriss Show by Tim Ferriss on 2025-12-17.
What they say about it
- Notes it is a huge success3
- Discusses reading the book“a joy of reading it”2
The best things said about it
As I was kind of wrapping up the book, I started listening to Green Lights and I was told you had to listen to it cuz of course he reads it so you get all the great MCA affections as you read it.
Bill Gurley The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2025 And but what's really amazing is in the last couple years, as I mentioned, you have been writing books! So you wrote Greenlights, huge success!
It was a joy of reading it.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jan 2023 Everyone that is green lights uh by Matthew McConaughey make sure you grab the book.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jan 2023 Where and when it comes up
9 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey is a bestselling memoir that blends autobiographical stories, lessons, and reflections from the acclaimed actor's life. Jay Shetty strongly recommended the book to listeners during an episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, encouraging the audience to grab a copy. On The Tim Ferriss Show, Tim Ferriss and Bill Gurley discussed the memoir, noting that listening to the audiobook allows readers to experience McConaughey's distinct voice and storytelling style firsthand, referencing a specific childhood anecdote about pursuing one's true path. Steven Bartlett praised the title as a smash hit bestseller on The Diary Of A CEO, while Gilbert Cruz referenced it on The Book Review. Furthermore, Ryan Holiday discussed the immense success of the memoir on The Daily Stoic regarding its impact on the author's writing trajectory, and Sean Hayes highlighted the book's massive reception during an interview on SmartLess. Across various podcasts, public figures and interviewers repeatedly cited the work as an engaging and successful literary achievement.
Every mention
Jay Shetty everyone that is green lights uh by Matthew McConaughey make sure you grab the book 1
“and with the book so the book's called green lights uh like I said it was a joy of reading it”
“everyone that is green lights uh by Matthew McConaughey make sure you grab the book”
Ryan Holiday but my guest is none other than matthew mcconaughey author of the new book green lights 2
“well so I had the next book so I was in the middle of the next book well into the middle by the time it really started to do well and so I was just busy both ways like I was too busy to be depressed that it wasn't doing well and then too busy to be elated that it”
“but my guest is none other than matthew mcconaughey author of the new book green lights”
Bill Gurley As I was kind of wrapping up the book, I started listening to Green Lights and I was told you had to listen… 1
“As I was kind of wrapping up the book, I started listening to Green Lights and I was told you had to listen to it cuz of course he reads it so you get all the great MCA affections as you read it.”
Gilbert Cruz So his last non-fiction book or his last book, Greenlights, do you remember this? 1
“So his last non-fiction book or his last book, Greenlights, do you remember this?”
Joe Rogan and just the fact that it was a carl sagan book and there's just so much good to it 1
“and just the fact that it was a carl sagan book and there's just so much good to it”
Jordan Peterson and matthew recently wrote a book green lights which we're going to talk about today i've read that and and… 1
“and matthew recently wrote a book green lights which we're going to talk about today i've read that and and uh i'm looking forward to discussing it”
Sean Hayes you wrote green lights huge success and now you've written this kid's book which I as I mentioned the thing… 1
“you wrote green lights huge success and now you've written this kid's book which I as I mentioned the thing that I read”
“And but what's really amazing is in the last couple years, as I mentioned, you have been writing books! So you wrote Greenlights, huge success!”
Steven Bartlett You also have this incredible book which has been one of those smash hit bestsellers of the last decade, Gr… 1
“You also have this incredible book which has been one of those smash hit bestsellers of the last decade, Greenlights.”
Tim Ferriss I started listening to Green Lights. There's a story in it from when he was like 20. 1
“I started listening to Green Lights. There's a story in it from when he was like 20.”
Other mentions (38: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Even in writing green lights, part of that was going back and looking at 35 years of my journey.”
“And then lays into that, I wrote it in green lights, but I do have a hunch that the world's conspiring to make me happy.”
“There's been some great stories which I cataloged along the way and mostly in Greenlights and somewhat in Poems and Prayers.”
“I mean, look, I I I've wrote about this in Greenlights since a little bit in poems and prayers. These man, these roofs, these limitations we put on oursel, we make those up.”
“Uh thank you for Greenlights. Thank you for this uh new book. It's out now. Poems and prayers.”
“Even in writing green lights. Part of that was going back and looking 35 years of my journal”
“there's been some great stories which I cataloged along the way and mostly in green lights and somewhat in poems and prayers.”
“It's an in-depth sit-down with actor Matthew McConaughey. Did not know what to expect, was blown away by what a thoughtful, curious, interesting, substantive person he was.”
“I got a great story in green lights of them fighting and my mom bashing and breaking my dad's nose with the phone”
“i sent him uh i blurred green lights and i said hey uh can i call in this favor”
“i have to leave them with a daily dad or green lights or you know something instead of just you know police lights and and uh and and i wrote”
“did you listen to to mcc's autobiography green lights I listened to some of it”
“and I talk about this in the book he wasn't only giving me permission he was giving me a responsibility”
“and in writing greenlet when I went back that's a lot of the consistencies that I found that I wrote when things were going well”
“I wrote about in green lights about how you know we always say well who are you”
“Congratulations on your new book and your tequila venture.”
“I got her story in the book of green lights where she told me to say to sign my name under this Anne Ashford poem”
“it's part of the reason I think I wrote the book green light I started to get the courage enough to project to my deathbed to my eulogy”
“I started doing that about six years ago, it's part of the reason I think I wrote the book Greenlights, I started to get the courage enough to project to my deathbed, to my eulogy and go, what's it gonna be, man, yeah, where's your head in heart and spirit going to be, what's your legacy going to be, how”
“I'm reading Matthew McConaughey's book green Lads and I've been thinking how great it would be to hear oh Billy's memoir”
“Maybe you read his book, Greenlights, which is great.”
“There's also a Greenlights Journal.”
“In his book called "Greenlights" and his new video course called Roadtrip, where Matthew expands on the philosophy in his book and shows how to apply to your life in order to find more happiness, success, and love.”
“In his book called 'Greenlights' and his new video course called Roadtrip, Matthew expands on the philosophy in his book and shows how to apply it to your life in order to find more happiness, success, and love.”
“I just want to talk about in the book back, once you know it's inevitable, how do we get relative?”
“Yes, Mom, go, talk about greenlight. Go!”
“I think the metaphor of red, yellow, green lights is just so simple and so powerful.”
“Well, I'll say this like when I went to write about "Greenlights," which is basically the last 40 years of my life, I thought that 85, 90% of my successes were going to be obviously engineered. Or I could see the science, saw the habits, here's what I did.”
“Also has a great book out, the green light book. I haven't read it, but I'm sure it's as good as everything else he does.”
“obviously mcconaughey released his green lights this year and that's absolutely smashed it”
“and that's where green lights came from i found that i had engineered green lights in my life through responsibilities taken yesterday which bore me freedom”
“entrance level understanding to master class psychology delivered in a folk song i mean the guy's got the gift of gab man what can i say jordan peterson”
“got a book out got green lights trying to catch him trying to create him what makes a guy who is successful as you as an actor”
“i write in my book you know and i get asked a lot do you believe in fear”
“nobody's buying green lights they might get the audiobook and listen to it when they're on the treadmill”
“mcconaughey will launch his first book green lights on october 20th 2020.”
“i've been keeping a lot of short stories in my diaries and a lot of them which are in this in this book green lights”
“and now you've produced green lights this book which as as you've described it is not a traditional memoir or an advice book but rather a playbook based on adventures in my life”