Book · 2010 · Fiction
Lolita
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov has been mentioned in 17 episodes across 11 podcasts (2 episodes recommend it and 15 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Ben Bowlin (1 episode), Paul Bloom (1 episode) and Emily Jashinsky (3 episodes) on Breaking Points (3 episodes), The Book Review (3 episodes) and No Stupid Questions (2 episodes).
#229 of 17,131 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- episodes
- 17
- podcasts
- 11
- people
- 13
- episodes recommend it
- 2
Spartacus 1960, Lolita in 1962, which I do have to say, despite the premise, is a fantastic book by Nabokov.
Questions about Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Who recommends Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov on podcasts?
Ben Bowlin (1 episode) and Paul Bloom (1 episode) have recommended Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov on podcasts. In all, 13 people brought it up across 11 podcasts (2 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Lolita the most?
Breaking Points (3 episodes), The Book Review (3 episodes), No Stupid Questions (2 episodes), Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (2 episodes) and Behind the Bastards (1 episode), among 11 podcasts in all.
Is Lolita recommended, or only discussed?
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 15 episodes, as of 2025-12-15.
What do people say about Lolita?
Ben Bowlin on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (2023-11-30): "Spartacus 1960, Lolita in 1962, which I do have to say, despite the premise, is a fantastic book by Nabokov."
When was Lolita last mentioned on a podcast?
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov was last discussed on Breaking Points by Emily Jashinsky on 2025-12-15.
What they say about it
- Discussed in relation to Jeffrey Epstein“his own wife is apparently sending Epstein recommendations for books including Lolita”5
The best things said about it
The truly unsettling part, the terrifying thing, is realizing that each one of us might be capable of committing an evil act given the right reasons.
I loved the Jeremy Irons's rendition of Lolita.
Some readers will simply say Lolita is beyond the pale.
It was part of Nabokov's genius to make that into a...
David Wolpe Conversations with Tyler · Feb 2017 Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
13 people who brought it up
- Ben Bowlin1 episode · recommended in 1
- Paul Bloom1 episode · recommended in 1
- Emily Jashinsky3 episodes
- Alexandra Jacobs1 episode
Angela Duckworth1 episode- Darryl Cooper1 episode
- David Wolpe1 episode
Duncan Trussell1 episode- Megyn Kelly1 episode
- Parsa Lotfi1 episode
- Philip Lopate1 episode
Robert Greene1 episode
Why people recommend it
Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita centers on the deeply disturbing relationship between an adult narrator and a young girl whom he exploits across America. Ben Bowlin praised the novel on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know while reviewing Stanley Kubrick's cinematic adaptations. The book also emerged in various discussions regarding Jeffrey Epstein. Emily Jashinsky noted on Breaking Points that Epstein received an annotated copy from Larry Summers's wife and later purchased an audiobook version shortly before his death. Megyn Kelly mentioned on The Megyn Kelly Show that a first edition was displayed in Epstein's office, and Darryl Cooper pointed out on The Tucker Carlson Show that Epstein's private plane was infamously nicknamed after the novel. Alexandra Jacobs expressed frustration on The Book Review over the book's omission from a road trip reading list, while a speaker on No Stupid Questions reflected on how the narrative unsettlingly forces readers to confront the potential for evil within anyone.
Every mention
Ben Bowlin Spartacus 1960, Lolita in 1962, which I do have to say, despite the premise, is a fantastic book by Nabokov. 1
Recommended
“Spartacus 1960, Lolita in 1962, which I do have to say, despite the premise, is a fantastic book by Nabokov.”
Paul Bloom you know you're one of my favorite books is Lolita by Nava cough you know 1
Recommended
“you know you're one of my favorite books is Lolita by Nava cough you know”
Emily Jashinsky But what did we remember that EP his Larry Summers's wife recommended Lolita to EP? That's right. And got h… 3
Discussed
“But what did we remember that EP his Larry Summers's wife recommended Lolita to EP? That's right. And got him like an annotated copy.”
Discussed
“But also 3 months before his death, the annotated and revised Lolita. So he needed the annotated Lolita copy. He also bought it on Audible so he could listen to it. Oh, so there's two separate purchases.”
Discussed
“Number two, in terms of Larry, his own wife is apparently sending Epstein recommendations for books including Lolita, all right? Which, if you'll remember”
Alexandra Jacobs I am absolutely furious that Lolita is not on this list. I don't know how it dropped off. 1
Discussed
“I am absolutely furious that Lolita is not on this list. I don't know how it dropped off.”
Angela Duckworth and did you read Lolita by noov 1
Discussed
“and did you read Lolita by noov”
Darryl Cooper His private plane... was nicknamed the Lolita Express. Lolita is a novel written by Nabokov about a guy, ba… 1
Discussed
“His private plane... was nicknamed the Lolita Express. Lolita is a novel written by Nabokov about a guy, based on a true story, actually about a guy who takes a 12 year old girl, kidnaps her and takes her on a kind of odyssey across the country, raping her over the course of those two years. It's a novel about”
David Wolpe The reason is he said all love require all real love stories require an obstacle. And usually it was you kn… 1
Discussed
“The reason is he said all love require all real love stories require an obstacle. And usually it was you know, adultery or something like that. He says but when all barriers have been leveled and the only obstacle less left is an adult may not touch a child. It was part of Nabokov's genius to make that into a”
Duncan Trussell did you read that book Lolita no it's really good I used to Google search Lolita a lot 1
Discussed
“did you read that book Lolita no it's really good I used to Google search Lolita a lot”
Megyn Kelly In the office, he showcased a green first edition of Lolita. Ew, disgusting. We all know why he liked that… 1
Discussed
“In the office, he showcased a green first edition of Lolita. Ew, disgusting. We all know why he liked that book.”
Parsa Lotfi I loved the Jeremy irons's rendition of Lolita and my roommate at one point asked me to stop because I woul… 1
Discussed
“I loved the Jeremy irons's rendition of Lolita and my roommate at one point asked me to stop because I would like clean the house while listening to Jeremy Irons”
Philip Lopate so for instance I have two essays in the Golden Age of the American essay one by Vladimir Nabokov about Lol… 1
Discussed
“so for instance I have two essays in the Golden Age of the American essay one by Vladimir Nabokov about Lolita and the other by Lono trilling which is an analysis of Lolita now some readers will simply say Lolita is beyond the pale”
Robert Greene and kind of the main story the icon of it is the writer vladimir nabokov lolita among many other great novels 1
Discussed
“and kind of the main story the icon of it is the writer vladimir nabokov lolita among many other great novels”
Shereen Lani Younes I just realized the last time I heard your voice was when I was listening to the Lolita podcast. But that's… 1
Discussed
“I just realized the last time I heard your voice was when I was listening to the Lolita podcast. But that's very like the protagonist's name, like Humbert. The whole book is him re talking to someone about his life”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
Discussed
“Much like Nabokov forces us to do in Lolita, the truly unsettling part, the terrifying thing, is realizing that each one of us might be capable of committing an evil act given the right reasons.”
Discussed
“we've got Nabokov who wrote uh Lolita a very well-known author”
Other mentions (18: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“Was he a was he a big Lolita fan? No, but that was not his I mean he he picked a very different gender um in terms of his his predation.”
Passing
“I think he was I think I remember reading that he was kind of uh obsessed with that book Lolita. Like he had like something like 30 copies of it or something.”
Passing
“So, for example, people just believe, and I'm sure you've seen this, that Epstein must have referred to his private plane as Lolita Express. Therefore, anybody who was ever on the plane must have known that this was like a child sex trafficking plane because why else would it be named the Lolita Express after the famous book about, you”
Passing
“on top of first what Lolita the revised annotated copy right you know it's like it was so out in the open not only in terms of his friend group but from behind the scenes”
Passing
“um yeah, some of this stuff is just I mean weird writings from the Lolita books on these women's bodies.”
Passing
“a first edition copy of Lolita, which has got to be one of the creepiest things I've ever read, and then photos with some of the richest and most powerful people.”
Passing
“Other pictures of Epstein's upstairs residence. Uh you see surveillance cameras peeking down at the bed. Uh first edition of Lolita. First edition of Lolita on display. Like not really doing much at all to try to hide his predilictions.”
Passing
“much like nikov forces us to do in Lolita”
Passing
“Also, this is something that I I did not know for a while, but Edward Abby also wrote one of the uh adaptions of Lolita to play on stage. OH [ __ ] I FORGOT about that.”
Passing
“Tim look up the novel Lolita by Vladimir not Nabokov I wonder why it's called the Lolita Express”
Passing
“my week really did devolve into Lolita ended and I'm like I can do whatever I want and it turns out whatever I want is reading Kathy comics for three straight days.”
Plugged
“You can follow me on twitter.com at jamie loftishelp. You can listen to my new show, Lolita podcast, which p examines the legacy of the book Lolita and gets really into who the character Dolores Hayes was and how she got lost in translation p throughout the adaptations that that this book was given over the years.”
Passing
“and we can even wrap our heads around like reading lolita like okay she's 14 12. okay it's still a female an infant”
Passing
“It's a song about a guy who's getting lured in by a young Lolita”
Passing
“Bill Clinton spent at least as much time and logged even more flights with Epstein on his private plane, which some have dubbed the Lolita Express.”
Speaker Behind the Bastards Part One: Jeffrey Epstein: Pimp to the Powerful 2019-03-19 Listen at 54:54
Passing
“I mean he he made he made Lolita Doctor Strange Love is an adaptation of a of a novel by Terry Southern Barry lyen Clockwork Orange you know the majority maybe of of Kubrick's features”
Passing
“I happened to be reading at that time, uh, Lolita and, and I think he sees it and he says, Oh, Lolita. We'll just say this guy's a very technical. And he recites the entire first page of Lolita from memory because it's his favorite passage.”
Passing
“what's interesting is that that book Lolita what is that book I don't know I read it I want to say don't know I read it I think I read it in Russian”