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Radetzky march

by Joseph Roth · Brought up by 4 people on 3 podcasts

Radetzky march by Joseph Roth has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Tom Tugendhat (1 episode), Jennifer Szalai (1 episode) and John Williams (1 episode) on The Book Review (2 episodes), Conversations with Tyler (1 episode) and EconTalk (1 episode).

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So I have started reading the retki march by Joseph Roth which I had never read before.
Jennifer Szalai · The Book Review · Jan 2018 Listen at 46:34

Questions about Radetzky march by Joseph Roth

Who recommends Radetzky march by Joseph Roth on podcasts?

Tom Tugendhat (1 episode) has recommended Radetzky march by Joseph Roth on podcasts. In all, 4 people brought it up across 3 podcasts (1 person recommended it).

Which podcasts mention Radetzky march the most?

The Book Review (2 episodes), Conversations with Tyler (1 episode) and EconTalk (1 episode).

Is Radetzky march recommended, or only discussed?

Radetzky march by Joseph Roth was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2026-09-28.

What do people say about Radetzky march?

Jennifer Szalai on The Book Review (2018-01-05): "So I have started reading the retki march by Joseph Roth which I had never read before."

When was Radetzky march last mentioned on a podcast?

Radetzky march by Joseph Roth was last discussed on EconTalk by Russ Roberts on 2026-09-28.

The best things said about it

1 of 4 · every mention
Discussed
So I mentioned reading the Radetzky March by Joseph Roth.
Russ Roberts EconTalk · Sep 2026

Where and when it comes up

Most episodes, by podcast

3 shows

4 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Why people recommend it

The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth is a sweeping, classic novel that chronicles the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the lens of a single family. Tom Tugendhat enthusiastically brought up the novel on Conversations with Tyler when asked by Tyler Cowen for his favorite work of fiction. On EconTalk, Russ Roberts mentioned reading the novel as an example of a literary portrait that effectively diminishes political romance about the state. During an episode of The Book Review, Jennifer Szalai discussed picking up Roth's novel for the roundtable segment, noting that it was a book she had never read before. In the same discussion segment, host John Williams examined Roth's preoccupation with the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, describing the dissolution of the empire as a profound personal devastation for the author and characterizing The Radetzky March as his most famous classic family narrative. Through these various mentions, the novel is recognized not only for its literary brilliance but also as a poignant historical elegy capturing the melancholic atmosphere of a dying European dynasty and the psychological toll of massive imperial collapse on ordinary and aristocratic lives alike.

Every mention

4 quotes from 4 episodes · 1 passing or ad reads below
Tom Tugendhat uh the retki March it's uh it's fabulous 1
Recommended
“uh the retki March it's uh it's fabulous”
Jennifer Szalai so I have started reading the retki march by Joseph Roth which I had never read before 1
Discussed
“so I have started reading the retki march by Joseph Roth which I had never read before”
John Williams his great one of his great subjects was the end of the austr Hungarian Empire which was a great personal De… 1
Discussed
“his great one of his great subjects was the end of the austr Hungarian Empire which was a great personal Devastation to him and his what's probably considered his most classic book the retki March is a sweeping family story”
Russ Roberts So I mentioned reading the Radetzky March by Joseph Roth. 1
Discussed
“So I mentioned reading the Radetzky March by Joseph Roth.”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“and I've actually never read I guess his most famous book which is the retsky March”