Book · 1956 · American science fiction
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut has been mentioned in 17 episodes across 10 podcasts (5 episodes recommend it and 12 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Cassandra Fairbanks (1 episode), John Green (1 episode) and John Stewart (1 episode) on StarTalk Radio (4 episodes), The Book Review (3 episodes) and Behind the Bastards (2 episodes).
#211 of 17,118 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- episodes
- 17
- podcasts
- 10
- people
- 14
- episodes recommend it
- 5
Read slaughterhouse five read about what happened and what people went through there.
Questions about Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Who recommends Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut on podcasts?
Cassandra Fairbanks (1 episode), John Green (1 episode), John Stewart (1 episode), Kurt Metzger (1 episode) and Rose McGowan (1 episode) have recommended Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut on podcasts. In all, 14 people brought it up across 10 podcasts (5 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Slaughterhouse-Five the most?
StarTalk Radio (4 episodes), The Book Review (3 episodes), Behind the Bastards (2 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes) and How I Write (1 episode), among 10 podcasts in all.
Is Slaughterhouse-Five recommended, or only discussed?
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut was recommended in 5 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 12 episodes, as of 2026-11-08.
What do people say about Slaughterhouse-Five?
Cassandra Fairbanks on Timcast IRL (2021-03-10): "Read slaughterhouse five read about what happened and what people went through there."
When was Slaughterhouse-Five last mentioned on a podcast?
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut was last discussed on The Jordan Harbinger Show by Nick Pell on 2026-11-08.
What they say about it
- Discusses time travel elements4
- Connects to World War II“World War II”4
The best things said about it
You ever read slaughterhouse Kurt vonet we to read the book in school because he was at Dresden Kurt vonet and it was a deliberate terror attack.
To write a book like Slaughterhouse-Five about his World War II experience, but do it with the conceit that his main character has come unstuck in time.
Noah Hawley How I Write · Jun 2026 Slaughterhouse five by kurt vonnegut which is a time travel story on top of being a world war ii story.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · May 2022 And probably my favorite is slaughterhouse 5 with a personalized inscription by Kurt vonet.
The supreme court ruled that a new new york school board could not remove books like kurt vonnegut's slaughterhouse five because it and other books like it were allegedly anti-christian or anti-american.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
14 people who brought it up
- Cassandra Fairbanks1 episode · recommended in 1
- John Green1 episode · recommended in 1
- John Stewart1 episode · recommended in 1
- Kurt Metzger1 episode · recommended in 1
- Rose McGowan1 episode · recommended in 1
- Neil deGrasse Tyson3 episodes
- Robert Evans2 episodes
Bryan Callen1 episode- Charles Nice1 episode
- Nick Pell1 episode
- Nick Pollard1 episode
- Noah Hawley1 episode
Why people recommend it
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five is a semi-autobiographical novel that follows Billy Pilgrim as he becomes unstuck in time while surviving the devastating Allied firebombing of Dresden during World War II. On The Book Review, John Green recommended the novel, and Rose McGowan named it her favorite book, noting she owned an inscribed copy. John Stewart included it among recommended Vonnegut titles on The Ezra Klein Show. Kurt Metzger mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience that students read the book because the author personally witnessed the deliberate terror attack in Dresden, a historical point also raised by Cassandra Fairbanks on Timcast IRL. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Nick Pell discussed the Supreme Court's Pico decision, which protected the novel from being banned by school boards on ideological grounds. Noah Hawley explored Vonnegut's unique narrative conceits on How I Write, while Robert Evans referenced the book's opening on Behind the Bastards to discuss how authors approach difficult subjects.
Every mention
Cassandra Fairbanks read slaughterhouse five read about what happened and what people went through there 1
“read slaughterhouse five read about what happened and what people went through there”
John Green Uh the Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonagget. 1
“Uh the Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonagget.”
John Stewart slaughterhouse 5 whatever you want to do God bless you Mr Rosewell 1
“slaughterhouse 5 whatever you want to do God bless you Mr Rosewell”
Kurt Metzger you ever read slaughterhouse Kurt vonet we to read the book in school because he was at Dresden Kurt vonet… 1
“you ever read slaughterhouse Kurt vonet we to read the book in school because he was at Dresden Kurt vonet and it was a deliberate terror attack”
Rose McGowan and probably my favorite is slaughterhouse 5 with a personalized inscription by Kurt vonet 1
“and probably my favorite is slaughterhouse 5 with a personalized inscription by Kurt vonet”
“I was reading another vonet book and I and I I I read slaughterhouse 5 for the first time when I was 11 and and uh and parsed it apart”
Neil deGrasse Tyson so in in in Kurt vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five uh that time travel scenario is what you're describing righ… 3
“so in in in Kurt vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five uh that time travel scenario is what you're describing right and because in it his entire time he's picked up by aliens and he lives in a in a cage all right an alien Zoo”
“slaughterhouse five by kurt vonnegut which is a time travel story on top of being a world war ii story”
“and one last point in kurt vonnegut's novel slaughterhouse five which ostensibly takes place in at the end of the second world war um and there's the other sort of historical details i won't get into what i was most intrigued by is the time travel that goes on in that and he actually captures that accurately”
Robert Evans If you've read Slaughterhouse 5, in the opening of it, Vonagget talks about how when he said, 'I'm going to… 2
“If you've read Slaughterhouse 5, in the opening of it, Vonagget talks about how when he said, 'I'm going to write my my war book.'”
“He expressed admiration for a quote from Kurt Vonagget Slaughterhouse 5 about criminalization of poverty in the United States. Quote, "America is the wealthiest nation in the world, but its people are mainly poor and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves."”
Bryan Callen you know uh kurt vaget i think in the book slaughterhouse 5 talks about this in vivid detail 1
“you know uh kurt vaget i think in the book slaughterhouse 5 talks about this in vivid detail”
Charles Nice that's the theme in Kurt vet's novel slaughterhouse 5 where the protagonist is in his backyard and he's lif… 1
“that's the theme in Kurt vet's novel slaughterhouse 5 where the protagonist is in his backyard and he's lifted up by aliens”
Nick Pell the supreme court ruled that a new new york school board could not remove books like kurt vonnegut's slaugh… 1
“the supreme court ruled that a new new york school board could not remove books like kurt vonnegut's slaughterhouse five because it and other books like it were allegedly anti-christian or anti-american”
Nick Pollard um slaughterhouse 5 is probably the one that everybody says 1
“um slaughterhouse 5 is probably the one that everybody says”
Noah Hawley to write a book like Slaughterhouse-Five about his World War II experience, but but do it with the conceit… 1
“to write a book like Slaughterhouse-Five about his World War II experience, but but do it with the conceit that his main character has come unstuck in time”
Pamela Paul I want to go back to this idea of humor in war novels because when we think of slaughterhouse 5 and catch 2… 1
“I want to go back to this idea of humor in war novels because when we think of slaughterhouse 5 and catch 22 these kind of two iconic uh World War II novels”
Ryan Holiday there's a there's a story that i tell in one of my books about joseph heller who wrote catch 22 and kurt vo… 1
“there's a there's a story that i tell in one of my books about joseph heller who wrote catch 22 and kurt vonnegut who wrote slaughterhouse five”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“That's the theme in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five, where the protagonist is in his backyard and he's lifted up by aliens—which I always want to have happen to me when I go to anybody's backyard at night and I look up!”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“It was also in in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five.”
“Kurt Vonagget quotes him in a inah slaughterhouse 5 because one of the things Irving did is he he would write about how bad the Allied bombing campaigns were.”
“You only, you know, we only hurt the books we love, which, you know, is why, for example, uh, every night I get into a fist fight with a copy of Slaughterhouse 5.”
“one was the scene in slaughterhouse 5 where he gets into the car to drive”