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The Madness of Crowds

by Douglas Murray

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Breaking Points

Breaking Points episodes that mention The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

Episode: Douglas Murray BECLOWNED In Dave Smith Israel Debate

Published on April 11, 2025

You are a literal dilotant who flits about the world, writes neoonservatism and why we need it and now madness of crowds and the strange death of your It's like are you a expert on immigration?

The speaker lists books written by Douglas Murray to argue that he is a journalist/dilettante rather than a true expert on specific subjects.

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Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast episodes that mention The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

Episode: Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza | Lex Fridman Podcast #463

Published on March 30, 2025

conversation with Douglas Murray, author of "The War on the West," "The Madness of Crowds," and his new book, "On Democracies and Death Cults."

Lex Fridman introduces Douglas Murray as the author of this book.

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Episode: Douglas Murray: Racism, Marxism, and the War on the West | Lex Fridman Podcast #296

Published on June 21, 2022

Yes, well to me, like I said, a little bit of poison is good for the town. And that's always a—I talked about this in my last book in The Manners of Crowds.

Douglas discusses his previous book, "The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity," while reflecting on the nature of activist movements, mistakenly referencing it as 'The Manners of Crowds.'

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And that's always a—I talked about this in my last book in The Manners of Crowds.

Douglas discusses themes from his previous book "The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity" while addressing issues related to activist movements.

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Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom episodes that mention The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

Episode: Why Can Nobody Think For Themselves Anymore? - Douglas Murray (4K)

Published on November 13, 2023

Okay, um, but you know, your book, 'The Madness of Crowds,' talks about the collapse of grand narratives.

Chris Williamson refers to the book 'The Madness of Crowds' by Douglas Murray, discussing how it addresses the collapse of major narratives in modern society.

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Episode: Sam Harris - How To Feel More Connected To Yourself & Others (4K)

Published on July 31, 2023

it's been interesting to me to watch this especially because uh me and Douglas Murray became friends just after he wrote The Madness of crowds and in that he's talking about the collapse of grand narratives

The host mentions becoming friends with Douglas Murray after he wrote 'The Madness of Crowds' and discusses the book's theme.

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Episode: 14 Shocking Lessons About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal

Published on March 16, 2023

but Douglas's second last book The Madness of crowds was all about the collapse of grand narratives the whole purpose was that we have lost ourselves in the world and that people are now praying at the altar of pretty shitty Gods

The speaker mentions Douglas Murray's second last book, 'The Madness of Crowds', and describes its theme as the collapse of grand narratives.

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Episode: Andrew Doyle | I'm Not Exaggerating The Problem | Modern Wisdom Podcast 232

Published on October 15, 2020

That's what i want to learn from douglas murray I don't want him to write [ __ ] madness of crowds Like you know wonderful book

Chris Williamson mentions Douglas Murray and his book, expressing a preference for Murray's other work/knowledge over this specific book.

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Episode: Topics People Are Too Afraid To Talk About - Douglas Murray | Modern Wisdom Podcast 219

Published on September 14, 2020

So at the end of 2019 when the madness of crowds came out i asked you what chapters you could have added which you omitted and you said mental health and green

The host references Douglas Murray's book 'The Madness of Crowds' and asks about chapters he omitted.

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Episode: DAVE RUBIN | Going From Woke To Awake | Modern Wisdom Podcast 164

Published on April 30, 2020

as a matter of fact when I was writing this book I was reading the madness of crowds at the same time

Dave Rubin mentions reading this book while writing his own book. The author, Douglas Murray, was mentioned just before this line.

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Episode: What Do BDSM & Meditation Have In Common? | Professor Paul Bloom | Modern Wisdom Podcast 120

Published on November 14, 2019

his most recent book the madness of crowds is about this about socially constructed differences between gender race sex sexuality

The host mentions Douglas Murray's recent book and its topic.

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Episode: Kelly Starrett | Getting Better At The Game Of Life | Modern Wisdom Podcast 119

Published on November 11, 2019

I recently did a podcast with Douglas Murray who wrote the madness of crowds and in that he identifies the fact that we've had this loss of grand narrative as he calls it the fact that the modern the modern era might be the first generation of people who have no reason or no idea wider on planet

The host mentions interviewing Douglas Murray and his book, discussing its theme of the loss of grand narrative.

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Episode: DOUGLAS MURRAY | The Price Of Thinking Out Loud | Modern Wisdom Podcast 109

Published on October 7, 2019

I'm joined by Douglas Murray author of the madness of crowds and best-selling author of the strange death of Europe

The host introduces the guest, Douglas Murray, and lists his books, including this one.

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Episode: How To Think Politically | Graeme Garrard | Modern Wisdom Podcast 107

Published on September 30, 2019

I've got Douglas Murray on in a couple of weeks right talking about his new book which I need to hurry up reading which is over there

The host mentions that Douglas Murray will be a guest on the show soon to discuss his new book.

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The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan Experience episodes that mention The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

Episode: Joe Rogan Experience #1807 - Douglas Murray

Published on June 27, 2024

when I was suggested that they should interview me about The Madness of crowds uh the P the person who suggested it almost lost her job

Douglas Murray mentions that suggesting him for an interview about his book 'The Madness of Crowds' almost cost someone their job at NPR.

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Episode: Joe Rogan Experience #1707 - Kyle Dunnigan & Kurt Metzger

Published on June 27, 2024

i mean it's all you know douglas murray who's this uh british intellectuals of genius guy he said every civilization that's falling apart in the the dying days of civilization they become obsessed with gender they could become obsessed with gender swapping and men dressing up like women and women dressing up like men they become obsessed with like blurring the lines and it he believes it has something to do with and i'm not i don't put words in his mouth i believe what he said was it has something to do with uh excess and indulgence and too much prosperity and that people just start looking for conflicts that don't exist

Joe Rogan attributes an idea about declining civilizations and obsession with gender to British intellectual Douglas Murray. This idea is central to Murray's book 'The Madness of Crowds'.

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Episode: Joe Rogan Experience #1679 - Adam Curry

Published on June 27, 2024

the madness of crowds is also amazing

Adam Curry mentions The Madness of Crowds, likely referring to the book by Douglas Murray, which was just mentioned.

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Episode: Joe Rogan Experience #1544 - Tim Dillon

Published on October 1, 2020

His book uh the madness of crowds is [ __ ] fantastic because he he nails it all

Joe Rogan praises Douglas Murray's book 'The Madness of Crowds' for its insights into current societal issues.

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Episode: Joe Rogan Experience #1504 - Alan Levinovitz

Published on July 8, 2020

and this is something that James Lindsay had pointed out and Douglas Murray has a great book about it in in in a lot of the areas that we're talking about what's going on is a religion

The guest, Alan Levinovitz, mentions that Douglas Murray has a great book about the topic of 'wokeness' and its religious aspects.

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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast episodes that mention The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

Episode: A Call to the Sane - Beauty, Truth, & Purpose | Douglas Murray | EP 472

Published on August 15, 2024

Douglas is the author of 'The War on the West,' 'The Strange Death of Europe,' and 'The Madness of Crowds,' among other books.

Dr. Peterson introduces the guest, Douglas Murray, by naming several of his books, including 'The Madness of Crowds'. This introduction highlights Murray's expertise on Western culture and politics, setting the stage for an engaging discussion.

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The Realignment

The Realignment episodes that mention The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

Episode: The Realignment Ep. 65: Douglas Murray, The Madness of Crowds

Published on October 22, 2020

I say this in The Madness of Crowds: to read a hugely celebrated black writer today like, like Toni Morrison is to read somebody who writes more angrily about America than James Baldwin did when there were many, many more things to be angry about.

In his book 'The Madness of Crowds', guest Douglas Murray addresses the contrasting emotional expressions of contemporary black writers compared to those from the civil rights era, highlighting that figures like Toni Morrison express a different kind of anger about America than writers such as James Baldwin faced during a time rife with greater injustices.

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And it's certainly fair to say that elements of the left were more vocal, more involved in each of the rights movements that I'm talking about in The Madness of Crowds than they were on the right.

In this segment, guest Douglas Murray discusses the themes covered in his book 'The Madness of Crowds,' particularly highlighting how elements of the left have been more vocal and engaged in various rights movements compared to the right.

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Now, here's one way of doing that—I say in The Madness of Crowds, what if we could agree on a certain definition and, indeed, objective?

In the interview, guest Douglas Murray refers to his book, 'The Madness of Crowds', while discussing the idea of reaching a consensus on certain definitions.

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And he, in his extraordinary perception on this, is something I pick up and run with in The Madness of Crowds where I say the civil rights fight in the 1960s was a real dragon slaying.

In this segment, guest Douglas Murray refers to his book 'The Madness of Crowds', where he explores the civil rights fight of the 1960s, likening it to a dragon-slaying adventure, inspired by a metaphor from another book, 'The Liberal Mind'.

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I'm very keen that people realize the two things: first of all, I completely agree with you, and it’s very important to state—I stated at the opening of The Madness of Crowds—every single one of the rights issues I'm talking about starts not only in a good place but an exceptionally admirable place.

In this segment, guest Douglas Murray emphasizes that in the opening of his book 'The Madness of Crowds,' he highlights that all the rights issues he discusses originate from commendable beginnings. This remark is made in the context of a broader conversation regarding cultural conflicts.

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Madness of Crowds, I recommend everybody go out there and buy the book.

The host encourages listeners to purchase Douglas Murray's book, `The Madness of Crowds`, emphasizing its value and relevance.

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By the way, a very quick example of that, if I may say this in The Madness of Crowds, is why we have the weird thing of people being thrown out of their character group if they think the wrong things.

Guest Douglas Murray explicitly refers to a point he made in The Madness of Crowds, highlighting that individuals are often ostracized from their social groups for holding different political beliefs.

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One of the things that I say at one point in The Madness of Crowds is, if you play the intersectional game, including the representation game, on the terms of the intersectionalists, you actually may get yourself to a situation where all you've done is create a new hierarchy.

Guest Douglas Murray discusses a point he makes in 'The Madness of Crowds', suggesting that engaging with intersectionality on its own terms could lead to the formation of a new hierarchy.

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The intersectionalists, who I critique in The Madness of Crowds, have always had a problem with class.

In this segment, guest Douglas Murray discusses his critique of intersectionalists as presented in his book, The Madness of Crowds, highlighting their ongoing challenges with the concept of class.

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That doesn't mean that we shouldn't treat trans people with respect, but the trans question—and I say this in the last chapter of The Madness of Crowds—is a very little-known question.

In the podcast, guest Douglas Murray discusses the transgender issue, referencing how it is addressed in the last chapter of his book, `The Madness of Crowds`.

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And I explain in The Madness of Crowds why the trans issue is quite unlike all the other bits of LGBT.

In this segment, guest Douglas Murray discusses his book, 'The Madness of Crowds,' explaining why he believes the transgender issue is distinct from other aspects of LGBT.

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I would say this, first of all, by the way, I say in the gay chapter and I say in the trans chapter in The Madness of Crowds that the LGBT issue—I said this ahead of Dave Chappelle, I might add by the way—I said the LGBT bit of the alphabet doesn't add together.

In this segment, guest Douglas Murray talks about his insights regarding LGBTQ issues as discussed in his book, The Madness of Crowds.

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And one of the oddities of the situation in America in particular is—and I say this in The Madness of Crowds—the extent to which, after these battles are won, the wannabe dragon slayers who would have loved to have been with them with Martin Luther King in the march on Washington, who would have loved to have been the Stonewalling, who would have loved to have been with the Suffragettes, find themselves weirdly arguing more vociferously, unpleasantly than the people who were fighting the real fights.

Guest Douglas Murray refers to his book, "The Madness of Crowds," while discussing the peculiarities of social justice activism in America.

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The Rubin Report

The Rubin Report episodes that mention The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

Episode: Spending Time with Antifa & Trump's Very Dangerous Game | Douglas Murray | POLITICS | Rubin Report

Published on December 6, 2020

And I say this at the end of "The Madness of Crowds" as you know which is that people have over politicized their lives.

Douglas Murray references his own book, "The Madness of Crowds", and a point he makes in it about people over-politicizing their lives.

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Episode: Which Closet Is Worse To Come Out Of Political Or Gay? | Douglas Murray | POLITICS | Rubin Report

Published on May 4, 2020

I mean there have been, as you know, I wrote about this in my latest book, in "The Madness of Crowds",

Douglas Murray mentions writing about a topic in his latest book and states the title.

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Episode: Revealing The Origins Of The Current Madness Of Crowds | Douglas Murray | POLITICS | Rubin Report

Published on October 13, 2019

And I say, in the introduction to "The Madness of Crowds" it's not a surprise that young people who can't accumulate capital in their lives don't have any particular love of capitalism.

Douglas Murray mentions the title of his book while discussing its introduction and the reasons behind the current societal issues.

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