Book · 1998 · Fiction
The Notebook
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 4 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Ryan Holiday (1 episode), Jay Shetty (1 episode) and Mandy Moore (1 episode) on Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (1 episode), On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode) and The Daily Stoic (1 episode).
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There's actually a great book about this that I recommend called The Notebook.
Ryan Holiday · The Daily Stoic · Sep 2026 Questions about The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Who recommends The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks on podcasts?
Ryan Holiday (1 episode) has recommended The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks on podcasts. In all, 4 people brought it up across 4 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Notebook the most?
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (1 episode), On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode), The Daily Stoic (1 episode) and The Shawn Ryan Show (1 episode).
Is The Notebook recommended, or only discussed?
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2026-09-22.
What do people say about The Notebook?
Ryan Holiday on The Daily Stoic (2026-09-22): "There's actually a great book about this that I recommend called The Notebook."
When was The Notebook last mentioned on a podcast?
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks was last recommended on The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday on 2026-09-22.
The best things said about it
When you watch The Notebook, you see these two people fall in love. But then when you actually look at it closely, you see a character hanging off a Ferris wheel telling the girl he will let go if she doesn't say yes.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Aug 2025 For sure, yeah, but I had read, of course, this Nicholas Sparks book! It was like targeted for someone like me, my age! And I was like, I have to do this!
It's like I can I can watch this movie and I can be sad and [ __ ] cry in extreme cases um like The Notebook um which I think I actually did cry.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks is a contemporary romance novel that follows the enduring love story of an impoverished young man and a well-to-do young woman across decades. The book and its cinematic adaptation have sparked diverse commentary across cultural podcasts. Ryan Holiday recommended the book on The Daily Stoic in September 2026, though he used the title metaphorically to advocate for the scholarly habit of maintaining a commonplace book for organizing information. Conversely, Jay Shetty analyzed the narrative on On Purpose in August 2025, pointing to specific dramatic scenes, such as a character hanging from a Ferris wheel to demand a romantic commitment, to illustrate how popular media frequently normalizes unhealthy love patterns. On Las Culturistas in March 2024, Mandy Moore discussed reading the novel during her youth as part of the targeted demographic, a milestone that aligned with her early career trajectory. Additionally, Tyler Grey mentioned the film adaptation on The Shawn Ryan Show in June 2023, noting that he occasionally utilized emotional movies like The Notebook as a safe psychological outlet to process and release suppressed trauma from combat.
Every mention
Ryan Holiday There's actually a great book about this that I recommend called The Notebook. 1
“There's actually a great book about this that I recommend called The Notebook.”
Jay Shetty When you watch The Notebook, you see these two people fall in love. But then when you actually look at it c… 1
“When you watch The Notebook, you see these two people fall in love. But then when you actually look at it closely, you see a character hanging off a Ferris wheel telling the girl he will let go if she doesn't say yes.”
Mandy Moore For sure, yeah, but I had read, of course, this Nicholas Sparks book! It was like targeted for someone like… 1
“For sure, yeah, but I had read, of course, this Nicholas Sparks book! It was like targeted for someone like me, my age! And I was like, I have to do this!”
Tyler Grey it's like I can I can watch this movie and I can be sad and [ __ ] cry in extreme cases um like The Noteboo… 1
“it's like I can I can watch this movie and I can be sad and [ __ ] cry in extreme cases um like The Notebook um which I think I actually did cry”
Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I was expecting that they would have hired someone who I don't know, like Nicholas Sparks. Like Nicholas Sparks is available, right? I haven't even know if he's written a recent book. Notebook was beautiful. They could have They've got a lot of money.”
“truly love to see a good love story here at the end. It's just like The Notebook.”
“like I feel like I'm living uh in the notebook every time I'm trying to talk to one of these things.”
“let's see what this couch the notebook is gonna do over here”
“the post mates guys showed up in the rain last night and it felt like a damn it felt like I felt like I was in that movie The Notebook”
“This is my Christ in a chip. This is my the notebook.”
“I'm truly in love with my best friend like something Nicholas Sparks [ __ ] up Whoa who the [ __ ] is that now I got to look that up He says yada yada yada you get the gist who the [ __ ] is Nicholas Sparks that he shits out models all right I gotta look this up”
“Sparks wrote one of his best-known stories The Notebook of Jesus oh I get what you say”