Book · 2013 · United states, history, 1969-
The Unwinding
An Inner History of the New America
The Unwinding by George Packer has been mentioned in 6 episodes across 4 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 5 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Marshall Kosloff (2 episodes), Alexandra Alter (1 episode) and Emily Jashinsky (1 episode) on The Book Review (2 episodes), The Realignment (2 episodes) and Breaking Points (1 episode).
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Look you guys need to read the unwinding which to this day is the best book on Modern American politics and I think if you read the unwinding George Packer 2013 the unwinding is basically his way of articulating this idea that for the past dude since start of this Century right it felt like the country is coming apart.
Questions about The Unwinding by George Packer
Who recommends The Unwinding by George Packer on podcasts?
Marshall Kosloff (1 episode) has recommended The Unwinding by George Packer on podcasts. In all, 6 people brought it up across 4 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Unwinding the most?
The Book Review (2 episodes), The Realignment (2 episodes), Breaking Points (1 episode) and Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode).
Is The Unwinding recommended, or only discussed?
The Unwinding by George Packer was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 5 episodes, as of 2026-06-04.
What do people say about The Unwinding?
Marshall Kosloff on The Realignment (2025-01-21): "Look you guys need to read the unwinding which to this day is the best book on Modern American politics and I think if you read the unwinding George Packer 2013 the unwinding is basically his way of articulating this idea that for the past dude since start of this Century right it felt like the country is coming apart."
When was The Unwinding last mentioned on a podcast?
The Unwinding by George Packer was last discussed on Breaking Points by Emily Jashinsky on 2026-06-04.
What they say about it
- Discusses 2013 publication date“written in 2013”3
- Features Peter Thiel“he interviews Thiel”2
The best things said about it
There is a book, uh, George Packer, Unwinding. That's what it's I think it's written in 2013. He interviews Thiel.
One of the books that I recommended called The Unwinding by George Packer, he actually talks about Peter Thiel there, this is in 2013.
Saagar Enjeti Lex Fridman Podcast · Dec 2024 Some of the books that we're seeing rising on Amazon include The Unwinding by George Packer that was a National Book Award winner a couple of years ago.
This is not like what The Unwinding attempted to be, which was more like an ethnography or a map of Americans in different parts of the country in different walks of life.
George Packer The Realignment · Jul 2021 What you're getting at is something that you know i wrote about andrew breitbart in the unwinding he was my representative journalist of the of the era.
George Packer The Realignment · Jul 2021 The elizabeth warren i was thinking of was the one in the unwinding who was like sure anti-monopoly the heir to to robert lafollette.
George Packer The Realignment · Jul 2021 Where and when it comes up
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6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Unwinding by George Packer is a narrative non-fiction book that explores the profound political, economic, and social fracturing of America from the late twentieth century through the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis by following the intersecting lives of several ordinary citizens and public figures. The book has garnered substantial acclaim as an indispensable guide to contemporary American politics. On The Realignment, Marshall Kosloff repeatedly recommended the 2013 publication to listeners and left-leaning populists, praising it as the single best book written on modern American political decline. Emily Jashinsky brought up the book on Breaking Points to examine insights regarding Peter Thiel and societal shifts. Saagar Enjeti similarly discussed the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast, noting how it captured the early anxieties of the decade and highlighting figures like Peter Thiel who appeared within its pages. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul and Alexandra Alter discussed the book's enduring scale and observed a notable resurgence in its sales following recent presidential elections. Finally, the author George Packer himself appeared on The Realignment to discuss the book with Marshall Kosloff, explaining how the project functioned as a broad ethnographic map of Americans living across vastly different walks of life and geographic regions.
Every mention
Marshall Kosloff look you guys need to read the unwinding which to this day is the best book on Modern American politics and… 2
“look you guys need to read the unwinding which to this day is the best book on Modern American politics and I think if you read the unwinding George Packer 2013 the unwinding is basically his way of articulating this idea that for the past dude since start of this Century right it felt like the country is coming apart”
“he's always somebody who's gotten it read his book 2013 the unwinding”
Alexandra Alter so some of the books that we're seeing Rising on Amazon include the unwinding by George Packer that was a n… 1
“so some of the books that we're seeing Rising on Amazon include the unwinding by George Packer that was a national book award winner a couple of years ago”
Emily Jashinsky There is a book, uh, George Packer, Unwinding. That's what it's I think it's written in 2013. He interviews… 1
“There is a book, uh, George Packer, Unwinding. That's what it's I think it's written in 2013. He interviews Thiel.”
George Packer this is not like what the unwinding attempted to be which was more like an ethnography or a map of american… 1
“this is not like what the unwinding attempted to be which was more like an ethnography or a map of americans in different parts of the country in different walks of life”
“what you're getting at is something that you know i wrote about andrew breitbart in the unwinding he was my representative journalist of the of the era”
“the elizabeth warren i was thinking of was the one in the unwinding who was like sure anti-monopoly the heir to to robert lafollette”
Pamela Paul I mean the unwinding is a book about essentially America at a certain moment in time the Assassins gate abo… 1
“I mean the unwinding is a book about essentially America at a certain moment in time the Assassins gate about Iraq”
Saagar Enjeti So one of the books that I recommended called "The Unwinding" by George Packer, he actually talks about Pet… 1
“I really believe that Ta-Nehisi Coates's case for reparations in The Atlantic is one of those. It radicalized an entire generation of basically like white college-educated women to think completely differently on race.”
“So one of the books that I recommended called "The Unwinding" by George Packer, he actually talks about Peter Thiel there, this is in 2013.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“he was here of course for his previous book our man Richard Holbrook and the end of the American Century and is the author of many books including the national book award winner the unwinding and inner history of the new America the Assassins gate America in Iraq blood of the Liberals the village of waiting and others”
“he is the author of The unwinding which won the national book award and the Assassin's gate among other books”