Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2025-07-10

Shawn Ryan & Katherine Boyle: books mentioned on The Shawn Ryan Show #216

#216 Katherine Boyle - America's Defense Tech Renaissance

2 books · With Katherine Boyle · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Katherine Boyle is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and cofounder of its American Dynamism practice, investing in sectors such as defense, aerospace, manufacturing, and infrastructure. She serves on the boards of Apex Space and Hadrian Automation, and is a board observer for Saronic Technologies and Castelion.

Katherine Boyle recommended Season of the Witch by David Talbot, and discussed Zero to One by Peter Thiel and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Zero to One

   Peter Thiel; Blake Masters · at 1:11:36

   Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters is a prominent business and startup guide that challenges conventional thinking on innovation and monopoly creation.

   Discussed

   “walked into the library one day and there's this new book called Zero to One. um and it's on the on the shelf and it's by this guy named Peter Teal.”

   Katherine Boyle #216 Katherine Boyle - America's Defense Tech Renaissance 2025-07-10 Listen at 1:11:36

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2. 

   Season of the Witch

   David Talbot · at 1:41:23

   Season of the Witch by David Talbot is a rich historical account detailing the cultural and political evolution of San Francisco from 1960 to 1985.

   Recommended

   “There's great book about San Francisco called Season of the Witch and it talks about how like the spirit of San Francisco has always been sort of this like people joining cults, the hippie movement”

   Katherine Boyle #216 Katherine Boyle - America's Defense Tech Renaissance 2025-07-10 Listen at 1:41:23

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon