Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2025-12-10
Books mentioned on How Gavin Newsom Became the Democrats’ 2028 Frontrunner | The Ezra Klein Show
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Citizenville
Discussed“You have a great metaphor in your book Citizenville where you say that people treat government like a vending machine.”
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Built to Last
Jim Collins and Jerry I.
Recommended“She said, You have to read the book Built to Last. It was about a Stanford at Stanford academic that was studying what works, what makes companies endure. Um and talked about being a clock builder versus a timekeeper. Talked about the genius of an versus the tyranny of war. It changed my mindset and my outlook political political terms,”
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations is a foundational work of Stoic philosophy that records the personal reflections and spiritual exercises of the Roman emperor.
Recommended“Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. And I'm like, Where the hell have I been or where's that book? Get into podcasting and immediately the Stoics. I'm telling you, can't can't be can't be a podcaster and not get into the Stoics. How could you not?”
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