Episode · The Megyn Kelly Show · 2022-01-25
Books mentioned on Hysteria Harming Our Kids and Why We Can't Stay Focused, with Abigail Shrier, Johann Hari, and Megan Rafalski | Ep. 247
Megyn Kelly's latest "The Truth" monologue on COVID hysteria hurting our kids, plus she's joined by Abigail Shrier, author of "Irreversible Damage," Johann Hari, author of "Stolen Focus," and Megan Ra
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Irreversible Damage
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier is a 2020 nonfiction book that examines the sharp surge in adolescent girls adopting transgender identities, attributing the trend largely to social contagion and peer influence.
Recommended“If you haven't read her book Irreversible Damage, The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, you have to. You must.”
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Lost Connections
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of the underlying social and psychological causes of depression, arguing that mental distress stems largely from a loss of meaningful connection to work, other people, and purpose.
Discussed“He's got a book out called Lost Connections, Uncovering the real causes of depression. Now, that book became a celebrated New York Times bestseller...”
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Stolen Focus
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of how modern technology, social media, and contemporary distractions systematically degrade human attention spans.
Discussed“This is the one that's actually out now and it's called Stolen Focus, Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again.”
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Willpower
Willpower by Roy F.
Discussed“So I go to interview him and I said, 'Oh, you know, I'm thinking of writing a book about attention. I'm just thinking about it.' And he said, 'Oh, it's it's interesting you should say that because I've noticed that I can't really pay attention very much anymore.' ... He wrote a book called Willpower, right?”
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Chasing the Scream
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of the war on drugs and the true nature and roots of addiction.
Discussed“We didn't talk about the book released in 2015 called Chasing the Scream, The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection and I just want to give it a shout out because our audience should know not one but I think two movies are being made based on this now.”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“So, at the start of this journey for my book Stolen Focus, I thought the problem I basically had two stories about why I couldn't pay attention.”