Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2026-03-06
Books mentioned on Jordan Klepper on How to Talk to People You Disagree With | Daily Stoic Podcast
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman is a media ecology classic arguing that television and modern electronic amusements have trivialized public discourse, transforming serious political and social topics into mere entertainment.
Recommended“have you read amusing ourselves to death yeah I mean yeah I think it's it's the reason the Daily Show is is great is because it is designed to be entertainment. It's an embracing entertainment. But his point that basically television is not a medium by which you can communicate intelligent thought is really as spot-on as it can get.”
