Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-07-17
Books mentioned on The Economic Theory Behind J.D. Vance’s Populism
Ezra Klein recommended Chip War by Chris Miller, and discussed Hillbilly Elegy by J D Vance. Orin Cass recommended The Path To Power by Robert A. Caro, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, and The Green Ember by Samuel Dale Smith and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Chip War
Chip War by Chris Miller is an essential exploration of the semiconductor industry and its profound influence on global geopolitics.
Recommended“I mean if people read chip Wars which is I think the best book on this the semiconductor supply chain is just extraordinarily complicated and and fragile”
Where to get it
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Discussed“and going back to what I was saying earlier about M Romney and and Donald Trump and implicitly who is being spoken about it often seems to me we're we're implicitly speaking about you know the kinds of people that say Vance was worried about in his book hillbilly elegy and the policy proposals are flowing in that direction”
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The Path To Power
The Path to Power by Robert A.
Recommended“so the path to Power by Robert Carol would be one for those who enjoy science fiction and especially if you need an audio book for a long drive”
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Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is a science fiction novel about an astronaut tasked with saving humanity from an extinction-level threat.
Recommended“I would recommend project Hail Mary by and Weir he's the guy who wrote The Martian which became the movie with Matt Damon stranded on Mars”
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The Green Ember
The Green Ember by Samuel Dale Smith and Zach Franzen is an epic children's fantasy adventure novel that follows a pair of rabbit siblings caught up in a desperate war against tyranny in a land of talking animals.
Recommended“it's called the green Ember it's actually given to me by my team because they knew I like reading to my kids and it is about rabbits fighting with swords”
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“he's the guy who wrote The Martian which became the movie with Matt Damon stranded on Mars”