Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2026-06-01
Books mentioned on The Vanishing Mr. Feynman (Update) | Freakonomics Radio
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P.
Discussed“His book, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, a memoirish catalog of his adventures and misadventures, had been a best-seller.”
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What Do YOU Care what Other People Think?
What Do YOU Care what Other People Think? by Richard Phillips Feynman and Ralph Leighton is a captivating collection of anecdotes, reflections, and historical accounts capturing the brilliant mind, deep curiosity, and playful spirit of the legendary physicist.
Discussed“The second book was called What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character.”
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Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is a classic nineteenth-century French novel chronicling a doctor's wife who engages in adulterous affairs and indulges in romantic extravaganzas in an attempt to escape the banalities of provincial life.
Discussed“He winked and he said, "I'll tell you what." He said, "I did read a novel once. It was called Madame Bovary and it was kind of nifty."”
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