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Books podcasts were talking about in February 2016
In February 2016, various podcasts featured discussions on literature, culture, and public figures. On the a16z Podcast, Sonal recommended Adam Grant's book, 'How Non-Conformists Move the World', at the conclusion of an episode focusing on originality and big ideas. During that same conversation, Adam Grant discussed Leonardo da Vinci's creation of 'The Last Supper' while exploring the concept of productive procrastination. Sonal also referenced Eleanor Hodgman Porter's classic book 'Pollyanna' to discuss themes of overcoming hardship, and mentioned Veronica Roth's 'Divergent' series as an example of contemporary young adult literature featuring strong female protagonists. Meanwhile, The Rubin Report hosted multiple discussions involving books. Dave Rubin discussed Peter Boghossian's 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' and presented Gad Saad with a signed copy of his book, 'The Consuming Instinct'. Additionally, Dave Rubin referenced a quote about the 'Quran' translated by Talal Itani when talking with guest Tommy Robinson regarding former UK political leaders. Finally, on Conversations with Tyler, Nate Silver discussed a forthcoming book by his colleague Ben Lindbergh titled 'The Only Rule Is It Has to Work', which focuses on running a minor league baseball team.
The Rubin Report
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A Manual for Creating Atheists
Discussed“so when I had Peter beian on he wrote a book called a manual for creating atheist”
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The Consuming Instinct
Discussed“we've got your book The consuming Instinct a signed copy for you”
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Quran
Discussed“Now if you look at the UK's former political leaders if you look at Sir William Gladstone he held the Quran above his head he in Parliament and he said that Islam this this Quran is a violent and a cursed book and we will never be have peace on this Earth so long as we have this book”
Conversations with Tyler
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The Only Rule Is It Has to Work
Discussed“Actually, a colleague of mine, Ben Lindbergh, just wrote a book that’s not published yet, but that I was reading about. [The Only Rule Is It Has to Work is available in May.—Ed.]”
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Mycroft Holmes
Discussed“I would describe him as an offshoot of the Harlem Renaissance, and what he and I share in common is a fascination with the character of Mycroft Holmes, the subject of Kareem’s latest book—and that of course, is Sherlock Holmes’s brother.”
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Discussed“I’ve read most of these in the ’70s and ’80s, starting with—well, when I was in high school, we read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and then as an adult, I read everything that he’s written just about.”
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Discussed“He worked in Germany, and he was betrayed by Kim Philby, who was the mole in—if you read Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, you know that there was a mole in the British foreign service.”
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On the Shoulders of Giants
Discussed“In your book On the Shoulders of Giants, you say that if you were not a professional basketball player you wanted to be a history teacher.”
a16z Podcast
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The Last Supper
Discussed“Leonardo da Vinci for example who spent roughly 15 years trying to finish up the Last Supper and kept putting it off”
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Pollyanna
Discussed“in reality Pollyanna is actually a story about overcoming hardship the reality of the movie is and I hope I'm not giving spoilers”
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Divergent
Discussed“include The Hunger Games with Katniss Everdeen the divergent series by Veronica Roth”
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How Non-Conformists Move the World
Recommended“but I think people just go ahead read your book originals how non conformist move the world which is out now”
