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Books podcasts were talking about in October 2020

155 books mentioned for the first time across 23 podcasts.

During October 2020, various podcast hosts and guests recommended a wide array of non-fiction and philosophical texts. On Modern Wisdom, Massimo Pigliucci discussed historical and practical Stoic writings, pointing listeners toward Arrian's Anabasis Alexandri and his Voyage round the Euxine Sea, specifically emphasizing the transformative nature of the Enchiridion. The host of Modern Wisdom also recommended Pigliucci, Skye Cleary, and Daniel Kaufman's portable guide How to Live a Good Life. Later on the same show, Chris Voss spoke about Fiona Murden's Mirror Thinking in the context of cognitive psychology and the mirror system. Also in October, Eric Weinstein appeared on the Lex Fridman Podcast to recommend Suketu Mehta's Maximum City during a conversation about Mumbai and human nature. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Gad Saad recommended Steven Rinella's American Buffalo as a fantastic read. Tim Pool brought up John Robb's Brave New War on Timcast IRL while analyzing influencers and narrative curators. Finally, on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Dan Murray-Serter recommended Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's Rest, highlighting the necessity of taking breaks to overcome burnout, anxiety, and depression. These discussions collectively traversed ancient philosophy, human behavior, modern warfare, and psychological well-being across multiple prominent interview podcasts.

Modern Wisdom

People I (Mostly) Admire

The Book Review

Lex Fridman Podcast

The Realignment

The Joe Rogan Experience

Behind the Bastards

The Rich Roll Podcast

Timcast IRL

Freakonomics Radio

StarTalk Radio

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

Dwarkesh Podcast

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

EconTalk

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

No Stupid Questions

ChooseFI

Conversations with Tyler

The Rubin Report

The Tim Ferriss Show

Pod Save America

The Jordan Harbinger Show