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Every book Andrew Gold recommended on podcasts
Across 4 podcasts. Every show Andrew Gold appears on, in one place — not just one.
Andrew Gold has appeared as a guest on various commentary and interview programs, where discussions often explore psychology, modern ideology, cultural trends, and historical contexts. During appearances on programs like The Jordan Harbinger Show and Timcast IRL, Gold recommended several notable books to audiences. Gold expressed admiration for Sam Harris's book Lying, noting that Harris also covered the subject in a show. Gold recommended Will Storr's The Status Game while discussing human motivations around status and success, and brought up Andrew Doyle's The New Puritans to draw comparisons between historical witch hunts and modern ideological movements. To explain why highly intelligent individuals can fall for complex conspiracies, Gold recommended David Robson's The Intelligence Trap. In other discussions, Gold referenced Ahmad Shah's The Biblical Characters, and Other Sages of the Quran during conversations about religious history and multiculturalism. Furthermore, while appearing on The Jordan Harbinger Show, Gold and the host discussed the historical context surrounding the translation and restricted personal reading access of the Bible.
Books recommended by Andrew Gold
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The Intelligence Trap
The Intelligence Trap by David Robson is a non-fiction book examining why highly intelligent people often make poor decisions, fall for cognitive biases, and rationalize false beliefs.
Recommended“and there's a great book called the intelligence trap about exactly this that the cleverer the person is the better able they are to convince themselves of Mads conspiracies because they're smart”
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Lying
Lying by Sam Harris is a concise and provocative extended essay that serves as a direct treatise on why individuals should avoid telling lies, including white lies, and instead commit fully to a life of honesty.
Discussed“There's a Sam Harris small book called Lying.”
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The New Puritans
The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle examines modern social justice movements and online cancellation culture by drawing historical parallels to the Salem witch trials.
Recommended“he's got this book called the new Puritans just about how similar the witch-hunting stuff is to a lot of the woke ideology”
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The Status Game
The Status Game by Will Storr is a psychology and sociology book that explores how the universal human drive for social status dictates human behavior, interaction, and culture.
Recommended“I'm big fan of Will Storr's book The Status Game.”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian society characterized by perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, and the systematic manipulation of historical truth and language.
Discussed“If I may paraphrase a line from George Orwell's 1984, to wear an improper expression on your face was itself a punishable offense.”
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Bible
Bible by Bible is the foundational canonical text of Judaism and Christianity, comprising ancient narratives, laws, poetry, and prophetic writings that have shaped Western civilization.
Discussed“For example, you couldn't translate the Bible into English; it was either in Greek or Latin.”
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a chilling dystopian masterpiece that envisions a technologically advanced future society sustained by pharmacological distraction, engineered conformity, and the systematic eradication of deep human emotion and critical thought.
Discussed“if you look at aldous huxley's brave new world the point is i mean we're always looking and and we do it in our podcast as well”
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How to Spot Lies Like the FBI
Discussed“veteran FBI Agent Mark Bouton and writer of how to spot lies like the FBI looks out for a bunch of signs of deception in the people that he interrogates again”
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Spare
Spare is a bestselling memoir by Prince Harry detailing his life within the British royal family, his struggles with grief, and his eventual departure from royal duties.
Discussed“I read his book spare um to spare you the the the the horror of having to read it yourself”
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Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers is a nonfiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how people misjudge interactions with unfamiliar individuals.
Discussed“well in Malcolm Gladwell as I mentioned his book talking to strangers”
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The Biblical Characters, and Other Sages of the Quran
The Biblical Characters, and Other Sages of the Quran by Ahmad Shah is an academic and analytical examination of the figures and narratives shared between Islamic and Judeo-Christian traditions.
Discussed“Well, you know, we know what it says in in the Quran about Jews, and we know how she feels about Palestine because she was big into that 10 years ago.”
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The Book Thief
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a historical novel set in Nazi Germany, narrated by Death and centered on a young foster girl who steals books and shares them with others.
Discussed“So you got this—I hate saying this: In the book, it was slightly incorrect according to what he told me on the podcast!”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Yeah, but I wonder if he’s coming across my book because he’s quoted a lot in it!”