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Every book Dax Raad recommended on podcasts

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  • Dax Raad has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of May 27, 2026.
  • Dax Raad has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of May 27, 2026.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of May 27, 2026.
  • The 2 books Dax Raad has mentioned in the most episodes, as of May 27, 2026: Skin in the Game and The Black Swan.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Dax Raad aired on May 27, 2026.

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Guest on The Pragmatic Engineer · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Dax Raad appeared on The Pragmatic Engineer to discuss building OpenCode, sharing his thoughts on influential thinkers and foundational concepts. Responding to Gergely Orosz's request for book recommendations, Dax Raad expressed his admiration for the work of Nassim Nicholas Taleb, specifically recommending Skin in the Game. He described himself as a big fan of Taleb's body of work, noting that while some might find a whole book can represent a single inflated idea, he considers these texts to contain fundamental truths about how the world works. Dax Raad also named The Black Swan while discussing influential books and ideas from Taleb's authorship, highlighting that the concept of emergent properties had been particularly influential on his own thinking and personal perspective.

Books recommended by Dax Raad

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  1. Skin in the Game

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Recommended · 1 episode

    Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an insightful nonfiction book that explores how personal accountability, risk-sharing, and asymmetry are fundamental to understanding human society and decision-making.

    Recommended
    “I'm a big fan, these are like boring recommendations, but I'm a big fan of uh a bunch of TB's work. I think he's basically got like a couple good ideas and it's maybe hard to read a whole book cuz a book is just one good idea inflated into a book, but these are just fundamental true things about”
    The Pragmatic Engineer Building OpenCode with Dax Raad 2026-05-27 Listen at 1:18:45
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. The Black Swan

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a influential philosophical and economic text that examines the profound impact of highly improbable and unpredictable events on history and human affairs.

    Recommended
    “Uh, obviously Black Swan is super popular. A lot of the stuff that I found to be very influential on myself is the idea of uh emergent properties.”
    The Pragmatic Engineer Building OpenCode with Dax Raad 2026-05-27 Listen at 1:19:07
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Building OpenCode with Dax RaadThe Pragmatic Engineer2026-05-272