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Every book Ehsan Ahmad recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Ehsan Ahmad has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of January 22, 2026.
- Ehsan Ahmad has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of January 22, 2026.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of January 22, 2026.
- The 3 books Ehsan Ahmad has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 22, 2026: Persepolis 1-4, The Communist Manifesto and The Satanic Verses.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Ehsan Ahmad aired on January 22, 2026.
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Books recommended by Ehsan Ahmad
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Persepolis 1-4
Marjane Satrapi's graphic memoir Persepolis 1-4 depicts the author's childhood and youth in Iran before and after the Islamic Revolution.
Discussed“I read I read when I was a kid I read this book called Procepilus. It's in my like greatest books of all time but it's uh I read Pepilolis and I was like maybe in high school early late middle school and I just realized like oh man cuz you get bombarded especially at that time where in fighting”
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet that outlines the core tenets of Marxism, class struggle, and the eventual overthrow of the capitalist system.
Discussed“they made us read the Communist Manifesto in college and uh I would describe the first half of the book as this like love letter to capitalism um and then his conclusions are just very bad.”
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The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie is a controversial postmodern novel that explores themes of migration, identity, and religious faith, famously resulting in a fatwa calling for the author's death upon its publication.
Critiqued“And also, I'm mad I'm mad at the FAWA because it made me read that terrible book. Was it a bad book? It wasn't that good. There was I would have not have read it if there wasn't anything around it.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2442 - Ehsan Ahmad | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2026-01-22 | 1 |
| #2329 - Ehsan Ahmad | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2025-05-29 | 2 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing Call Me by Your Name
“So he was see he like lived there for like two months and they were we were watching Call Me By Your Name and he it's like a it's like a it's Army Hammer and maybe it's Shalom. I forgot. I was in and out. My roommates were watching it but it's like a about a a gay story between”