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Every book Jesse Jenkins recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Jesse Jenkins has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of July 25, 2025.
- Jesse Jenkins has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of July 25, 2025.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of July 25, 2025.
- The 2 books Jesse Jenkins has mentioned in the most episodes, as of July 25, 2025: Complete Mars Trilogy and Energy.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Jesse Jenkins aired on July 25, 2025.
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Jesse Jenkins appeared on The Ezra Klein Show in July 2025 to discuss climate change policy and energy transitions. During the episode, Jenkins shared two distinct book recommendations that reflected his professional focus on energy systems and his personal reading habits. He recommended Energy: A Human History by Richard Rhodes, highlighting the author as a historian who rightfully places energy at the very center of the human story. Additionally, Jenkins offered a science fiction recommendation to provide a mental break from heavy real-world topics, pointing to Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. He praised the trilogy as a great example of a story depicting how humanity might muddle through complex challenges. These selections showcased an analytical mind engaged with both the historical underpinnings of modern society and imaginative explorations of humanity's future on other planets. Through these recommendations, listeners gained insight into the broader intellectual influences shaping Jenkins's perspective on progress, technology, and civilization's long-term trajectory.
Books recommended by Jesse Jenkins
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Complete Mars Trilogy
The Complete Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson is a sweeping science fiction masterwork detailing the multi-generational colonization and terraforming of the red planet.
Recommended“And I guess maybe in that note, I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy to sort of take a break from all this heavy stuff. Um, and so one that I'll call out is Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, but I think it's a great example of a story of sort of how humanity might muddle through the”
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Energy
Energy by Richard Rhodes is a comprehensive historical narrative that examines humanity's continuous relationship with power sources and technological progress over the centuries.
Recommended“The next one I would say is Energy, a human history by Richard Rhodess. Um, a historian that I think rightfully puts energy at the sort of center of the human story.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Has Trump Doomed Progress on Climate Change? | The Ezra Klein Show | The Ezra Klein Show | 2025-07-25 | 2 |