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Every book John Anderson recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- John Anderson has recommended or discussed 5 books on podcasts, as of December 12, 2022.
- John Anderson has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of December 12, 2022.
- Those books came up in 3 episodes, as of December 12, 2022.
- The 3 books John Anderson has mentioned in the most episodes, as of December 12, 2022: Real Christianity, Redemption at Hacksaw Ridge and The Ascent of Money.
- The latest episode with a book mention from John Anderson aired on December 12, 2022.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show John Anderson appears on, in one place, not just one.
John Anderson is a prominent political figure and former leader of the National Party of Australia who served as the nation's Deputy Prime Minister. Across various podcast appearances, he has referenced several influential books to illustrate historical, political, and philosophical themes. On The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Anderson discussed William Wilberforce's work Real Christianity, noting that modern translations carry a subtitle that clarifies the core distinction between popular perceptions of religion and its actual practice. In the same conversation, he brought up Mel Gibson's film adaptation of Redemption at Hacksaw Ridge to touch on the topic of conscientious objection. While speaking on The Rubin Report, Anderson engaged with Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money, drawing a parallel between the internet age and the historical chaos and eventual spread of learning brought by the printing press. He also mentioned Francis Fukuyama's The End of History and the Last Man to examine the rapid shifts away from the widespread assumption that global societies would uniformly settle into open, capitalist democracies led by America. Additionally, Anderson highlighted The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay as brilliant writings that reflect the enduring wisdom of America's founding fathers, warning against the hubris of dismissing historical intellectual achievements in favor of modern cleverness.
Books John Anderson recommended or discussed
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Real Christianity
Discussed“He went away and studied He wrote a book you can still get a modern translation of it called real Christianity And the subtitle is the difference between what people think it is and what it really is”
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Redemption at Hacksaw Ridge
Discussed“i'm always struck by hacksaw ridge the film that mel gibson put together and that's about conscientious objection”
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The Ascent of Money
Discussed“Niall Ferguson talks about how the greatest parallel from the internet age is probably the printing press, and it resulted in a lot of chaos initially, but in the end, of course, it was responsible for the spreading of wisdom and of learning and of ability to, if you like, share, that transform the way that we live.”
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The End of History and the Last Man
Discussed“We're very conscious of that where we live. And so the idea that somehow or other democracy has won out, that Francis Fukuyama, the idea end of history, that we'll all be free, open, democratic, capitalist societies led by America is really over already, and it happened very quickly.”
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The Federalist papers
Discussed“But you read his writings and what have you as he played his part, "The Federalist Papers" and so forth in establishing the land of the free, it's brilliant stuff, and to dismiss the wisdom of the ages because somehow we're cleverer and they were lesser, no conservative should ever adopt that line.”
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