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Every book Jonathan Keeperman recommended on podcasts
Jonathan Keeperman appears on podcast episodes such as Interesting Times to discuss the evolving cultural landscape of the right, contemporary political philosophy, and American literary traditions. Keeperman's discussions center on the aesthetic, vitalist, and philosophical currents shaping modern dissident thought and institutional critique. A central recommendation of his is Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Pervert, which Keeperman describes as one of the great texts of the twenty-first century, encouraging listeners to engage with its critique of modern comfort and the longhouse. Turning to classic American literature, Keeperman selects Herman Melville's Moby-Dick as an essential text that every American high school senior should read, viewing the novel as fundamentally encapsulating the American spirit. To explore the intersection of successful right-wing art and cultural resonance, Keeperman cites Cormac McCarthy's novel No Country for Old Men. Additionally, he references Ernst Jünger's book Forest Passage to examine the philosophical relationship between vitalism, resistance, and traditional religion. Through these works, Keeperman maps out a cultural and intellectual lineage for modern right-wing thought.
Books recommended by Jonathan Keeperman
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Bronze Age Mindset
Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Pervert is a viral 2018 text that promotes a vitalist, hyper-masculine philosophy inspired by antiquity while critiquing modern egalitarian culture.
Recommended“O.K Bronze Age mindset, which is one of the great texts of the 21st century. And I encourage all the New York Times’ listeners to read it.”
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is an epic American novel that chronicles the obsessive, self-destructive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the giant white whale that maimed him.
Recommended“So the book I would choose for this is Moby Dick, and it’s a very obvious cliché choice, but it’s a thing that kind of everybody from all ages if you’re an American, this is a book you just should know. I think Moby Dick is essentially American”
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No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy is a bleak, violent western thriller about a drug deal gone wrong and the relentless hunter pursuing the survivor.
Discussed“Sure no country for Old Men as an example, but it’s not self-consciously right wing, right. I doubt, the Coen brothers would call themselves on the right. And I don’t even know if Cormac McCarthy, who wrote the book. It’s based on.”
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The Forest Passage
Discussed“and actually a passage press comes from the book forest passage by Ernst jünger.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| The New Culture of the Right: Vital, Masculine and Offensive | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat | Interesting Times | 2025-05-01 | 4 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“this is Super Villains by right here which is a tremendous sort of biography a sort of almost oral biography of what's gone on over the last couple of decades on the right”