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Every book Jordan Klepper recommended on podcasts

Guest on StarTalk Radio · 2 books · 2 episodes across 1 podcast

Jordan Klepper is an American comedian, writer, political satirist, and television host best known for his work on The Daily Show and his special field segments investigating various political rallies and cultural movements. During his appearances on StarTalk Radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Klepper has frequently engaged with topics bridging comedy, science, and literature. In a 2020 episode, the conversation touched upon Tom Wolfe's classic book The Right Stuff, which was noted as having inspired children to become astronauts and engage deeply with science. Later, during a 2026 appearance on the same podcast to discuss quantum anomalies with Lara Anderson, Jordan Klepper and Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Edwin Abbott Abbott's classic satirical novella Flatland, with Klepper enthusiastically describing it as a wonderful and cool book while they explored concepts related to visualizing higher dimensions and multi-dimensional spaces.

Books recommended by Jordan Klepper

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  1. The Right Stuff

    Tom Wolfe · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe is a classic account of the early days of the United States space program and the test pilots turned Mercury astronauts.

    Recommended
    “he was talking a lot about the right stuff and how that was a movie in the book Exactly now he read the book when he was a kid and inspired him to want to be an astronaut to want to engage in science again”
    StarTalk Radio StarTalk Podcast: Neil deGrasse Tyson Has a Conversation with Jordan K… 2020-03-27 Listen at 22:35
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Flatland

    Edwin Abbott Abbott · Discussed · 1 episode

    Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott is a satirical novella that uses the adventures of a square in a two-dimensional world to explore the concepts of dimensions and perspective.

    Discussed
    “I mean, I was just told about a book that, what is it, the, not Flat Earth. Flatland? Flatland, yes. Flatland, wonderful book. That's a cool book.”
    StarTalk Radio Quantum Anomalies with Lara Anderson 2026-09-29
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Quantum Anomalies with Lara AndersonStarTalk Radio2026-09-291
StarTalk Podcast: Neil deGrasse Tyson Has a Conversation with Jordan KlepperStarTalk Radio2020-03-271