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Every book Joseph Gordon-Levitt recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of January 19, 2023.
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of January 19, 2023.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of January 19, 2023.
- The 3 books Joseph Gordon-Levitt has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 19, 2023: Super Pumped, Letters to a Young Poet and Pinocchio.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Joseph Gordon-Levitt aired on January 19, 2023.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Joseph Gordon-Levitt appears on, in one place — not just one.
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt is an American actor, founder of the online media platform HitRecord, and a two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner whose accolades include Golden Globe nominations for his lead performances in 500 Days of Summer and 50/50. On podcasts, Gordon-Levitt recommended and discussed literary works connected to his creative life and professional preparation. On an episode of Acquired, he enthusiastically recommended Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, a book gifted to him by filmmaker Rian Johnson that features mentoring advice given to an aspiring writer. During the same podcast appearance, Gordon-Levitt discussed Mike Isaac's book Super Pumped, explaining that he read the text and interviewed individuals who worked closely with Travis Kalanick to prepare for his acting role and to understand what it felt like to be in the room with him, noting how real-world accounts highlighted Kalanick's inspiration and energy beyond what was captured in written articles. On StarTalk Radio, he also discussed reading Carlo Collodi's original novel Pinocchio.
Books recommended by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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Super Pumped
Super Pumped by Mike Isaac is a journalistic account detailing the meteoric rise and chaotic implosion of Uber.
Discussed“I had a couple conversations with Mike, but no, mostly I just read his book and beyond that, I wanted to talk to a bunch of people that worked closely with Travis because I wanted to know not just what happened, but how it felt to have a conversation with him or be in the room with him”
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Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke is a collection of intimate correspondence offering profound guidance on art, solitude, and the creative life.
Recommended“Rian sent me a copy of uh the book Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke, which is a wonderful book that I highly recommend. And one of the things it talks about in the right towards the beginning of the book, it's sort of a mentor poet speaking to writing a letter to a young poet.”
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Pinocchio
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is the classic Italian tale of a wooden marionette who must navigate numerous moral tests and trials to become a real boy.
Discussed“So now I got to level with you; I read the original Pinocchio, the original pin, the original pin by...Cod from like a hundred years ago or something, correct?”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Travel, Dreaming, & Free Will With Joseph Gordon-Levitt | StarTalk Radio | 2023-01-19 | 1 |
| Super Pumped (with Brian Koppelman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) | Acquired | 2022-02-22 | 3 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“they call you know the Lord of the Rings or The Sword of shanara or you know these kinds of fantasy these D and D Magic Gathering books that I used to read when I was a teenager”
“I some people call it science fantasy, even; like they call the Lord of the Rings or The Sword of Shannara, or you know, these kinds of fantasy—the D&D Magic Gathering books that I used to read when I was a teenager—they call them 'science fantasy'.”