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Every book Judd Antin recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Judd Antin has recommended or discussed 5 books on podcasts, as of January 4, 2024.
- Judd Antin has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of January 4, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of January 4, 2024.
- The 3 books Judd Antin has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 4, 2024: Bad Leadership, Demon Copperhead and Everything is Obvious.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Judd Antin aired on January 4, 2024.
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Judd Antin appeared on Lenny's Podcast to discuss the state of user experience research and industry shifts, offering insights from his background at companies like Airbnb and Meta. During the interview, Antin shared a selection of notable book recommendations spanning psychology, leadership, and fiction. He recommended Duncan J. Watts's Everything is Obvious, using it to explain post-talk bias and why people mistakenly believe an outcome was entirely obvious only after it has already happened. In response to a question about books he frequently recommended, Antin named Barbara Kellerman's Bad Leadership, praising its rare focus on examining the worst leaders and the specific traits that make them ineffective, rather than solely focusing on good leadership. Shifting to fiction, he recommended Barbara Kingsolver's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Demon Copperhead, describing it as an outstanding, moving, and illustrative read that sheds light on rural poverty. He also recommended Martha Wells's science-fiction work The Murderbot Diaries for fans of sarcastic killer robots. Additionally, Antin discussed Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow, mentioning that he kept a copy right under his laptop to reflect on how people check their intuition with slower, analytical thinking.
Books Judd Antin recommended or discussed
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Bad Leadership
Recommended“I recently read a book by uh a business book by Barbara Kellerman called bad leadership and what I love about it is that we spend a lot of time talking about good leaders and she really dives into like the worst leaders and what makes them bad leaders”
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Demon Copperhead
Recommended“I'd also recommend I read a lot of fiction so two recommendations there one U recent poster Prize winner demon uh Copperhead by a barb king solver it's like an outstanding read that also um is like really sad and moving and illustrative”
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Everything is Obvious
Recommended“and then the last one is about post talk bias it's we knew this already that was obvious and um I think a lot about this book which I would recommend to um your listeners so the author is a sociologist at upen named Duncan watts and the title is everything is obvious if you already know the answer”
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The Murderbot Diaries
Recommended“and then completely other side of the fiction Spectrum if you if you're interested in science fiction which I am uh read the murderbot Diaries it's like about a sarcastic robot uh a sarcastic killer robot and who doesn't love them”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Discussed“a lot of a lot of your listeners have probably read uh Thinking Fast and Slow system one system two right I have it here right under my laptop actually holding up my laptop screen”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| The UX research reckoning is here | Judd Antin (Airbnb, Meta) | Lenny's Podcast | 2024-01-04 | 5 |