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Every book Judith Shulevitz recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Judith Shulevitz has recommended or discussed 5 books on podcasts, as of December 27, 2024.
- Judith Shulevitz has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of December 27, 2024.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of December 27, 2024.
- The 3 books Judith Shulevitz has mentioned in the most episodes, as of December 27, 2024: Adam Bede, On the Clock and The Seven Day Circle.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Judith Shulevitz aired on December 27, 2024.
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Judith Shulevitz appears as a guest on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss the modern erosion of rest, the history of timekeeping, the pressures of the contemporary labor market, and the philosophical and spiritual significance of the Sabbath. Shulevitz approaches these subjects as a cultural critic and author deeply invested in finding antidotes to burnout and the relentless demands of the just-in-time economy. Across her appearances, she consistently recommends a thoughtful selection of books that illuminate these themes. She highlights George Eliot's novel Adam Bede for its rich depiction of a pre-industrial Sabbath and rural community life. She also recommends Eviatar Zerubavel's The Seven-Day Circle, praising it as a definitive sociological history of the seven-day week. To address modern economic pressures, she recommends Emily Guendelsberger's On the Clock: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America insane, noting its powerful portrayal of the harsh realities faced by workers under rigid algorithmic scheduling. In addition to these recommendations, Shulevitz frequently discusses Abraham Joshua Heschel's classic work The Sabbath and references Martin Buber's I and Thou to articulate the spiritual importance of genuine human connection and flowing outward toward others.
Books Judith Shulevitz recommended or discussed
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Adam Bede
Recommended“so I would say that the first book I recommend is by George Elliott so that's the gnome de plume of Maryann Evans and her most famous novel you've probably heard of it is middl March but her first novel was called Adam beid”
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On the Clock
Recommended“and the third book I would recommend is uh by a young journalist named Emily gwend elberger and it's called on the clock what low AG work did to me and how it drives America insane”
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The Seven Day Circle
Recommended“the second book I would recommend is called the seven-day Circle and it's by a sociologist who actually invented something I draw on heavily in my book called The sociology of time his name is evat zerubavel”
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The Sabbath
Recommended“well I was going to recommend heschel but I am going to skip that because we've talked about it a lot I recommend heschel”
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I and Thou
Discussed“you are able to sort of achieve that flowing outward towards others that Martin buber talks about in his book I thou”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-12-27 | 3 |
| Sabbath and the Art of Rest | The Ezra Klein Show | 2023-02-17 | 5 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so I would say that the first book I recommend is by George Elliott so that's the gnome de plume of Maryann Evans and her most famous novel you've probably heard of it is middl March”
“so I would say that the first book I recommend is by George Eliot so that's the nom de plume of Marianne Evans and her most famous novel you've probably heard of it is Middle March”