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Every book Kevin Mandia recommended on podcasts
Kevin Mandia appeared on The Shawn Ryan Show for an episode titled #328 Kevin Mandia - The Man Who Exposed China's Military Hackers, where he discussed cybersecurity, national security threats, and the psychological impacts of modern technology. During the interview, Kevin Mandia recommended the book The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, pointing out to Shawn Ryan that people with children need to read such works, and noting that the author also wrote The Coddling of the American Mind. This recommendation highlighted concerns regarding the mental health impacts of technology and social media on young people. In addition to recommending Haidt's work, Kevin Mandia discussed Ted Koppel's book Lights Out. He brought up Koppel's book while talking about the worst-case scenarios of a potential cyber attack targeting the United States power grid, noting that he had read enough of the book to ponder the severity of such infrastructure threats.
Books recommended by Kevin Mandia
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt investigates the profound psychological and developmental toll that modern smartphones, social media, and a decline in unsupervised play have inflicted on today's youth.
Recommended“You have kids now, so you're going to have to read these things. You And you look into the anxious generation. The same person that wrote the coddling of the American mind.”
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Lights out
Lights Out by Ted Koppel is a work of straight journalism examining the serious vulnerabilities of the American electrical grid and the potential aftermath of a catastrophic cyber or terrorist attack.
Discussed“So, the first thing I would tell you, there's a book by Ted Koppel called Lights Out. And I read enough of that to go, I don't know if that happens.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #328 Kevin Mandia - The Man Who Exposed China's Military Hackers | The Shawn Ryan Show | 2026-08-06 | 2 |
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“The same person that wrote the coddling of the American mind.”