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Kyle Chayka's book recommendations
Key facts
- Kyle Chayka has recommended or discussed 6 books on podcasts, as of January 17, 2024.
- Kyle Chayka has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of January 17, 2024.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of January 17, 2024.
- The 3 books Kyle Chayka has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 17, 2024: In Praise of Shadows, Seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees and The Mushroom at the End of the World.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Kyle Chayka aired on January 17, 2024.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Kyle Chayka appears on, in one place, not just one.
Kyle Chayka’s most recommended books
- In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki
- Seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees by Lawrence Weschler
- The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Kyle Chayka is an American journalist and cultural critic. He appeared on The Ezra Klein Show and the Big Technology Podcast to discuss his book Filterworld, as well as to recommend several titles that explore taste, environment, and culture. Chayka recommended Junichiro Tanizaki's essay In Praise of Shadows, Lawrence Weschler's Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees, and Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing's The Mushroom at the End of the World. On the Big Technology Podcast, Chayka discussed Filterworld, explaining how he researched the phenomenon by interviewing roughly a dozen coffee shop and restaurant founders worldwide. He observed how digital platforms and algorithms pressure physical spaces, such as cafes, to mold themselves to online aesthetics in order to succeed. Additionally, during his appearance on The Ezra Klein Show, he mentioned discovering that an anime he enjoyed was based on Haruki Murakami's novel Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.
Books Kyle Chayka recommended or discussed
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In Praise of Shadows
Recommended“this Japanese novelist jinichiro tanaki 1933 essay In Praise of Shadows”
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Seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees
Recommended“the next book was seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees by Lawrence wetchler”
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The Mushroom at the End of the World
Recommended“and then the last book was the mushroom at the end of the world the possibility of life in capitalist ruins which is by Anna loen ho Singh”
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End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland
Discussed“discovered that that anime was based on a huki morakami novel called hardboiled Wonderland and the end of the world”
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Filterworld
Discussed“I think in, I write a lot in Filter World about coffee shops and restaurants and how they have to kind of mold themselves to digital platforms in order to succeed.”
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Discussed“discovered that that anime was based on a huki morakami novel called hardboiled Wonderland and the end of the world”
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Books by Kyle Chayka
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Would a World Without Algorithms Be Better? — With Kyle Chayka | Big Technology Podcast | 2024-01-17 | 3 |
| How to Discover Your Own Taste | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-01-09 | 5 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“the generic coffee shop I think has become kind of like my Moby Dick like it's this aesthetic puzzle or problem”