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Every book Martin Gurri recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Martin Gurri has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of February 25, 2025.
- Martin Gurri has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of February 25, 2025.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of February 25, 2025.
- The 3 books Martin Gurri has mentioned in the most episodes, as of February 25, 2025: Not Born Yesterday, Postjournalism and the Death of Newspapers. the Media after Trump and Why Most Things Fail.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Martin Gurri aired on February 25, 2025.
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Martin Gurri appears as a guest on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss political polarization, modern media ecosystems, and what he characterizes as the revolt of the elites against traditional institutional authority. When asked by the host for book recommendations, Gurri offers three selections that analyze media history, human behavior, and institutional failure. First, he recommends Postjournalism and the Death of Newspapers: The Media after Trump by Andrey Mir, describing the author as a crucial media theorist of the 21st century and highlighting the book's detailed history of journalism and the art form. Second, Gurri recommends Why Most Things Fail by Paul Ormerod, praising the British economist for analyzing real data to understand widespread institutional and systemic failure, noting the brilliance of the book's title. Finally, Gurri recommends Not Born Yesterday by Hugo Mercier, utilizing the book to explore human cognition, persuasion, and how citizens process political communication, rhetoric, and perceived disinformation in modern democratic societies.
Books Martin Gurri recommended or discussed
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Not Born Yesterday
Recommended“third Ugo Mercier uh not born yesterday and it's about what we talk about right now is can can somebody like Elon mus like uh um Donald Trump talk to you a fairly liberal human being and through the magic of this his disinformation suddenly you walk away thinking I will vote for that man whatever he goes right”
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Postjournalism and the Death of Newspapers. the Media after Trump
Recommended“he is the Marshall mclo of the 21st century but I would if I had to pick one I would pick um post journalism and the death of newspapers which is um basically a history of the art form very detailed history of the art form kind of explaining”
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Why Most Things Fail
Recommended“a British Economist Paul orad has got a book called why most fail and you should read it first of all because it's a great title uh number two because as an economist he's gone through the data”
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Books Martin Gurri wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump and the 'Revolt of the Elites' | The Ezra Klein Show | 2025-02-25 | 3 |