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Every book Matt Walsh recommended on podcasts
Across 4 podcasts. Every show Matt Walsh appears on, in one place — not just one.
Matt Walsh is a political commentator, author, and podcast host who frequently discusses cultural and political issues. During his podcast appearances, he has recommended and discussed several notable books. He recommended Abigail Shrier's book Irreversible Damage when discussing the social contagion affecting adolescent girls regarding transgender issues. He also recommended Jason L. Riley's book Please Stop Helping Us to the audience of The Megyn Kelly Show. Additionally, Walsh recommended Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's multi-volume work The Gulag Archipelago, arguing that it should be required reading in public schools when discussing historical atrocities under communist regimes. Beyond explicit recommendations, Walsh discussed reading Ernest Becker's The Denial of Death, noting its premise that modern society distracts people from mortality. In preparation for an interview, he read Robin DiAngelo's book White Fragility. He also brought up Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male during a discussion on gender ideology and the historical origins of the sexualization of children. Across these conversations, Walsh utilized these titles to support his commentary on contemporary culture, history, and social movements.
Books recommended by Matt Walsh
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Irreversible Damage
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier is a 2020 nonfiction book that examines the sharp surge in adolescent girls adopting transgender identities, attributing the trend largely to social contagion and peer influence.
Recommended“then you have the adolescent girls and you know Abigail shri's written about this in her great book uh and and there that's the social contagion”
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Please Stop Helping Us
Please Stop Helping Us by Jason L.
Recommended“And by the way, if you haven't read his book, Please Stop Helping Us, you should.”
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a monumental historical exposé documenting the brutal realities of the Soviet forced labor camp system through personal testimony and archival research.
Recommended“the gulag archipelago is a boy that should be a sign it should be a signed reading in public school and of course it isn't but that's something that at least the first two volumes”
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Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred Charles Kinsey, Wardell Baxter Pomeroy, and Clyde E.
Discussed“In his book um sexual behavior in the human male, he has a infamous chart in there where he documents what he says are the orgasms of children including all the way down to 5 months old.”
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The Denial of Death
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning psychological and philosophical study arguing that human civilization is ultimately driven by an unconscious terror of mortality.
Discussed“I mean I read a book there's this um there was a book that was written years ago called Denial of Death. You ever read that?”
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White Fragility
White Fragility by Dr.
Discussed“I actually read I read Robin DiAngelo's book White Fragility in in preparation for our interview with her.”
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Books Matt Walsh wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and you and I both know uh including Miriam Gman, who was in your wonderful movie um What is a woman?”
“I wrote a book back in I don't know it's like 2016 called the Unholy Trinity about their three-pronged assault on life marriage and gender redefining both all three of these things”
“Johnny the Walrus which is available at johnnythewalrus.com right now, not on Amazon because we sold out of Amazon in one day. We got all the way up to number three with our Johnny the Walrus book, which I think is hilarious.”
“Johnny walrus is on sale right now it's uh was on Amazon we sold out in one day Whoa We charted number four um my story about a trans walrus”
“the issue that I've written this book about Johnny wallers johnnywals.com uh is is just like this”
“uh well I would mention my children's book I don't know if I mentioned that yet but Johnny I'll give a book Johnny the walrus.com”