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Every book Megan McArdle recommended on podcasts
Books recommended by Megan McArdle
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The Anarchist Cookbook
The Anarchist Cookbook by William F.
Discussed“and you know I grew up on some pretty the the real free speech culture of of the 60s which included the Anarchist Cookbook which literally has instructions for making bombs um and I am maybe a little more flexible on the idea that perhaps we should not publish instructions for making bombs widely”
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The Lobotomist
The Lobotomist by Jack El-Hai is a biographical examination of Walter Freeman and the history of the lobotomy procedure.
Discussed“read a a couple of other books uh including something called The Lobotomist Letters, which is a fascinating It's it's very academic, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as light reading.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| What Does "Unbiased" Mean in the Digital World? (with Megan McArdle) | EconTalk | 2024-03-25 | 1 |
| Megan McArdle on the Oedipus Trap | EconTalk | 2023-03-20 | 1 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing Out of Africa
“which is made famous by Isak Dinesen, the author of Out of Africa, um was an arsenic-based treatment that worked but I mean had crippling side effects.”