Every book Michael Button recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Michael Button

Who said what is determined automatically. In hand-checked samples, at least 6% of mentions were credited to the wrong speaker — sometimes an interviewer’s line recorded as the guest’s, sometimes the reverse. Every entry below quotes the words and links to the episode, so you can check it.

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   Sapiens

   Yuval Noah Harari · Discussed · 1 episode

   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and created complex societies through shared myths and imagined realities.

   Discussed

   “And the the most obvious proponent of how entrenched this is in kind of academic thought is, have you ever read the book Sapiens? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. By Noah Harrari. It's an extremely popular book. It sold something like 60 million copies worldwide. by far the most popular book about prehistory and you know the story of Homo sapiens ever”

   The Joe Rogan Experience #2368 - Michael Button 2025-08-20 Listen at 42:31

   Where to get it

   Amazon Audible

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