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Every book Mike Maughan recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Mike Maughan appears on, in one place — not just one.
Mike Maughan’s most recommended books
- Diligis from Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks
- From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
- The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg
- Yes Man by Danny Wallace
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- Quiet by Susan Cain
- The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
- The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
- Conflicted by Ian Leslie
Mike Maughan is a business professional and podcast co-host. He recommended and discussed various fiction and non-fiction titles across multiple episodes of No Stupid Questions and Freakonomics Radio. On No Stupid Questions, Maughan praised Fredrik Backman's 'Beartown' as perhaps the most perfect book ever written and noted it as a favorite from his book club. He also recommended Ian Leslie's 'Conflicted' as a helpful guide for understanding why arguments tear people apart and how they can bring individuals together. On Freakonomics Radio, a reading from John M. Gottman's 'The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples' was featured to explore how partners can build healthy, trusting relationships. Additionally, Maughan referenced several books during discussions to illustrate broader concepts, such as Malcolm Gladwell's 'David and Goliath' regarding how disadvantages can foster unique advantages, Rick Rubin's 'The Creative Act' concerning the flow of creativity, Michael Lewis's 'The Big Short' on overconfidence during economic booms, Philip Zimbardo's 'The Lucifer Effect' in the context of the Stanford Prison Experiment, and Trevor Noah's memoir 'Born a Crime' while examining societal constructs.
Books recommended by Mike Maughan
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Diligis from Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C.
Discussed“I'm sure you're familiar with Arthur Brook's book from strength to strength yeah I read it but he kind of goes through the same idea or principle that sometimes we hang too doggedly to one version of ourselves”
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From Strength to Strength
From Strength to Strength by Arthur C.
Discussed“I'm sure you're familiar with Arthur Brook's book from strength to strength yeah I read it but he kind of goes through the same idea or principle that sometimes we hang too doggedly to one version of ourselves”
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The Great Good Place
The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg is a sociology book that examines the importance of informal public gathering spaces outside of home and work.
Discussed“Ray oldenberg who wrote The Great good place and talked about the loss of third places”
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Yes Man
Yes Man by Danny Wallace is a comedic memoir chronicling a period in the author's life in London when he resolved to say yes to every request, invitation, and proposition for six months.
Discussed“there's this book called yes man I think they later made a movie about it but this guy Danny Wallace who lived in London he was getting bored his life was getting boring his friends were worried about him so he makes this decision that for six months he's just going to say yes to literally everything”
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Grit
Grit by Angela Duckworth is a psychology-based exploration of the roles that passion and perseverance play in achieving long-term success, independent of innate talent.
Discussed“did you read grit for that We did read grit for that”
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Quiet
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain explores the misunderstood strengths of introversion and how modern society disproportionately favors extroverts.
Discussed“my oldest brother Peter said when he read quiet Susan Kane's book these are his exact words he said it was the first time I understood myself”
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is an exploration of how modern comforts and sedentary lifestyles negatively impact human health and well-being, advocating for the intentional reintegration of physical challenges.
Discussed“if you've read Michael Easter's book The Comfort crisis I have not”
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The Meritocracy Trap
The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits is a critical economic and sociological analysis arguing that modern meritocracy entrenches inequality, stifles social mobility, and harms even the elite classes it purports to serve.
Discussed“So Patrick says I'm a big fan of the podcast It would be insightful if the two of you could talk about the potential failures of a meritocracy like the one discussed in the Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits Are you familiar with this book I haven't read the Meritocracy Trap, but I'm pretty familiar with these arguments against meritocracy”
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Beartown
Beartown by Fredrik Backman is a poignant contemporary novel about a small Swedish community bound together by its passion for youth ice hockey.
Recommended“the second book we ever read is I think maybe the most perfect book ever written it's called Bear toown by friedrick Bachman who is maybe my favorite fiction author”
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Conflicted
Conflicted by Ian Leslie is a self-help and communication book that explores how to navigate disagreements constructively and turn arguments into tools for connection.
Recommended“and that's where this self-help book called conflicted why arguments are tearing us apart and how they can bring us together is really helpful who wrote this Ian Leslie a journalist and corporate Communicator wrote this book”
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The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples
The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples by John M.
Recommended“I'm going to read to you from The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples and it's about how couples can build a healthy trusting relationship.”
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A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove is a bestselling novel by Swedish author Fredrik Backman that tells the story of a grumpy, isolated widower whose routine-bound life is disrupted by new neighbors.
Discussed“what has friederick Bachmann written He wrote a man called UA oh God yes”
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving is a sweeping, deeply emotional novel following the poignant childhood friendship and enduring legacy of a remarkably unique young man in a New Hampshire town.
Discussed“by the way I remember the day that I was reading John Irving's A Prayer for Owen meanie”
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Born a Crime
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is a powerful autobiographical memoir detailing the comedian's upbringing as a mixed-race child in South Africa during and immediately after the apartheid era.
Discussed“We have these constructs, and I think one fascinating thing I listened to recently was from Trevor Noah, who's the comedian who wrote one of my favorite books, 'Born a Crime.'”
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Catch-22
Catch-22 is Joseph Heller's famous satirical novel about the absurd bureaucratic paradoxes and psychological toll of military life during World War II.
Discussed“and vonnegut who if you know anything about him was very funny and and this hilarious guy and he says to joseph heller how does it make you feel to know that our host only yesterday made more money than your novel catch-22 has earned in its entire history”
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Daily Rituals
Daily Rituals by Mason Currey is a nonfiction compilation that explores the daily routines, habits, environmental restrictions, and stimulants used by historical writers, artists, and creatives to maintain focus and produce their work.
Discussed“it's really interesting that you say that because I was reading this review of Mason Curry's book daily rituals how artists work H I read his books both of them”
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David and Goliath
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell is a thought-provoking exploration of how disadvantages can often be converted into unexpected advantages, and how perceived strengths can sometimes mask underlying vulnerabilities.
Discussed“one one is this idea that disadvantages can give you advantages in one book David and Goliath he talks about how dyslexia can actually make people more successful because in the absence of one ability like reading people can develop other abilities like creative problem solving acting listening rule bending Etc”
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Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
Discussed“and I keep residing to my myself that poem I will not go gentle into this good night”
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Evicted
Evicted by Matthew Desmond is a non-fiction sociological study detailing the severe housing crisis, poverty, and urban decline experienced by low-income residents in Milwaukee.
Discussed“I don't know if you've ever read the book evicted I have not evicted I think is a a fascinating and heartbreaking exploration into poverty”
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Homicide
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon is a gripping non-fiction book that chronicles a year inside the homicide unit of the Baltimore Police Department, detailing the gritty reality of criminal investigations.
Discussed“and Levitt had this Epiphany because he was reading a book about crime yes but by David Simon it's called homicide a year on The Killing streets”
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The other 18 books Mike Maughan recommended or discussed, ranked
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Humor, Seriously by Jennifer Aaker
- I Must Say by Martin Short
- Life Is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler
- Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott
- The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
- The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- The big short by Michael Lewis
- The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
- The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo
- The Perfection Trap by Thomas Curran
- The Sweet Spot by Paul Bloom
- Tribe by Sebastian Junger
- Words on the Move by John McWhorter
- Zoom by Istvan Banyai
Appearances
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I read Michael Lewis's book Moneyball”
“I've read btown I think three times I've read anxious people”
“her name is Olga hazan and she is the author of weird the power of being an outsider and Insider world”
“I felt like I was, I don't know, it was like very Little House on the Prairie feeling, like you know, you're Laura with Mary.”
“so Kim Scott a friend of both of ours author of radical Candor and just work an amazing human being Kim has this construct that she calls rock stars and Superstars”
“so Kim Scott a friend of both of ours author of radical Candor and just work an amazing human being Kim has this construct that she calls rock stars and Superstars”