Every book Oliver Wang recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Oliver Wang

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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   The Diamond Age

   Neal Stephenson · Discussed · 1 episode

   The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is a visionary cyberpunk novel that explores a futuristic society shaped by nanotechnology, interactive primers, and molecular manufacturing.

   Discussed

   “Yeah, the diamond age that was basically Yeah, basically.”

   a16z Podcast Google DeepMind Developers: How Nano Banana Was Made 2025-10-28 Listen at 37:20

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible

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