Every book Paul Kingsnorth recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Paul Kingsnorth

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   Myth of the Machine

   Myth of the Machine

   Lewis Mumford · Discussed · 1 episode

   Myth of the Machine by Lewis Mumford is a comprehensive two-volume work written in the 1960s that serves as a profound critique of technology and its broader societal implications.

   Discussed

   “There's a section in the book in which I talk about Lewis Mumford, the great critic of technology from the 1960s wrote a two volume book called the myth of the machine.”

   Honestly with Bari Weiss The Spiritual Cost of the Digital Age | Paul Kingsnorth 2025-11-04 Listen at 9:01

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
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   The Screwtape Letters

   C. S. Lewis · Discussed · 1 episode

   The Screwtape Letters by C.S.

   Discussed

   “I think if C.S. Lewis was writing The Screwtape Letters today, there would be a good few letters about how the demons can use the internet, how they can use the phones, um how they can use this to completely delude us and distract us and take us away from from our true purpose.”

   Interesting Times ‘This Is the War Against Human Nature’ | Interesting Times with Ross D… 2025-11-14 Listen at 31:53

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible

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