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Every book Paul Krugman recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Paul Krugman has recommended or discussed 7 books on podcasts, as of April 5, 2025.
- Paul Krugman has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of April 5, 2025.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of April 5, 2025.
- The 3 books Paul Krugman has mentioned in the most episodes, as of April 5, 2025: How the War Was Won, British and American Naval Power and How Not to Invest.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Paul Krugman aired on April 5, 2025.
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Paul Krugman’s most recommended books
- How the War Was Won by Phillips P. O'Brien
- British and American Naval Power by Phillips Payson O'Brien
- How Not to Invest by Barry Ritholtz
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
- Recent History of Shipbuilders Local 18, I.U.M.S.W.A.,AFL-CIO and how to Save It! by Zack Carter
- Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong
- War and Power by Phillips Payson O'Brien
Paul Krugman is an economist who frequently shares his insights and reading lists on The Ezra Klein Show. Through his podcast appearances, Krugman demonstrates a deep intellectual engagement with history, economics, military strategy, and even contemporary fiction. Among his recommended reads, he praised Zack Carter's The Price of Peace for its exploration of John Maynard Keynes and his lasting influence. Krugman also highlighted Barry Ritholtz's How Not to Invest as an interesting and accessible guide by a fund manager. In the realm of history and military affairs, Krugman repeatedly championed the works of military historian Phillips O'Brien, specifically praising War and Power and How the War Was Won for offering an unromantic, logistics-focused perspective on global conflicts. Additionally, Krugman recommended J. Bradford DeLong's Slouching Towards Utopia, describing it as a wonderful and essential history of the long twentieth century starting from the pivot point of 1870. Branching outside of nonfiction, Krugman also shared a fondness for speculative and fantasy literature, recommending Leigh Bardugo's novel Ninth House because of its clever premise surrounding secret societies at Yale University, a setting Krugman knows well from his own undergraduate days.
Books recommended by Paul Krugman
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How the War Was Won
How the War Was Won by Phillips P.
Recommended“Um, and oh yeah, I'm just reading the latest uh book by Phillips O'Brien who's a military historian and uh he has a new book called War and Power and he is uh always uh fantastic.”
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British and American Naval Power
British and American Naval Power by Phillips Payson O'Brien is a work of military history examining the strategic significance of naval dominance.
Recommended“Um, and oh yeah, I'm just reading the latest uh book by Phillips O'Brien who's a military historian and uh he has a new book called War and Power and he is uh always uh fantastic.”
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How Not to Invest
How Not to Invest by Barry Ritholtz is a finance book that guides readers through common financial pitfalls and behavioral errors in portfolio management.
Recommended“the uh my friend the uh uh uh fund manager Barry Rith Holtz has a great book called How Not to Invest, which believe it or not is is interesting.”
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Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House is a dark fantasy novel set at Yale University that follows a protagonist tangled up with the campus's occult secret societies.
Recommended“I just read a fantasy novel by Leigh bardugo called ninth house which is set at Yale so I was Yale undergraduate and if you know Yale you know that there are anything about there are these secret societies that people of a certain type get can't apply... Conceited the book is that the secret societies are in fact evil”
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Recent History of Shipbuilders Local 18, I.U.M.S.W.A.,AFL-CIO and how to Save It!
The Price of Peace by Zack Carter is a biography and intellectual history examining the life, economic theories, and global influence of John Maynard Keynes.
Recommended“Okay. Well, I just read it's it's been out for a while, but I just read and had a discussion Zack Carter's uh the price of peace uh which is about John Mayer Kanes and his his role in in the world and then beyond. Fantastic book.”
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Slouching Towards Utopia
Slouching Towards Utopia by J.
Recommended“Brad Delong my friend and Economist and historian has this wonderful book called slouching towards Utopia which is a history of what he calls the long 20th century and if you just want to understand how the world changed from he says that 1870 was the pivot point of History you've got to read that book”
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War and Power
War and Power is a historical examination written by military historian Phillips Payson O'Brien that explores the dynamics of global conflict and national capabilities.
Recommended“And oh yeah, I'm just reading the latest uh book by Phillips O'Brien who's a military historian and uh he has a new book called War and Power and he is uh always uh fantastic.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| What Trump’s Tariffs Will Actually Do | The Ezra Klein Show | The Ezra Klein Show | 2025-04-05 | 5 |
| The Inflation Story Has Changed Dramatically. Paul Krugman Breaks It Down. | The Ezra Klein Show | 2023-02-17 | 3 |