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Every book Peter Berg recommended on podcasts
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Peter Berg appears on, in one place — not just one.
Peter Berg discussed various historical events and literary sources during recent podcast appearances. On The Joe Rogan Experience, he recommended Tom Wicker's book A Time to Die, which he praised for dissecting the Attica prison riot. During the same podcast, Berg mentioned finding and reading a book about the Mountain Meadows Massacre by Turley, Walker, and Leonard at the Mormon Museum bookstore in Salt Lake City, noting that the reading inspired him to adapt the story for his series. While appearing on SmartLess, Berg talked about H.G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights, noting that he had followed and read the book prior to eventually adapting it into a film and television series. Additionally, on The Shawn Ryan Show, he referenced the book Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe and Ricard Gil, explaining that it served as a key source piece for his research and project regarding Purdue Pharma and the opioid crisis. Through these discussions, Berg highlighted how nonfiction books and historical investigations frequently served as the foundational material for his cinematic and television projects.
Books recommended by Peter Berg
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A Time to Die
A Time to Die by Tom Wicker is a gripping and detailed examination of the tragic 1971 Attica prison riot written by a prominent journalist who observed the events firsthand.
Recommended“if you followed that there's a Incredible Book by Tom wicker who was a journalist called A Time To Die that dissects that event”
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Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe's Empire of Pain is a meticulously researched history tracing the Sackler dynasty, Purdue Pharma, and their central role in driving the devastating opioid epidemic.
Discussed“a journalist from The New York Times who written a book that we was one of our source pieces of source material for the book book called Empire of pain that the author of that book call me said there's a woman who will talk to you”
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Friday Night Lights
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Discussed“uh without that it was you know I had uh I had followed the the book and read the book and Buzz used to um you know push me to try and make it at the time I actually didn't really have the juice there a lot of filmmakers that wanted it and Brian graser controlled it and I would”
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Massacre at Mountain Meadows
Discussed“and at the end of the tour there a bookstore um in the in the in the museum the Mormon Museum in Salt Lake and the book Mountain Meadows Massacre by this guy Turley was there and I'm like I want to buy this book I read the book and I'm like oh for sure we're putting this this story”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #2280 - Peter Berg | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2025-02-27 | 2 |
| Peter Berg | SmartLess | 2025-01-13 | 1 |
| #157 Peter Berg - Exposing Big Pharma, Lone Survivor, and Hollywood’s Dark Side | The Shawn Ryan Show | 2025-01-09 | 1 |