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Every book Rob Reid recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Rob Reid has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of July 15, 2021.
- Rob Reid has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of July 15, 2021.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of July 15, 2021.
- The 3 books Rob Reid has mentioned in the most episodes, as of July 15, 2021: Cat's Cradle, 1984 and A Hunger Artist.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Rob Reid aired on July 15, 2021.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Rob Reid appears on, in one place — not just one.
Robert H. Reid is an American author and entrepreneur. He is the author of two novels, the science fiction Year Zero: A Novel, and the cyberthriller After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley, as well as a nonfiction book, Architects of the Web, about the rise of the internet business. Reid is the founder of Listen.com Inc., which created the Rhapsody digital music service. While appearing on Modern Wisdom, Reid brought up Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Cat's Cradle," recommending it to anybody and comparing the hypothetical strangelet matter to the fictional substance ice-nine. During the same podcast, he mentioned Martin Rees's book "Our Final Hour" while discussing lesser-known existential risks like strangelet experiments at CERN, noting its UK title "Our Final Century." Reid also cited George Orwell's novel "1984" as a prime example of how storytelling and science fiction can successfully shift public consciousness and culture. Additionally, during an appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast, when asked by the host if he had read Franz Kafka's short story "A Hunger Artist," Reid confirmed that he had and expressed his love for the story.
Books recommended by Rob Reid
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Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut is a darkly satirical postmodern novel that explores themes of science, technology, religion, and human folly, notably featuring the fictional and apocalyptic substance ice-nine.
Recommended“very much like ice9 in cat's cradle by kurt vonnegut so cat's cradle is a brilliant novel that i'd recommend to anybody”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“what changed all of that well a lot of things did but i think a very big thing that changed all that was the novel 1984 1984 was written in 1948”
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A Hunger Artist
A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka is a classic collection of short fiction featuring psychological depth, themes of isolation, and existential struggle.
Discussed“You ever read um franz kafka has a great short story called the hunger artist yeah i love that great story”
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Our Final Hour
Discussed“martin reese's book our final hour and that's what's called the united states and it's got the much more intelligent title in the uk of our final century”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| How To Avoid Destroying Humanity - Rob Reid - #346 | Modern Wisdom | 2021-07-15 | 3 |
| #193 – Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2021-06-21 | 1 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“especially when i listen to certain kinds of audiobooks like i've listened to the rise and fall of the third reich i've listened to a lot of sort of world war ii which at once because i have a lot of family who's lost in world war ii and so so much of the soviet union is grounded in the”