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Every book Roger Waters recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Roger Waters has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of July 17, 2026.
- Roger Waters has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of July 17, 2026.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of July 17, 2026.
- The 3 books Roger Waters has mentioned in the most episodes, as of July 17, 2026: All the Pretty Horses, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse and 1984.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Roger Waters aired on July 17, 2026.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Roger Waters appears on, in one place — not just one.
Roger Waters is a musician and co-founder of Pink Floyd who discussed literature, art, and political warnings during appearances on The Tucker Carlson Show and The Joe Rogan Experience. On The Tucker Carlson Show, he recommended The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy, an illustrated book written by an artist he knows in England, using it to illustrate a broader theme of kindness during the interview. While talking with Joe Rogan, Roger recommended Cormac McCarthy's novel All the Pretty Horses, mentioning that he felt so inspired by it that he wrote a poem and sent it to the author. During the same podcast, Roger also discussed Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984, mentioning both classic dystopian novels to emphasize prophetic warnings about future societies and impending political dystopias. Through these discussions, Roger connected contemporary illustrated stories, celebrated American fiction, and classic dystopian literature to his personal artistic endeavors and his views on modern society and historical warnings.
Books recommended by Roger Waters
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All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses is a novel by Cormac McCarthy that follows a young man from Texas who travels down to Mexico with a companion.
Recommended“well I wrote a poem about my experience with Cormac mccarthur's All the Pretty Horses I don't know if you've read that novel but if you haven't you should it's a fantastic book and uh I was feeling like that about it so I wrote a poem and I sent it to him”
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is an illustrated fable by Charlie Mackesy that explores themes of kindness, friendship, vulnerability, and mental health.
Recommended“Charlie McKeezy who's an artist I know in England he wrote a great book it's a sort of cartoon but it's a book and it's called the boy the mole the fox and the horse is the name of this book”
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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“before we do the song sheep the last thing be it says all was right to warn Us in Brave New World in 1984 and Aldous Huxley was right to warn us of the coming dystopia in in”
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic dystopian science fiction novel that depicts a technologically advanced future society controlled through engineered reproduction, psychological conditioning, and constant superficial pleasure.
Discussed“before we do the song sheep the last thing be it says all was right to warn Us in Brave New World in 1984 and Aldous Huxley was right to warn us of the coming dystopia in in”
Where to get it
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters on 9/11, JFK, Gaza, and Why the Israel Lobby Is Trying to Destroy Him | The Tucker Carlson Show | 2026-07-17 | 1 |
| Joe Rogan Experience #1878 - Roger Waters | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2022-10-06 | 3 |