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Every book Ryan Hall recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Ryan Hall has recommended or discussed 9 books on podcasts, as of March 20, 2021.
- Ryan Hall has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of March 20, 2021.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of March 20, 2021.
- The 3 books Ryan Hall has mentioned in the most episodes, as of March 20, 2021: Dune, Ender's Game and Foundation.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Ryan Hall aired on March 20, 2021.
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Ryan Hall’s most mentioned books
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
- Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- Meditations by Aurelius Marcus
- Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
- The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
Ryan Hall appears on long-form interview podcasts centered around martial arts, physical discipline, strategy, and the philosophy of violence and conflict. Through these conversations, he explores timeless strategic principles and shares deeply influential literary works. Hall is an enthusiastic advocate for Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece "Dune," strongly recommending the novel to anyone willing to listen and praising its exceptional writing regarding human interactions, politics, and philosophy. In addition to his primary recommendation, Hall frequently analyzes classical texts on strategy and mindset. He discusses Miyamoto Musashi's "The Book of Five Rings" and Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" as foundational historical sources that offer enduring axioms on combat, battle, and warfare, while critiquing how modern audiences often superficially quote the latter without understanding its true principles. He also references Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations" to underscore the vital life lesson of distinguishing between what is within human control and what is not.
Books Ryan Hall recommended or discussed
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Dune
Discussed“the books on my list are the foundation series by isaac asimov dune snow crash by neil stephenson and ender's game like you mentioned”
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Ender's Game
Discussed“in fact i think actually orson scott card you know who's the writer of a great book called anders game”
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Foundation
Discussed“the books on my list are the foundation series by isaac asimov dune snow crash by neil stephenson and ender's game like you mentioned”
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Meditations
Discussed“i want to take my i'll get some marcus aurelius thing it's like you know i guess the trick to life is figuring out what's in our control and what's not”
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The Art of Learning
Discussed“i think he has a book on learning he does yeah the art of learning actually”
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The Art of War
Discussed“reassessing of these ideas or axioms that have come down through things like the book of five rings or the art of war or you know like von klosterwicz even anything like that”
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The Book of Five Rings
Discussed“...axioms that have come down through things like the book of five rings or the art of war or you know like von klosterwicz even anything like that”
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Discussed“i've been reading uh the rise and fall of the third reich”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #169 – Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2021-03-20 | 6 |
| #125 – Ryan Hall: Martial Arts and the Philosophy of Violence, Power, and Grace | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2020-09-20 | 8 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“what's going on in the world all around me to continue to lean on on dune that i don't have uh that i don't”
“i'm aware through wikipedia and uh through through surface reading of things that like a book called the republic was written once”