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Steve Levitt’s book recommendations in 2022

25 books · 19 episodes · Steve Levitt’s most recommended books, all years →

Every episode from 2022, newest first

528. Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing

Freakonomics Radio · 2022-12-29

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari · discussed · at 4:48
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond · discussed · at 5:14

The One Thing Stephen Dubner Hasn't Quit | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 95

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-12-24

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 13:49
Moneyball by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 51:08
Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 51:28

A Cross Between Sherlock Holmes and Indiana Jones | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 89

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-10-01

The Premonition by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 32:55

What It Takes to Know Everything | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 85

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-08-06

Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty · discussed · at 20:24

Is This the Future of High School? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 82

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-07-02

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger · discussed · at 31:11

Why Bother Searching for Aliens? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 81

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-06-25

Contact by Carl Sagan · discussed · at 37:30

Get Your Share of the Pie | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 80

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-06-18

Split the Pie by Barry Nalebuff · discussed · at 0:53

Is Gaming Good for You? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 76

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-05-21

Imaginable by Jane McGonigal · recommended · at 1:12

Dan Gilbert: Turning Work Into Play | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 73

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-04-30

The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker · discussed · at 10:13

John McWhorter: How Anti-Racism Is Leaving Black People in the Lurch | People I (Mostly) Admire | 72

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-04-23

Nine Nasty Words : English in the Gutter by John McWhorter · discussed · at 14:16
Woke Racism by John McWhorter · discussed · at 21:56

72. “Leaving Black People in the Lurch”

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-04-23

Nine Nasty Words : English in the Gutter by John McWhorter · discussed · at 15:12
Woke Racism by John McWhorter · discussed · at 25:21

You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Experiment | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 70

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-04-09

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 12:29

Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 69

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-04-02

Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 28:44
A Beginner's Guide to the End by BJ Miller · discussed · at 40:52
What to Expect when You're Expecting by Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff, Sharon Mazel · discussed · at 41:21

“No One Can Resist a Jolly, Happy Pig.” | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 68

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-03-26

The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery · discussed · at 0:13

Michael Lewis' The Premonition: The Only Covid-19 Book Worth Reading | People I (Mostly) Admire | 63

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-02-19

Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 0:42
The Premonition by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 24:59

How Does Historian Brad Gregory Make a Boring Topic So Mind-Blowing? | People I (Mostly) Admire | 62

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-02-12

Rebel in the ranks by Brad S. Gregory, Brad S. Gregory · discussed · at 28:53

Why Aren’t All Drugs Legal? (Replay Ep. 28)

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-01-22

Drug Use for Grown-Ups by Carl L. Hart · discussed · at 2:15
High Price by Carl Hart · discussed · at 36:40

Are We Under Threat from a New Kind of Terror? (Replay Ep. 24)

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-01-15

Life Undercover by Amaryllis Fox · discussed · at 2:14

Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 58

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-01-01

Nudge by Richard H. Thaler · discussed · at 3:39
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 3:46
Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 27:32
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 36:08
Misbehaving by Richard H. Thaler · recommended · at 44:51

Other mentions in 2022 (25: passing, ad reads, own books)