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Every book Tom Segura recommended on podcasts
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Tom Segura appears on, in one place — not just one.
Tom Segura’s most recommended books
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Blitzed by Norman Ohler
- Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
- Evaluation of Selected Insecticides for Control of the Mexican Rice Borer, Eoreuma Loftini (Dyar), on Rice by Frank J. Dainello
- Every which way but loose by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara, Patton Oswalt
- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
- The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Thomas Weston Segura is an American stand-up comedian, writer, author, actor, and podcaster. Segura co-hosts the Your Mom's House podcast with his ex-wife, fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky, and also co-hosts Two Bears One Cave with Bert Kreischer. Appearing as a guest across multiple shows, Segura discussed several books that influenced or intersected with his career and interests. On the Huberman Lab podcast, he brought up Rick Rubin's The Creative Act to discuss the creative mindset and having one's antenna up. On Modern Wisdom, Chris Williamson mentioned James Clear's Atomic Habits to illustrate a point about doing boring things and discipline in weightlifting, while also noting a story from Ben Bergeron's Chasing Excellence about Matt Fraser memorizing an engineering textbook. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Segura mentioned Norman Ohler's Blitzed while discussing drug use among Nazis during the war, Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers to explain how putting in thousands of hours of practice leads to mastery, and Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark while talking about true crime series.
Books recommended by Tom Segura
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a widely praised guide on habit formation, behavior change, and systems over goals.
Discussed“in atomic Habits by James Clear he talks I think it's like the head of the Chinese weightlifting team”
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Blitzed
Blitzed by Norman Ohler is a historical non-fiction book examining the widespread and systemic use of drugs, particularly methamphetamine, by soldiers and leadership within Nazi Germany during World War II.
Discussed“I can't believe I'm bringing it up again but that book over there blitzed is a Norman oler book about the Nazis during um The Blitz GRE campaign they were all on meth all of them”
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Chasing Excellence
Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron is a self-improvement and fitness book that explores the mindsets, habits, and rigorous frameworks required to achieve elite performance in athletics and daily life.
Discussed“there's a story in chasing Excellence by Ben beron where he says I uh he would wrote memorize his entire engineering textbook page for page”
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Evaluation of Selected Insecticides for Control of the Mexican Rice Borer, Eoreuma Loftini (Dyar), on Rice
Discussed“And I did that. I did that um in like 05 06 when I was like he was on his show and his his first like killer album came out, Skanks for the Memories.”
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Every which way but loose
Discussed“Clint Ewood had a orangutang Every Which Way but Loose yes that's the one that's the one”
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara, completed posthumously with the assistance of Patton Oswalt, is a gripping and meticulous true crime investigation into the horrific crimes and elusive identity of the Golden State Killer.
Discussed“i'll be gone in the dark that's the name of her book and that's the uh i think the name of the series too”
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Outliers
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is a fascinating exploration of the external factors, cultural legacies, and hidden advantages that enable certain individuals to achieve extraordinary success.
Discussed“I think it's like what you know in the Malcolm Gladwell book about the Beatles when they played in hurg”
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The Creative Act
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin is a renowned exploration of the artistic process and a spiritual approach to cultivating a creative lifestyle.
Discussed“I remember reading that book he put out, ANDREW HUBERMAN: "Creative Act". TOM SEGURA: And he was like, there's something about-- I'm paraphrasing here, but about having your antenna up.”
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Books Tom Segura wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“You're also an author. Yeah. You wrote a book. We got uh I like to uh Play alone, please. What's that about?”
“I think it's a numbers thing I really do I think it's like what you know in the Malcolm Gladwell book about the Beatles when they played in hurg the thousands of hours thousands of hours thousands of shows listen”
“I was looking out a window just looking into a backyard and I was like I have like you know when you ever wake up from a black guy I don't know what I'm looking at right now I was like it's like flowers for algernon and get read that book”