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Every book Troy Baker recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Troy Baker has recommended or discussed 9 books on podcasts, as of June 10, 2023.
- Troy Baker has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of June 10, 2023.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of June 10, 2023.
- The 3 books Troy Baker has mentioned in the most episodes, as of June 10, 2023: City of Thieves, Meditations and The Daily Stoic.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Troy Baker aired on June 10, 2023.
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Troy Baker’s most recommended books
- City of Thieves by David Benioff
- Meditations by Aurelius Marcus
- The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
Troy Baker is an actor and creative professional who appears on shows like The Daily Stoic to discuss how philosophy informs his craft as an artist and his responsibilities as a father. During his conversation, Baker highlights several deeply influential books that have guided him through personal and professional challenges. Central to his reading list is Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, which was famously recommended to him by an acquaintance during a difficult period in his life; Baker specifically notes his preference for the blue Dover Thrift Edition utilizing the George S. Long translation for its classic literary tone. He also shares a deep appreciation for David Benioff's novel City of Thieves, praising it as a wonderful and evocative story based on the author's grandfather. Furthermore, Baker reflects on powerful storytelling across different formats, mentioning Cormac McCarthy's bleak yet moving novel The Road alongside Brian K. Vaughan's graphic novel Y: The Last Man as foundational works that left a lasting emotional impact on him. Through these selections, Baker demonstrates an eclectic taste spanning classic philosophy, modern fiction, and narrative graphic novels.
Books Troy Baker recommended or discussed
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City of Thieves
Recommended“because one of the best lines that quote McCarthy's I've written um great city of Thieves City if you've never read city of Thieves David benioff it's a wonderful story about his grandfather”
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Meditations
Discussed“Um and so there's some speculation even that that's where some of the weird, kind of beautiful, mystic passages of Meditations come from is he's like on opium.”
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The Daily Stoic
Recommended“This is—I can't wait, but I wish that I had gotten this tattoo after I started reading your books.”
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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
Discussed“because there's a great bookstore Don's such a great dude he's a very sweet dude um delightful voice I know that's the best part about him listening to the Scottish Brook”
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The Obstacle Is the Way
Discussed“because the first one that I read obstacle was the way it was the first one that I read but I I say red it was it was done as a uh as an audiobook”
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The Road
Discussed“um believe it or not I didn't cry in the road um the book or the movie we don't talk about the movie we'll talk about the book”
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The Vegetable
Discussed“um one is um a first edition of F Scott Fitzgerald's um play the vegetable”
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Why we get fat
Discussed“why the last man um believe it or not I didn't cry in the road the book or the movie we don't talk about the movie we'll talk about the book”
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Y the Last Man
Discussed“um sorry three including a graphic novel um why the last man”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Baker On How Stoicism Helps Him Be A Better Actor And Father | The Daily Stoic | 2023-06-10 | 13 |