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Every book Zeke Fox recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Zeke Fox has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of May 28, 2025.
- Zeke Fox has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of May 28, 2025.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of May 28, 2025.
- The 3 books Zeke Fox has mentioned in the most episodes, as of May 28, 2025: A Distant Mirror, Gretel and the Great War and Nixonland.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Zeke Fox aired on May 28, 2025.
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Zeke Fox engages in discussions concerning financial scandals, modern economic phenomena, and political history, appearing on analytical platforms like The Ezra Klein Show. As a guest, Fox breaks down complex contemporary corruption cases and contextualizes them within broader historical and political cycles. During his podcast appearances, he has recommended several diverse books that explore historical turbulence, political polarization, and literary storytelling. Fox recommended Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, noting his appreciation for its vivid exploration of fourteenth-century France during the Hundred Years' War and the aftermath of the Black Death. He also recommended Rick Perlstein's Nixonland, comparing the reading experience to digesting the daily newspaper during the turbulent rise of the Nixon era. In addition to these historical non-fiction works, Fox recommended a novel titled Gretel and the Great War by Adam Ehrlich Sachs, praising it as a captivating collection of interconnected fables set in early twentieth-century Vienna. Through these recommendations, Fox demonstrates an intellectual appetite for sweeping historical narratives, political histories of polarization, and imaginative literary fiction.
Books recommended by Zeke Fox
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A Distant Mirror
A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman is a historical narrative that examines the calamitous 14th century in Europe, focusing heavily on the devastation of the Black Death and the Hundred Years' War.
Recommended“So one book I've been reading recently that I really love is called uh a distant mirror, the calamitous 14th century by Barbara Tukman. It's about France in the 14th century, but during the like hundred years war after the black plague.”
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Gretel and the Great War
Gretel and the Great War by Adam Ehrlich Sachs is a work of fiction comprising a collection of interconnected fables set against the backdrop of early twentieth-century Vienna.
Recommended“Then a novel I really liked recently is called Gretle and the Great War is by Adam Saxs. It's a collection of interconnected fables set in early 20th century Vienna.”
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Nixonland
Nixonland by Rick Perlstein is a sweeping historical account that explores the turbulent political and cultural landscape of the United States during the Nixon era.
Recommended“Another one I've liked recently was uh Nixon Land by Rick Pearlstein. Um, it's sort of like reading the newspaper every day, but during the ris the Nixon years.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| The Growing Scandal of $TRUMP | The Ezra Klein Show | The Ezra Klein Show | 2025-05-28 | 3 |