Week 2022-W45
Books first mentioned on podcasts in week 2022-W45
11 books, grouped by podcast.
Monday Morning Podcast
Discussed The Book of Basketball
“You know, Pat Riley, the disease of more, that I learned through the Bill Simmons book.”
Discussed Catch Me If You Can
“If you're like Leonardo DiCaprio and 'Catch Me If You Can' said in medicine, this concept is called the minimal effective dose.”
StarTalk Radio
Discussed Hard Kick in the Nuts
“You've got a new book out; let me get the title of this book because it's right here. It is A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I've Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions.”
Discussed Professional idiot
“What was the first one? It's called 'Professional Idiot: A Memoir.'”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Discussed Pet Sematary
“It’s like the cat in Pet Sematary that comes back to life; those things are a poor substitute for the original. You can replace these things, but there will always be unintended consequences, whether you're talking about rent control, minimum wage, or Zoom learning for school.”
Lex Fridman Podcast
Discussed The Authoritarian Moment
“The following is a conversation with Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, host of the Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author of several books, including The Authoritarian Moment, The Right Side of History, and Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings.”
Discussed The Right Side of History
“The following is a conversation with Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, host of the Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author of several books, including The Authoritarian Moment, The Right Side of History, and Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings.”
Discussed Facts Don't Care about Your Feelings
“The following is a conversation with Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, host of the Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author of several books, including The Authoritarian Moment, The Right Side of History, and Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings.”
Discussed Economics in One Lesson
“The first economics book that I found really great, because it was written for teenagers, is Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt. It's about 150 pages, and I recommend it to everyone aged 15 and up.”
Discussed The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
“Then, there's a great book by Carl Trueman called Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, which I think is the best book from the last ten years. It's been impactful on some of my recent thoughts.”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Discussed Daring Greatly
“I'm sure it's in a Brené Brown book somewhere, but the best advice I've received is about making mental health a part of your life. That's why I say to make it your friend; you need to understand it, even if sometimes you don't know why you're feeling the way you do.”