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Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman · 1985
Mentioned 12 times across 12 podcasts · 2024–2026
Mention timeline12 mentions
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Where it's mentioned
2026
The New Dark Ages — The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society
The Art of Manliness · Oct 2026
“one of the writers you mentioned in the book that talked about The effect That watching screens was having on us. was a guy named Neil Postman. wrote a book, Amusing Ourselves to Death”
How the Humanities can pull down the screens between us
Ideas · Oct 2026
“Amusing Ourselves to Death is a book by Neil Postman. It's published in 1987 and was subtitled Public discourse in the age of show business”
James Marriott on the End of Reading
The Good Fight · Oct 2026
“by Neil Postman Amusing Ourselves to Death was the first sort of polemic to sound the alarm”
No Mercy / No Malice: Each Other
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · Oct 2026
“We aren't amusing ourselves to death. as Neil Postman famously argued, but isolating ourselves into distrust Despair. And Discord”
What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe?
The Ezra Klein Show · Sep 2026
“the second is amusing ourselves to death. I know you talk about it all the time, but you know, I I Neil Postman”
What Makes a Leader Irreplaceable in the World of AI | Carey Nieuwhof
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast · Sep 2026
“Neil Postman, amusing ourself to death”
91. Do You Savor or Gobble?
No Stupid Questions · Sep 2026
“I think of a book from maybe thirty years ago by Neil Postman called Amusing Ourselves to Death”
Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · Aug 2026
“What do you think of Neil Postman's amusing ourselves to death”
Inside The Democratic Party Civil War - Ezra Klein - #1114
Modern Wisdom · Jun 2026
“a Neil Postman argument that he makes in amusing ourselves to death, which is always one of my books I recommend to people”
Alex Petkas - What Ancient Greece Can Teach Us About AI and the Future (Ep. 310)
Infinite Loops · Apr 2026
“Neil Postman's amusing ourselves to death is a great landmark work in this”
Social Media Goes to Court
The New Yorker Radio Hour · Mar 2026
“Neil Postman writes about this, the great 20th century media theorist. Amusing ourselves to death. Exactly”
2024
The peril (and promise) of AI with Tristan Harris: Part 1
How I Built This with Guy Raz · Feb 2024
“amusing ourselves to death that no one wants to read a book”