← back
Cover of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss · 1960
Mentioned 14 times across 12 podcasts · 2026
Mention timeline14 mentions
20262026
Where it's mentioned
2026
1411: Banned Books | Skeptical Sunday
The Jordan Harbinger Show · Nov 2026
“I love the idea of people panic buying green eggs and ham as if that's gonna be next on the list”
Why Doing More Is Keeping You Stuck and What to Do Instead | David Epstein
The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose · Oct 2026
“Doctor Seuss famously wrote the book Green Eggs and Ham”
#597 How thinking inside the box will lead to more opportunities for your squiggly career.
Squiggly Careers · Sep 2026
“Green next in hand. Which we're gonna talk about. So that book came from a bet from their editor. Bennett. Seth, I'm gonna say, as a pronunciation. Bet him fifty dollars that he couldn't write an entire book using fifty different words. So green eggs and ham. has got fifty distinct words repeated throughout the book”
#882: Why Kids Can Learn 10x Faster Than We Think — Niels Hoven of Mentava (Tim Coaching Session)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2026
“Our finish line is basically able to read easy reader books on your own. So think. Green eggs and ham, hop on pop, the elephant and piggy series”
Why Fewer Options Make Better Ideas
The High Performance Podcast · Aug 2026
“in David Epstein's book, he talks about something like that, where he talks about The Doctor Zeus books, you know, the the green eggs and ham”
Why You Feel Overwhelmed All The Time (and how to fix it) - David Epstein - #1121
Modern Wisdom · Jul 2026
“So it is named after the Dr. Seuss book, Green Eggs and Ham”
The Counterintuitive Secret to Creativity and Focus, with David Epstein
Coaching for Leaders · Jun 2026
“famously wrote the book Green Eggs and Ham on a Bet with a publisher”
1345: David Epstein | How Constraints Make Us Better
The Jordan Harbinger Show · Jun 2026
“he was bet by a famous publisher that he couldn't write a book using only 50 words, and that became green eggs and ham”
The myth of absolute freedom
The Gray Area with Sean Illing · May 2026
“And the result of that bet was green eggs in hand”
David Epstein: Why Constraints Make You More Creative (Not Freedom)
The James Altucher Show · May 2026
“how Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham using only 57 words”
Turning Constraints Into Breakthroughs with David Epstein
The Next Big Idea · May 2026
“writes Green Eggs and Ham, where he even more has to rely on this like rollicking rhythm because he has no flexibility with the vocabulary”
The power of constraints with David Epstein
ReThinking · May 2026
“and that becomes green eggs and ham, where again, so few words. that he has to focus on rhythm and story and all this other stuff”
David Epstein On Why Constraints Drive Creativity, The Myth Of Productive Freedom, & How Limits Make Us Better
The Rich Roll Podcast · May 2026
“This one psychologist calls it the Green Eggs and Ham effect, which is named for the fact that Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham on a bet that he couldn't write a children's book using only 50 words”
Here’s Our Favorite Book of the Season
The Next Big Idea · Apr 2026
“the origin story of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss”