The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic of markets infiltrated too many aspects of our lives? What is the future of the Republican Party? What do psychedelics teach us about consciousness? What does sci-fi understand about our present that we miss? Can our food system be just to humans and animals alike?
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- 1 A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern WorldRobin Wigglesworth · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Barbarians at the GateBryan Burrough and John Helyar · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Gender TroubleJudith Butler · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 Lords of FinanceLiaquat Ahamed · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 My Silent WarKim Philby · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Recoding AmericaJen Palka · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and PowerDaniel Yergin · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 The Time TaxAnnie Lowry · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy ForeverWill Blythe · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern WorldRobin Wigglesworth · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Barbarians at the GateBryan Burrough and John Helyar · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Gender TroubleJudith Butler · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 Lords of FinanceLiaquat Ahamed · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 My Silent WarKim Philby · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Recoding AmericaJen Palka · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and PowerDaniel Yergin · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 The Time TaxAnnie Lowry · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy ForeverWill Blythe · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern WorldRobin Wigglesworth · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Barbarians at the GateBryan Burrough and John Helyar · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Gender TroubleJudith Butler · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 Lords of FinanceLiaquat Ahamed · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 My Silent WarKim Philby · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Recoding AmericaJen Palka · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and PowerDaniel Yergin · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 The Time TaxAnnie Lowry · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy ForeverWill Blythe · 1× across 1 episode
The ‘But China!’ Dilemma Driving the A.I. Race
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Francis Fukuyama on Trump, China and the Legacy of 9/11
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What ‘Hyperpolitics’ Explains About This Era
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Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicization Without Political Consequences
Anton Jaeger
and he's also the author of this book hyperpolitics extreme politicization without political consequences ▶ tap to play from here
Public Opinion
Walter Lippmann
you go back to walter littman's book public opinion which i think comes out in 1922 ▶ tap to play from here
The Prophet (Trilogy: The Prophet Armed, The Prophet Unarmed, The Prophet Outcast)
Isaac Deutscher
the first is the prophet by isaac deutscher ▶ tap to play from here
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Some Months from My Life
Michel Houellebecq
the final one and i'm not sure there is already an english translation of this is some months from my life by the french writer michel wellbeck ▶ tap to play from here
Extension of the Domain of Struggle
Michel Houellebecq
is translated into into english as extension of the domain of struggle ▶ tap to play from here
Serotonin
Michel Houellebecq
if you go for later works i would recommend serotonin ▶ tap to play from here
Best Of: The Tao of Rick Rubin
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Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu
you and i have talked a bit about your love of steven mitchell's translation of the dao te ching ▶ tap to play from here
Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino
I'm thinking about this'cause I'm currently listening to Quentin Tarantino's new book, which I love. And he talks a lot about very violent movies ▶ tap to play from here
The Bond Market Chaos Is Coming for Us All
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A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World
Robin Wigglesworth
author of the forthcoming book a fabulous debt the epic story of how bonds built the modern world ▶ tap to play from here
Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
the first book is is barbarians at the gate ▶ tap to play from here
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
Daniel Yergin
daniel jurgen's the prize ▶ tap to play from here
Lords of Finance
Liaquat Ahamed
i think i'm gonna go with liakat ahmad's lords of finance ▶ tap to play from here
This Is Why People Hate the Government
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The Time Tax
Annie Lowry
she's the author of the new book the time tax which is all about this ▶ tap to play from here
Recoding America
Jen Palka
jen palka i think has like the greatest you know exegesis of this idea in recoding america ▶ tap to play from here
To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever
Will Blythe
it is called to hate like this is to be happy forever by will blythe ▶ tap to play from here
The China Shock 2.0
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The Volatility Machine: Emerging Economies and the Threat of Financial Collapse
Michael Pettis
it's called the volatility machine by michael pettis ▶ tap to play from here
How to Win a Trade War
Chad P. Bown and Soumaya Keynes
how to win a trade boar war by chad bawn and samaya gaines ▶ tap to play from here
The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control
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The Cuckoo's Egg
Cliff Stoll
the real book is called the cuckoo's egg it's uh from nineteen eighty nine it's about one of the first big hacks ▶ tap to play from here
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In the Cells of the Eggplant
David Chapman
it's called in the cells of the eggplant it's by a guy called david chapman who actually researched ai at mit in the 1980s and got disillusioned ▶ tap to play from here
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Luo Guanzhong
the romance of the three kingdoms is one of the four great chinese novels ▶ tap to play from here
The Warring Visions of American Power
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Come to This Court Cry: How the Holocaust Ends
Linda Kinsler
and the author of come to this court cry how the holocaust ends ▶ tap to play from here
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
George Packer
i recently read uh george packer's really fascinating i really recommend this book to people biography of richard holbrook called our man ▶ tap to play from here
The Divided City
Nicole Loraux
the first book i would recommend is it's called the divided city by nicole laroe ▶ tap to play from here
Crossing the Red Line
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
the second book is coming out in september it's called crossing the red line by akbar shahid ahmed ▶ tap to play from here
Underwater
Tara Menon
and then the third book is by it's a novel called underwater by tar menon ▶ tap to play from here
Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview
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Grand New Party
Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam
i think that is a copy of grand new party back there ▶ tap to play from here
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
which is robert lewis stevenson's treasure island ▶ tap to play from here
AMA: Peter Thiel, Chris Rufo and the D.S.A.
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Why We're Polarized
Ezra Klein
and in fact it's part of my first book why we're polarized not just believed but talked a lot about how ▶ tap to play from here
The A.I. Revolt Is Here
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The Technology Trap
Carl Benedict Frey
the technology trap from carl benedict frey ▶ tap to play from here
Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse
0:00 / 16:04
Trickster Makes This World
Lewis Hyde
writes lewis hyde in his really wonderful book trickster makes this world ▶ tap to play from here
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
you all know harari the israeli born historian with sapiens sees the irony of this clearly ▶ tap to play from here
The Bible
Various Authors - Compiled by Mark T
when those seeking it realize that the language of the torah of the bible ▶ tap to play from here
How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman
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A Regime Change
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
the coauthor alongside jonathan swan a regime change ▶ tap to play from here
Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy
Charlie Savage
charlie savage's take over the return of the imperial presidency ▶ tap to play from here
What is the Democratic Party? What Could It Be?
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The Reasoning Voter
Samuel L. Popkin
last time i was on the show to pull a deep cut i talked about this book the reasoning voter ▶ tap to play from here
Master of the Senate
Robert A. Caro
so the first book i want to recommend is the master of the senate by robert carrow ▶ tap to play from here
Seeing Like a State
James C. Scott
second book uh that i i want to recommend it's a book called seeing like a state and this is a a book by someone who used to be a university of wisconsin professor actually james c scott ▶ tap to play from here
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
Carlos Hernandez
then the third book i want to recommend is probably my my favorite book these days to read to my kids which is a book called sal and gabby break the universe ▶ tap to play from here
Platner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong
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Best Of: A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno
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What Art Does
Brian Eno
we spoke in twenty twenty five about his book what art does ▶ tap to play from here
The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolaño
you read the um roberto bellano book the savage detectives ▶ tap to play from here
How Buildings Learn
Stewart Brand
so one of stuart brand's books it's called how buildings learn ▶ tap to play from here
Printing and the Mind of Man
John Carter and Percy H. Muir
it's called printing and the mind of man ▶ tap to play from here
What Xi Jinping Wants
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On Xi Jinping
Kevin Rudd
he's published that in a book on xi jinping he's also the author of the avoidable war ▶ tap to play from here
The Avoidable War
Kevin Rudd
he's published that in a book on xi jinping he's also the author of the avoidable war ▶ tap to play from here
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
in the prince machiavelli often speaks of the need to mask one's own ambitions ▶ tap to play from here
The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun
Joseph Torigian
so there's a great book by joseph uh terijan the party's interests come first the life of xi jong xin uh father of xi jinping ▶ tap to play from here
The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao
Ian Johnson
the second is um ian johnson uh the souls of china the return of religion after mao ▶ tap to play from here
The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
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Here Comes The Sun: A lost chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization
Bill McKibben
and his most recent book is here comes the sun a lost chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization ▶ tap to play from here
The End of Nature
Bill McKibben
i wrote what what we then called the greenhouse effect back in the nineteen eighties is it i've seen these cycles come and go we've had you know we had intense interest in nineteen eightyeight and eightynine my book ended up in twentyfour languages ▶ tap to play from here
The Glorians
Terry Tempest Williams
terry tempest williams great nature essayist a book called the glorians ▶ tap to play from here
The Beginning Comes After the End
Rebecca Solnit
and rebecca solnett pound for pound maybe our best political essayist and her book the beginning comes after the end ▶ tap to play from here
The Carbon Wave
Leah Stokes
leah stokes um uh maybe our leading expert on utilities played a huge role in getting the ira through and she tells in a book called the carbon wave ▶ tap to play from here
Brought to You By: How Corporations Have Warped the Truth
Amy Westervelt
amy westerveld tremendous uh freelance reporter on a lot of climate and energy issues and on larger things a new book called brought to you by how corporations have warped the truth ▶ tap to play from here
A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians
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The Holocaust and the Nakba
Bashir Bashir and Amos Goldberg
the holocaust and the nakaback edited by um good colleagues and friends bashir bashir and and amos goldberg ▶ tap to play from here
Israel: What Went Wrong
Omer Bartov
omer bartov his uh very recent latest book israel what went um wrong ▶ tap to play from here
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Tomorrow is Yesterday
Hsane Aga and Rob Malie
hsane aga and rob malie's book tomorrow is yesterday ▶ tap to play from here
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers
the psalm for the wild built it's um a genre that i do you know this book yeah i did i didn't expect it to pop up here yeah it's it's from a different world um i which which is a very kind of off genre for me but i'm so grateful that i have read it um we've been in ▶ tap to play from here
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