The books the world's most-listened podcasts talk about.

Podcast hosts and their guests recommend books constantly — in passing, at minute 47, and never in the show notes. booksofpodcast.com indexes every book mentioned across the 75 most-listened English-language shows: the episode, the timestamp, and what was actually said.

• 917books indexed
• 1137mentions
• 1731episodes listened to
• 75shows tracked

Early days: 54 of 75 shows ingested so far, recent episodes only. The weekly chart starts once the corpus is covered.

Recently mentioned

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  Protocols Andrew Huberman on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven BartlettAuthor's own
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  The prince of medicine Susan P. Mattern on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven BartlettRecommended
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  The Eden project James Hollis on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven BartlettDiscussed
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  Under Saturn's shadow James Hollis on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven BartlettDiscussed
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  Open Andre Agassi on The Megyn Kelly ShowDiscussed
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  The Theory of the Leisure Class Thorstein Veblen on Armchair Expert with Dax ShepardDiscussed
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  The gospel of wealth Andrew Carnegie on Armchair Expert with Dax ShepardDiscussed
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  The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner Alan Sillitoe on Stuff You Should KnowMentioned
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  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey on The Megyn Kelly ShowMentioned
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  Lonely Planet Morocco Damien Simonis on FlagrantDiscussed

Most mentioned so far

• 1 The OdysseyΌμηροςAmazon 6 shows · 12 episodes
• 2 The Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. TolkienAmazon 6 shows · 6 episodes
• 3 1984George OrwellAmazon 5 shows · 5 episodes
• 4 MeditationsMarcus Aurelius AureliusAmazon 4 shows · 17 episodes
• 5 Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. FranklAmazon 4 shows · 5 episodes
• 6 The Art of War孙武 (Sun Tzu)Amazon 4 shows · 5 episodes
• 7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestKen KeseyAmazon 4 shows · 4 episodes
• 8 How to Change Your MindMichael PollanAmazon 3 shows · 3 episodes
• 9 The Brothers KaramazovФёдор Михайлович ДостоевскийAmazon 3 shows · 3 episodes
• 10 Moby DickHerman MelvilleAmazon 3 shows · 3 episodes

Hosts' own books don't count towards the ranking — they're tagged on the book and show pages instead.

All 917 books →

Latest mentions

• The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Andrew Huberman: My Exact Routine To Optimize Brain & Body, I Do All Of These Every Day! · at 2:42 · 2026-09-03
  Protocols — Andrew HubermanAuthor's ownOn tour

  “We've waited many years for this. This is your long-awaited book called Protocols, an operating manual for the human body.”

• The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Andrew Huberman: My Exact Routine To Optimize Brain & Body, I Do All Of These Every Day! · at 1:46:34 · 2026-09-03
  The prince of medicine — Susan P. MatternRecommended

  “If you're interested in medicine read a hard book the prince of medicine about Galen.”

• The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Andrew Huberman: My Exact Routine To Optimize Brain & Body, I Do All Of These Every Day! · at 1:50:34 · 2026-09-03
  The Eden project — James HollisDiscussed

  “He's written books like the Eden Project on relationships.”

• The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Andrew Huberman: My Exact Routine To Optimize Brain & Body, I Do All Of These Every Day! · at 1:50:34 · 2026-09-03
  Under Saturn's shadow — James HollisDiscussed

  “He's written books like Under Saturn Shadow on the healing and trauma of men.”

• The Megyn Kelly Show · Lindsay Clancy Jury Intimidation, & Tyler Robinson's Lawyer LIES About Charlie Kirk Being "Hateful" · at 13:21 · 2026-09-02
  Open — Andre AgassiDiscussed

  “over the summer I read uh Andre Agassy's Open and they were married if you may recall uh and she's featured quite a bit in his memoir which was written by the same guy who wrote Prince Harry's memoir”

• Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Ray Madoff (on how billionaires avoid taxes & threaten capitalism)| Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · at 21:01 · 2026-09-02
  The Theory of the Leisure Class — Thorstein VeblenDiscussed

  “there was a book written by Vlin called the theory of the leisure class and it described about how they proved their worth in the social world by showing off their wealth”

• Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Ray Madoff (on how billionaires avoid taxes & threaten capitalism)| Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · at 24:01 · 2026-09-02
  The gospel of wealth — Andrew CarnegieDiscussed

  “Carnegi writing in the Gospel of Wealth, we've got to do something because we need to maintain the alliance between rich and poor”

• Stuff You Should Know · Terry Fox: Greatest Canadian Hero | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW · at 24:49 · 2026-09-02
  The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner — Alan SillitoeMentioned

  “Because there like that whole like the the as Iron Maiden put it, the loneliness of a long-distance runner never built up for her.”

• The Megyn Kelly Show · Lindsay Clancy Jury Intimidation, & Tyler Robinson's Lawyer LIES About Charlie Kirk Being "Hateful" · at 38:23 · 2026-09-02
  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — Ken KeseyMentioned

  “We got rid of these facilities. They used to be, you know, like one flew over the cuckoo's nest situation”

• Flagrant · Million Dollar Scam Only Black Dudes Can Do · at 40:27 · 2026-09-02
  Lonely Planet Morocco — Damien SimonisDiscussed

  “If you want to go on vacation, you had to go to a bookstore and buy Lonely Planet. Do you remember the Lonely Planet books?”

• The Joe Rogan Experience · JRE MMA Show #185 with Ethyn Ewing · at 1:41:10 · 2026-09-02
  The Book of Five Rings — Musashi MiyamotoDiscussed

  “Do you uh read a lot? Are you a guy who do you like read anything on on psychology or on warrior tactics? You ever get into like book of five rings or any of that”

• Flagrant · Million Dollar Scam Only Black Dudes Can Do · at 2:10:19 · 2026-09-02
  The New Dad's Playbook — Benjamin WatsonDiscussed

  “I have two books in my backpack right now. One is the Bible. And the other one is The New Dad.”

• The Joe Rogan Experience · Joe Rogan Experience #2548 - Brian Simpson · at 23:25 · 2026-09-01
  The Real Anthony Fauci — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Discussed

  “if you read The Real Anthony Fouchy by RFK Jr., That book is hard.”

• The Ramsey Show · The Price Of Freedom Is Discomfort | September 1, 2026 · at 36:02 · 2026-09-01
  The total money makeover — Dave RamseyRecommendedHost's book

  “You need to get in the business of getting the follow all the way through on the total money makeover book that you got, which is baby step seven.”

• Kill Tony · KT #783 - GARY OWEN + BRIAN SIMPSON · at 36:56 · 2026-09-01
  The Lord of the Rings — J.R.R. TolkienDiscussed

  “It is like a Lord of the Rings for people who want to watch something less gay.”

• Giggly Squad · Giggling about pranks, perfectionism, and dance anxiety with Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo · at 56:26 · 2026-09-01
  The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — C. S. LewisMentioned

  “The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe. I That is me. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe.”

• This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Luke Bryan | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #679 · at 1:45:43 · 2026-09-01
  A Prayer for Owen Meany — John IrvingRecommended

  “I was like, that is the greatest book I've ever read”

• This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Luke Bryan | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #679 · at 1:45:43 · 2026-09-01
  World According to Garp — John IrvingMentioned

  “World According to Garp was like one of the first books”

• The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Top White House Advisor: The US Empire Is Declining And Socialism Is Coming Next! | David Friedberg · at 1:49 · 2026-08-31
  The Art of War — 孙武 (Sun Tzu)Discussed

  “The Chinese make their influence known in the same way that you would kind of read about it in Sunsu's Art of War. If you have to go to war, you've already lost.”

• Distractible · Smell My Touch · at 14:21 · 2026-08-31
  The Lord of the Rings — J.R.R. TolkienMentioned

  “You're like Sam Wise Game in Lord of the Rings. You're like, 'This is it. If I go this way to the store, I'll be the furthest from home I've ever been.'”

The 75 shows we listen to

Selected for three things: a large audience (with chart evidence recorded per show), book density — shows where books actually get discussed — and a working feed to ingest. Curated to exactly 75 as an editorial choice. Listed by category, alphabetically: this is the corpus, not a ranking. Linked shows have data already.

Comedy · 16

• Bad Friends Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee · US
• Call Her Daddy Alex Cooper · US
• Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend Conan O'Brien · US
• Distractible Mark Fischbach (Markiplier), Wade Barnes, Bob Muyskens · US
• Flagrant Andrew Schulz, Akaash Singh · US
• Giggly Squad Hannah Berner, Paige DeSorbo · US
• Good Hang with Amy Poehler Amy Poehler · US
• Hamish & Andy Hamish Blake, Andy Lee · Australia
• Impaulsive with Logan Paul Logan Paul, Mike Majlak · US
• Kill Tony Tony Hinchcliffe · US
• Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce Kylie Kelce · US
• Saving Grace GK Barry (Grace Keeling) · UK
• SmartLess Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett · US
• The Basement Yard Joe Santagato, Frank Alvarez · US
• This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von Theo Von · US
• Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Peter Sagal · US

Interview · 13

• Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Dax Shepard, Monica Padman · US
• Club Shay Shay Shannon Sharpe · US
• Drink Champs N.O.R.E., DJ EFN · US
• Fresh Air Terry Gross · US
• Modern Wisdom Chris Williamson · UK
• The Breakfast Club DJ Envy, Charlamagne tha God, Jess Hilarious, Loren LoRosa · US
• The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett Steven Bartlett · UK
• The Ezra Klein Show Ezra Klein · US
• The Joe Rogan Experience Joe Rogan · US
• The Louis Theroux Podcast Louis Theroux · UK
• The Ranveer Show Ranveer Allahbadia · India
• The Shawn Ryan Show Shawn Ryan · US
• The Tim Ferriss Show Tim Ferriss · US

True crime · 10

• 48 Hours CBS News correspondents · US
• Casefile True Crime Anonymous host ("Casey") · Australia
• Crime Junkie Ashley Flowers, Brit Prawat · US
• Dateline NBC Keith Morrison, Josh Mankiewicz, Andrea Canning, Dennis Murphy · US
• Morbid Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley · US
• MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories John "MrBallen" Allen · US
• Murder, Mystery & Makeup Bailey Sarian · US
• My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark · US
• Rotten Mango Stephanie Soo · US
• Serial Sarah Koenig · US

News & politics · 10

• Candace Candace Owens · US
• Pod Save America Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Dan Pfeiffer · US
• The Ben Shapiro Show Ben Shapiro · US
• The Charlie Kirk Show Charlie Kirk (d. Sept 2025; show continues via Turning Point USA) · US
• The Daily Michael Barbaro, Rachel Abrams, Natalie Kitroeff · US
• The Megyn Kelly Show Megyn Kelly · US
• The MeidasTouch Podcast Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Jordan Meiselas · US
• The Rest Is Politics Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · UK
• The Tucker Carlson Show Tucker Carlson · US
• Up First from NPR Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin, A Martínez · US

Society & culture · 6

• Freakonomics Radio Stephen J. Dubner · US
• Mamamia Out Loud Mia Freedman, Holly Wainwright, Jessie Stephens · Australia
• Million Dollaz Worth Of Game Gillie Da Kid, Wallo267 · US
• The Joe Budden Podcast Joe Budden and co-hosts · US
• The Telepathy Tapes Ky Dickens · US
• This American Life Ira Glass · US

Business · 5

• Acquired Ben Gilbert, David Rosenthal · US
• How I Built This with Guy Raz Guy Raz · US
• Planet Money Kenny Malone, Mary Childs, Amanda Aronczyk and NPR reporters · US
• The Ramsey Show Dave Ramsey and co-hosts · US
• WTF is with Nikhil Kamath Nikhil Kamath · India

Health & science · 5

• Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam · US
• Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman · US
• On Purpose with Jay Shetty Jay Shetty · US
• Radiolab Latif Nasser, Lulu Miller · US
• The Mel Robbins Podcast Mel Robbins · US

Sports · 4

• New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce Jason Kelce, Travis Kelce · US
• The Bill Simmons Podcast Bill Simmons · US
• The Herd with Colin Cowherd Colin Cowherd · US
• The Pat McAfee Show Pat McAfee · US

Education · 3

• Stuff You Should Know Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant · US
• TED Talks Daily Elise Hu · US
• The Daily Stoic Ryan Holiday · US

Technology · 2

• All-In Podcast Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, David Friedberg · US
• Lex Fridman Podcast Lex Fridman · US

History · 1

• The Rest Is History Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook · UK

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