The Godfather

Mario Puzo

Recommended on The Ezra Klein Show, most recently on 2026-08-10 — 2 shows, 2 episodes.

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Where it came up

• SmartLess · Robby Hoffman | SmartLess · at 26:11 · 2026-08-10

  “And it's hard to get out because of the family dynamics because they keep pulling you back in the Godfather.”Mentioned

• The Ezra Klein Show · Graham Platner, Jon Ossoff, and the New Rules of Political Attention | The Ezra Klein Show · at 1:15:41 · 2026-06-16

  “I recently read, and I can't believe I had never read this book, but I read The Godfather, the original novel by Mario Puzo”Recommended

Also mentioned in those episodes

• · Hollywood BabylonKenneth Anger SmartLess
• · TranscriptionBen Lerner The Ezra Klein Show
• · Alan Opts OutCourtney Maum The Ezra Klein Show

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