Discover the books guests recommend at the end of the conversation.
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Sarah Longwell
Three novels for getting lost in a story: Sally Rooney, John Williams, and Barbara Kingsolver, recommended on The Ezra Klein Show.
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Chrystia Freeland
Former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland joins Ezra Klein for a conversation about Canada’s response to American pressure, trade negotiations, and the limits of political power.
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Azeem Azhar and Paul Kedrosky
Technology entrepreneur Azeem Azhar and investor Paul Kedrosky join Ezra Klein to debate the extraordinary investment flowing into artificial intelligence and whether it represents durable growth or a financial bubble.
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Playing and Reality
D. W. Winnicott

The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt

Computer Power and Human Reason
Joseph Weizenbaum
Sherry Turkle
Sherry Turkle joins Ezra Klein to discuss relationships with chatbots and what happens when machines become objects of emotional attachment. Their conversation considers technology’s effects on intimacy and human connection.
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Arvind Narayanan
Princeton computer scientist Arvind Narayanan joins Ezra Klein to discuss the argument that artificial intelligence can be understood as a technology with historical precedents, rather than as something beyond comparison.
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The Challenger Launch Decision
Diane Vaughan

Little Witch Hazel
Phoebe Wahl

The Sabbath
Abraham Joshua Heschel
David Robinson
David Robinson speaks with Ezra Klein after leaving OpenAI, where he worked on safety reports for new models. The conversation explores his concerns about safety culture and the risks of advanced artificial…
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The Voice That Is Great Within Us
Hayden Carruth, editor

Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Márquez

Ulysses
James Joyce
Debbie Millman
Designer and Design Matters host Debbie Millman joins Ezra Klein to consider why so much of the contemporary built and visual world can feel drab or interchangeable, and what different ideas of…
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The Correspondent
Virginia Evans

Into the Wood Chipper
Nicholas Enrich

The Infinity Machine
Sebastian Mallaby
Bill Gates
Bill Gates joins Ezra Klein to discuss the risks of artificial intelligence, the role of government, and the possibility of using new technology to reduce rather than deepen inequality.
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The Best and the Brightest
David Halberstam

Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman

The Sum of Us
Heather McGhee
Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed joins Ezra Klein for a conversation about his upbringing, health care reform, foreign policy, and the political choices facing the Democratic Party.
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Computer Architecture
John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson

The Innovator’s Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen

Positioning
Al Ries and Jack Trout
Jensen Huang
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang joins Ezra Klein to discuss artificial intelligence, technological progress, and disagreements over risk and regulation.











