#2197

Mentioned in 15 episodes

Cat's cradle

Book • 1963

Mentioned by

Michael Silverblatt

Mentioned in 15 episodes

Mentioned by

Tim Ferriss

as one of Kurt Vonnegut's books.

#753: Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly

Mentioned by

Michael Dean

as an example of a work he deconstructed to study repetition.

#133: Michael Dean – The Invisible Patterns Behind Great Essays: How Essay Architecture Can Shape Your Writing and Break Through Perfectionism.

Mentioned by

Sahil Bloom

as a source of inspiration for his casual magic philosophy.

How You Are Hustling Is All Wrong: The Secrets to Your Fulfilment (with Sahil Bloom)

Mentioned by

Brian Klaas

when discussing the idea that life doesn’t need to have a purpose.

314 - Fluke - Brian Klaas (rebroadcast)

Mentioned by

Jordan Holmes

when comparing the fear of lab-grown butter to a catastrophic element that causes widespread destruction.

#1068: August 10, 2025

Mentioned by

Michael Silverblatt

as one of

Kurt Vonnegut

's novels.

Mentioned by Anita as a book she recently finished reading.

Emperor Meiji and the Meiji Jingu Shrine

Mentioned by

Tracheopteryx

while discussing different legal systems and how reputation works in different contexts.

Role Call Ep 1: Saving Civilization Through New Governance Models w/Tracheopteryx (Eigen Foundation)

Mentioned by

Holly Fry

in relation to Kurt Vonnegut's work.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Strikes and Dear Kurt

Mentioned by

Adam Rubin

when discussing story shapes.

Author Adam Rubin on Embracing Childhood and Pursuing Passion

Mentioned by

Tim Harford

in relation to his brother Bernard's work and the novel inspired by Irving Langmuir.

The Man Who Played With Hurricanes

Mentioned by

Mignon Fogarty

as an example of Vonnegut's writing, where he uses semicolons in a non-standard way.

Vonnegut’s semicolon rule. What age has to do with language. Chocolate donut.

Mentioned as the novel where Kurt Vonnegut described the day the world ended.

Vonnegut and the Bomb

Recommended by

Jim Rickards

as a dark comedic novel about a physicist who creates a doomsday machine.

The Best of Hedgeye: Jim Rickards → Defending Your Wealth During Global Crisis

Quoted by

Tom DeLoughery

, who is a big fan of the author, mentioning the saying: "unexpected trips are tap dancing lessons from God".

REBOOT: #471 Iron Deficiency Anemia with Dr. Tom DeLoughery

Mentioned by

Jay Clouse

as a source of inspiration for a concept that has influenced him for 10 years.

#23: Kwame Christian – How an expert negotiator thinks strategically about expanding his reach

Mentioned by

David Lipsky

when discussing the delayed success and reception of Kurt Vonnegut's books.

David Lipsky - 07/18/23

Mentioned by

Jay Clouse

as a source of inspiration for the concept of 'Karass'.

[REPLAY] #23: Kwame Christian

Mentioned by

Jamie Wheal

while discussing the shapes of stories and where humanity is in its story.

Can We Save Humanity? Jamie Wheal on Saving a Global Culture on the Brink of Collapse | Conversations with Tom

Mentioned by

Jon Krohn

as his all-time favorite work of fiction.

470: My Favorite Books

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