

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
New York Times Opinion
The first draft of our future. Mapping the new world order through interviews and conversations. Every Thursday, from New York Times Opinion.
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Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Interesting Times with Ross Douthat podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Shining

#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Stand

#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Grand New Party
How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream

#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Erasure
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Devil's Advocate
How Law Schools Abandoned the Law

#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
We hold these truths

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Moby Dick

#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Marie Antoinette
The Journey

#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The plot against America
Senator Wheeler and the Forces Behind Him

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Red Comet
The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Smart on Crime

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Adventure of the Speckled Band

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Melting pot or civil war?

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The selfie vote
Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up)

#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Toxic Empathy
How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Last Politician

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Against Empathy
The Case for Rational Compassion

#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Presidential power

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Cross Purposes
Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes