Dystopia Now
Kate Willett and Emile Torres
Dystopia Now is a show where a comedian (Kate Willett) and an academic (Emile Torres) explore the philosophies and religions of Silicon Valley and tech billionaires shaping our country, our world, and our future.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Dystopia Now podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Palo Alto
A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris
#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
On Bullshit
Harry Frankfurt
#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Survival of the Richest
Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
Douglas Rushkoff
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Network vs. The State
Balaji Srinivasan
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
More Everything Forever
AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
Adam Becker
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Full Surrogacy Now
Sophie Lewis
IÑAKI TOFIÑO
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Hayek's Bastards
Quinn Slobodian
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Globalists
The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
Quinn Slobodian
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Sovereign Individual
Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
James Dale Davidson
William Rees-Mogg
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Opus Dei
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Gareth Gore
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Human Extinction
A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation
Émile Torres
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Bell Curve
Charles Murray
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Persian Letters
Montesquieu
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Nuclear is Not the Solution
The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change
M.V. Ramana
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Crack-Up Capitalism
Quinn Slobodian
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Network State
Balaji Srinivasan
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Sheryl Sandberg
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Apocalypse Never
Michael Shellenberger
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Empire of AI
Karen Howe
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Nick Bostrom
