Books read, not necessarily recommendations. Compiled by Brian Renshaw from podcast transcriptions.
December 2025
2 episodes
- 20th Century-FoxEp. 388: What’s Worrying Jon Haidt Now? + Should You Buy a Landline? (Cal just did…) ↗
- AirframeEp 387: Can Substack Save Journalism? + Viral Advice for Ignoring Your Phone ↗
- Fantastic VoyageEp 387: Can Substack Save Journalism? + Viral Advice for Ignoring Your Phone ↗
- The Great Train RobberyEp 387: Can Substack Save Journalism? + Viral Advice for Ignoring Your Phone ↗
November 2025
1 episode
- Making Mary PoppinsEp. 382: Is the Internet Becoming Television? ↗
- Notes on Being a ManEp. 382: Is the Internet Becoming Television? ↗
- RealitylandEp. 382: Is the Internet Becoming Television? ↗
- Tradition in an Untraditional AgeEp. 382: Is the Internet Becoming Television? ↗
- What Is the Bible?Ep. 382: Is the Internet Becoming Television? ↗
October 2025
1 episode
- InspiredEp. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking ↗
- Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an ArtistEp. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking ↗
- Society of the SpectacleEp. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking ↗
- The Future of TutoringEp. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking ↗
- The Gift of the JewsEp. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking ↗
September 2025
1 episode
August 2025
1 episode
- Before the Birds Sang WordsEp. 368: I Want Work-Life Balance. Am I Doomed to Mediocrity? ↗
- Boundless RealmEp. 368: I Want Work-Life Balance. Am I Doomed to Mediocrity? ↗
- CollisionsEp. 368: I Want Work-Life Balance. Am I Doomed to Mediocrity? ↗
- Desperation ReefEp. 368: I Want Work-Life Balance. Am I Doomed to Mediocrity? ↗
- ShiftEp. 368: I Want Work-Life Balance. Am I Doomed to Mediocrity? ↗
July 2025
1 episode
- Disney’s LandEp. 365: What Technology Wants (and How to Push Back) ↗
- IngeniousEp. 365: What Technology Wants (and How to Push Back) ↗
- L.A. StoryEp. 365: What Technology Wants (and How to Push Back) ↗
- Original SinEp. 365: What Technology Wants (and How to Push Back) ↗
- WoolEp. 365: What Technology Wants (and How to Push Back) ↗
June 2025
1 episode
May 2025
1 episode
- Against the MachineEp. 355: Quit Social Media (For Real This Time) ↗
- Building: A Carpenter’s Notes on Life & the Art of Good WorkEp. 355: Quit Social Media (For Real This Time) ↗
- Nine InningsEp. 355: Quit Social Media (For Real This Time) ↗
- The Let Them TheoryEp. 355: Quit Social Media (For Real This Time) ↗
- Thoreau’s AxeEp. 355: Quit Social Media (For Real This Time) ↗
April 2025
1 episode
- After DisneyEp. 351: Making the Internet Good Again ↗
- Everything Is TuberculosisEp. 351: Making the Internet Good Again ↗
- I, RobotEp. 351: Making the Internet Good Again ↗
- The Baseball Book of WhyEp. 351: Making the Internet Good Again ↗
- The Technological RepublicEp. 351: Making the Internet Good Again ↗
March 2025
1 episode
February 2025
1 episode
January 2025
1 episode
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The supplied archive covers October 2021 through August 2026. October 2022 is absent from the source list; monthly totals are preserved as compiled. Episode names are taken from the show’s own podcast feed. This is an independent archive, not an official Cal Newport project.