The Queen's Gambit
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The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis gets recommended on The Ezra Klein Show and The Joe Rogan Experience, including episodes with Colin Quinn and Moshe Kasher, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis appears 4 times across 4 podcast episodes on 2 shows, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“Another book that I just love, and people have seen the series, but haven't read the book, is The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis.”
Why people keep bringing this up
Mentions of The Queen's Gambit on the Joe Rogan Experience cluster around the show’s relationship to Walter Tevis’s source material and how guests use it as a cultural reference. In episode #2145 Colin Quinn points out the series is based on Tevis’s book and explicitly links it to Tevis’s other work, The Hustler, framing the title as part of a recognizable literary lineage. In episode #2095 Moshe Kasher describes the series as focusing on an “amazing chess player” who was an orphan and praises it as a great series, showing how guests invoke the title when discussing compelling character-driven adaptations.
Those recurring mentions across two separate episodes of the same podcast suggest the book is brought up chiefly as a shorthand for strong adaptations and memorable protagonists rather than in-depth literary analysis. The two episodes, featuring different guests, have repeatedly positioned The Queen's Gambit as a notable adaptation of Walter Tevis’s work, most recently referenced on 2024-05-03.
The host briefly mentions 'The Queen's Gambit' in relation to its author, Walter Tevis, who also wrote 'The Hustler'. This reference serves to highlight Tevis's impact on storytelling in both chess and pool hustling.
The host briefly mentions 'The Queen's Gambit' to highlight its intriguing premise about an orphaned chess player. This reference serves to illustrate the captivating nature of the series.
The host mentions 'The Queen's Gambit' while discussing chess as a new hobby and its complexities. They highlight the show's connection to the author Walter Tevis, who has a history of writing about competitive games.
Recent show rotation: The Ezra Klein Show and The Joe Rogan Experience.
Guests tied to these mentions include Colin Quinn, Moshe Kasher, and Whitney Cummings.
Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 1:03:58 in the episode where we captured it.
Quick FAQ
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Which episode recommended The Queen's Gambit?
Trump vs. the Dollar on The Ezra Klein Show is one of the clearest indexed episodes that recommended The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis. Other indexed episodes include #2145 - Colin Quinn on The Joe Rogan Experience and #2095 - Moshe Kasher on The Joe Rogan Experience. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 1:03:58.
Which podcast mentioned The Queen's Gambit?
The Ezra Klein Show and The Joe Rogan Experience are the main indexed podcasts currently tied to The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis.
Who recommended The Queen's Gambit on podcasts?
Colin Quinn, Moshe Kasher, and Whitney Cummings are the main guests currently tied to recommending The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis.
Why do podcast guests bring up The Queen's Gambit?
The host briefly mentions 'The Queen's Gambit' in relation to its author, Walter Tevis, who also wrote 'The Hustler'. This reference serves to highlight Tevis's impact on storytelling in both chess and pool hustling. It most often appears in conversations about The Hustler and The Queen's, chess and storytelling, and chess and new hobbies.
Mentions across episodes
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“Asks the question, what if Bobby Fischer was a woman? It is one of the most perfect books ever written.”
“The podcast mentions 'The Queen's Gambit' as a show based on a book by Walter Tevis, linking it to 'The Hustler'.”
“The Queen's Gambit is about an amazing chess player who was an orphan. That's right. That's a great series.”
“The original book was written by Walter Tevis.”