Ep. 587 - Johann Hari - New York Times bestseller, over 2 million books sold in 40 languages

About this episode

Johann Hari discusses his bestselling books and the five items he would include in a time capsule.

Johann Hari is a New York Times bestselling author whose five books have sold more than two million copies in 40 languages. His acclaimed works include Stolen Focus , Lost Connections , Chasing the Scream and Magic Pill , exploring issues ranging from attention and mental health to addiction and obesity. His TED Talks have been viewed more than 93 million times, and Chasing the Scream was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film The United States vs. Billie Holiday . Hari also served as Executive Producer of an eight-part television series with Samuel L. Jackson. His work has been praised by figures including Oprah Winfrey, Noam Chomsky, Elton John and Naomi Klein. A former journalist, Johann has written for many of the world’s leading publications, including The New York Times , The Guardian , The Los Angeles Times , Politico , The Spectator and Le Monde Diplomatique . He has appeared on major broadcast and podcast platforms including NPR’s All Things Considered , HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher , The Joe Rogan Experience and the BBC’s Question Time . Johann has twice been named National Newspaper Journalist of the Year by Amnesty International and has also received Comment Awards…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Fenton Stevens

Guest: Johann Hari

Topics covered

• bestselling author
• mental health
• addiction
• obesity
• journalism
• TED Talks

Keywords

• Johann Hari
• bestselling author
• mental health
• addiction
• obesity
• TED Talks
• Chasing the Scream
• Stolen Focus
• Lost Connections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, Amnesty International, NPR, HBO, BBC

Books & works: Stolen Focus, Lost Connections, Chasing the Scream, Magic Pill, The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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