Michael Pollan joins The Ezra Klein Show for a conversation about consciousness and the competing explanations of subjective experience.
The reading list below records the books recommended in this episode’s published show notes. Follow the original source for the full conversation and context.
Guest: Michael Pollan
Episode: Michael Pollan’s Journey to the Borderlands of Consciousness
Episode date: March 31, 2026
Books recommended by Michael Pollan
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The Blind Spot

Ducks, Newburyport

Being You
An independent reading guide. Not affiliated with The Ezra Klein Show or The New York Times. Recommendations are sourced from the episode’s published show notes.