Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace · first published 1996

Mentioned 6 time(s) by 3 guest(s): 1 recommends, 1 critical. · Suggest a correction · Suggest tags

George Hotz on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-06-30): mention
“…Infinite Jest, it's introduced in the first 50 pages, is about a tape that once you watch it once…”
George Hotz: Tiny Corp, Twitter, AI Safety, Self-Driving, GPT, AGI & God | Lex Fridman Podcast #387
Michael Schur on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-01-22): recommend
“…February of 1996, I am at the end of my junior year in college, and Infinite Jest comes out.…”
Michael Schur, Creator of “The Good Place” — How SNL Trains Writers, His TV University at “The Office,” Lessons from Lorne Michaels, Wisdom from David Foster Wallace, and Exploring Moral Philosophy with “How to Be Perfect” (#565)
Michael Schur on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-01-22): recommend
“…That's probably my favorite book I've ever read.…”
Michael Schur, Creator of “The Good Place” — How SNL Trains Writers, His TV University at “The Office,” Lessons from Lorne Michaels, Wisdom from David Foster Wallace, and Exploring Moral Philosophy with “How to Be Perfect” (#565)
Michael Schur on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-01-22): recommend
“…among other things in that book he basically predicted FaceTime and video messaging…”
Michael Schur, Creator of “The Good Place” — How SNL Trains Writers, His TV University at “The Office,” Lessons from Lorne Michaels, Wisdom from David Foster Wallace, and Exploring Moral Philosophy with “How to Be Perfect” (#565)
Michael Schur on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-01-22): mention
“…I also have a copy of Infinite Jest, that Wallace inscribed to me when I met him…”
Michael Schur, Creator of “The Good Place” — How SNL Trains Writers, His TV University at “The Office,” Lessons from Lorne Michaels, Wisdom from David Foster Wallace, and Exploring Moral Philosophy with “How to Be Perfect” (#565)
St. John Mandel on Conversations with Tyler (2020-04-08): critique
“…I just found Infinite Jest to be really overrated.…”
Emily St. John Mandel on Fact, Fiction, and the Familiar (Ep. 92)