3. nerding out on trees, media theory, and John Steinbeck (w/ Thomas Flight)
3. nerding out on trees, media theory, and John Steinbeck (w/ Thomas Flight)  
Podcast: Shoulda Books
Published On: Thu Jan 22 2026
Description: YouTube film essayist Thomas Flight shares 3 books that changed the way he sees the world.   follow Thomas on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasFlight sign up for his newsletter: https://www.seeingthroughfilm.com/   books discussed: "The Burnout Society" by Byung-Chul Han https://www.strandbooks.com/the-burnout-society-9780804795098.html "Ways of Seeing" by John Berger https://www.strandbooks.com/ways-of-seeing-9780140135152.html "The Medium is the Massage" by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore https://www.strandbooks.com/the-medium-is-the-massage-9781584230700.html "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman https://www.strandbooks.com/amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business-9780143036531.html "The Overstory" by Richard Powers https://www.strandbooks.com/the-overstory-9780393635522.html "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace https://www.strandbooks.com/infinite-jest-9780316066525.html "No One Is Talking about This" by Patricia Lockwood https://www.strandbooks.com/no-one-is-talking-about-this-9780593189597.html "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck https://www.strandbooks.com/east-of-eden-9780142004234.html   join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw sign up for the Shoulda Books Newsletter: https://shouldabooks.com/ follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en  Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg