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The Future of Truth

Werner Herzog

Named a Best Book of 2025 by For over half a century, Werner Herzog has challenged, enriched, and expanded our understanding of the truth. His films and books have mixed fiction and nonfiction, documentary and drama, reality and imagination. Invariably, Herzog goes beyond the appearance of what is...

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Conan introduced his guest's new book of essays probing the nature of truth and its future in the post‑strange information age. He mentioned having a copy at home and displayed the hardback on the show, describing the collection as fascinating. Herzog himself confirmed it was his latest publication, and the discussion highlighted the book’s relevance and insight.

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Episode: Werner Herzog Returns

Conan noted it is Herzog's new book of essays probing the nature of truth and its future, and Herzog confirmed it as his latest publication.

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My guest today is a legendary filmmaker ... He now has a new book titled The Future of Truth.

I just read your latest book... You've written a book called The Future of Truth, which is a bunch of just fascinating essays about what is the nature of truth and where are we headed in this poststrange information age that we live in.

I have your copy at home, your paperback. But to have a hardback here on the table, they sent us... This is the book.

We'll release it as an audio book at the same time with the printed version. The very last chapter is only two lines long, the future of truth.

Episode: Werner Herzog Returns

Herzog introduced his new book, describing it as a collection of essays that explore the nature of truth in the modern information age.

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My guest today is a legendary filmmaker ... He now has a new book titled The Future of Truth. I am thrilled.

I just read your latest book. You've written a book called The Future of Truth, which is a bunch of just fascinating essays about what is the nature of truth and where are we headed in this poststrange information age that we live in.

I have your copy at home, your paperback. But to have a hardback here on the table ... This is the book.

Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio

Herzog explained that the book argues truth is not a fixed pole star but an ongoing, relentless striving, contrasting an accountant's factbased truth with an ecstatic, artistic truth.

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Herzog recently published a book called The Future of Truth. Here's one bit that captures the essence. He writes, I don't think truth is some kind of pole star in the sky that we will one day get to....

— Episode: 665. Werner Herzog Isn’t Afraid ...

Episode: 665. Werner Herzog Isn’t Afraid ...

Herzog explained that the book argues truth is not a fixed pole star but an ongoing, relentless striving, contrasting an accountant's factbased truth with an ecstatic, artistic truth.

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Herzog recently published a book called The Future of Truth. Here's one bit that captures the essence. He writes, I don't think truth is some kind of pole star in the sky that we will one day get to. It's more like an incessant striving.

So your most recent book is called The Future of Truth. You write about the difference between what you call the accountant's truth and the ecstatic truth.

His latest book is called The Future of Truth.

Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

Herzog announced that he had just finished this book, which would be released the following spring in its German original.

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Well, I just finished another book, The Future of Truth, which will be released next spring, but in its German original.

— Episode: Werner Herzog Isn't The 'Wild Guy' You T...

Episode: Werner Herzog Isn't The 'Wild Guy' You Think He Is

Herzog announced that he had just finished this book, which would be released the following spring in its German original.

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Well, I just finished another book, The Future of Truth, which will be released next spring, but in its German original.

Episode: Werner Herzog

Herzog mentioned that he had just finished another book titled The Future of Truth, slated for release the following spring in its German original.

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I just finished another book, The Future of Truth, which will be released next spring, but it always takes until it's being translated.

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