What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedRabbit Hole
The New York Times · Podcast · 2020
If you loved Rabbit Hole, start with The Echo Machine (David Pakman) — a book on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 films and 4 series, each matched to Rabbit Hole across media.
If you were captivated by Rabbit Hole, you will appreciate these stories that expose how digital environments fundamentally alter our perception of reality.
Books on the same thread
The 1619 Project
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein · Book
Explores: Systemic Racism, Historical Revisionism, Social Justice.
Like Rabbit Hole, this project forces a confrontation with the uncomfortable narratives that shape our modern world, stripping away illusions to reveal the systemic forces hidden in plain sight.
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt · Book · 2024
Explores: Mental health in children, Social media effects, Technology addiction.
This book acts as a natural successor to the concerns raised in Rabbit Hole, documenting the tangible, psychological costs of the digital immersion that defines our current era.
The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt · Book
Explores: Digital addiction, Mental health crisis, Social media impact.
If the internet-driven shifts in Rabbit Hole kept you up at night, this investigation provides a sobering look at how those same forces reshape the mental landscapes of children.
The Echo Machine
David Pakman · Book
Explores: partisan polarization, algorithmic radicalization, information silos.
Just as Rabbit Hole tracks the descent into radicalized online silos, this work maps the mechanics of the echo chambers that trap users in increasingly extreme cycles of thought.
Films on the same thread
The Devil All the Time
Antonio Campos · Film · 2020
Explores: Religious Fanaticism, Cycle of Violence, Corruption.
Rabbit Hole explores the dark consequences of fringe beliefs, and this film mirrors that intensity by examining how isolated, dogmatic environments foster cycles of trauma and inevitable human corruption.
Bo Burnham: Inside
Film · 2021
Explores: Mental Health, Isolation, Internet Culture.
This special captures the same claustrophobic sensation of being trapped in a digital void that Rabbit Hole explores, highlighting the existential toll of living entirely through a screen.
Get Out
Jordan Peele · Film · 2017
Explores: Racism, Gaslighting, Cultural Appropriation.
Rabbit Hole reveals how easily reality can be manipulated, and this film uses a similar lens to expose the unsettling, hidden structures that govern the lives of those around us.
Jojo Rabbit
Film · 2019
Explores: Loss of innocence, Anti-fascism, Empathy.
Much like the subjects in Rabbit Hole who are manipulated by false information, this story captures the process of breaking free from pervasive, harmful ideologies built on manufactured realities.
Series on the same thread
Mr. Robot
Sam Esmail · Series · 2015
Explores: Hacking, Anti-capitalism, Mental Illness.
This series echoes the technological paranoia found in Rabbit Hole, focusing on how isolated individuals use the power of the internet to challenge the systems that control them.
Devs
Alex Garland · Series · 2020
Explores: Corporate Conspiracy, Determinism vs. Free Will, Grief and Loss.
The feeling of being surveilled or manipulated by unseen digital forces in Rabbit Hole is central to this narrative, which explores the dangerous intersection of technology and human destiny.
Serial Experiments Lain
Series · 1998
Explores: Existentialism, Identity Crisis, Technological Singularity.
If the digital rabbit hole in the podcast left you disoriented, this series captures that same descent into a fractured, online reality where the boundaries of identity blur completely.
The Midnight Gospel
Pendleton Ward · Series · 2020
Explores: Existentialism, Death and Dying, Spirituality.
While Rabbit Hole highlights the darker side of online connectivity, this show utilizes a similar exploratory spirit to probe the philosophical mysteries hidden within our increasingly simulated human experience.
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Common questions
What is the premise of the podcast Rabbit Hole?
Rabbit Hole is a 2020 podcast from The New York Times featuring tech columnist Kevin Roose. The series explores the impact of the internet on our lives and investigates what happens to people as their daily activities and experiences move increasingly online.
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Is Rabbit Hole a New York Times production?
Yes, Rabbit Hole is a podcast produced by The New York Times. It was released in 2020 and features tech columnist Kevin Roose as he examines the influence of the internet on human behavior and modern society.