The Bourne Identity
Type: Book

As of November 2026, The Bourne Identity has been mentioned in one podcast episode on SmartLess (May 2025).
The Bourne Identity is a 1980 spy fiction thriller novel by Robert Ludlum that tells the story of Jason Bourne, a man with remarkable survival abilities who has retrograde amnesia, and must seek to discover his true identity. In the process, he must also determine why several shadowy groups, a professional assassin, and the CIA want him dead. It is the first novel of the original Bourne Trilogy, which also includes The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | May 2025 on SmartLess |
| Author | Doug Liman (director) |
| Published | 2002 |
| Publisher | Universal Pictures |
Who talks about The Bourne Identity on podcasts?
Jason Bateman brought up The Bourne Identity; the most recent mention was May 2025 on SmartLess.
- David Leitch | SmartLess on SmartLess (May 2025) — Jason Bateman
What is The Bourne Identity mentioned alongside?
The Bourne Identity is most often mentioned alongside Chicago, Keanu Reeves and WhatsApp.
Mentioned together: Chicago, Keanu Reeves, WhatsApp, Carnegie Mellon University, Minneapolis, The Book of Awakening, Sean Hayes, Amazon Amanda, Japan, Brooklyn