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Grateful American

Gary Sinise

Mentioned 4 months ago

Ron Funches + Gary Sinise (Carolla Classics)

The guest shared details about his upcoming memoir, which chronicled his journey from focusing on his career in theater and acting to devoting significant time to supporting service members following September 11th.

Yeah. I have the book coming out February 12th. Wrote it. Took about a year to write it. It's Grateful American, A Journey from Self to Service.

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Grit, Spit, and Never Quit

Rob Riggle

Mentioned 5 months ago

Rob Riggle On Why Young Men Need Hardship

Rob Riggle's new book was discussed, which dives deeper into themes of fear, failure, discipline, and never giving up.

Got a book out called Grit, Spit and Never Quit. All right. Notes, and then it stopped. So now I'm going to look up here. Yeah. Oh, oh, notes. Oh, okay. I thought it was going to be like notes from the edge or something. Yeah, I made some notes. Anyway, Marine's Guide to Comedy in Life. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

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The Glorious Bastard (The Shadows Book 7)

Sadie Bosque

Mentioned 5 months ago

Alex Arato + Troy Duffy (Carolla Classics)

The speaker mentioned reading this book and having to confirm to people that the stories within it were completely true, much to their dismay upon re-reading it.

I never went... I never went to the Mulholland Club with any of you idiots. At least not when it was closed.

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Strangers

Belle Burden

Mentioned 5 months ago

Adam Carolla & Megyn Kelly UNFILTERED: Fox News, Rumors & Media Chaos

The book detailed the experience of a New York socialite whose hedge fund manager husband left her after 21 years of marriage for another woman. The speaker felt that while the husband was a douchebag, the wife shared some responsibility because she let herself go, was boring, and disgruntled in the marriage.

Has anybody read the new book, Stranger by Belle Burden?

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Please Stop Helping Us

Jason L. Riley

Mentioned 5 months ago

Megyn Kelly Tells Protestors “Get Hot and Get Effed”

This book by a black Wall Street Journal reporter was recommended as a source arguing that government intervention intended to help the black community has often resulted in worse outcomes.

And also read Jason Reilly's book of The Wall Street Journal, Please Stop Helping Us. He's a black man, black reporter who works for The Wall Street Journal.

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Relationship Rescue

Phillip C. McGraw

Mentioned 5 months ago

Megyn Kelly Tells Protestors “Get Hot and Get Effed”

The book was highly impactful on the speaker's approach to relationships, particularly its questioning of how one can win an argument when the person they love most is losing.

Dr. Phil wrote a book many years ago called Relationship Rescue. And I was in the middle of a bad relationship at the time and I read it cover to cover and it's really stuck with me ever since.

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Becoming Eve

Abby Stein

Mentioned 7 months ago

Chris Hansen on Epstein, Predators & Woke Culture + Mamdani Appoints Transgender Rabbi

The book was mentioned as being written by Rabbi Abby Stein, a transgender author, detailing her experience of growing up in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish home and deciding to transition later in life.

And we do need to give a credit to our friends over at the Babylon Bee. This comes from their sister website, Not the Bee, where they actually cover news things. But it seems like... It's so ridiculous. It seems like it could be satire. But it is not.

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The Last Testament

God

Mentioned 1 year ago

Tracy Morgan + Brad Williams (Carolla Classics)

This book was being promoted in connection with a Twitter account, 'The Tweet of God,' which had recently reached one million followers. The fact that God was thanked so often at award shows like the Emmys suggested the book might also receive attention.

The book The Last Testament A Memoir By God And David

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Baby, Don't Hurt Me

Chris Kattan

Mentioned 1 year ago

Larry Miller + Chris Kattan (Carolla Classics)

The Audible version of the book was read by the author, which took about five full days of recording time. Reading the material out loud was described as being like reading one's diary to people, making the content feel more revealing than expected.

The book is Baby Don't Hurt Me, Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live. It's available, by the way, now on Amazon. And bookmark us and click through if you like. Also, Chris, you read the Audible book as well, right?

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The Disenlightenment

David Mamet

Mentioned 1 year ago

Trump vs Newsom + David Mamet’s Political Evolution

This was described as a new book covering politics, horror, and entertainment, which the author was trying to make sense of the current era through writing essays in it.

The book, The Disenlightenment, which is the name of the new book on politics and horror and entertainment.

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The Gut-Brain Paradox

Steven R. Gundry MD

Mentioned 1 year ago

Jonathan Kite’s Spot On Tom Hanks & Al Pacino Impressions + Dr. Gundry’s Food Truth Bombs

The book contained information about ideal oils for consumption, including ranking them, and provided guidance on the best protein sources for digestive health.

Number one is definitely olive oil.

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The Creative Act

Rick Rubin

Mentioned 1 year ago

Gen Z Workers Ditching White-Collar World for Skilled Labor + Biohacker Dave Asprey

Adam mentioned hearing that Rick Rubin discussed how real artists create for themselves rather than for accolades in his book.

I think, yeah, Rick Rubin, have you read his book on the creative act? No, but I've heard him speak about it.

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David Mamet

The Disenlightenment

Politics, Horror, and Entertainment

This was described as a new book covering politics, horror, and entertainment, which the author was trying to make sense of the current era through writing essays in it.

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The book, The Disenlightenment, which is the name of the new book on politics and horror and entertainment.

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This was described as a new book covering politics, horror, and entertainment, which the author was trying to make sense of the current era through writing essays in it.

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The book, The Disenlightenment, which is the name of the new book on politics and horror and entertainment.

And it is a good, and I think, I agree with you, I think, in that when people would tell me to shut up, I would say, I'm a comedian. I'm not going to shut up. That's the job.

The Gut-Brain Paradox: Improve Your Mood, Clear Brain Fog, and Reverse Disease by Healing Your Microbiome (The Plant Paradox, 9) Cover

Steven R. Gundry MD

The Gut-Brain Paradox

Improve Your Mood, Clear Brain Fog, and Reverse Disease by Healing Your Microbiome (The Plant Paradox, 9)

The book contained information about ideal oils for consumption, including ranking them, and provided guidance on the best protein sources for digestive health.

"

Number one is definitely olive oil.

— Episode: Jonathan Kite’s Spot On Tom Hanks & Al P...

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Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

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The book contained information about ideal oils for consumption, including ranking them, and provided guidance on the best protein sources for digestive health.

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Number one is definitely olive oil.

So, for instance, right now it's 2025. 2025. So, you look for 2024 and or 2025. Buy that olive oil and only use it for a year. And then you're okay.

Number one [protein] beats everything else.

The Glorious Bastard (The Shadows Book 7) Cover

Sadie Bosque

The Glorious Bastard (The Shadows Book 7)

The speaker mentioned reading this book and having to confirm to people that the stories within it were completely true, much to their dismay upon re-reading it.

"

I never went... I never went to the Mulholland Club with any of you idiots. At least not when it was closed.

— Episode: Alex Arato + Troy Duffy (Carolla Classic...

Get on Amazon
Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: Alex Arato + Troy Duffy (Carolla Classics)

The speaker mentioned reading this book and having to confirm to people that the stories within it were completely true, much to their dismay upon re-reading it.

"

I never went... I never went to the Mulholland Club with any of you idiots. At least not when it was closed.

But I do enjoy reading the books and every now and then someone saying, is that true? And I have to invariably confirm that all of it is completely true. Much to my dismay reading it again after all these things.

Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service Cover

Gary Sinise

Grateful American

A Journey from Self to Service

The guest shared details about his upcoming memoir, which chronicled his journey from focusing on his career in theater and acting to devoting significant time to supporting service members following September 11th.

"

Yeah. I have the book coming out February 12th. Wrote it. Took about a year to write it. It's Grateful American, A Journey from Self to Service.

— Episode: Ron Funches + Gary Sinise (Carolla Class...

Get on Amazon
Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: Ron Funches + Gary Sinise (Carolla Classics)

The guest shared details about his upcoming memoir, which chronicled his journey from focusing on his career in theater and acting to devoting significant time to supporting service members following September 11th.

"

Yeah. I have the book coming out February 12th. Wrote it. Took about a year to write it. It's Grateful American, A Journey from Self to Service.

So it really is this sort of memoir that journeys into the service work that I'm proud of and spending all my time on right now.

You can pre-order it now at GarySiniseFoundation.com. Dot org. Oh. Well, who could have ever?

But pre-order it. And I'll be waiting for you when it comes out.

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