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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines an...

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The Book of Isaiah

Brian Simmons

Mentioned 4 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: AOC, Newsom & Hillary’s Biggest Political Meltdowns

Gavin Newsom mentioned he wrote a book, but the speaker suggested it only covered one side of his life, omitting details about his wealthy father funding his early ventures.

He's written a book. And I think it's like the book is telling one side of his life. Like, I lived with this mom who didn't have a lot of money. Don't mention that his dad was super rich and gave him all kinds of safaris to Africa and money to start a business.

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The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library)

Adam Smith

Mentioned 4 months ago

The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Trump Tariffs After the Supreme Court: What the Ruling Means for Trade, China & U.S. Jobs

The father of free trade underscored in this book that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things critical to national defense.

Adam Smith, the father of free trade, even underscored in his book, Wealth of Nations, that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things that are critical to national defense.

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The Dozen Dozens

Tom Green

Mentioned 4 months ago

Hour 2 - This is America!

The host recommended that listeners should have all of Bill O'Reilly's dozen or so bestsellers on their bookshelves.

Any of his dozen or so bestsellers, of course. You should have all those on your bookshelves.

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The Odyssey

Homer

Mentioned 4 months ago

Normally Podcast: Olympic Gold Pride, Newsom’s “I Can’t Read” Act, and NYC Subway Chaos

US Olympic hockey player Jack Hughes was mentioned as a big reader who brought a copy of this book to read at the Olympics.

He brought the Odyssey to read at the Olympics.

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Young Man in a Hurry

Gavin Newsom

Mentioned 4 months ago

Normally Podcast: Olympic Gold Pride, Newsom’s “I Can’t Read” Act, and NYC Subway Chaos

Gavin Newsom was on tour promoting his memoir, which the speaker noted was a bit wishful thinking given Newsom's age.

This is his tour for his memoir Young Man in a Hurry, which is a little wish casting because he ain't young no more.

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Manufacturing Delusion

Buck Sexton

Mentioned 4 months ago

Team 47 - MAHA Uncensored

The speaker, Buck, mentioned that he caught a typo in his own book, Manufacturing Delusion, while recording the audiobook, specifically when reading page eight.

I caught it when I was doing the audiobook of Manufacturing Delusion, which you should all go download if you have not already.

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By James Fell Lose It Right: A Brutally Honest 3-Stage Program to Help You Get Fit and Lose Weight Without Losing [Paperback] cover

By James Fell Lose It Right

unknown author

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Breaking Big Food, MAHA Movement & America’s Health Crisis

The documentary, which is discussed as if it were a book or source material, explained the failure of the American food system and inspired the filmmakers to open an organic coffee shop and market. The conversation often referred to the documentary's insights as key knowledge points for the audience.

And today they're going to tell us, I think not only how to break big food, but also how to break our addiction. I'm hoping how to break our addiction to big food, because as I was watching their documentary, which I tell you, you should go watch this because it really does explain to you why you just can't eat one potato chip.

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Safety On

Yehuda Remer

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Karol Markowicz Show: Armed & Awake: Yehuda Remer on Jewish Self-Defense, the Second Amendment & Post–October 7 Reality

This was the author's first published book, which focused on introducing children to the world of firearms and firearm safety, taking five years to complete.

So I went online. I was shocked to find that there were no books on the market. I wanted something that I can read to my children as a bedtime book, that there were no books on the market devoted solely to children regarding gun safety.

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27 Words

Yehuda Remer

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Karol Markowicz Show: Armed & Awake: Yehuda Remer on Jewish Self-Defense, the Second Amendment & Post–October 7 Reality

This was the book the author began writing after his first was published, intended as a breakdown of the 27 words of the Second Amendment specifically for children.

And I was writing a book called 27 Words, which is a breakdown of the 27 words of the Second Amendment for children.

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Tell Your Children

Alex Berenson

Mentioned 5 months ago

Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Feb 11 2026

The guest mentioned he wrote this book in 2019 about the strong link between cannabis use, especially when started young, and the increased risk of developing psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. He noted that the science supporting his claims has become even more developed since the book's publication.

So, so it's interesting because I wrote a book called Tell Your Children about this in 2019, right? That's seven years ago.

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A Journey to the Center of the Mind

James Fitzgerald

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Inside the Nancy Guthrie Case with James Fitzgerald

James Fitzgerald mentioned that this series consists of four books, which are available as e-books, audiobooks, and regular paperback books. He wrote them in retirement to tell stories, covering his upbringing, police career, FBI years including the Unabomber case, and later cases like the Olympic bombings and the John Bonnet Ramsey case.

So yeah, there it's e-books, audio books, regular paperback books. Go on my website, jamesrfitzgerald.com. Contact me through there. We're glad to set off signed copies to people.

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The Wisdom of Crowds

James Surowiecki

Mentioned 5 months ago

Normally Podcast: Don Lemon Arrest Fallout, School Closures, and the True Cost of Convenience

The speaker mentioned this book in the context of criticizing James Surowiecki's commentary on the Don Lemon arrest, implying the author lacked wisdom regarding the situation described.

James Surowiecki, who wrote a book called The Wisdom of Crowds and like really has none of his own. Um, it tweeted, are you seriously arguing that a journalist who embedded with civil rights protesters in the 1960s while they planned acts of civil disobedience and then accompanied them to cover those acts of civil disobedience would be persecuted for doing so?

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James Surowiecki

The Wisdom of Crowds

Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations

The speaker mentioned this book in the context of criticizing James Surowiecki's commentary on the Don Lemon arrest, implying the author lacked wisdom regarding the situation described.

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James Surowiecki, who wrote a book called The Wisdom of Crowds and like really has none of his own. Um, it tweeted, are you seriously arguing that a journalist who embedded with civil...

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The speaker mentioned this book in the context of criticizing James Surowiecki's commentary on the Don Lemon arrest, implying the author lacked wisdom regarding the situation described.

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James Surowiecki, who wrote a book called The Wisdom of Crowds and like really has none of his own. Um, it tweeted, are you seriously arguing that a journalist who embedded with civil rights protesters in the 1960s while they planned acts of civil disobedience and then accompanied them to cover those acts of civil disobedience would be persecuted for doing so?

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Alfred Lansing

Endurance

Shackleton s Incredible Voyage

It was mentioned in passing as a book the host had recently read about Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, where the crew resorted to eating dogs to survive.

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Do you remember the book Endurance that you told me to read about Shackleton and like they ate the dogs when they were literally starving to death before it was the dogs alive as long...

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It was mentioned in passing as a book the host had recently read about Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, where the crew resorted to eating dogs to survive.

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Do you remember the book Endurance that you told me to read about Shackleton and like they ate the dogs when they were literally starving to death before it was the dogs alive as long as they humanly could without.

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Homer

The Odyssey

US Olympic hockey player Jack Hughes was mentioned as a big reader who brought a copy of this book to read at the Olympics.

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He brought The Odyssey to read at the Olympics.

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US Olympic hockey player Jack Hughes was mentioned as a big reader who brought a copy of this book to read at the Olympics.

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He brought The Odyssey to read at the Olympics.

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E. B White

Charlotte's Web

A Newbery Honor Award Winner

It was mentioned while discussing the experience of buying a pig at a county fair, where it was implied that the pig would be slaughtered, reminding one of the book's themes.

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I mean, I can't imagine like I read Charlotte's Web when I was a kid and I'm like, wait a minute, what? I'm buying this pig and then I get, it's, yeah, it was very depressing.

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It was mentioned while discussing the experience of buying a pig at a county fair, where it was implied that the pig would be slaughtered, reminding one of the book's themes.

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I mean, I can't imagine like I read Charlotte's Web when I was a kid and I'm like, wait a minute, what? I'm buying this pig and then I get, it's, yeah, it was very depressing.

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (The Targaryen Dynasty: The House of the Dragon) Cover

George R. R. Martin

Fire & Blood

300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (The Targaryen Dynasty

The book, which inspired the movie, was mentioned in the context of the Siege of Malta, comparing it as a similar type of story focusing on a pivotal moment for Western civilization.

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in sort of the same way that they had 300, which is about the pass at Thermopylae and Leonidas, the Spartans.

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The book, which inspired the movie, was mentioned in the context of the Siege of Malta, comparing it as a similar type of story focusing on a pivotal moment for Western civilization.

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in sort of the same way that they had 300, which is about the pass at Thermopylae and Leonidas, the Spartans.

Escape from Freedom Cover

Erich Fromm

Escape from Freedom

It was mentioned in the context of people being afraid of freedom and the responsibility that comes with it, especially as society became more liberal and open to diverse lifestyles.

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But as people became, you know, as things loosened up and you could do, you could live the life that you dreamed of, a lot of people are terrified by that. And that's actually what I think is going on...

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It was mentioned in the context of people being afraid of freedom and the responsibility that comes with it, especially as society became more liberal and open to diverse lifestyles.

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But as people became, you know, as things loosened up and you could do, you could live the life that you dreamed of, a lot of people are terrified by that. And that's actually what I think is going on now.

White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy Cover

Tom Schaller

White Rural Rage

The Threat to American Democracy

The authors discussed the fourfold interconnected threat that white rural voters pose to the country, such as racism, xenophobia, conspiracy theories, and a willingness to excuse violence in place of discourse.

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Their new book out tomorrow is entitled White Rural Rage, The Threat to American Democracy.

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The authors discussed the fourfold interconnected threat that white rural voters pose to the country, such as racism, xenophobia, conspiracy theories, and a willingness to excuse violence in place of discourse.

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Their new book out tomorrow is entitled White Rural Rage, The Threat to American Democracy.

We lay out the fourfold interconnected threat that white rural voters pose to the country. First of all, and we show 30 polls in national studies to demonstrate this. We provide the receipts in chapter six. They're the most racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant anti-gay, geodemographic group in the country.

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David Morrell

First Blood, Story of Fort Sumter 1st

It was mentioned that the speaker had recently finished the book, in the context of comparing a political situation to cannons and Civil War tactics.

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But they're loading up that cannon with shrapnel and they are yanking the cord and they are wiping out as many people as they possibly can. What Republican D.A. or attorney general has gone after a De...

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It was mentioned that the speaker had recently finished the book, in the context of comparing a political situation to cannons and Civil War tactics.

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But they're loading up that cannon with shrapnel and they are yanking the cord and they are wiping out as many people as they possibly can. What Republican D.A. or attorney general has gone after a Democrat? Can you even name one?

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Nate Silver

On the Edge

The Art of Risking Everything

It was discussed and recommended by the hosts, with a focus on the concept of re-examining one's prior beliefs in the face of new data. Nate Silver's work was praised for its attempt to bring rationality to a world perceived as increasingly irrational.

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I'd encourage you to check out the book. I read it. I really enjoyed it, 'On the Edge'.

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It was discussed and recommended by the hosts, with a focus on the concept of re-examining one's prior beliefs in the face of new data. Nate Silver's work was praised for its attempt to bring rationality to a world perceived as increasingly irrational.

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I'd encourage you to check out the book. I read it. I really enjoyed it, 'On the Edge'.

Signal and the noise also a really good read.

If you're looking for something and you're a data probabilistic guy...

We're talking to Nate Silver's got a great new book out called 'On the Edge'.

I think people will enjoy it and I'd encourage 'signaling the noise' as well.

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H. G. Bissinger

Friday Night Lights

A Town, A Team, And A Dream

It was referenced as a great show and book, and the speaker indicated that he was a fan.

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Yeah, I don't know how many of your Friday Night Lights fans was a great show. Great book.

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It was referenced as a great show and book, and the speaker indicated that he was a fan.

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Yeah, I don't know how many of your Friday Night Lights fans was a great show. Great book.

The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition HC) Cover

Ayn Rand

The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition HC)

It was mentioned that Randy Barnett's father had read it at some point in the past, and it was suggested that his political principles may have been influenced by it.

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I found out late in life that he'd read Ayn Rand earlier on 'The Fountainhead'.

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It was mentioned that Randy Barnett's father had read it at some point in the past, and it was suggested that his political principles may have been influenced by it.

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I found out late in life that he'd read Ayn Rand earlier on 'The Fountainhead'.

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Chadwick Moore

Tucker

It was described as an excellent, authorized biography of Tucker Carlson, written by Chadwick Moore, who was a guest on the show.

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Chadwick Moore joins on this episode. He is the author of the excellent, authorized biography, Tucker, about our friend, Tucker Carlson.

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It was described as an excellent, authorized biography of Tucker Carlson, written by Chadwick Moore, who was a guest on the show.

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Chadwick Moore joins on this episode. He is the author of the excellent, authorized biography, Tucker, about our friend, Tucker Carlson.

And if you don't have his book on Tucker Carlson, go get it. It's called Tucker. So it's easy to remember.

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Rob Henderson

Troubled

A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class

It was described as a good read, a memoir detailing his time in foster care and later as an adult in the Air Force and at Oxford.

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Oh, you know, I'll go ahead and give a shout out to Rob Henderson. His book Troubled.

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It was described as a good read, a memoir detailing his time in foster care and later as an adult in the Air Force and at Oxford.

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Oh, you know, I'll go ahead and give a shout out to Rob Henderson. His book Troubled.

That was that was a good one. It's a memoir of his time in foster homes and then coming up as an adult through the Air Force. And then finally, now he's a grad student at Oxford. Very, very great story. Touching book.

Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More Cover

Christopher M. Palmer MD

Brain Energy

A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

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Douglas Brunt

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel

Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

It was discussed as Doug Brunt's latest book, focusing on the inventor's disappearance on the eve of World War I, exploring murder theories surrounding his fate.

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His latest book is the Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel, Genius, Power and the Deception on the Eve of World War I.

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It was discussed as Doug Brunt's latest book, focusing on the inventor's disappearance on the eve of World War I, exploring murder theories surrounding his fate.

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His latest book is the Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel, Genius, Power and the Deception on the Eve of World War I.

The diesel book is the quarter century before World War one in Europe and is about Rudolph Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine.

He disappeared. There are all sorts of murder theories about what happened to him.

I think you'll enjoy this nonfiction book other than your own. Of course, they should already have a copy of The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel.

people are saying it's the best, best book of the year.

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Estate of Thomas L. Clancy

The Hunt for Red October

A Novel

It was discussed as one of his first editions, a book he enjoyed as a kid and eventually influenced his decision to join the CIA.

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One of the few first editions that I have is hunt for red October, which is by some, it was the Naval press, you know, some small press, but that is just a great book.

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It was discussed as one of his first editions, a book he enjoyed as a kid and eventually influenced his decision to join the CIA.

"

One of the few first editions that I have is hunt for red October, which is by some, it was the Naval press, you know, some small press, but that is just a great book.

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon) Cover

Jun Joseph Smith

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon)

Clay mentioned "The Book of Mormon", a musical comedy written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He stated that while he found the musical funny in parts, he felt the amount of cursing was excessive, implying that he found it to be a bit too far.

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Did you ever see the Book of Mormon?

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Clay mentioned "The Book of Mormon", a musical comedy written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He stated that while he found the musical funny in parts, he felt the amount of cursing was excessive, implying that he found it to be a bit too far.

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Did you ever see the Book of Mormon?

Oh, yeah.

I like I thought I knew I knew you were going to.

I found it, you know, I thought it I thought across the line and I'm not a Mormon, but I thought across the line a little bit too much cursing for me, to be honest with you.

But there were funny moments, to be sure.

And it was trying to be funny.

And I and I did laugh at parts.

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David Benioff

City of Thieves

A Novel

It was highly recommended for its engaging story and was the only book she really loved out of the eight she read this summer.

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The one book that I really loved so far is City of Thieves by David Benioff.

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It was highly recommended for its engaging story and was the only book she really loved out of the eight she read this summer.

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The one book that I really loved so far is City of Thieves by David Benioff.

And it's not like I'm only reading highbrow stuff either. I have beach reads. I have more serious novels. It's a real mix of stuff.

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