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The Dan Bongino Show delivers no-nonsense analysis of the day’s most important political and cultural stories. Hosted by the former Deputy Director of the FBI, former Secret Service agent, NYPD officer, and bestselling author Dan Bongino, the show cuts through media spin with facts, accountability,...

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Common Sense: The Unabridged and Complete Edition (Thomas Paine Classics) cover

Common Sense

Thomas Paine

Mentioned 1 week ago

Charlie (Ep. 2550)

Dan Bongino highlighted the pamphlet as a historic work that helped convince colonists to pursue liberty and truth, using it as a rallying point for modern commonsense politics.

Thomas Paine, 1776. Common sense. I'll show you what I mean in a minute.

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Trump

Donald J. Trump

Mentioned 1 week ago

They're Finding Out (Ep. 2549)

Dan Bongino noted that Donald Trump had written a book titled The Art of the Deal, describing it as a work about a constitutional republic and the importance of rules.

He wrote a book called The Art of the Deal. A constitutional republic where we all believe in the rules.

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The Revolt Against the Masses

Fred Siegel

Mentioned 1 month ago

Everybody Knew (Ep. 2537)

The host recommended the book as a single key takeaway for listeners, describing it as essential reading on how the liberal progressive movement treats workingclass voters. He cited it as a lesson from the show.

I hope if there's one lesson you take out of the show, just one, read the book by Fred Siegel, Revolt Against the Masses, how the liberal progressive movement hates working class voters.

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The Jews and the Left

Batya Ungar-Sargon

Mentioned 1 month ago

Everybody Knew (Ep. 2537)

The host highlighted the book as a new release and repeatedly urged listeners to purchase it, emphasizing its relevance to the discussion about Jews and politics. He mentioned it several times throughout the episode.

She has a new book out which is fantastic. The Jews and the left asking the question I've been asking for a really long time.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Illustrated First Edition): 100th Anniversary OZ Collection cover

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Illustrated First Edition)

L. Frank Baum

Mentioned 1 month ago

I'm Sorry I Have To Do This (Ep. 2531)

The host mentioned the name Judy as being popular after the Wizard of Oz, referencing the classic story in a brief anecdote about names.

I saw, thank you, audience archivist Judy, Judy S. She's been with us forever. That was actually my mother's name. It's not a lot, you don't meet a lot of Judy's. That was a popular name after Wizard of Oz and Judy Garland that you don't see a lot of Judy's anymore.

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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed cover

The Gift of Failure

Jessica Lahey

Mentioned 1 month ago

Is The Country Splitting Apart? (Ep. 2529)

He stated that he had written a book titled The Gift of Failure, which focused on falling down and getting back up.

I wrote a whole book. About falling down. And getting back up. The gift of failure.

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The Parasitic Mind

Gad Saad

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Craziest Court Decision Yet (Ep. 2527)

Dan Bongino referenced the book while explaining how ideas can infect minds, noting it as a previous work that discusses ideological parasites. The title was mentioned as part of a discussion about previous publications.

So in one of my previous books, In the Parasitic Mind, I talk about how human minds can be parasitized not only by actual physical brain worms, but they could be parasitized by ideological brain worms.

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Suicidal Empathy

Gad Saad

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Craziest Court Decision Yet (Ep. 2527)

The host praised the book as a new bestseller and urged listeners to purchase it, describing it as a blueprint for the left's empathy without ownership. Gad Saad and Dan Bongino both congratulated the author and highlighted its impact.

He has a new book out. His name is Gad Saad. The book is fantastic. It is tearing up the charts. It is called Suicidal Empathy.

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The Aesthetic Revolution

Mike Israetel

Mentioned 1 month ago

Big Changes at the Secret Service (Ep. 2524)

The host highlighted that Dr. Mike Isretel had released a book titled The Aesthetic Revolution and said it was worth listeners' time.

Dr. Mike Isretel, some of the best tips out there for working out. He also has a book out. It's worth your time. The Aesthetic Revolution, Embracing Vanity and the Future of Fitness to Unlock Your Healthiest Self.

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Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided cover

Therapy Nation

Jonathan Alpert

Mentioned 2 months ago

Get Out! (Ep. 2519)

The book was highlighted as the new release of psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert, who discussed how his patients struggle to separate politics from personal life.

He has a book out called Therapy Nation, how he gets these people in his psychotherapy practice who just cannot divorce their political life from their personal life.

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The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition

M. Scott Peck

Mentioned 2 months ago

A Huuuge Election Day (Ep. 2518)

The classic selfhelp book was mentioned while recalling the author's earlier bestseller, noting its lasting popularity compared to his later works. It was cited as an example of a wellknown paperback title.

I remember reading a book Jonathan back in the day M. Scott Peck who since passed wrote the famous road less travel book but he wrote another book doesn't get as much publicity as the road less travel which sold tens of

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The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2) cover

The Road to Serfdom

F. A. Hayek

Mentioned 2 months ago

We're NOT Doing This Again (Ep. 2511)

The host cited the book to illustrate Hayek's argument against socialism and authoritarianism, using it as a reference point for his discussion.

Brilliant. Folks, Friedrich Hayek explained this in The Road to Serfdom.

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Brenda Reeves Sturgis

10 Turkeys in the Road

It was described as an amazing book about how liberals pretend to be about the middle class and the working guy but are really not. One of its premises is that Democrats master marketing narratives and fake news using a triad of media, congressional committees, and activist groups.

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one of my favorite books In the road what is called revolt against the masses?

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It was described as an amazing book about how liberals pretend to be about the middle class and the working guy but are really not. One of its premises is that Democrats master marketing narratives and fake news using a triad of media, congressional committees, and activist groups.

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one of my favorite books In the road what is called revolt against the masses?

Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo Cover

Philippe Lançon

Disturbance

Surviving Charlie Hebdo

The book was mentioned in a list of seemingly unrelated items, in a segment discussing the FBI hearing on Capitol Hill and other news items.

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launching fist full of cold copies of the new issue of Charlie have Hubda

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Episode: Prepare Today, They Are Hiding Something (Ep 2046)

The book was mentioned in a list of seemingly unrelated items, in a segment discussing the FBI hearing on Capitol Hill and other news items.

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launching fist full of cold copies of the new issue of Charlie have Hubda

Insane in Ukraine: A True American Story of Conflict and Survival Cover

William H. Volpe III

Insane in Ukraine

A True American Story of Conflict and Survival

Dan Bongino mentioned his book, *Insane in Ukraine*, which details the involvement of Ukrainians in the 2016 collusion hoax; he specifically noted that chapter one covers this topic.

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You want to read? You want to read the account of it? What chapter is that you create Insane in Ukraine?

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Dan Bongino mentioned his book, *Insane in Ukraine*, which details the involvement of Ukrainians in the 2016 collusion hoax; he specifically noted that chapter one covers this topic.

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You want to read? You want to read the account of it? What chapter is that you create Insane in Ukraine?

you Insane in Ukraine chapter one.

Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country Cover

William Greider

Secrets of the Temple

How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country

Peter Schweizer's book on the Biden crime family was mentioned, highlighting new information on a cell phone used by Joe Biden while he was vice president, which may have been used to conduct shady deals. The book's revelations regarding communications between Hunter Biden and his business partners and Joe Biden were discussed as potentially revealing information about the extent of their dealings.

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Peter you broke a lot of this years ago About the Biden family influence peddling and you've got new information this morning

— Episode: Here’s The Real Story (Ep 2039)

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Episode: Here’s The Real Story (Ep 2039)

Peter Schweizer's book on the Biden crime family was mentioned, highlighting new information on a cell phone used by Joe Biden while he was vice president, which may have been used to conduct shady deals. The book's revelations regarding communications between Hunter Biden and his business partners and Joe Biden were discussed as potentially revealing information about the extent of their dealings.

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Peter you broke a lot of this years ago About the Biden family influence peddling and you've got new information this morning

Yeah, I mean it's interesting What is the line of communications between Hunter Biden and his business partners and Joe Biden when he's vice president of the United States?

It's not the government phone. It's not Joe Biden's personal phone we know from the laptop that Hunter Biden's business paid for a private phone line that Joe Biden used while he was vice president It was from AT&T. It was $300 a month

It was a global phone where you could access somebody anywhere around the world We shared that phone number in that account information with people at the House Oversight Committee My hope is that that they haven't already They will subpoena those records because I think it will give an indication on how tight the communication was And that may be the phone for example that the Ukrainian the Burisma executive might have used in this allegation That he talked to Joe Biden and recorded conversations

Tru Blue (Sexy standalone romance) (The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor Book 1) Cover

Melissa Foster

Tru Blue (Sexy standalone romance) (The Whiskeys

Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor Book 1)

This book details the corruption within the FBI, particularly concerning the Russia collusion hoax and the investigation into Donald Trump. It was described as incredible and hard to put down.

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The book is called True Blue. It's out now. I read the book. I endorsed the book. The book is incredible. It's one of those stories that you read it and it's hard to put down.

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This book details the corruption within the FBI, particularly concerning the Russia collusion hoax and the investigation into Donald Trump. It was described as incredible and hard to put down.

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The book is called True Blue. It's out now. I read the book. I endorsed the book. The book is incredible. It's one of those stories that you read it and it's hard to put down.

It's an awesome book.

Tru Blue (Sexy standalone romance) (The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor Book 1) Cover

Melissa Foster

Tru Blue (Sexy standalone romance) (The Whiskeys

Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor Book 1)

This book recounts the experiences of an FBI whistleblower and was described as incredible and hard to put down. The host highly recommended it and had endorsed it.

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The book is incredible. It's one of those stories that you read it and it's hard to put down.

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This book recounts the experiences of an FBI whistleblower and was described as incredible and hard to put down. The host highly recommended it and had endorsed it.

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The book is incredible. It's one of those stories that you read it and it's hard to put down.

It's an awesome book.

I fully endorsed it on the back.

It's fantastic. It's his story of the issues in the FBI and why he left.

The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech Cover

Kirsten Powers

The Silencing

How the Left is Killing Free Speech

Dan Bongino criticized Kirsten Power's book "The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech", calling the author a "total moron" and sarcastically suggesting that she should be thanked for making her book's subject matter relevant.

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This is why this idiot who by the way a total moron wrote a book this is not airbrush. This is not adobe photoshop This is the actual book kirsten powers wrote a a human wrecking ball of stupidity kir...

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Dan Bongino criticized Kirsten Power's book "The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech", calling the author a "total moron" and sarcastically suggesting that she should be thanked for making her book's subject matter relevant.

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This is why this idiot who by the way a total moron wrote a book this is not airbrush. This is not adobe photoshop This is the actual book kirsten powers wrote a a human wrecking ball of stupidity kirsten powers The Silencing how the left is killing free speech

The Crucible Cover

Arthur Miller

The Crucible

Chris Miller's book contradicted Kaitlin Collins' claims about Trump's order to deploy the National Guard on January 6th. Bongino cited the book to refute Collins' statements.

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He Miller wrote a book and he's a fantastic guy and he was ready to go

— Episode: Trump Destroys CNN (Ep 2009)

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Episode: Trump Destroys CNN (Ep 2009)

Chris Miller's book contradicted Kaitlin Collins' claims about Trump's order to deploy the National Guard on January 6th. Bongino cited the book to refute Collins' statements.

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He Miller wrote a book and he's a fantastic guy and he was ready to go

The Unexpected Light of Thomas Alva Edison (Turnabout Tales) Cover

Raymond Arroyo

The Unexpected Light of Thomas Alva Edison (Turnabout Tales)

The book focuses on Thomas Edison's early life, highlighting his failures and the unwavering support of his mother, ultimately emphasizing the importance of perseverance and family.

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author of the book the Unexpected light of Thomas Alva Edison

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The book focuses on Thomas Edison's early life, highlighting his failures and the unwavering support of his mother, ultimately emphasizing the importance of perseverance and family.

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author of the book the Unexpected light of Thomas Alva Edison

it's sort of you and I are kind of crossing our Venn diagrams...you're writing a book about failure and how how that's right failures

it's the first of a book called to a series called turnabout tales and Our little motto is challenges faced paths turned History changed and that's all of our lives We can all have turnabout tales once we have the eyes to see it

the book is called the unexpected light of Thomas Alva Edison

God's Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty Cover

Rice Broocks

God's Not Dead

Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty

The film adaptation of Steve Day's book, "Nefarious," was promoted as an excellent and entertaining movie with spine-tingling moments, depicting a battle between good and evil. The podcast host described it as a film they wanted to support.

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Nefarious is it's excellent. It's excellent. It's a solely Dale Gloria releasing It's by the same guys who did God's not a God's Not Dead on plan that it's based on a book by my good...

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The film adaptation of Steve Day's book, "Nefarious," was promoted as an excellent and entertaining movie with spine-tingling moments, depicting a battle between good and evil. The podcast host described it as a film they wanted to support.

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Nefarious is it's excellent. It's excellent. It's a solely Dale Gloria releasing It's by the same guys who did God's not a God's Not Dead on plan that it's based on a book by my good friend Someone has been a guest on my radio show multiple times a strong conservative Steve days

The Economics of the Parables Cover

Robert Sirico

The Economics of the Parables

The podcast host discussed Father Robert Sirico's book, focusing on its explanation of the moral case for capitalism and how it addresses criticisms of free markets from a religious perspective. The host mentioned using the book to better understand his own struggles with wealth and charity.

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It's not that government's too big, folks. It's just too stupid.

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The podcast host discussed Father Robert Sirico's book, focusing on its explanation of the moral case for capitalism and how it addresses criticisms of free markets from a religious perspective. The host mentioned using the book to better understand his own struggles with wealth and charity.

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It's not that government's too big, folks. It's just too stupid.

The socialism of the ancient church...the early Christians said all that is mine is yours. But the modern socialists say all that is yours is mine.

Socialism is the opposite of that; it coerces you; it doesn't inspire you to greatness, to heroism, to sanctity. It forces you.

Compassion isn't just giving to people; it's suffering with people.

The key moral question is a question of human dignity, and all human beings share this dignity regardless of the size of their bank accounts.

Fight Bible Study Guide: Winning the Battles That Matter Most Cover

Craig Groeschel

Fight Bible Study Guide

Winning the Battles That Matter Most

Bongino mentioned writing a book about the importance of fighting for one's beliefs, implying it was a significant event in his life. He discussed how fighting for freedom and liberty is more fruitful in conservative states.

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I mean it, wrote a book about it once the fight matters

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Bongino mentioned writing a book about the importance of fighting for one's beliefs, implying it was a significant event in his life. He discussed how fighting for freedom and liberty is more fruitful in conservative states.

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I mean it, wrote a book about it once the fight matters

Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments Cover

Nathan J. Robinson

Responding to the Right

Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments

The author mentioned a chapter in his book about Rumble and Parlor, discussing the growth of the parallel economy and the actions of totalitarians within the liberal portion. He also references a chapter about his time as a press agent with the Secret Service.

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I say in my book that I referenced in the beginning of the show, forgive me for bringing it up again, but the chapter in the book about rumble and parlor, when I talk about the exploding growth of the...

— Episode: The Bongino Brief - March 11, 2023

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Episode: The Bongino Brief - March 11, 2023

The author mentioned a chapter in his book about Rumble and Parlor, discussing the growth of the parallel economy and the actions of totalitarians within the liberal portion. He also references a chapter about his time as a press agent with the Secret Service.

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I say in my book that I referenced in the beginning of the show, forgive me for bringing it up again, but the chapter in the book about rumble and parlor, when I talk about the exploding growth of the parallel economy. I don't pull any punches. There's a specific line in there.

That's in the book.

Write that in a book. That's a good point. The Secret Service chapter. I write about that whole thing.

[The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable] (By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb) [published: April, 2007] Cover

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[The Black Swan

The Impact of the Highly Improbable] (By

It was described as a fascinating book, one of the speaker's favorites, focusing on rare events and the importance of considering probability and outcome when assessing them.

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The thing about these black Swan events, rare events. I mean, how many black Swans have you seen in your lifetime? Probably none.

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It was described as a fascinating book, one of the speaker's favorites, focusing on rare events and the importance of considering probability and outcome when assessing them.

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The thing about these black Swan events, rare events. I mean, how many black Swans have you seen in your lifetime? Probably none.

But the thing about these black Swan events is you have to measure them based on probability and outcome, right?

[The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable] (By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb) [published: April, 2007] Cover

unknown author

[The Black Swan

The Impact of the Highly Improbable] (By

It was described as a fascinating book, one of the speaker's favorites, focusing on rare events and the importance of considering their probability and potential impact.

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His book the black swan is a fascinating one. It's one of my favorites.

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It was described as a fascinating book, one of the speaker's favorites, focusing on rare events and the importance of considering their probability and potential impact.

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His book the black swan is a fascinating one. It's one of my favorites.

Lies My Gov't Told Me: And the Better Future Coming (Children’s Health Defense) Cover

Robert W. Malone MD MS

Lies My Gov't Told Me

And the Better Future Coming (Children’s Health Defense)

It is a book that details the intersection of incompetence and nefarious intent in government actions, specifically regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. The author, Dr. Robert Malone, shared that it is a long story.

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But that's my attempt to capture that in real time is this book, Lies My Government Told Me and The Better Future Coming.

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It is a book that details the intersection of incompetence and nefarious intent in government actions, specifically regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. The author, Dr. Robert Malone, shared that it is a long story.

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But that's my attempt to capture that in real time is this book, Lies My Government Told Me and The Better Future Coming.

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