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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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Licensed to Lie
The host referenced Sidney Powell's book License to Lie, noting it documented the claims about Catherine Rumbler.
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Which was documented in her book, License to Lie. That's Sidney Powell's book.
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Episode: The Leadership We Need Right Now (Ep 1210)
The host referenced Sidney Powell's book License to Lie, noting it documented the claims about Catherine Rumbler.
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Which was documented in her book, License to Lie. That's Sidney Powell's book.
The Road to Serfdom
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Dan Bongino referenced the book as one of the greatest ever written and used its argument that there is no difference between taking away economic liberty and political liberty.
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The Road to Serfdom is one of the greatest books ever written. Hayek makes the point frequently that Bernie tries to confuse. The point Hayek makes is there's absolutely no difference...
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Dan Bongino referenced the book as one of the greatest ever written and used its argument that there is no difference between taking away economic liberty and political liberty.
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The Road to Serfdom is one of the greatest books ever written. Hayek makes the point frequently that Bernie tries to confuse. The point Hayek makes is there's absolutely no difference between the taking away of economic liberty and the taking away of political liberty.
Spy Games
He said the timeline of how the term "fake news" originated was covered in his first book, Spy Game.
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But if you go back and you cover the timeline of I think I cover this in my first book, Spy Game. The timeline of events about where the term fake news came from.
— Episode: The Media is NOT Helping (Ep 1199)
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Episode: The Media is NOT Helping (Ep 1199)
He said the timeline of how the term "fake news" originated was covered in his first book, Spy Game.
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But if you go back and you cover the timeline of I think I cover this in my first book, Spy Game. The timeline of events about where the term fake news came from.
Abuse of Power
Connecting Robert Kennedy's Assassination with the Murders of JFK and Dorothy Kilgallen Exposes Who Was Responsible and Why Sirhan Sirhan Deserves a New Trial
Carter Page announced a new book titled Abuse in Power, detailing how he was framed in an attempted coup against the President, slated for release on August 4th.
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You have a new book coming out, Abuse in Power, How an Innocent American Was Framed in an Attempted Coup Against the President. Carter Page, August 4th, folks. Be sure to look out for it.
— Episode: The Spygate Interviews (Ep 1193)
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Episode: The Spygate Interviews (Ep 1193)
Carter Page announced a new book titled Abuse in Power, detailing how he was framed in an attempted coup against the President, slated for release on August 4th.
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You have a new book coming out, Abuse in Power, How an Innocent American Was Framed in an Attempted Coup Against the President. Carter Page, August 4th, folks. Be sure to look out for it.
Folks, go out. Check out his book. It's going to be out August 4th. Carter Page, Abuse and Power, How an Innocent American Was Framed in an Attempted Coup Against the President.
Spygate Exposed
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Carter Page referenced his earlier book titled Spygate, noting he wrote it about four years ago.
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You've done your book, Spygate. I wrote that book almost four years ago.
— Episode: The Spygate Interviews (Ep 1193)
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Episode: The Spygate Interviews (Ep 1193)
Carter Page referenced his earlier book titled Spygate, noting he wrote it about four years ago.
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You've done your book, Spygate. I wrote that book almost four years ago.
The Spider
Inside the Tangled Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
Svetlana Lakova announced she is authoring a book called The Spider, about Stefan Halper, available for preorder on Amazon.
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I'm writing a book about Stefan Halper called The Spider.
— Episode: The Spygate Interviews (Ep 1193)
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Episode: The Spygate Interviews (Ep 1193)
Svetlana Lakova announced she is authoring a book called The Spider, about Stefan Halper, available for preorder on Amazon.
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I'm writing a book about Stefan Halper called The Spider.
The Spider. By Svetlana Lakova on Amazon now, The Spider. Go pick that up, folks.
The book is called The Spider, The Dark Web of the Coup Against President Trump. By Svetlana Lakova. Pre-order now, Amazon, Barnes & Noble.
Losing South Korea (Encounter Broadsides Book 58)
Dan Bongino introduced Gordon Chang's new pamphlet, noting it was published by Encounter and aimed to warn Americans about South Korea's leftleaning president, his proNorth Korea stance, and the resulting COVID19 fallout.
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Your latest book is, by the way, what's the answer? It's Losing South Korea. It's a pamphlet, which is published by Encounter. They do these little broadsides. And essentially what I wanted to do was...
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Episode: Another Mind-Blowing Connection (Ep 1192)
Dan Bongino introduced Gordon Chang's new pamphlet, noting it was published by Encounter and aimed to warn Americans about South Korea's leftleaning president, his proNorth Korea stance, and the resulting COVID19 fallout.
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Your latest book is, by the way, what's the answer? It's Losing South Korea. It's a pamphlet, which is published by Encounter. They do these little broadsides. And essentially what I wanted to do was alert the American people about what's going on in South Korea because their president is leftist. He's proNorth Korea, proChina. And he's making decisions which are atrocious.
He kept the border open with traffic between China and South Korea. And because of that, the coronavirus now has brought South Korea down.
Discipline Equals Freedom
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Dan Bongino mentioned Jocko's other book, noting it breaks down his philosophy behind martial arts and serves as a field manual on discipline.
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I got another book called Discipline Equals Freedom field manual, where I kind of break down my philosophy behind martial arts.
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Episode: Interview With Jocko Willink (Ep 1187)
Dan Bongino mentioned Jocko's other book, noting it breaks down his philosophy behind martial arts and serves as a field manual on discipline.
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I got another book called Discipline Equals Freedom field manual, where I kind of break down my philosophy behind martial arts.
Our Revolution
A Future to Believe In
Bongino cited the book as one of three titles that generated earnings for Bernie Sanders, noting it was a 2016 hit.
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He has, in fact, amassed an estimated $2.5 million fortune... earnings from three books, including the 2016 hit, Our Revolution, A Future to Believe In.
— Episode: New Rules, No Mercy (Ep 1184)
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Episode: New Rules, No Mercy (Ep 1184)
Bongino cited the book as one of three titles that generated earnings for Bernie Sanders, noting it was a 2016 hit.
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He has, in fact, amassed an estimated $2.5 million fortune... earnings from three books, including the 2016 hit, Our Revolution, A Future to Believe In.
Santa's Husband
An Illustrated Christmas Gift―A Witty Tale About Mr. and Mr. Claus at the North Pole
Hayley described the book as telling the story of Santa and his husband living at the North Pole, noting its illustrated format and depicting it as a 'witty tale'. She also read an Amazon description that called it an illustrated Christmas gift featuring Mr. and Mr. Claus.
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First, Santa's Husband. This book tells the story of Santa, his husband, and their life at the North Pole.
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Hayley described the book as telling the story of Santa and his husband living at the North Pole, noting its illustrated format and depicting it as a 'witty tale'. She also read an Amazon description that called it an illustrated Christmas gift featuring Mr. and Mr. Claus.
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First, Santa's Husband. This book tells the story of Santa, his husband, and their life at the North Pole.
Santa's Husband, an illustrated Christmas gift. Great. A witty tale about Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Mr. And Mr. Claus.
The Pendragon Cycle
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The host noted that The Daily Wire produced a bold new sevenpart series called The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin, which is inspired by the acclaimed book series by Stephen R. Lawhead.
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But a story built on courage, faith, and meaning. And that's exactly what The Daily Wire has done with their bold new sevenpart series. It's called The Pendragon Cycle. The Rise of th...
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The host noted that The Daily Wire produced a bold new sevenpart series called The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin, which is inspired by the acclaimed book series by Stephen R. Lawhead.
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But a story built on courage, faith, and meaning. And that's exactly what The Daily Wire has done with their bold new sevenpart series. It's called The Pendragon Cycle. The Rise of the Merlin. It's cool. It's inspired by the acclaimed book series by Stephen R. Lawhead.
The Communist Manifesto
The show mentioned the manifesto when describing a Oscars speech that recited passages from it.
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She got an award for this movie called American Factory. And she gets up on stage and starts reciting stuff from The Communist Manifesto.
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Episode: Now It’s Time for REAL Investigations (Ep 1177)
The show mentioned the manifesto when describing a Oscars speech that recited passages from it.
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She got an award for this movie called American Factory. And she gets up on stage and starts reciting stuff from The Communist Manifesto.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Definitive Edition
The hosts referenced the wellknown memoir, noting that many listeners grew up reading Anne Frank's story and linking it to a controversial comment made about the Holocaust.
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Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota.
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The hosts referenced the wellknown memoir, noting that many listeners grew up reading Anne Frank's story and linking it to a controversial comment made about the Holocaust.
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Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Definitive Edition
The host noted that many people grew up reading the story of Anne Frank and suggested that a similar children's story might be written about Minnesota. The comment was made while discussing the unrest in Minneapolis.
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Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is going to write that children's story about Minnesota.
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The host noted that many people grew up reading the story of Anne Frank and suggested that a similar children's story might be written about Minnesota. The comment was made while discussing the unrest in Minneapolis.
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Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is going to write that children's story about Minnesota.
Trump
The Art of the Deal
Vince suggested listening to it on Audible or buying the book, noting it outlines Trump's negotiating style and urged listeners to read it before negotiating with him.
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You could ... listen to on Audible or buy a book, The Art of the Deal that President Trump wrote decades ago. And it's his negotiating style. ... read the book, The Art of the Deal. T...
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Episode: People Keep Falling For These Hoaxes | Episode 210
Vince suggested listening to it on Audible or buying the book, noting it outlines Trump's negotiating style and urged listeners to read it before negotiating with him.
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You could ... listen to on Audible or buy a book, The Art of the Deal that President Trump wrote decades ago. And it's his negotiating style. ... read the book, The Art of the Deal. Take a deep breath and then get in the room with him and negotiate because what you're doing isn't helpful.
The American Revolution
An Intimate History
The host mentioned that he had read Ron Paul's book"The Revolution" along with a few of Paul's other titles in the past.
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I read Ron Paul's book, The Revolution. I read a couple of his books back in the day.
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Episode: The Trump Tornado Comes For the Fed | Episode 201
The host mentioned that he had read Ron Paul's book"The Revolution" along with a few of Paul's other titles in the past.
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I read Ron Paul's book, The Revolution. I read a couple of his books back in the day.
Guinness World Records 2026
The hosts noted that the planned fireworks display could qualify for a Guinness World Book of Records entry.
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It could be a Guinness World Book of Records.
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Episode: It's Time To SAVE America | Episode 215
The hosts noted that the planned fireworks display could qualify for a Guinness World Book of Records entry.
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It could be a Guinness World Book of Records.
The Ministry of Truth
A Biography of George Orwell's 1984
Dan Bongino recalled the book The Ministry of Truth while discussing media manipulation and mentioned Nina Jankowicz.
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Do you remember The Ministry of Truth? Remember The Ministry of Truth? Is it, what was her name? Nina Jankowicz or something? Nina Jankowicz. You remember The...
— Episode: Interview with Kash Patel (Ep. 2455)
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Dan Bongino recalled the book The Ministry of Truth while discussing media manipulation and mentioned Nina Jankowicz.
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Do you remember The Ministry of Truth? Remember The Ministry of Truth? Is it, what was her name? Nina Jankowicz or something? Nina Jankowicz. You remember The Ministry of Truth?
Digital SAT Study Guide Premium, 2026
3 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice (Barron's SAT Prep)
The host mentioned the Barron's SAT prep book while joking about its fancy vocabulary, using it as an example of a study aid.
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That reminds me of someone who got one of those like Barron's SAT preps with all the fancy words on the vocabulary portion of the SAT exam, right? And they then were like, wow, I just learned this tod...
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The host mentioned the Barron's SAT prep book while joking about its fancy vocabulary, using it as an example of a study aid.
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That reminds me of someone who got one of those like Barron's SAT preps with all the fancy words on the vocabulary portion of the SAT exam, right? And they then were like, wow, I just learned this today. Let me go out and try to sound really smart and use this in a sentence.
An Unholy Alliance
How Progressivism Brought About an Islamist Invasion
He urged listeners to read the book, saying it explained the antianticommunist theory and why the left aligns with various extremist groups.
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Read Horowitz's book, Unholy Alliance, if you doubt any of this.
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Episode: How Does This End? (Ep. 2467)
He urged listeners to read the book, saying it explained the antianticommunist theory and why the left aligns with various extremist groups.
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Read Horowitz's book, Unholy Alliance, if you doubt any of this.
That was a book David Horowitz wrote. How the left will claim to be, ... Read Horowitz's book, Unholy Alliance, if you doubt any of this.
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