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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)

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

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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Mollie Hemingway

Rigged

How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections

It was described as a book about how the media, big tech and Democrats meddled in the 2020 election. The author was applauded for writing it and it was noted that it was flying off the shelves.

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Your book Rigged, how the how the media, big tech and the Democrats seized our elections. It's been flying off the shelves. It's a big issue.

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It was described as a book about how the media, big tech and Democrats meddled in the 2020 election. The author was applauded for writing it and it was noted that it was flying off the shelves.

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Your book Rigged, how the how the media, big tech and the Democrats seized our elections. It's been flying off the shelves. It's a big issue.

Your book Rigged, how the media, big tech and the Democrats seized our elections.

Molly, you know, listen, there are two people out there who I think are the biggest narrative busters on the right. You, Sean and Tucker, you go throw a hit with an S in front of a grenade in the tent in a heartbeat.

Molly Hemingway, author of Rigged and the Media, Big Tech and our Democrats seized our elections.

I want everyone to go pick up Molly's book, Rigged. Rigged. Don't miss it. Learn about Zucker Bucks and all the scams and schemes the media is desperately trying to hide about the 2020 election because they don't want to talk about it.

Episode: Did The Rittenhouse Prosecutor Really Say That? (E...

Molly Hemingway discussed her book, "Rigged," highlighting the media's role in shaping the narrative of the Rittenhouse trial and how this influenced the prosecution's case.

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She was great.

The media is the biggest cancer in our society right now. Not all the media, but the corrupt lying media

It just is a sign of how incompetent this prosecution was.

They were describing getting your getting beat up with a skateboard, having guns pointed at you being chased as just a tussle that everybody should expect or this idea that if you take steps to protect yourself, that you lose the right to self-defense. None of this makes any sense.

It is as Dinesh was saying, as if they took some of the media claims that were made and treated them as if they were real when they weren't.

Episode: The Daily Mail Blows The Lid Off The Biden Scandal...

It covers Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook's actions to interfere in the 2020 election, including the funding of government election offices in Democrat-leaning districts to boost voter turnout and the use of funds to hire Democrat activists in government offices. The author explained how this was done within election administration, not through typical billionaire campaign spending.

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In my new book, Rigged, I tell the story of how Mark Zuckerberg, who's one of the world's most powerful and wealthy men, funded the takeover of government election offices that are in charge of voter registration, voting and vote counting.

He spent nearly half a billion dollars giving it to two left-wing groups that gave the money to governmental election offices, predominantly in Democrat cities in key swing states.

And with those funds, they did targeted Democrat voter outreach, designing ballots, translating ballots and staffing the operations that handled ballot harvesting, the curing of ballots and the counting of ballots.

And to be clear, this is not campaign spending. This was a concierge level get out the vote operation on behalf of Joe Biden and other Democrats in key Democrat areas in swing states.

This is something that had never happened before. And this was done inside the election administration, not outside where billionaires normally spend their money.

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Carol Leonnig

Zero Fail

The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service

Dan Bongino discussed Carol Leonnig's book, "Zero Fail," expressing his negative opinion on the book's portrayal of the Secret Service, describing it as a "disgusting cheap shot" at the agency while acknowledging the agency's issues.

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This new book out, I covered it yesterday by Carol Enning.

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Episode: The Democrats’ New Scheme is Terrifying (Ep 1524)

Dan Bongino discussed Carol Leonnig's book, "Zero Fail," expressing his negative opinion on the book's portrayal of the Secret Service, describing it as a "disgusting cheap shot" at the agency while acknowledging the agency's issues.

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This new book out, I covered it yesterday by Carol Enning.

But the book she wrote, Zero Fail by Washington Post reported Carol Lenning has become a really disgusting cheap shot at the incredible body of work done, which has been tarnished by a handful of bad incidents.

Episode: Are They About To Tell Us Something Major? (Ep 152...

This Secret Service book was discussed, with Bongino expressing irony about its title given his perspective on the agency's performance. He mentioned that Rachel Maddow used the book to criticize the Secret Service, a viewpoint Bongino disagreed with.

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she calls it Zero Fail and it's kind of a shot at the Secret Service although the secret services fail rate of losing protectees is actually pretty phenomenal given what they do

i haven't read the book yet I'm hoping to get it today I will check it out

Episode: Creeping Totalitarianism is Here (1519)

Dan Bongino commented on an upcoming book about the Secret Service, expressing concern that it might overdramatize scandals and downplay the heroism of the agents. He shared a personal anecdote about his time working with dedicated Secret Service agents.

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Here's a Washington Post story apparently is a new book coming out by Carol Lening about the Secret Service.

I've seen some excerpts of it. They usually overly dramatize scandals within the Secret Service and play down at times the heroism of the people they worked with.

But the Secret Service I worked in was full of really good people.

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Jim Marrs

The Rise of the Fourth Reich

The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America

It was described as an amazing book about everything that happened with Covid and the cover-up, and it included ten action items on what to do about it.

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Dan has a book out by the way, rise of the fourth Reich about this.

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It was described as an amazing book about everything that happened with Covid and the cover-up, and it included ten action items on what to do about it.

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Dan has a book out by the way, rise of the fourth Reich about this.

It's an amazing book about everything that happened with Kovac to cover up at his action items pick it up today It's out there ready to go wherever you get your books.

Episode: The Dan Bongino Sunday Special 03/05/23 - TX State...

The book discusses the global new world order and the COVID-19 pandemic. It was mentioned as being a New York Times bestseller and that the information presented is valuable.

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Steve Dace is the author of a book you probably should pick up today if you can It's called rise of the fourth Reich if you want to know about the global new world order Kovat introduced whatever you'd like to call it whatever euphemism Klaus Schwab calls it then you probably want to pick the book up rise of the fourth Reich

Last night the New York Times bestseller list comes out our book rise of the fourth Reich Has according to book scan was the number seven selling nonfiction book hardcover nonfiction book in the country Greta Thunberg is not in the top 20 both of our books were released on the same day her climate book and rise of the fourth Reich all right we sold a hundred and forty eight percent more books in our category than she did we're 500 spots But not five 500 spots higher than her on Amazon guess which one of us made the New York Times bestseller list

This needs to happen if there's not a reckoning They will do this again. I promise Talking to Steve Dace. The book is The Rise of the Fourth Reich Steve

Steve Dace you're listening to him now the book rise of the fourth Reich pick it up today folks Don't wait invaluable information Steve Dace you're welcome back anytime. Thanks for your time, buddy.

Episode: The Dan Bongino Sunday Special 02/19/23 - Dan Horo...

Dan Horowitz's book, "Rise of the Fourth Reich", was mentioned; it discusses his perspective on the events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine, characterizing them as 'kov19 fascism'. It was promoted during the podcast, with listeners encouraged to purchase it.

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Rise of the Fourth Reich confronting kovat fascism with a new number of trial

Rise of the Fourth Reich. It's Dan Horowitz his take on all of this that happened with the vaccine kovat fascism all of it Get on it now folks this guy's been a friend to the show follow him

Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto) Cover

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Skin in the Game

Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto)

The book was referenced when discussing the concept of those in power not having a personal stake in the outcomes of their decisions, specifically in the context of war. The podcast host mentioned Taleb's interpretation of a Spartan saying from the book about bringing your shield back, or on it.

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Your shield come back with it or on it.

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The book was referenced when discussing the concept of those in power not having a personal stake in the outcomes of their decisions, specifically in the context of war. The podcast host mentioned Taleb's interpretation of a Spartan saying from the book about bringing your shield back, or on it.

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Your shield come back with it or on it.

The Spartans, if you were a coward and you ran, you would dump your shield cause it was too heavy. So if you came back without your shield, they'd probably kill you themselves.

So he said, come back with your shield or on it. If you came back on it, you were dead.

What they're trying to talk about is Skin in the Game.

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H. Leighton Steward

The New Sugar Busters

Dan Bongino mentioned reading this book years ago; it introduced him to the concepts of insulin sensitivity and diabetes, influencing his dietary choices.

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I kind of had always Believed in in an intermittent fasting since I believed in it I've used it because of I read this book sugar busters years ago, and it got me into the whole

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Episode: Life Hacks With Gary Brecka

Dan Bongino mentioned reading this book years ago; it introduced him to the concepts of insulin sensitivity and diabetes, influencing his dietary choices.

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I kind of had always Believed in in an intermittent fasting since I believed in it I've used it because of I read this book sugar busters years ago, and it got me into the whole

Episode: Did We Witness An Act Of Treason? (Ep 1605)

The podcast host highly recommended this book, which discusses the impact of different types of food on weight gain. He mentioned how the book changed his life, emphasizing that it's not the amount of calories consumed, but the type of calories that contribute to obesity.

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Folks, there was a book that changed my life. It was called Sugar Busters.

Read it. It explains to you how partitioning your food, and it's not ... Listen, calories do matter, but it's not, I believe, the primary cause of the obesity epidemic in the country.

It is the calories you're eating. When you mix obscene amounts of sugar, which cause your body to pour out insulin, which essentially opens the barn door, insulin, to your fat cells to allow excess calories to be converted to fat, and then you have fat in your bloodstream, you're basically begging to be obese.

Read that book, Sugar Busters. I'm telling you, it'll change your life. It is so good.

Episode: A Special Announcement (Ep 1271)

He referenced the diet book while discussing nutrition trends, noting that it was one of several books that appeared during that period.

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Then they came out and that book like Sugar Busters and other books came out and they were like, you know what I think?

The Pledge to America: One Man's Journey from Political Prisoner to U.S. Navy SEAL Cover

Drago Dzieran

The Pledge to America

One Man's Journey from Political Prisoner to U.S. Navy SEAL

It was described as an amazing and powerful biography of Drago Dzarien's life, detailing his escape from communism, his immigration to America, and his service as a Navy SEAL. The book was said to be inspirational and likely to change many lives.

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It's probably the most powerful biography you're gonna read this year. Maybe the most powerful biography you're gonna read.

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It was described as an amazing and powerful biography of Drago Dzarien's life, detailing his escape from communism, his immigration to America, and his service as a Navy SEAL. The book was said to be inspirational and likely to change many lives.

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It's probably the most powerful biography you're gonna read this year. Maybe the most powerful biography you're gonna read.

It's an amazing book.

I read it. I just wanted to be a part of it because I think your life story is gonna change a lot of lives.

It'll change your life folks if you read it.

It is the most powerful biography I've read in a really long time. It'll change your life reading the story.

Episode: The Dan Bongino Sunday Special 06/25/23 - Drago Dz...

It was described as an amazing and powerful biography, detailing the author's journey from communist Poland and his time as a political prisoner to his service in the US Navy SEALs. The host stated that it would change many lives.

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It's probably the most powerful biography you're gonna read this year. Maybe the most powerful biography you're gonna read.

It's an amazing book.

I think your life story is gonna change a lot of lives.

It's an amazing transformative biography. It'll change your life folks if you read it.

I'm telling you it is the most powerful biography I've read in a really long time. It'll change your life reading the story.

Episode: Wait, There are MORE Tapes? (Ep 2031)

It was described as an absolutely amazing and incredible story of a Navy SEAL and former political prisoner in communist Poland. The book was recently published and promoted on the show.

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He's got a book out now, The Pledge to America by Drago Dezarian. I published it. It's absolutely amazing.

Amazing book. It's Pledge to America, Drago Dezarian.

Incredible story.

Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom Cover

Michael Rectenwald

Google Archipelago

The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom

It was described as an eye-opener about what big tech is up to; the host stated that he really enjoyed it.

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I have really come to enjoy Google Archipelago Obviously a play on Solzhenitsyn's Gulag archipelago sadly We're back there and the forthcoming book available at Michael recton wall ca...

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It was described as an eye-opener about what big tech is up to; the host stated that he really enjoyed it.

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I have really come to enjoy Google Archipelago Obviously a play on Solzhenitsyn's Gulag archipelago sadly We're back there and the forthcoming book available at Michael recton wall calm It's called the great reset and the struggle for Liberty want to welcome to the show Michael recton wall Michael

Episode: “Fact-Checkers” Humiliate Themselves On The COVID...

The podcast host mentioned this book, which discusses digital IDs, vaccine passports, and the dangers of a future surveillance state. The author's opinions on this growing global push for digital IDs were highlighted.

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they pose a gravest threat to individual liberty of any Technological mechanism that we've seen to date

From the beginning of your life or your children's lives or your grandchildren's lives, they'll have biometric Identity markers placed on you and connected with this digital id

And then all records about all activity will be associated with it.

This is not simply some identification. This is a database that is kept in a centralized place by the state

And then is a collection of all activities from The beginning of your life onward and this includes of course vaccine status.

Episode: Bill Gates Gives Up The Digital ID Game (Ep 1870)

It was described as having warned about the looming threat of digital IDs and their potential to compromise individual liberty, enabling comprehensive tracking and surveillance of individuals from birth to death.

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Of all the other means of identifying and tracking subjects, digital identity poses perhaps the gravest technological threat to individual liberty yet conceived

it has the potential...to trace, track and surveil subjects and to compile a complete record of all activity from cradle to grave

The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return Cover

Michael Anton

The Stakes

America at the Point of No Return

Michael Anton's book was presented as a warning about the coming political crisis, with the host urging listeners to read it as a "lighthouse in the fog."

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The Stakes is a warning about what's ahead. It's a mustread, a lighthouse in the fog that shows you what's coming.

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Episode: Are The Democrats Planning a Post Election Coup? (...

Michael Anton's book was presented as a warning about the coming political crisis, with the host urging listeners to read it as a "lighthouse in the fog."

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The Stakes is a warning about what's ahead. It's a mustread, a lighthouse in the fog that shows you what's coming.

By Michael Anton. I was honored to get a copy here. It is a terrific book. So much meat and potatoes in here, a lot to get to pick it up on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, bookstores everywhere.

Episode: The Coup Plotters Are Panicking (Ep 1352)

Dan Bongino favorably mentioned Michael Anton's book, describing it as very good and relating it to the topic of a potential coup.

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The Stakes by michael antan very good america at the point of no return

Episode: The Coming Chaos (Ep 1351)

It was described as a terrific book and highly recommended, particularly for understanding the plans of the Democrats.

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He has a book out. You asked me to do this, but um, they did send me over a copy to read. It's pretty terrific by the way. There it is. I'm coat The Stakes. Michael anton um Highly recommended.

Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy Cover

Stephen Moore

Trumponomics

Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy

The book, "Trumponomics," was described as "absolutely terrific" and discussed President Trump's economic policies and their impact on the American economy. The author, Stephen Moore, was interviewed about the book's contents and his economic predictions.

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He's your author of the book Trumponomics

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Episode: Trumponomics: Whats Next for the Economy with Step...

The book, "Trumponomics," was described as "absolutely terrific" and discussed President Trump's economic policies and their impact on the American economy. The author, Stephen Moore, was interviewed about the book's contents and his economic predictions.

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He's your author of the book Trumponomics

And also the author of an absolutely terrific book Trumponomics

I've been reading your material and opinion pieces forever...So let me get right to it. I'm giving your expertise in economics

I'm going to take a quick break. We're talking to Steven Moore author of the terrific book Trumponomics go get it Trumponomics barns of noble amazon wherever you get your books pick it up Trumponomics by steven Moore

We were just talking about inflation steve. Uh one of the ideas I really liked in order to abide by the freedmen rule, you know freedmen always said there's four ways to spend money...So when you put people's money back in their pocket, it's spent efficiently

Episode: This Fight is Coming to Your Front Door (Ep 1273)

The podcast host mentioned reading Stephen Moore's book, "Trumponomics," and described it as covering the economy, the president's thinking, inflation, and the coronavirus shutdown.

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He's after the book, Trump andomics.

[Live Free or Die] (By: John Ringo) [published: February, 2010] Cover

John Ringo

[Live Free or Die] (By

John Ringo) [published

Dan Bongino praised the book as a spectacular and deep read, encouraging listeners to pick up a copy and noting its thorough research and engaging chapters.

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Interviewed him today. We talked about his new book live free or die, which is really a spectacular read it's pretty deep folks.

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Dan Bongino praised the book as a spectacular and deep read, encouraging listeners to pick up a copy and noting its thorough research and engaging chapters.

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Interviewed him today. We talked about his new book live free or die, which is really a spectacular read it's pretty deep folks.

We're here talking with Sean Hannity about his new book live free or die.

I'm not messing with you Sean Hannity's live free or die.

Sean Hannity live free or die. Thank you. I knew it'd be good.

The chapters are set up in just wonderfully laid out fashion. Great. I did the whole audiobook too.

Episode: Fireworks On Capitol Hill (Ep 1315)

The host mentioned that the upcoming interview guest had a new book titled Live Free or Die.

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Don't miss, check it out on our YouTube channel youtube.com slash bongino. You're really gonna like it, ask him about his new book Live Free or Die.

Episode: Why is the Media Hiding This Bombshell? (Ep 1313)

He said he had recently read the book and urged listeners not to miss it.

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Live free or die really good reading it now, got getting through that so don't miss that.

The Road Cover

Cormac McCarthy

The Road

It was described as a movie about the apocalypse, starting with almost everyone dead and people scavenging for food. The book is said to be even more disturbing than the movie adaptation.

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I'm gonna recommend a movie I've recommended it before. Did you see The Road G? I've told you to watch it. You did. Okay, you enjoyed it, right Joe. Do you ever see it? The Ro...

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It was described as a movie about the apocalypse, starting with almost everyone dead and people scavenging for food. The book is said to be even more disturbing than the movie adaptation.

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I'm gonna recommend a movie I've recommended it before. Did you see The Road G? I've told you to watch it. You did. Okay, you enjoyed it, right Joe. Do you ever see it? The Road no Viggo Mortensen.

It is a really amazing movie. It talks about the apocalypse, but they never tell you how they get there. Is it a volcano a nuclear strike? It basically I'm not gonna give away the whole movie, but it basically just starts with almost everyone's dead.

Episode: HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Midterms Wrap-Up - The Dan Bongin...

The Road, a novel by Cormac McCarthy, was described as a raw and realistic portrayal of a post-apocalyptic world, recommended for those seeking a truly depressing depiction of the end of the world.

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If you really want to get depressed go watch The Road with Viggo Mortensen about what the end of the world it is the most Candid Frank assessment of what the end of the world would look like without the hysteria

It's this guy and his kid it's based on a fantastic Cormac McCarthy novel and the end of the world is here and there's just patches of people alive that basically hunt each other down and are absolute mercenaries and do whatever they want to do But man, it's real and it's raw you want to get depressed if that's what makes you happy go watch that you want that

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Michael Lewis

Moneyball

The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Bongino referenced the book (and its movie adaptation) as containing essential life lessons alongside a Kenny Rogers song.

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Foushee should see the movie Moneyball, we reference often, where the Brad Pitt character in the movie says to the guy, if that guy's a good hitter, why doesn't he hit good? The

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Episode: The Dems’ Big Lie About January 6th (Ep 1793)

Bongino referenced the book (and its movie adaptation) as containing essential life lessons alongside a Kenny Rogers song.

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Foushee should see the movie Moneyball, we reference often, where the Brad Pitt character in the movie says to the guy, if that guy's a good hitter, why doesn't he hit good? The Moneyball theory is gold. I think everything you need to know about life is in the Kenny Rogers song, The Gambler and in Moneyball.

Episode: Did Bill Barr Prevent A Catastrophe On His Way Out...

The podcast host discussed this book, which he stated was recommended by a friend, as an example of thinking outside the box in business and how to avoid sunk costs.

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the book is the book is very good too was recommended by a secret service friend of mine steve way before the movie was made because it's a book about thinking outside the box how we tend to lose the forest for the trees and business a lot you know i i read another book was it how i lost a million dollars it's a great book and the running thesis behind the whole book is there's a thousand paths to success in business some people will tell you invest in gold some people say don't invest in gold some people say invest in stocks some people say don't invest in stocks invest in bonds some people say bitcoin some people say don't invest in bitcoin there's a thousand ways people have gotten rich right some that contradict each other meaning there must be multiple pathways to success but i could tell you ladies and gentlemen there is one path to failure that is never knowing as kennie roger said you got to do in the fold of my voice is terrible joker probably sing it better he's an actual musician i'm not but they never know when a cost is sunk business athletes coaches general managers they never they cannot a sunk cost meaning your investment in a stock in a player it's it's done it's over the player is a failure the stock keeps losing money people can't get out they keep saying tomorrow we're going to turn it around tomorrow he's going to get out of the slump tomorrow his attitude is going to change the stock's going to fix itself tomorrow and you know what ladies and gentlemen it never does i shouldn't say never it rarely does there's a million past the success but there's one path to failure take advice from kenny rogers no one to walk away no one to run so there's a line in the movie money ball and again it's kind of loosely based on a true story about how this general manager came in and threw out the whole scouting model for baseball and said we're going to do this saber metrics thing well i mean he had mark molder barry zeno and tim hudson probably the one of the best 123 pitching rotations and modern baseball history it means a little exaggerated but we get at the point he says at one point the brad pit playing billy b in the general manager surrounded by a bunch of scouts who want to you know use the old thinking inside the box model and invest in what billy thinks is a sunk cost old school scouting and they're thinking about players and one of the old school scouts says the brad pit the billy bean character you know he's a good player got a nice swing he's a good hitter and billy bean looks back and says he's a good hitter then why does he hit good and they all look like pretty good question he's a good hitter why does he hit good right

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Matt Walsh

What Is a Woman?

One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation

The book was mentioned in relation to a movie of the same name. The movie's release was targeted by a DDoS attack, and the book explores the question of what constitutes a woman.

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the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh, who is going to be on my radio show next week, has a movie out called What Is A Woman where he asks a very simple question. What Is a Woman?

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The book was mentioned in relation to a movie of the same name. The movie's release was targeted by a DDoS attack, and the book explores the question of what constitutes a woman.

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the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh, who is going to be on my radio show next week, has a movie out called What Is A Woman where he asks a very simple question. What Is a Woman?

So they have a movie coming out called What Is A Woman.

Daily Wire comes under sustained DDoS attack intended to disrupt the premiere of What Is A Woman.

Now there's two reasons they don't want you to see this movie. What Is a Woman? And there's two reasons they don't want you to ask this question. What Is a Woman?

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Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

It was mentioned in the context of California governor Gavin Newsom's Twitter post about banned books; the speaker pointed out that past attempts to ban this book were initiated by leftists, not conservatives.

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It's from I think Lindsey, James Lindsey's Twitter account. To Kill a Mockingbird.

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It was mentioned in the context of California governor Gavin Newsom's Twitter post about banned books; the speaker pointed out that past attempts to ban this book were initiated by leftists, not conservatives.

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It's from I think Lindsey, James Lindsey's Twitter account. To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Abigail Shrier

Irreversible Damage

The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

This book, responding to the transgender moment, was pulled from Amazon because it did not meet liberal priorities; this action was deemed unacceptable by David French.

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Amazon engaged in book burning...they burned a book by Ryan T. Anderson, a book called "When Harry Became Sally," responding to the transgender moment.

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This book, responding to the transgender moment, was pulled from Amazon because it did not meet liberal priorities; this action was deemed unacceptable by David French.

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Amazon engaged in book burning...they burned a book by Ryan T. Anderson, a book called "When Harry Became Sally," responding to the transgender moment.

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Abigail Shrier's book discusses the dangers of transgender surgeries for teenagers, raising concerns about their emotional maturity and readiness for such significant decisions. The book's publication led to calls for its removal from stores, highlighting the intense debate surrounding this issue.

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She wrote this book about transgenderism and teenagers and the dangers of teenagers who aren't really emotionally adults yet. They're teenagers. They're people feeling out life and everything about it. How they're engaged in these surgeries to transform from one biological sex that they are to the sex they think they are.

So she wrote this book about it. Oh my gosh, you can't have that kind of stuff out there. They're recommending the book actually be burned.

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Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer

A Memoir

This graphic novel was found in some schools and depicts masturbation and encourages trans surgery, causing concern among parents. It was shown to be graphic in nature.

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Gender Queer was found in orange st. Lucie and hillsborough county schools And is a graphic novel depicting masturbation and encouraging trans surgery by equating the scars from top s...

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This graphic novel was found in some schools and depicts masturbation and encourages trans surgery, causing concern among parents. It was shown to be graphic in nature.

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Gender Queer was found in orange st. Lucie and hillsborough county schools And is a graphic novel depicting masturbation and encouraging trans surgery by equating the scars from top surgery The cutting off of females breasts with a tattoo

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Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

A Novel

He mentioned that the Netflix movie tied to Obama was based on the novel "Leave the World Behind" and briefly described its plot about a foreign adversary knocking out the internet.

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That Obama movie they put out on Netflix was Leave the World Behind.

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He mentioned that the Netflix movie tied to Obama was based on the novel "Leave the World Behind" and briefly described its plot about a foreign adversary knocking out the internet.

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That Obama movie they put out on Netflix was Leave the World Behind.

He was apparently passionate about this project, reached out to the writer of the book.

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This book was the basis for a movie executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. The podcast host discussed the movie's plot, which centers on a cyberattack that cripples American infrastructure, and how its themes aligned with real-world concerns and warnings from various sources.

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I'm telling you as your friend, this movie scared the shit out of me too.

The gist of the movie without giving away the entire plot is very simple. It's a cyber attack that basically shuts down communications in the United States.

And it's about the end of the world. That's why I watched it.

When I want to know about how the world's going to end, if say the Chinese communist party had an actual plan, I want to see what a former president's going to say about it because he may know some shit. Now is Barack Obama.

The controversy about the movie, it's been all over Tik TOK. However, is the wokeness in it. There's a lot of racial overtones. The ending is terrible. I won't give it away, but it's just awful. Forget the ending. And for a second, forget the wokeness. I get it. It's by Obama. There's going to be woke shit in it, of course. But I watched the movie precisely because the Obama's EP did executive produced it.

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Josh Hawley

Manhood

The Masculine Virtues America Needs

Dan Bongino mentioned that Josh Holley's book was canceled by the left, whom he referred to as 'book burners'.

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Josh Holley's book was canceled

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Dan Bongino mentioned that Josh Holley's book was canceled by the left, whom he referred to as 'book burners'.

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Josh Holley's book was canceled

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George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue

A Memoir-Manifesto

A book excerpt was read on the Senate floor describing graphic sexual content; the speaker expressed disgust at the book's content and its presence in schools.

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I put some lube on and got him on his knees, and I began to s*** into him from behind.

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A book excerpt was read on the Senate floor describing graphic sexual content; the speaker expressed disgust at the book's content and its presence in schools.

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I put some lube on and got him on his knees, and I began to s*** into him from behind.

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Senator John Kennedy read an excerpt from this book on the Senate floor, which detailed a graphic sexual encounter; this resulted in outrage from Democrats.

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I put some lube on and got him on his knees and I began to into him from behind. I pulled him and kissed him while he asked me to turn over while he slipped a condom on himself. This was my and I was struggling to imagine someone inside. He got on top and slowly and it was the worst pain I think I have ever felt in my life. Eventually, I felt a mix of pleasure with the pain.

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