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Guinness World Records 2026

Guinness World Records

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From Broke to Rich to Broke to Influential Podcaster | Sean Kelly

The speaker mentioned reading these shiny books as a kid and was impressed by records like the farthest jump and the one about the largest eyeball popping out of the head.

Guinness record holder. I'm very competitive. I've always wanted a Guinness as a kid. I used to read them. You know, the shiny books?

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Rise and Shine)

Eric Carle

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Charlamagne tha God Gets Quiet When Republican Shows Him Receipts

This children's book was mentioned as being read to the host's children, and it was noted that the book's content has changed slightly since the host's childhood.

and then of course there's Kordoroy and Curious George and the rest of them in star contrast to by Curious George which is what they teach at a lot of the schools.

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Dr. Seuss's Spooky Things

Dr. Seuss

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Charlamagne tha God Gets Quiet When Republican Shows Him Receipts

This book was mentioned as one of the books that the host's children were reading around Halloween.

Dr. Seuss's Spooky Things that's been making the rounds right now

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Night (Night Trilogy)

Elie Wiesel

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Justin Trudeau Caught Ignoring Canada’s Dirty Secret

Dave Rubin mentioned the book Night by Elie Wiesel, recommending it to viewers for further information on the Holocaust.

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Truths

Vivek Ramaswamy

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It’s Time for the Facts Liberals Can No Longer Deny | Vivek Ramaswamy

This book, written by the interviewee, focuses on truths surrounding various topics like God, climate change, and the importance of free speech. It aims to provide readers with tools to engage in difficult conversations.

I'm a fan of getting the best possible arguments for the other side on the table.

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Unsettled

Steven E. Koonin

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It’s Time for the Facts Liberals Can No Longer Deny | Vivek Ramaswamy

The book, written by a physicist from the Obama energy department, was mentioned as a source of facts used in the author's book about climate change.

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The Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (Play It Like It Is)

Sex Pistols

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Piers Morgan Visibly Shocked When Jordan Peterson Said This About Trump

The book "Mind comp" was mentioned in the context of age appropriateness; the host suggested that it would be inappropriate for a second-grader. This was used as an example to illustrate the importance of age-appropriate book selection in schools and libraries.

You wouldn't give a second grader mind comp, although you people probably would.

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Four Seconds

Laura Andrade

Mentioned 1 year ago

Is This the Issue That Finally Causes Dave Portnoy to Break with Democrats?

It was mentioned that Hillary Clinton has a fourth memoir out, and that it is full of misinformation. The speaker expressed disbelief that she would release another book.

Hillary Clinton was calling for punishment just this week. She's got her fourth memoir out, which is completely insane.

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State of Terror

Louise Penny

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Gavin Newsom Humiliated as Elon Musk Responds to His Shocking New Law

It was mentioned as Hillary Clinton's fourth or fifth autobiography, released that week, and discussed in relation to her media appearances and views on jailing people.

I think this is her fourth autobiography.

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Living History

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Gavin Newsom Humiliated as Elon Musk Responds to His Shocking New Law

It was mentioned that this is Hillary Clinton's fourth or fifth autobiography, and that she was doing media rounds promoting it while discussing putting people in jail for spreading propaganda.

I think this is her fourth autobiography.

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History

Thomas E. Woods Jr.

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‘The View’ Hosts Get Visibly Angry When Music Legend Refuses to Say This

Clay Travis' book was referenced in relation to Michael Jordan's stance on politics and how he didn't always have to be political, much like how the book advocates a similar idea.

Which ended up Clay Travis used at least a version of that for one of his books and and that's the point.

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Republicans Buy Sneakers Too

Clay Travis

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‘The View’ Hosts Get Visibly Angry When Music Legend Refuses to Say This

It was mentioned as an example of Michael Jordan's non-political approach during the 1992 NBA playoffs. A version of his comment was later used in Clay Travis's book.

Which ended up Clay Travis used at least a version of that for one of his books and and that's the point

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Nikki R. Haley

With All Due Respect

Defending America with Grit and Grace

Nikki Haley's book was mentioned by Dave Rubin at the beginning of the podcast and again at the end. It was physically present during the interview.

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I'm Dave Rubin and believe it or not people, I am live in studio with a guest. She is the former governor of South Carolina, the former U.S. ambassador to the UN, the author of the book right here in...

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Nikki Haley's book was mentioned by Dave Rubin at the beginning of the podcast and again at the end. It was physically present during the interview.

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I'm Dave Rubin and believe it or not people, I am live in studio with a guest. She is the former governor of South Carolina, the former U.S. ambassador to the UN, the author of the book right here in my hands right now and a real human being.

And we'll do more of these in person. Wow, all right. Why not? Why not? Why not? Why not? Why not? Why not? Why not? Why not?

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Tom Cotton

Only the Strong

Reversing the Left's Plot to Sabotage American Power

It details how the left in America has plotted to sabotage American power for over 100 years, focusing on events such as the Afghanistan withdrawal and its relation to American exceptionalism. It also offers a roadmap for the future.

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It's a real pleasure and I look forward to talking to you about Only the Strong today.

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It details how the left in America has plotted to sabotage American power for over 100 years, focusing on events such as the Afghanistan withdrawal and its relation to American exceptionalism. It also offers a roadmap for the future.

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It's a real pleasure and I look forward to talking to you about Only the Strong today.

this book is a layout of an awful lot of the history of the lunacy that I've been fighting against on this show.

I wanted to lay out for my readers exactly how the left in America has for over 100 years plotted to sabotage American power.

As I write in Only the Strong, President Biden didn't just withdraw our troops. He withdrew the Western mechanics and contractors that kept the Afghan Air Force flying.

One of the main themes I have in Only the Strong is that the decline sensed by so many Americans is not an accident. It's a decline by design.

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Toyo Tyler

My Little Golden Book About San Francisco

Dave Rubin mentioned Michael Schellenberger's book, "San Fransisco," which discusses how progressives destroy cities. He described it as interesting and relevant to his discussion.

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part three of my interview with michael schellenberger is up right now super interesting guy a former progressive who saw the light his new book san francisco is out right now and it's all about how p...

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Dave Rubin mentioned Michael Schellenberger's book, "San Fransisco," which discusses how progressives destroy cities. He described it as interesting and relevant to his discussion.

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part three of my interview with michael schellenberger is up right now super interesting guy a former progressive who saw the light his new book san francisco is out right now and it's all about how progressives destroy cities

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Middleton A. Harris

The Black Book

It was described as a book about how good the economy was for black Americans, unprecedentedly good, during a certain period. The speaker noted that the author disliked Trump but valued truth more.

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he wrote this book the black boom and the guy can't stand trump but he also loves truth more than he can't stand trump so he writes a book about how good the economy was for blacks unprecedentedly goo...

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It was described as a book about how good the economy was for black Americans, unprecedentedly good, during a certain period. The speaker noted that the author disliked Trump but valued truth more.

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he wrote this book the black boom and the guy can't stand trump but he also loves truth more than he can't stand trump so he writes a book about how good the economy was for blacks unprecedentedly good

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Drew Pinsky

It Doesn't Have to Be Awkward

Dealing with Relationships, Consent, and Other Hard-to-Talk-About Stuff

Dr. Drew Pinsky discussed his book "It Doesn't Have to Be Awkward", explaining why many doctors are afraid to discuss biological facts. He mentioned that it was written with his daughter and is designed to help teenagers and their parents navigate relationships.

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So before we get to the book, which I'm holding in my hands, I'll put it down for a moment.

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Dr. Drew Pinsky discussed his book "It Doesn't Have to Be Awkward", explaining why many doctors are afraid to discuss biological facts. He mentioned that it was written with his daughter and is designed to help teenagers and their parents navigate relationships.

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So before we get to the book, which I'm holding in my hands, I'll put it down for a moment.

It's something you should leave out on your coffee table if you have middle-aged teenagers.

It was originally about consent because back when we, before COVID, consent was something that heals the me too movement was a very, very important conversation and adolescents were very confused about it.

We realized as we wrote the book, it really is about how to navigate relationships generally.

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Brandon Tatum

Beaten Black and Blue

Being a Black Cop in an America Under Siege

The book details Tatum's experiences as a Black police officer, facing criticism from both the Black community and the wider population. It discusses the challenges of policing in America and the impact of the "defund the police" movement.

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I'm doing alright as I said here right before we started just trying to survive the revolution and you?

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The book details Tatum's experiences as a Black police officer, facing criticism from both the Black community and the wider population. It discusses the challenges of policing in America and the impact of the "defund the police" movement.

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I'm doing alright as I said here right before we started just trying to survive the revolution and you?

I feel like I'm getting beat up from both directions. I'm getting beat up as a black man trying to be a police officer by the black community and then I'm getting beaten up for wearing a uniform in general by the population that have been swindled by the propaganda from the mainstream media and these political leaders.

I gotta write a book and I gotta tell the story and correct some of this stuff because people aren't getting a fair evaluation of law enforcement

They scrapped everything me and that other black officer said. We said a lot of profound things that I think could be invaluable to the community and they deleted it when they posted it which is shameful.

I think that they are not acting in good faith right I believe they push rhetoric that they think could be trendy enough to get them elected but it doesn't have real life application

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Tucker Carlson

The Long Slide

Thirty Years in American Journalism

It is a collection of essays written over 30 years, offering reflections on American journalism, some of which remain relevant today, while others do not. The author discussed how the book's publication was juxtaposed with the handling of other books by the publishing world.

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magazine journalism is worth remembering

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It is a collection of essays written over 30 years, offering reflections on American journalism, some of which remain relevant today, while others do not. The author discussed how the book's publication was juxtaposed with the handling of other books by the publishing world.

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magazine journalism is worth remembering

some of the stuff in these pages you got right, some of the stuff you got wrong, some of it could have been written today and would be as important, some of it not

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Peter Baker

The Divider

Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

Susan Glasser's book, 'The Divider,' contains a metaphor comparing Donald Trump to a dinosaur in Jurassic Park, highlighting his ability to adapt and overcome challenges. The book was mentioned in the context of discussing Trump's political strategies.

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There's a really interesting metaphor in Susan Glasser's book, The Divider, about Trump, where she describes him like the dinosaur in Jurassic Park who gets smarter and he learns how...

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Susan Glasser's book, 'The Divider,' contains a metaphor comparing Donald Trump to a dinosaur in Jurassic Park, highlighting his ability to adapt and overcome challenges. The book was mentioned in the context of discussing Trump's political strategies.

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There's a really interesting metaphor in Susan Glasser's book, The Divider, about Trump, where she describes him like the dinosaur in Jurassic Park who gets smarter and he learns how to open the door.

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Allan Bloom

The Closing of the American Mind

Cited as a prominent book addressing problems in American higher education, written in 1985, showing the long-standing nature of these issues.

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You can look at the most famous book in this regard is Alan Bloom's Closing of the American Mind written in 1985.

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Cited as a prominent book addressing problems in American higher education, written in 1985, showing the long-standing nature of these issues.

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You can look at the most famous book in this regard is Alan Bloom's Closing of the American Mind written in 1985.

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Joe Scarlett

The Culture Warrior

Leadership Lessons from Joe Scarlett

Written in the mid-2000s, this book predicted various trends that later came true, according to O'Reilly. The book is cited as an example of O'Reilly's ability to foresee future developments.

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I wrote a book called culture warrior way back. If you read that book, everything I said in that book and that was a mid 2000, you know, uh, about 2004 I think came true.

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Written in the mid-2000s, this book predicted various trends that later came true, according to O'Reilly. The book is cited as an example of O'Reilly's ability to foresee future developments.

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I wrote a book called culture warrior way back. If you read that book, everything I said in that book and that was a mid 2000, you know, uh, about 2004 I think came true.

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Dennis Prager

Why the Jews?

The Reason for Antisemitism (An Examination of Antisemitism)

This book, co-authored with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, explores the reasons behind antisemitism and is still in print in its third edition. It was mentioned as addressing the enduring nature of anti-Jewish hatred.

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Rabbi Joseph Telushkin and I wrote when we were 30 a book that's still in print, third edition, Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism.

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This book, co-authored with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, explores the reasons behind antisemitism and is still in print in its third edition. It was mentioned as addressing the enduring nature of anti-Jewish hatred.

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Rabbi Joseph Telushkin and I wrote when we were 30 a book that's still in print, third edition, Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism.

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