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Guinness World Records 2026

Guinness World Records

Mentioned 1 year ago

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

Mentioned 1 year ago

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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Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.

Tales of the Philippines

In the Early 1900's (1)

Dave Rubin mentioned his book, where he talks about his family history in New York City in the early 1900s. He described a large family presence in the city that has dwindled to one remaining cousin.

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in my book in the early 1900s there were dozens probably around 50 people in my family lived in New York City and in all the boroughs there we now have one cousin left

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Dave Rubin mentioned his book, where he talks about his family history in New York City in the early 1900s. He described a large family presence in the city that has dwindled to one remaining cousin.

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in my book in the early 1900s there were dozens probably around 50 people in my family lived in New York City and in all the boroughs there we now have one cousin left

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Bitcoin Collective

The Little Bitcoin Book

Why Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom, Finances, and Future

The book approaches Bitcoin from a human rights perspective, focusing on its socio-political implications and its potential to empower individuals globally by offering a democratization of capital, and enabling them to be their own banks.

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I'm Dave Rubin. I am with Alex Lloyd, co-author of The Little Bitcoin Book Why Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom, Finances and Future.

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The book approaches Bitcoin from a human rights perspective, focusing on its socio-political implications and its potential to empower individuals globally by offering a democratization of capital, and enabling them to be their own banks.

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I'm Dave Rubin. I am with Alex Lloyd, co-author of The Little Bitcoin Book Why Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom, Finances and Future.

we came at this book from a human rights perspective. One of my co-authors, Alex Glastine is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation. And there were a lot of books out there about the technical nature and the financial nature of why Bitcoin is important. This one really gives more of a socio-political aspect.

Bitcoin is the next step, which is people can be their own banks and have their own individual freedom.

this is if you think about it, it's a way for billions of people to exchange and store value without having any government or company involved in it. And that's a very powerful idea.

the book goes into why it's different from any previous type of money.

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Gulag Archipelago

The book was referenced in a quote about how those in power know they are lying, and the public knows they are lying, yet they continue to lie. The speaker used this quote to illustrate a point about the behavior of certain politicians.

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And as I said on Fox News is outnumbered this morning. I quote the great Alexander Solidchenitsyn often the author of The Gulag Archipelago, of course, and the simple quote.

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The book was referenced in a quote about how those in power know they are lying, and the public knows they are lying, yet they continue to lie. The speaker used this quote to illustrate a point about the behavior of certain politicians.

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And as I said on Fox News is outnumbered this morning. I quote the great Alexander Solidchenitsyn often the author of The Gulag Archipelago, of course, and the simple quote.

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Bill Carter

The Late Shift

Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night

Dave Rubin discussed Bill Carter's book, "Late Shift," which detailed the transition of the "Tonight Show" from Johnny Carson to Jay Leno, highlighting a scene where David Letterman's manager warns him that the show is "damaged goods."

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i'm sure some of you guys either read the book i believe the author was bill carter if i'm not mistaken uh the author of the book late shift

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Dave Rubin discussed Bill Carter's book, "Late Shift," which detailed the transition of the "Tonight Show" from Johnny Carson to Jay Leno, highlighting a scene where David Letterman's manager warns him that the show is "damaged goods."

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i'm sure some of you guys either read the book i believe the author was bill carter if i'm not mistaken uh the author of the book late shift

it was also a made for tv movie on hbo about 20 25 years ago and what it was about was uh the the when johnny carson left the tonight show

he's like dav you got to get over it you think you're getting the johnny carson tonight show but it's damaged goods it's damaged goods

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Arthur J. Lidsky

Perspectives on Campus Planning

The speaker mentioned that this book, his second, had some Star Wars references removed by his editor; it is expected to be released in April 2022.

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I'm pretty much done with the second book.

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The speaker mentioned that this book, his second, had some Star Wars references removed by his editor; it is expected to be released in April 2022.

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I'm pretty much done with the second book.

I think in Dober in this book we maybe had three Star Wars references.

And then I will announce the title and the presale date.

which will be out in April 2022.

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Jack Posobiec

The Antifa

Stories From Inside the Black Bloc

Jack Posobiec, a senior editor at Human Events, discussed his book about Antifa, focusing on the group's violent actions and the media's insufficient coverage.

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The Antifa: Stories from Inside the Black Bloc

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Jack Posobiec, a senior editor at Human Events, discussed his book about Antifa, focusing on the group's violent actions and the media's insufficient coverage.

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The Antifa: Stories from Inside the Black Bloc

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Steve Deace

Faucian Bargain

The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History

Steve Deace's book, "Fauci's Bargain," was discussed in relation to recently released emails from Dr. Fauci that contradicted his public statements on mask-wearing during the pandemic. The book's title was used to highlight Fauci's actions.

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Fauci and bargain I mean talk about timing man Jesus I mean this is completely counter to pretty much everything Fauci and the rest of the crew have been telling us for the last couple months how did...

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Steve Deace's book, "Fauci's Bargain," was discussed in relation to recently released emails from Dr. Fauci that contradicted his public statements on mask-wearing during the pandemic. The book's title was used to highlight Fauci's actions.

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Fauci and bargain I mean talk about timing man Jesus I mean this is completely counter to pretty much everything Fauci and the rest of the crew have been telling us for the last couple months how did you know how did you know.

Well we decided why don't we just research the data and go with what it says rather than the science of projecting political narratives rather the only science that evolves this fast is political science

the most powerful and dangerous bureaucrat in American history

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David E. Fitch

Faithful Presence

Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission

The book discusses the intersection of faith and politics, exploring the promise and peril of faith in the public square. It was inspired by the author's own experiences as governor and his belief that faith can positively influence governance, but also cautions against the potential for faith to be misused or politicized.

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I thought what you're talking about in this book, the blend of politics and faith, is particularly interesting.

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The book discusses the intersection of faith and politics, exploring the promise and peril of faith in the public square. It was inspired by the author's own experiences as governor and his belief that faith can positively influence governance, but also cautions against the potential for faith to be misused or politicized.

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I thought what you're talking about in this book, the blend of politics and faith, is particularly interesting.

The title is Faithful Presence, the promise and parole of faith in the public square.

The object is to be used by God, not to use God.

I'm saying to people of faith, we should start with ourselves.

Don't give up on the public square. Ok, as messy as it is, as frustrating as it is, because the public square is still that place where you can affect the common good.

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Robin Terry Brown

Breaking the News

What's Real, What's Not, and Why the Difference Matters

Alex Marlow's book, "Breaking the News," focuses on the media and press secretaries, and how the way news is presented impacts how people digest it. It was mentioned in the context of the discussion on the COVID-19 lab leak theory.

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Are you shocked that this is kind of leaking out at the moment?

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Alex Marlow's book, "Breaking the News," focuses on the media and press secretaries, and how the way news is presented impacts how people digest it. It was mentioned in the context of the discussion on the COVID-19 lab leak theory.

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Are you shocked that this is kind of leaking out at the moment?

Hardly, it's interesting because so many people were and I was thinking who is surprised by this, this mysterious lab that happens to be working on coronaviruses maybe had something to do with the international pandemic that broke out.

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Edward F. Edinger

Ego and Archetype

Individuation and the Religious Function of the Psyche

This book, written by Harvey Pekar, is about Michael Malice and was mentioned to be sold for \$300 on eBay.

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Harvey's the one who saw something special in me, who saw someone unique and put his reputation on the line and said, I'm gonna write a book about this freak.

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This book, written by Harvey Pekar, is about Michael Malice and was mentioned to be sold for \$300 on eBay.

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Harvey's the one who saw something special in me, who saw someone unique and put his reputation on the line and said, I'm gonna write a book about this freak.

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Edward S. Herman

Manufacturing Consent

The Political Economy of the Mass Media

Noam Chomsky's book on manufacturing consent was discussed in relation to how elites control the narrative by limiting the range of debate.

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Noam Chomsky, who's a fellow anarchist of mine, had a book on this subject. And his reaction was the best way to do this is to have strictly limited area of debate, but strong disagreement within that...

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Noam Chomsky's book on manufacturing consent was discussed in relation to how elites control the narrative by limiting the range of debate.

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Noam Chomsky, who's a fellow anarchist of mine, had a book on this subject. And his reaction was the best way to do this is to have strictly limited area of debate, but strong disagreement within that area.

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Kris Lundgaard

The Enemy Within

Straight Talk about the Power and Defeat of Sin

It was discussed as Horowitz's most recent book, detailing his perspective on a totalitarian movement destroying America. The cover, designed by Horowitz himself, features headshots of individuals he considers radicals.

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I'm Dave Rubin and joining me is the original Why I Left the Left guy as well as the author of around 20 books. I couldn't even figure out how many, including his most recent The Enemy Within<...

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It was discussed as Horowitz's most recent book, detailing his perspective on a totalitarian movement destroying America. The cover, designed by Horowitz himself, features headshots of individuals he considers radicals.

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I'm Dave Rubin and joining me is the original Why I Left the Left guy as well as the author of around 20 books. I couldn't even figure out how many, including his most recent The Enemy Within, How a Totalitarian Movement Is Destroying America.

So you you lay all of this out in the book. It's quite extraordinary actually.

If you look at the Democrats agenda, it's not about getting rid of Trump. It's not about winning an election. It's about establishing a one party state, stacked the Supreme Court. That's to abolish the independent judiciary, abolish the Electoral College,

And in the article that he and Stern wrote for the New Republic, there's not a single argument that I give that's engaged all the list at the end of my book of the irregularities of what you have to believe to believe that Biden won this election.

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