Book · 2022 · Biography & Autobiography
Not My First Rodeo
Lessons from the Heartland
Why people recommend it
Not My First Rodeo by Kristi Noem is a memoir by the South Dakota governor detailing her life, career, and political philosophy from the heartland. The book received widespread media attention and sparked intense controversy regarding specific anecdotes contained within its pages. Carl Cannon discussed the memoir on The Megyn Kelly Show, noting that earlier editorial drafts of the author's stories had faced revisions. Megyn Kelly and her guests repeatedly analyzed the book and its promotional tour on the same podcast, examining the fierce backlash surrounding a disclosed incident involving the shooting of a young dog and contrasting the ensuing public fallout with political rivalries and controversies involving other public figures. Buck Sexton also joined the discussion on The Megyn Kelly Show to address how the publisher ultimately removed the controversial dog story from the audiobook version while the physical copies remained on bookshelves. Meanwhile, the hosts of Pod Save America examined the political ramifications of the memoir as the author faced heavy scrutiny during her consideration as a potential vice-presidential candidate. Dave Rubin touched upon the publication during an interview with the author on The Rubin Report, using the text as a jumping-off point to explore hot topics and state-level policy decisions regarding lockdowns and girls' sports.
Who recommended it
- Megyn Kelly Discussed
- Dave Rubin Discussed
- Carl Cannon Discussed
Megyn Kelly — 5 mentions
“She put it in her book, which she then read in audio form, and this is the same person who a week ago was out there lambasting Kristi Noem for lying in her book. At least she just lied about a dumb meeting with a world leader.”
“And by the way, guys, as I mentioned she was on The View, was it last week, ripping Kristi Noem on her book controversy, watch this last week. I've also never worked for somebody who's lied about a foreign leader they've met with, and Alyssa made this point; this is so true.”
“Now they've had to pull all that from the audiobook; it'll be on the bookshelves in Barnes & Noble and elsewhere today because they couldn't get it out of the written book, but it's out of the electronic.”
“Let me—okay, so we finally have, because the book hit today, including the audio version, Kristi Noem in her own words describing the murder of the 14-month-old puppy.”
“She wanted to include this dog story in her first book about 'Not My First Rodeo.'”
Dave Rubin — 2 mentions
“So I want to dive into a bit about the book and some of the hot topics of the day and a bunch more.”
“In the book, you go into your history, your childhood, and really how it sets up a lot of your political beliefs.”
Carl Cannon — 1 mention
“Well, she put that in her first book, uh, which came out a few years ago, but the editors there took it out.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, considered to be in the running to become former President Trump's pick for vice president, is responding to the backlash over a story in her upcoming memoir. In the book, Noem says she shot and killed her 14-month-old puppy named Charlie for bad behavior; conservative media personality Laura Loomer is saying she can't be VP.”
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I also like Christy Noem I write a book which was out”
“My Lieutenant Governor tells the story that he would get phone calls from even our best supporters saying, 'Hey, you gotta get the governor in line.' (relaxing music) I'm Dave Rubin, and joining me today is the Governor of the great state of South Dakota, as well as the author of the new book, Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from”
“Many people would look at me writing a book and think it's a book about politics, but it's really not.”
“Many of the stories in the book are about working with cattle, hunting trips, or lessons learned from my mom and dad.”