Book · 1998 · Psychology
The Gift of Fear
Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence
The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker has been mentioned in 24 episodes across 7 podcasts (19 episodes recommend it and 5 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Ben Bowlin (5 episodes), Megyn Kelly (7 episodes) and Eddie Ifft (1 episode) on The Megyn Kelly Show (8 episodes), Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (6 episodes) and The Joe Rogan Experience (3 episodes).
#244 of 16,947 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- episodes
- 24
- podcasts
- 7
- people
- 12
- episodes recommend it
- 19
Please do check it out because things will trigger your or trip your unconscious radar a lot more quickly than they'll trip your conscious radar.
Questions about The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
Who recommends The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker on podcasts?
Ben Bowlin (5 episodes), Megyn Kelly (4 episodes), Eddie Ifft (1 episode), George Kamel (1 episode) and Louise Perry (1 episode) have recommended The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker on podcasts. In all, 12 people brought it up across 7 podcasts (10 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Gift of Fear the most?
The Megyn Kelly Show (8 episodes), Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (6 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (3 episodes), The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (2 episodes) and The Jordan Harbinger Show (2 episodes), among 7 podcasts in all.
Is The Gift of Fear recommended, or only discussed?
The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker was recommended in 19 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 5 episodes, as of 2026-03-02.
What do people say about The Gift of Fear?
Ben Bowlin on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (2025-12-15): "Please do check it out because things will trigger your or trip your unconscious radar a lot more quickly than they'll trip your conscious radar."
When was The Gift of Fear last mentioned on a podcast?
The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker was last recommended on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett by Steven Bartlett on 2026-03-02.
What they say about it
- Call it a must-read book3
- Name it a favorite book“one of my favorite books”2
The best things said about it
If you are looking for a book to teach you more about intuition please please please read the gift of fear by Gavin debecker.
And I was thinking about this knowing we were going to be discussing this one of my favorite books and one that I think every woman should read is the gift of fear by Gavin debecker.
One of my favorite books is the gift of fear by gavin to becker and he says when you worry ask yourself what am i choosing not to see right now right.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Oct 2021 That gav de Becker book that gift of fear I read that and it changed my life.
Whitney Cummings The Joe Rogan Experience · Aug 2020 Gavin Debecker's excellent book we always recommend, The Gift of Fear. It is a must- readad whether or not you believe in quantum entanglement of your brain throughout time.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
12 people who brought it up
- Ben Bowlin5 episodes · recommended in 5
- Megyn Kelly7 episodes · recommended in 4
- Eddie Ifft1 episode · recommended in 1
- George Kamel1 episode · recommended in 1
Louise Perry1 episode · recommended in 1- Maureen Callahan1 episode · recommended in 1
- Rachel Cruz1 episode · recommended in 1
- Ryan Holiday1 episode · recommended in 1
- Steven Bartlett1 episode · recommended in 1
- Whitney Cummings1 episode · recommended in 1
Joe Rogan1 episode- Jordan Harbinger1 episode
Why people recommend it
The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker is a bestselling self-help and safety guide that teaches readers how to recognize and trust their innate intuition to protect themselves from violence. Steven Bartlett recommended the title among his book links on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett. Ben Bowlin repeatedly recommended the book on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, calling it an essential must-read for trusting one's gut and unconscious radar, which trips much faster than conscious thought. Rachel Cruz mentioned the book on The Ramsey Show while talking about how fear can act as a helpful wake-up call, a sentiment echoed by George Kamel on the same show when discussing financial anxiety. Megyn Kelly and various hosts on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know also praised the book as a vital resource on human experience, predators, and female intuition, noting that nearly everyone they know has read it to better navigate personal safety and unconscious threat detection.
Every mention
Ben Bowlin Gavin Debecker's excellent book we always recommend, The Gift of Fear. It is a must- readad whether or not… 5
“Gavin Debecker's excellent book we always recommend, The Gift of Fear. It is a must- readad whether or not you believe in quantum entanglement of your brain throughout time.”
“That's why I'm recommending again, The Gift of Fear by Gavin Debecker. Please do check it out because things will trigger your or trip your unconscious radar a lot more quickly than they'll trip your conscious radar”
“if you are looking for a book to teach you more about intuition please please please read the gift of fear by Gavin debecker”
“Everybody read the book that we mentioned frequently a few years back, The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker, right? The idea of intuition there.”
“also shout out Gavin de Becker the gift of fear can't recommend that book enough”
“and we want to we owe a lot of this to an author named Gavin de Becker who wrote The Gift of fear fear fear I think it's interesting too that fear is the key word in that title”
Megyn Kelly the thing about pronouns AR roipnol in this piece that really stuck out at me is it ties back to Gavin debe… 7
“Which is just this is right up Gavin de Becker's. I know you work for with him for years, James, but we ignore the gift of fear. Like so many women do it. We ignore the gift of fear.”
“And I can't remember whether it was his book or this an online forum on stalking, but I've definitely read the story about a woman who wrestled with whether or not to get a restraining order against the stalker and she decided to get it. And they found her that later that day or the next day with the restraining”
“the thing about pronouns AR roipnol in this piece that really stuck out at me is it ties back to Gavin debecker the gift of fear not explicitly but in idea and almost every woman I know has read that book”
“this is so we have the gift of fear as Gavin debecker wrote in these must read book”
“I read that in the Gavin Decker book saying don't do it the media's got to help us stop creating Heroes out of these guys or at least famous people out of these guys but as a journalist my policy has always been to name any shooter for whom infamy is not the obvious goal and so that's why I”
“and and one of the pieces of advice reminded me of Gavin de Becker's gift of fear which is you have an instinct listen to it listen to it”
“read gavin de becker's book the gift of fear”
“gavin debecker who's a security expert wrote a book called the gift of fear which everyone should read 100”
Eddie Ifft and Mayer goes you got to read the book gift of fear he's like read that book 1
“and Mayer goes you got to read the book gift of fear he's like read that book”
George Kamel we talk about how fear can be a gift there's a great b called fear is a gift and there was a gift of fear a… 1
“we talk about how fear can be a gift there's a great b called fear is a gift and there was a gift of fear and there is there is a a beauty in it because it kind of does shake you up a little bit”
Louise Perry you ever read the gift of Fear gav De Becca book really great book it was published like 30 years ago or so… 1
“you ever read the gift of Fear gav De Becca book really great book it was published like 30 years ago or something”
Maureen Callahan and I was thinking about this knowing we were going to be discussing this one of my favorite books and one… 1
“and I was thinking about this knowing we were going to be discussing this one of my favorite books and one that I think every woman should read is the gift of fear by Gavin debecker”
Rachel Cruz There's a great book called Fear is a gift and there was a gift of fear. 1
“There's a great book called Fear is a gift and there was a gift of fear.”
Ryan Holiday one of my favorite books is the gift of fear by gavin to becker and he says when you worry ask yourself wha… 1
“one of my favorite books is the gift of fear by gavin to becker and he says when you worry ask yourself what am i choosing not to see right now right”
Steven Bartlett You've written so many of these great books. All of them I'm going to link below. The newest one here is ca… 1
“You've written so many of these great books. All of them I'm going to link below. The newest one here is called Forbidden Facts, Government Deceit and Suppression about Brain Damage from Childhood Vaccines. There's another book about children here, Protecting the the Gift, Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe and Parents Sane. The Gift of Fear, Survival Signals That Protect”
Whitney Cummings that gav de Becker book that gift of fear I read that and it changed my life 1
“that gav de Becker book that gift of fear I read that and it changed my life”
Joe Rogan your book of gift to fear has been out it's been out for a long time and uh i'm gonna start reading it 1
“your book of gift to fear has been out it's been out for a long time and uh i'm gonna start reading it”
Jordan Harbinger fear has some wisdom in it we've talked about the gift of fear with Gavin debecker and you know who he is 1
“fear has some wisdom in it we've talked about the gift of fear with Gavin debecker and you know who he is”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker5
“that's why Gavin de Becker's the gift of fear is a uh a mustre book and it's it's a really important point I think uh”
“That's why Gavin de Becker’s The Gift of Fear is a must-read book, and it's a really important point, I think, beyond just France; it's a human experiential point.”
“Everybody read the book that we mentioned frequently a few years back, The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker. The idea of intuition is there.”
“and we want to we owe a lot of this to an author named Gavin de Becker who wrote The Gift of fear”
“there's a great book called uh the gift of fear Gavin the Becker and he talks”
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Uh well, they they all know that their dad is a big proponent and and my first book, which is still a a very big book, The Gift of Fear, that book is, I think, still the best-selling book in the world on violence after 25 years. And that book is all about intuition and personal responsibility.”
“He's the author of many, many books including the New York Times bestseller The Gift of Fear, Survival Signs that protect us from violence. Oprah once said it was the most important book she ever read.”
“And I remember many years ago before I wrote Gift of Fear, I was speaking at prisons around the country where I would meet with people and and talk with them about violence and about their upbringing etc.”
“uh i want to mention that the that gift of fear my book is now a master class”
“there's an example in this book in the gift of fear where a woman”