Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2025-08-18
Shawn Ryan & David Rutherford: books mentioned on The Shawn Ryan Show #228
#228 David Rutherford - Navy SEAL & CIA Contractor
David Rutherford is an internationally known motivational speaker, best-selling author, world-championship performance coach, and award-winning podcast host. He is also a former Navy SEAL Medic and Instructor who served for eight years in the NSW community.
David Rutherford discussed Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson, and On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Discussed“I mean, I I remember reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was like I was just like, Oh my, this is it.”
Where to get it
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Discussed“I mean, I I remember reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was like I was just like, Oh my, this is it.”
Where to get it
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On the Road
Discussed“And the one that really the seminal work that I think really changed my my impression of where I wanted to go or what I wanted to be was Jack Carowaks on the road.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Rogue Warrior
“There was a couple books from Vietnam. There was Rogue Warrior and that was it in the Charlie Sheen movie.”
Passing Bear Trap
“One guy gave me this book called The Bear Trap, which was the history of the Russian Afghan War and how devastating it was for the Russians”
“And so I wrote this, you know, teeny little kids book called forging self-confidence.”