Episode · The Rubin Report · 2025-12-27
Books mentioned on A Radically Different Approach to Raising Kids with Autism | Leland Vittert
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to NewsNation anchor Leland Vittert about his career in journalism and lessons from reporting in the Middle East; how a defining encounter with a failed Palestin
Leland Vittert discussed How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help manual focused on interpersonal communication, relationship building, and effective social influence.
Discussed“It also came from how to win win friends and influence people. The Dale Carnegie book was always sort of his Bible.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Born Lucky
“All right, I'm Dave Rubin and joining me today is News Nation's chief Washington anchor and author of the book Born Lucky, Leland Vidder.”
Plugged Born Lucky
“the rise of anti-semitism um in the United States and people have asked me where that came from and we wanted to share that um in Born Lucky um my book.”
Plugged Born Lucky
“um, you well, give me the premise of the I know the premise of the book, but give me give me the premise of the book. Born Born Lucky is the story of growing up with autism and my father choosing to adapt me to the world rather than the world to me.”
Plugged Born Lucky
“So, Born Lucky is is that story.”
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“And and you know, dad, the born lucky story is a parent who decides rather than trying to take the adversity away, which is quite invogue now, born lucky is my dad holding my hand through the adversity, right?”
Plugged Born Lucky
“And you know Dave, I didn't know this until we wrote Born Lucky.”
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“that that really is is a is a big part of the born lucky story that if you allow yourself to be defined by a diagnosis, you will be for life.”
Plugged Born Lucky
“And, you know, you've been very kind to let me plug the book Born Lucky a few times.”