Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2026-02-04
Books mentioned on #637 - FDNY Firefighter
Tony Bonfiglio is a retired FDNY firefighter who spent more than 20 years serving the communities of Washington Heights and Queens. Tony joins Theo to share about his first days on Ladder 34, his experiences on 9/11 and why the brotherhood of the firehouse is second to none.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Breath
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor is an eye-opening exploration of the mechanics and evolutionary history of human respiration, demonstrating how modern breathing habits damage health and how conscious breathwork can transform physical and mental well-being.
Discussed“We just had a breathing expert in the other day, this guy, James Nester, and he has a New York Times bestseller, a book called uh Breath, and he talks about uh is it ground glass zero ground zero lung?”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Tales from the Tiller
“This is your book right here, Tales from the Tiller. Yes. I didn't even know you had written this. Yeah, I wrote this. Uh, it just came out in Sep last September. Yeah. Great book, dude. Congratulations.”