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Every book Benny Johnson recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Benny Johnson appears on, in one place — not just one.
Benny Johnson is a political commentator, media personality, and digital creator known for his commentary on current events, culture, and politics. During an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, Benny Johnson cited the biblical book of Genesis while discussing human value and beliefs surrounding creation. In the same conversation, Benny Johnson referenced the biblical book of Romans, specifically pointing to Romans 13, to explain how governments and the laws of various nations relate to divine order and morality. Later, while appearing on Timcast IRL, Benny Johnson brought up the book Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump and Tony Schwartz, discussing Donald Trump's distinctive style of deal-making and negotiating tactics. During the same podcast appearance, Benny Johnson also critiqued the 1970s cultural movement surrounding Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, taking issue with audiences who sided with the protagonist over the authority figure of Nurse Ratched. Across these podcast appearances, Benny Johnson used religious texts, political literature, and cultural touchstones to frame his commentary on modern governance, negotiations, and societal norms.
Books recommended by Benny Johnson
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Genesis
Genesis by Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher, and Henry Kissinger is an analytical book examining the profound societal and philosophical impacts of artificial intelligence.
Discussed“If you don't believe in God, then you don't believe that we were created in God's image. This is the first book of Genesis.”
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey is a celebrated 1962 novel that explores institutional control, sanity, and rebellion through the experiences of patients in a psychiatric hospital.
Critiqued“in the 1970s uh our Boomer parents went and saw One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and started crying tears for Jack Nicholson in that fake movie and sided with Jack Nicholson instead of nurse ratchet who's the hero of the movie”
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Romans
Romans by John D.
Discussed“But there's a verse in Romans, Romans 13, that says that the governments and the law of the nations is established by God...”
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J.
Discussed“I'm a massive Trump fan, but this guy wrote The Art of the Deal, and if you read the art of the deal which is course is sort of trump in a book in a single book”
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