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Every book Chris DiStefano recommended on podcasts
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Chris DiStefano appears on, in one place — not just one.
Christopher Paul Anthony Distefano is an American comedian. Primarily a stand-up comedian, he began his career in entertainment on MTV and MTV2's shows Guy Code and Girl Code. His first hour-long standup special, Chris Distefano: Size 38 Waist, was released in 2019 by Comedy Central. His second special, Speshy Weshy, premiered on Netflix in May 2022. Distefano co-hosts Hey Babe! podcast with Sal Vulcano from Impractical Jokers and hosts several podcasts, Chrissy Chaos and co-hosts ‘History Hyenas’ with comedian Yannis Pappas. During podcast appearances, Distefano recommended Tony Cartano's Blackbird when discussing false confessions by criminals, and he recommended John Izzo's The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, explaining how interviews with people on their deathbeds shifted his perspective. He also discussed Sheila Faith Weiss's The Nazi Symbiosis in relation to World War II historical research, Lee Strobel's The Case for Christ to explain his return to religion and interest in historical arguments surrounding Jesus, Rhonda Byrne's The Secret regarding the limitations of manifesting desires, and Andre Agassi's autobiography Open while talking about athletes pushed into sports by their fathers.
Books recommended by Chris DiStefano
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The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel is a popular Christian apologetics book documenting an investigative journalist's journey to examine the historical evidence for Jesus Christ.
Discussed“I believe after I read case for Christ that book by Lee Strobel I do”
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Blackbird
Blackbird by Tony Cartano is a crime and drama story depicting dark true-crime narratives and complex criminal confessions.
Recommended“I I there's a show on Apple TV was called Blackbird it just came out last year”
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The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die
The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die by John Izzo is a reflective self-help book that explores wisdom gathered from interviews with individuals at the end of their lives.
Recommended“like i just read this bookPum the five things you must know before you die by john izzoPand he interviewedPum all people on their deathbed from all different walks of life all different cultures creeds all different levels of intelligence”
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Open
Open by Andre Agassi is a candid and revealing memoir that chronicles the professional tennis star's turbulent athletic career, his complex relationship with his demanding father, and his deeply conflicted personal feelings toward the sport.
Discussed“trust me the andre agassi book did you ever read that open i no i never read the andre agassi book no i've never read it”
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The Nazi symbiosis
The Nazi Symbiosis by Sheila Faith Weiss examines the complex historical interactions and exploitation of vulnerable populations by German researchers during the World War II era.
Discussed“It's this book I read called The Nazi Symbiosis, they talked all about it, it was wild to read that on a plane with a big swastika on the front cover”
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The Secret
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a bestselling self-help phenomenon centered on the law of attraction, which posits that positive visualization and focused intention can manifest wealth, health, and happiness directly into a person's life.
Critiqued“That's like that whole secret thing, remember 'The Secret' where people were like, you just got to manifest things and they'll happen? Have a vision board, sort of.”
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Books Chris DiStefano wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I woke up this morning, and we're launching my new book today, and the landing page went out, but it didn't work.”
“So what happened was is I—the only advice that I did get from a friend of mine, who's my kid's godfather now—was like, 'You are such a better basketball player,' which is that’s what I cared about back then. 'You are such a better basketball player when you're single, when you don't have a girlfriend.'”