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Every book Dave Smith recommended on podcasts
Across 9 podcasts. Every show Dave Smith appears on, in one place — not just one.
Dave Smith’s most recommended books
- Provoked by Scott Horton, Darryl Cooper
- Enough Already by Scott Horton
- Chaos by Tom O'Neill
- Adios, America by Ann Coulter
- Before the dawn by Nicholas Wade
- Blind Spots by Marty Makary
- Coming to Palestine by Sheldon Richman
- Fighting Terrorism by Benjamin Netanyahu
- Fool's Errand by Scott Horton
- Manufacturing consent by Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman, John Pruden
Dave Smith is an American comedian, political commentator, and podcast host recognized for his libertarian perspectives and his work on Part of the Problem and appearances on programs like The Joe Rogan Experience and The Tucker Carlson Show. During these appearances, Smith has frequently recommended authoritative books on foreign policy, history, and political economy. He regularly points to the works of Scott Horton, describing him as a premier foreign policy voice and calling Horton's books Enough Already and Fool's Erand the definitive texts on the global war on terrorism. Smith also recommends Horton's book Provoked as the best detailed historical account of the conflict in Ukraine, tracing events from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the outbreak of war, a recommendation he has reiterated across multiple podcast platforms. In addition to contemporary foreign policy, Smith has directed his audiences toward older foundational texts, recommending Murray N. Rothbard's The Progressive Era for its historical analysis. He has also highlighted Benjamin Netanyahu's concise book Fighting Terrorism as a worthwhile read on the subject, demonstrating his consistent focus on recommending literature that challenges mainstream narratives regarding international conflicts, state power, and modern political history.
Books recommended by Dave Smith
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Provoked
Provoked by Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper is a detailed historical examination of US-Russia relations and the events leading up to the war in Ukraine following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Recommended“His book, Provoked, about the war in Ukraine, is the best book written on the subject.”
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Enough Already
Enough Already by Scott Horton is a comprehensive political history and critique of the global war on terrorism spanning from the Jimmy Carter administration through the tenure of Donald Trump.
Recommended“His books, Enough Already, Fool's Erand, which are about the global war on terrorism, are the best books written on the subject.”
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Chaos
Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a deeply researched investigative non-fiction book that exposes startling connections between the CIA's MKUltra mind control experiments, COINTEL Pro, and the infamous Charles Manson murders of the 1960s.
Recommended“book called chaos by Tom O'Neill Tom O'Neill was Greg fitzsimmons's next door neighbor and this was like 20 years ago”
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Adios, America
Adios, America by Ann Coulter is a controversial political book addressing immigration policy and border enforcement in the United States.
Discussed“Well, she had uh and this was from a while ago. So, this was well, she had she had in her book, Adios America, she had I believe it was from Bayer Sterns.”
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Before the dawn
Discussed“I remember reading this book um I believe it was called before the dawn I Believe by Nicholas Wade”
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Blind Spots
Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary is a critical examination of medical dogma and systemic errors within the healthcare establishment.
Recommended“blind spots when medicine that's one that I've been reading when medicine goes wrong that's one that I've been reading”
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Coming to Palestine
Coming to Palestine by Sheldon Richman offers a historical examination of the dispossession of Palestinians and the broader background of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Recommended“and then pretty immediately after that there's a great book by Sheldon Richmond called coming to Palestine if you're interested in the topic and you want to see”
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Fighting Terrorism
Fighting Terrorism is a nonfiction book by Benjamin Netanyahu that outlines strategies and perspectives on combating global terror networks.
Recommended“He had written a book which is worth reading called fighting terrorism very easy read by the way it's a a little book that Benjamin Netanyahu had written the year before”
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Fool's Errand
Fool's Errand is a critical analysis by Scott Horton that examines the history and consequences of American foreign policy and the global war on terrorism.
Recommended“His books, Enough Already, Fool's Erand, which are about the global war on terrorism, are the best books written on the subject.”
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Manufacturing consent
Manufacturing Consent by Edward S.
Recommended“I you know I am certainly not a left-winger but I think gome Chomsky is like like must read stuff like you're missing the game if you haven't read gome Chomsky you I promise you you will benefit from Reading him”
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The Creature from Jekyll Island
The Creature from Jekyll Island by G.
Recommended“it was created by a bunch of powerful Bankers there's a great book on this called the creature from Jackal Island um that really goes through the whole history of it”
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
The Israel Lobby and U.S.
Recommended“and I highly recommend people read uh John mimer has a a great book called The Israeli Lobby”
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The Progressive Era
The Progressive Era by Murray N.
Recommended“There's this really great book written by Murray Rothbard who I mentioned earlier called the progressive era and it's about youney know the the it's about I I think it goes from”
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1948
Discussed“as Norm Finkelstein called out Benny Morris for writing in his book, "1948," which is a great book.”
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Anatomy of the State
Anatomy of the State is a concise political pamphlet by Murray Rothbard that examines the parasitic nature of government and the ways state power sustains itself over society.
Discussed“rothbart actually talked about this in anatomy of the state that once faith in the state declines they would replace it with a technocracy or scientism”
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Faith of my fathers
Discussed“It's also just so... the thing that's so wild to me is that after, and I know I've talked about this, I'm sure on previous episodes, but just after 20 years of the terror wars and what a disaster those were, and to the point that John McCain wrote in his memoir that the war in Iraq was a mistake;”
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Neoconservatism
Neoconservatism by Douglas Murray is a political book examining the ideology and arguments supporting neoconservative foreign policy during the post-Cold War era.
Discussed“Doug Murray wrote the book called Neoconservatism, Why We Need It. It was his book.”
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Settle for More
Settle for More by Megyn Kelly is a compelling memoir detailing the author's prominent career in journalism and her personal journey through significant life challenges.
Discussed“Like imagine if like that was my you know Charlie always told me how great my podcast was and you really got to listen to it and you can you can check it out. Settle for more on Amazon.com.”
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Stupid White Men
Stupid White Men by Michael Moore is a provocative political critique that targets American political corruption, corporate greed, and conservative policies during the turn of the millennium.
Discussed“and I just looked over and there was a Michael Moore book from the 90s called stupid white men”
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The Hidden History of the Vietnam War
The Hidden History of the Vietnam War by John Prados is a detailed historical examination of military strategy and political decisions during the Vietnam conflict.
Discussed“yeah there's a guy named John Norris he wrote a book called hidden war and he came on the podcast to discuss it”
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The other 2 books Dave Smith recommended or discussed, ranked
- White Men Can't Jump by Wesley Snipes
- Woke, Inc. by Vivek Ramaswamy
Appearances
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“um yeah, some of this stuff is just I mean weird writings from the Lolita books on these women's bodies.”
“Then a third person, also at the meeting, wrote about it in his book or in another newspaper article.”
“is called wolf of Wall Street”