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Every book Dave Smith recommended on podcasts
Dave Smith appears as a guest on prominent long-form interview platforms such as The Joe Rogan Experience and the Lex Fridman Podcast, where discussions routinely delve into international relations, foreign policy, modern history, and complex political conspiracies. Through his podcast engagements, Smith frequently champions rigorously researched historical and investigative texts that challenge official narratives. During his appearance on episode #2303 of The Joe Rogan Experience in April 2025, Smith enthusiastically promoted Scott Horton's book Provoked, praising it as the finest historical account documenting the geopolitical origins and escalation of the war between Russia and Ukraine, tracing events meticulously from the collapse of the Soviet Union onward. In a prior appearance on the same show, Smith delivered a glowing recommendation for Tom O'Neill's investigative masterpiece Chaos, noting the author's decades-long dedication to uncovering hidden connections between the Manson family murders, the CIA, and clandestine LSD research programs. Additionally, during his discussion on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Smith analyzed Benny Morris's widely discussed historical work 1948, evaluating its rigorous examination of the Zionist project and the regional displacements through the critical lens of historian Norm Finkelstein.
Books recommended by Dave Smith
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Provoked
Why people recommend it: Provoked by Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper is a historical examination tracing the origins and escalation of the conflict between the Soviet Union's collapse and the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
Recommended“And you know, my uh um uh Scott Horton, who I always try to promote on here, he just wrote this book called Provoked. I think it's the best book that's been written on the uh history leading up to uh um the the war between is basically takes you from the collapse of the Soviet Union up to the”
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Chaos
Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a deeply researched investigative book examining the true story behind the Charles Manson murders and their alleged ties to the CIA and the MK-Ultra program.
Recommended“I'm sorry if you heard this before folks this is a great book called chaos by Tom O'Neill”
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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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