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Every book James O'Keefe recommended on podcasts
James O'Keefe appears on interview programs such as The Rubin Report and Timcast IRL to discuss investigative journalism, media accountability, and institutional transparency. Throughout these podcast appearances, O'Keefe references several influential books that shaped his investigative tactics and provided historical parallels for his work. He frequently mentions reading Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals during his college years, noting how the text informed his strategies for exposing perceived hypocrisy by holding organizations to their own stated rules. O'Keefe also recommends Blake Harris's book The History of the Future, encouraging listeners to read the account surrounding Palmer Luckey and Facebook. When analyzing modern reporting methods and the dissemination of false narratives, O'Keefe draws comparisons to historical investigative reporting by discussing Upton Sinclair's The Jungle as an allegory for observing and rapidly documenting societal conditions, and he critiques Bob Woodward's Fear for its reliance on anonymous secondary sources. Additionally, O'Keefe cites Disinformation by Ion Mihai Pacepa and Ronald J. Rychlak to illustrate the historical mechanics and persistent dangers of Soviet-era propaganda operations.
Books recommended by James O'Keefe
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The History of the Future
The History of the Future by Blake J.
Recommended“There's a book by Blake Harris out in the last couple weeks about Palmer Luckey and face book and I encourage you to read it”
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The Order of the Librarians
The Order of the Librarians by Blake Harris is a narrative non-fiction work examining the technology industry and the inner workings of prominent digital platforms.
Recommended“There's a book by Blake Harris out in the last couple weeks about Palmer Luckey and face book and I encourage you to read it”
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Disinformation
Discussed“well there's a great book called disinformation by a by a by a soviet bloc dissident which i tweeted this picture this guy died yesterday i can't even pronounce his name but he wrote a book called disinformation”
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Fear
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a journalistic non-fiction book detailing the chaotic inner workings of the Donald Trump administration based on extensive interviews with insiders.
Discussed“but look at Bob Woodward he writes a book called fear and he he uses quotes secondhand from anonymous sources on the background on deep background hearsay quotes”
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Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a journalistic account examining the inner workings and chaos of the Donald Trump administration.
Critiqued“look at Bob Woodward he writes a book called fear and he he uses quotes secondhand from anonymous sources on the background on deep background hearsay quotes”
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Rules for Radicals
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky is a classic handbook written for community organizers seeking to effect social and political change.
Discussed“I had read rules for radicals by Saul linski in college and I I decided to expose hypocrisy by making them live up to their own rules”
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The Jungle
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a classic 1906 muckraking novel that exposed the appalling working conditions, exploitation of laborers, and unsanitary practices within the American meatpacking industry.
Discussed“Upton Sinclair what he wrote the jungle he saw everything and then he ran back to his hotel I wrote it all down”
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Books James O'Keefe wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Timcast IRL - Youtube Is Giving us The Business, Wont Let Us Stream w/ James Okeefe | Timcast IRL | 2021-02-17 | 1 |
| Project Veritas & Lies in the Media (James O'Keefe Interview) | The Rubin Report | 2019-05-03 | 8 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“joining me today is a guerrilla journalist the head of Project Veritas and the author of American Pravda James O'Keefe”
“so because the media has all the power I wrote this book called American Pravda and I believe that people don't know that they're being lied to by CNN in the New York Times”