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Every book Shawn Ryan recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Shawn Ryan appears on, in one place — not just one.
Shawn Ryan is an American screenwriter and television producer who has created and produced a number of television series including The Shield, The Unit, Lie to Me, Timeless, S.W.A.T., and The Night Agent. Appearing on podcasts such as The Shawn Ryan Show, Ryan has shared several book recommendations and discussed various titles. He recommended Sarah Young's daily devotional book Jesus Calling, describing it as a super short read where you read one entry a day. He also brought up Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged as his favorite book, noting that while it is not a perfect answer, he likes to discuss it while exploring the erosion of agency. Additionally, Ryan discussed Byron Tau's book Means of Control, focusing on its examination of corporate data gathering and government surveillance, and mentioned memoirs and other works such as Megyn Kelly's Settle for More and Sean Naylor's Not a Good Day to Die during discussions with his podcast guests.
Books recommended by Shawn Ryan
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Jesus Calling
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young is a daily devotional book containing short, accessible spiritual reflections intended to help readers explore faith without getting lost in complex biblical texts.
Recommended“It's a book called The Jesus Calling. You read one one thing a day. Super short. Takes no time.”
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a philosophical novel that explores a dystopian United States where society's most productive creators go on strike against heavy-handed regulations and collectivism.
Recommended“Have you read Atlas Shrugged? No. It's my favorite book. It's no book's a perfect answer and there's a lot about the book I don't like.”
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Holy Bible (NIV)
The Holy Bible (NIV) is a foundational collection of sacred scriptures comprising various ancient texts, historical narratives, poetry, and letters that have deeply shaped Western civilization, morality, and religious thought.
Discussed“And it's all in that book; everything we're seeing happening right now isn't that how you started just reading the Bible?”
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Imagine Heaven
Discussed“The Case for Christ. I mean, him John Burke wrote Imagine Heaven. I mean, I love these guys, you know, and and uh and I think I”
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Means of Control
Discussed“You're the author of Means of Control, which focused on servicing the intersection of corporate data gathering and government surveillance.”
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Not a Good Day to Die
Discussed“Oh, I think he wrote he he was Yeah, he was author. He was part of Did he write a book? He did. Yeah, he did. Yep. He was with the Delta unit that was there before.”
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Settle for More
Settle for More by Megyn Kelly is a candid memoir detailing the high-profile media career, personal trials, and professional challenges of the prominent journalist.
Discussed“Your memoir, Settle for More, debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list.”
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The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel is a popular apologetics book that investigates the historical evidence for the resurrection and life of Jesus Christ through a journalistic lens.
Discussed“my good friend Lee Stroble wrote The Case for Christ. I mean, him John Burke wrote Imagine Heaven. I mean, I love these guys, you know,”
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The Warrior Princess
Discussed“And and had him write the book, The Warrior Princess, and while he was baked out on Coke and all the other drugs, had him sign the rights to the book over to her.”
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Books Shawn Ryan wrote
- Code Name: Pale Horse
- Phoenix Revival
- Called to Foster?
- We Are the Bad Guys
- The Spiritual Warfare Answer Book
- SOG Codename Dynamite
- The Stress Effect
- The Glass Factory
Appearances
Other mentions (15: passing, ad reads, own books)
“You're also the best-selling author of 100 Deadly Skills, where you break down the surveillance, survival, and trade craft techniques you learned in special operations for for a civilian audience.”
“I've been listening to Project Hail Mary, and that's the kind of audio book that really works in this format.”
“Last year, you became a New York Times best-selling author with the release of your memoir Code Name Pale Horse.”
“In Phoenix Revival, you recount your journey of survival, recovery, and finding purpose after unimaginable adversity.”
“You recently co-authored Called to Foster, an honest guide to getting started helping prospective foster parents better understand the realities of the journey.”
“That investigation became your book We Are the Bad Guys.”
“So you wrote a book, we are the bad guys. What I mean what why did you write it?”
“Michael Lester, author of We Are the Bad Guys, which is which is an examination of American power.”
“So, where do we start with we are the bad guys? Where do you want to start? Where do we want to start?”
“So you you have a new book out, correct? Spiritual warfare Q&A. Spiritual War Q&A.”
“author of SOG codenamed Dynamite, a twobook series about top secret missions that were once classified for 20 years”
“and author of the stress effect, teaching leaders how to make decisions under pressure.”
“He authored Citizenville (2013), advocating digital governance, and has hosted the podcast This is Gavin Newsom since 2025. Newsom champions progressive policies.”
“Author of The Glass Factory, Writing on the Mountains, Writing on the Mountain During Hunting season.”
“an author whose books Brightite and your edition of the book of Enoch deep dive into humanity's origins and ancient mysteries.”