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(Apple's Best of 2018) In-depth conversations with people at the top of their game. Jordan Harbinger unpacks guests' wisdom into practical nuggets you can use to impact your work, life, and relationships. Learn from leaders (Ray Dalio, Simon Sinek, Mark Cuban), entertainers (Moby, Tip "T.I." Harris, Dennis Quaid), scientists (Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye), athletes (Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, To…
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Atomic Habits
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Moneyland
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No Angel
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The Deja Vu Experience
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Sons of Anarchy
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Donnie Brasco
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The 48 Laws of Power
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The Book Thief
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Het Achterhuis
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Dead Zone
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Bible
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Good Inside
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On Bullshit
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Invisible Rulers
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Rich dad's guide to investing
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The Art of War
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Les Trois Mousquetaires
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The Book Thief
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, host Jordan Harbinger and his guests made several references to concepts found in the book across various episodes. During conversations with guests like Yuval Noah Harari, Scott Galloway, an astrophysicist, and Andrew Gold, discussions touched on themes such as populism treating information as a weapon, planetary habitability in science fiction, and how frequently minds wander to secrets. In one instance, a guest pointed out an inaccuracy in his own book based on a prior podcast conversation, while another speaker noted that a book under discussion had been authored years earlier.
Discussed“You mentioned in the book that populism sees information as a weapon.”
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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Host Jordan Harbinger referenced books brought on by various guests across multiple episodes of The Jordan Harbinger Show. When interviewing guests such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, Patrick Winn, Amir Levine, Dr. Ramani Durvasula, and Mitch Prinstein, Harbinger highlighted specific anecdotes and psychological themes detailed in their respective works. He explored Dr. Fauci's leadership principles at NIAID, sensitive geopolitical terminology in Myanmar, romantic attachment styles, and social popularity traps. Throughout these discussions, Harbinger connected the authors' written insights to personal experiences, illustrating how the psychological principles outlined in their books apply to everyday life and human relationships.
Discussed“I think it's even better that you chose to share that anecdote in your book instead of being embarrassed or hiding it.”
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This Side of Paradise
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host and various guests referenced several distinct books throughout 2023 and 2024 while discussing topics ranging from birth control and persuasion to conspiracy theories and prosecutorial accountability. Guests such as Dan Ariely and various legal analysts reflected on the writing processes behind their own works, the unexpected pessimism encountered during deep research, and how practical advice from specialized literature permeates modern society.
Discussed“Once you think about it, once you read this book and consider it, it permeates society in a way that I hadn't thought of before.”
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Atomic Habits
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, host Jordan Harbinger and various guests frequently referenced James Clear's best-selling book Atomic Habits. Guests and the host cited the book's practical frameworks—such as manipulating one's environment to curb bad behaviors or building routines incrementally—when discussing topics ranging from anxiety and relationship advice to financial habits. Harbinger also highlighted how Clear originally built the foundation of Atomic Habits through a series of blog posts and tweets before it became a major guide on habit formation.
Discussed“This is like the James Clear Atomic Habits method, right? make it such a pain in the ass to get back into it that you have enough time and runway to stop yourself.”
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My Ántonia
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, guests and host discussed various books across several episodes, including "China's Secret Opium Empire in Myanmar | Patrick Winn" and "Surviving Radical Islam... in Canada | JHS Ep. 748." On Patrick Winn's episode, the guest described how his book covers a 1990s clash in W State, the drug trade, and drug logo recognition. In other episodes, guest speakers referenced their personal books, such as a chapter titled "The Red Beret" on "Pro-Israel Son of HAMAS Vs. Pro-Palestine Son of Israeli General | JHS Mashup," an argument about Department of Justice processes on episode 843, and varied reader reactions to childhood trauma on episode 748.
Discussed“Yeah, but I wonder if he’s coming across my book because he’s quoted a lot in it!”
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Bible
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the Bible came up across multiple episodes in 2024. In the November 2 episode, Ruth Whippman discussed her book Girl Mom alongside biblical themes. In the September 15 episode, host Jordan Harbinger and Andrew Gold explored secrets in the Bible, its historical restriction to Greek and Latin, and how mandatory church attendance enforced reading it communally. Other episodes touched on biblical parallels in A.J. Jacobs's The Year of Living Biblically and themes of emotional healing.
Discussed“I thought my book, titled "Girl Mom," would only be read by women, but surprisingly, a lot of men reached out, sharing that they felt seen by it, wanting additional connection in their lives.”
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Eyewitness
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host and his guests referenced book projects across several episodes. During an interview with Phil Elwood, Harbinger discussed publicist pitches, highlighted an African proverb about lying included in the text, and noted descriptions of the Libyan embassy. In another episode, guest Robert Mazur discussed the security risks of releasing a second book and film adaptation related to his undercover work. Additionally, guest Ben Macintyre detailed his research process, recalling how he contacted the grandson of an American prisoner held at Colditz Castle. Together, these conversations explored authorial insights, research anecdotes, and personal reflections on publishing.
Discussed“And I think that, you know, the way I put it in the book is I deserve whatever the opposite of a Pulitzer is.”
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1984
George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" was referenced across multiple episodes of The Jordan Harbinger Show. Host Jordan and his guests drew parallels between the book's totalitarian themes—such as inescapable propaganda, facial expressions as punishable offenses, and total surveillance—and modern societal structures and historical regimes.
Discussed“If I may paraphrase a line from George Orwell's 1984, to wear an improper expression on your face was itself a punishable offense.”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow" was discussed across multiple episodes of The Jordan Harbinger Show between 2019 and 2024. Guests and hosts referenced Kahneman's foundational work on cognitive biases, system one thinking, and the psychological mechanisms behind human decision-making. One guest specifically credited Kahneman's Nobel Prize-winning research with helping him understand his own past actions following a conversation at the FBI.
Discussed“And um, yeah, I wasn't ready to go talk about it, or I didn't understand why I did what I did until I spoke at the FBI and they're like, "Go read this!" You know, Daniel Kahneman! He... he got a Nobel Prize about this stuff!”
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Study Guide
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host and guests briefly touched upon various investigative books and topics. Annie Jacobsen mentioned David Hoffman's book 'The Dead Hand,' Jordan Harbinger discussed a book detailing the DEA's expanded jurisdiction into terrorism and financing, and a guest referenced their own book while recounting the Matt Gaetz investigation.
Discussed“He wrote a brilliant book called The Dead Hand.”
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The Art of War
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Sun Tzu's The Art of War was referenced by guests discussing strategy and influence. Guest Tu Lam recalled writing his high school thesis on the text, while comic artist Todd McFarlane mentioned its impact on his strategic thinking and his plans to write chapters inspired by it. Another guest compared the modern strategic relevance of Unrestricted Warfare to Sun Tzu's classic work.
Discussed“A lot of studying those principles during high school; in fact, my high school thesis was on 'The Art of War.'”
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host brought up Douglas Adams's book 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' to frame discussions surrounding public perception of finance professionals and how new technologies are received across different generations. Additionally, a guest conversation touched on an advanced team outing where a participant named Doug noted details for a book.
Discussed“It's easy to disparage these individuals in finance, akin to characters from Douglas Adams' 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' suggesting they possess plans to abandon all financial advisors; however, such roles are pivotal to maintaining trust within large-scale societies.”
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The Secret
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Rhonda Byrne's book "The Secret" was discussed in relation to positive thinking and the law of attraction. On April 24, 2024, a guest recalled having faith in its principles during difficult times. In earlier episodes from March 2019, A.J. Jacobs and Charlamagne used the book to debate the limits and power of the mind, examining whether positive thoughts alone can alter serious realities like illness or generate personal motivation.
Discussed“So if you believe in the laws of attraction, like in the book The Secret, and you believe in any of these things, I did believe in it at that time.”
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, references connected to Lewis Carroll's book appeared across different episodes. In the August 7, 2024 episode with guest Blake Eastman, Eastman mentioned an internal company tool named after the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland. In the March 5, 2024 episode with Alison Young, Jordan Harbinger discussed his surprise at the frequency of lab accidents after reading Young's book.
Discussed“We have the ability to–yeah, that's a cat from Alice in Wonderland with the giant grin.”
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And Then There Were None
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None was referenced during discussions that touched upon guest research and recent book releases from the show Conspirituality.
Discussed“But then I looked at your recent finds from the book, and I'm like, that doesn't make sense at all.”
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Digital Minimalism
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, host Jordan Harbinger and guest Charlamagne discussed Cal Newport's book 'Digital Minimalism'. Harbinger introduced Newport as the author of the book, and Charlamagne shared that he read the work and found it helpful for managing social media anxiety.
Discussed“I just read this great book called digital minimalism”
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La Poetica
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Dan Ariely discussed his book La Poetica across multiple episodes in late 2023. He explained that he had adjusted the text to include sections titled hopefully helpful, though he noted that the solutions presented in the book were multifaceted, complex, and ultimately more painful than he initially realized. In another episode, the host recalled a specific point from the book regarding lying and stress while conversing with Ariely.
Discussed“Now, I've adjusted the book to have sections titled 'hopefully helpful,' but the reality is that the solutions will be multifaceted and complex.”
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The 48 Laws of Power (Special Power Edition)
Robert Greene's book 'The 48 Laws of Power (Special Power Edition)' came up on The Jordan Harbinger Show across different episodes. In July 2019, a guest discussed the book as reading material that inmates might use to understand motivations. In November 2018, the host suggested to author Robert Greene that the book had branded him in a specific, intense way.
Discussed“and then in time if they take the time to read we talked about 48 laws of power or Manson's book”
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The ONE Thing
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the book 'The ONE Thing' by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan was mentioned across two episodes in early 2019. Guest Hal Elrod referred to the book when discussing the concept of a lead domino, while Nathan Latka cited Gary Keller's work as an example of a timeless book that will continue to sell for decades.
Discussed“but that that domino that lead Domino is they talked on the one thing right”
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The prince
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince was discussed across two episodes. On November 25, 2022, in General Spalding on China’s Big Plan for Global Domination, the host compared political themes in The Prince to Sun Tzu. On June 6, 2019, in How To Master The Art Of Collaboration, Jordan Harbinger asked guest Reid Hoffman about his previous statement regarding potentially rewriting Machiavelli's The Prince for modern-day Silicon Valley.
Discussed“Anyway, even as they say even Sun Tzu is not Machiavelli, is really the Prince, is really where I think they think that they're trying to kind of, it's a modern version of the Prince because the Prince was much more about politics and much less about warfare.”
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The Righteous Mind
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Tobias Rose-Stockwell discussed moral emotions and referenced his NYU collaborator Jonathan Haidt, who has extensively researched the topic. In an earlier episode, Jonathan Haidt himself appeared as a guest and mentioned his second book, The Righteous Mind, along with its subtitle.
Discussed“Moral emotions, so this is a frame from Jonathan Haidt, who is my collaborator at NYU; he read the foreword of the book and has been researching moral emotions for a long time.”
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Stephen R. Covey's book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People was mentioned in consecutive episodes in April 2019. In an episode with Hal Elrod, the guest referenced Covey's work alongside Robert Kiyosaki to illustrate how authors create memorable frameworks for their ideas. In an episode with Naveen Jain, the guest brought up the book to argue that people should focus on understanding the thought processes of successful individuals rather than simply trying to copy their daily habits.
Discussed“like Robert Kiyosaki's got the cash flow quadrant and Stephen Covey's got the seven Habits of Highly Effective People”
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The wisdom of psychopaths
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, host and guest discussions referenced Kevin Dutton's book 'The Wisdom of Psychopaths'. The speaker used the book to address and dismantle initial misconceptions associating psychopaths exclusively with violent criminals like serial killers, while Dutton himself referenced the work and its follow-up collaborations regarding psychopathic traits.
Discussed“What I did in The Wisdom of Psychopaths was acknowledge that, yes, some psychopaths are people like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer.”
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The Woman in White
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, discussions touched upon various literary works, though mentions of Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White appeared alongside references to other authors like Robert Greene. Guests and hosts analyzed writing processes, personal uniqueness, and psychological tactics from works such as The Daily Laws while exploring strategies used in intelligence training and professional development.
Discussed“It's there's a really good book I think called 'The Way of Deception' or something like that.”
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Then It Fell Apart
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Moby's memoir Then It Fell Apart was discussed in two 2019 episodes. In episode 216, the host expressed surprise at the writing style after reading the book, initially doubting whether Moby had written it himself due to the sophisticated vocabulary. In episode 196, the host referred to the publication as Moby's second memoir.
Discussed“and I'm always pardon me I'm always a little surprised when I have somebody like like Moby wrote a book and I read it and I went there's no way he wrote this there's words in here I'm googling what they mean DJ didn't write this book”
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10% Happier
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Dan Harris discussed the release of a tenth-anniversary edition of his book, 10% Happier. He explained that he created a reason to go on television again because it was the tenth anniversary of his first book, prompting his publisher to put out a fancy new edition.
Discussed“I created a reason to go on TV again because it was the 10th anniversary of the first book I wrote, which was called '10% Happier.' I got my publisher to put out a fancy new 10th anniversary edition.”
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A book about birth control
On an episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show titled 'The Birth Control Expert: "Never marry a woman on the pill, unless you've seen h"' released on August 24, 2024, host Jordan Harbinger discussed 'A book about birth control' by Donna Cherniak. Harbinger expressed his surprise at enjoying a book about birth control, admitting that as a guy he did not initially think he would do a show on or love a text on the topic, highlighting the unexpected nature of the subject matter.
Discussed“As a guy, I really didn't think that I would do a show on or love a book about birth control, but here we are.”
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
On an April 2022 episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host discussed his book 'Corruptible' during an interview regarding political corruption and power dynamics. While the transcript mentions Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' in the metadata, the actual dialogue focused entirely on the host's own research, self-selection in leadership, comparative examples involving India and Denmark, and the challenges he faced while writing his manuscript during the pandemic.
Discussed“Meanwhile, people don't have healthcare in other parts of Madagascar, but he's got this $58,000 or more scale model of Bethlehem in the living room to show to random dudes who don’t care; I’m just here to write a book.”
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A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host asked Kobe if he had read the A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle by George R. R. Martin. Kobe confirmed that he had read the books and mentioned that he had the opportunity to sit down with the author to pick his brain.
Discussed“and then you read Game of Thrones I have and then like sitting down with George I had a chance to sit down with him and just pick his brain about stuff”
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A World Without Email
On The Jordan Harbinger Show in an episode featuring Cal Newport titled "How Your Coworkers 'Quiet Quitting' Can Make You More Money" released on April 17, 2024, Newport discussed his own book, A World Without Email. He explained that it was the worst-performing book of his recent works because its focus was heavily centered on negative aspects.
Discussed“The worst-performing book of my last three or four was 'A World Without Email' because I was focusing on the negative.”
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Abq
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host shared a listener's feedback about an encounter with a recruitment program. The listener stated that the person attempting to recruit them assigned the book The Go-Giver by Bob Berg as the required first step.
Discussed“He then told me the next step would be to get this book called the go giver by bob berg”
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
On an episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show released on September 4, 2018, featuring guest Jonathan Haidt, the conversation turned to Mark Twain's classic novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The guest cited Huckleberry Finn as an example of a literary text that might now encounter trigger warnings in academic settings due to contemporary concerns over emotional reasoning and student safety.
Discussed“and emotional reasoning is one of the things that led to the the trigger warnings and all these feelings of fragility and being unsafe in a class where we have to read Huckleberry Finn or something”
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Angel
On The Jordan Harbinger Show episode How To Overcome The Fear Of Risk | Jason Calacanis Ep. 100 (2018-09-28), the host brought up Jason Calacanis's book Angel. The host referenced a specific story that Calacanis told within the book regarding asking good questions versus bad questions.
Discussed“because I wonder when you told that story in the book angel which is available here if you ask a good question and not available if you ask a bad question”
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Animal Farm
During an episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show titled Why Do People Join Cults? with guest Steven Hassan on 2019-10-13, the guest mentioned reading George Orwell's Animal Farm prior to joining a cult, noting that he was educated using books like Animal Farm and 1984 before that period in his life.
Discussed“I was educated books like Animal Farm in 1984 before I was in the cult”
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As a Man Thinketh
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, during an episode featuring guest Freeway Rick Ross released on November 16, 2018, the conversation turned to influential literature. The guest named As a Man Thinketh by James Allen as one of his three favorite books, stating that it helped him build his principles and understand his personal potential.
Discussed“my favorite three books is the richest man in Babylon by George classy thinking go rich by napoleon hill and as a man think by James Allen”
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As Many Reps as Possible
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host brought up Jason Khalipa's book As Many Reps as Possible. Discussing decision-making, the host quoted a core concept from the work, noting that if someone wants something badly enough, they can control the direction of their life through their choices by focusing entirely on the very next decision they make.
Discussed“speaking of decisions you have this quote from the book that goes something like if you want something bad enough you can control the direction of your life with with decisions focus on the very next decision”
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Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
On The Jordan Harbinger Show during the 2020-09-03 episode "Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Dark Side of NASA | JHS Ep. 327", the host introduced the book Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gregory Mone, Levar Burton, and Gabrielle de Cuir. The host held up the book, recommended it to listeners, and discussed how reading it generated further questions.
Discussed“but the book reminded me of this kind of situation in which i mean astrophysical people in hurricanes, correct, yes, your new book right here which everyone should grab and we'll link to it in the show notes, super minute, there, i thought because these are gopro cameras i barely see them, i thought you were showing this to the”
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Authentic Happiness
During an episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show titled Do You Have "Learned Helplessness"?, released on March 29, 2023, Jordan Harbinger discussed Martin Elias Pete Seligman's book Authentic Happiness. Harbinger highlighted the book's premise that childhood events rarely influence adult levels of happiness.
Discussed“You noted in 'Authentic Happiness' in one of your many books that childhood events rarely influence adult levels of happiness. Did I get that right?”
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
On an episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show titled 4 POVs on Looking Confident in ANY Situation, the host discussed Eric Barker's book Barking Up the Wrong Tree. A guest referenced the book while explaining the human craving for clarity in communication and the mixed perceptions associated with it. The speaker noted that Barker writes a fantastic blog and book sharing the same title, using the work to emphasize how people navigate understanding and interpretation in everyday interactions.
Discussed“A colleague once told me that I crave clarity. Eric Barker writes a fantastic blog and book of the same name, "Barking Up the Wrong Tree."”
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Becoming
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host discussed Michelle Obama's book Becoming in the episode titled STOP Letting Society Decide Your Goals with Laura Gassner Otting. During the conversation, the host mentioned that his own book debuted on the Washington Post bestseller list right behind Michelle Obama's, implying that her work was also featured on the list.
Discussed“and about 15 minutes later found out that my book had debuted on the Washington Post bestseller list right behind Michelle Obama”
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Betrayal
On the April 15, 2024 episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show, guest Robert Mazur discussed his second book, Betrayal. While recounting an undercover operation in Houston involving money laundering, Mazur referenced the book to highlight an instance where a DEA agent failed to properly coordinate with the clearing house.
Discussed“If you read "Betrayal," the second book, in Houston, the money was actually – we went there for the purposes of picking it up; the DEA agent who was there was supposed to have gotten in touch with the clearing house, where law enforcement tells each other on the day of or a day before what they’re going to be”
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Black Privilege
On the March 12, 2019 episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show titled "How Charlamagne Turns Anxiety Into Motivation | Ep. 171 (FULL)," host Jordan Harbinger discussed Charlamagne Tha God's book "Black Privilege." During the interview, Harbinger quoted a line from Charlamagne's previous book regarding fertilizer to engage the guest on his writing.
Discussed“You said in your last book [ __ ] is the best fertilizer”
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Blink
On an August 4, 2019, episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show, the speaker referenced the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. The speaker mentioned Gladwell's work in the context of human intuition and how circuitry for suspicion protects people.
Discussed“this circuitry for suspicion is what protects us and Malcolm Gladwell writes a little bit about this in blink 2”
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Born Free
On The Jordan Harbinger Show episode Paul Rosolie's Craziest Stories From The Jungle, released on April 7, 2023, Jordan Harbinger made a playful reference to the book Born Free by Joy Adamson while discussing a potential future connection between Paul Rosolie and his pet anteater.
Discussed“God, I won't, I want that one, the Born Free of anteaters, yes; that'd be great! Have you seen that viral video from like the 80s where the guy goes and talks to the lion?”
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Buddha's Brain
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, host Dr. Rick Hanson discussed his book Buddha's Brain. Hanson mentioned that he had returned to the text and started rereading portions of it, observing how strongly rooted the material is in Buddhist philosophy.
Discussed“yeah Brad I've come back and started rereading pieces of Buddhist brain and it's interesting how much it really is Buddhist now”
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Cannabis, Forgetting, and the Botany of Desire
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, guest Michael Pollan discussed his long-standing interest in the universal human desire to alter consciousness. He mentioned writing about this topic, specifically highlighting a chapter on cannabis in his work as part of that ongoing exploration.
Discussed“and in fact I've written about this abiding and universal desire of humans to change their consciousness for a long time I wrote about Anam botany of desire there's a long chapter on cannabis and I've always been curious about that desire because it doesn't seem on its face to be so helpful or adaptive”
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Carmilla
On an episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show titled 'How to Seduce Any Date With Psychology' released on March 8, 2024, the host referenced Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's classic work 'Carmilla.' During the discussion, the host mentioned a specific line from the book, noting that it stood out as one of the most heavily highlighted lines in another related relationship text titled 'Attached.'
Discussed“I think it was one of the most highlighted lines in 'Attached.'”
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Casino Royale [James Bond (Original Series) #1]
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host brought up Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale while discussing the Hamas attack in Israel. The speaker reflected on how the nature of the attack might have appeared exaggerated or implausible to Israeli intelligence analysts, comparing the scale of the events to scenarios found inside a James Bond novel.
Discussed“I think that could have been the case where they saw the intelligence, and they're like, 'Nah, too much. It sounds like a James Bond novel.'”
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Cesar Millan's Lessons from the Pack
During an episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show featuring guest Cesar Millan, the host mentioned reading the book Cesar Millan's Lessons from the Pack, co-authored by Cesar Millan and Melissa Jo Peltier. The host connected the text to Millan's overarching philosophy, observing that because a significant percentage of dog training actually involves training people, Millan functions more as a human trainer than merely a dog trainer.
Discussed“I know you're learning a lot from dogs because I read the book the lessons from the pack but if 60% of training the dogs is training the people you're kind of more human trainer than dogs”
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Chasing the Light
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, guest and film director Oliver Stone discussed his career and Hollywood censorship. Toward the end of the conversation, Stone mentioned his book Chasing the Light, encouraging listeners to get interested in the topics discussed and go out and purchase the book.
Discussed“yeah a lot of this is in the book We're trying to sort of get people to get really interested and then go out and buy it yeah the name of it is chasing the light”
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- Donnie Brasco
- Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Moneyland
- The Deja Vu Experience
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“Gonzo journalism, if you look at the official definition, was pioneered by Hunter S. Thompson and it included elements of um reality and fiction and it was always retrospective fiction. So, like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is supposed to be half true”
“Gonzo journalism, if you look at the official definition, was pioneered by Hunter S. Thompson and it included elements of um reality and fiction and it was always retrospective fiction. So, like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is supposed to be half true”
“this is one of the best-selling books on habits in a decade and we've got a great in-depth interview with him right here right now on the Jordan Harbinger show”
“Oliver Bulock actually who you who you've interviewed has a his book is called Moneyland and it's one of the best and easiest to understand versions that explains it if you if you want to know more about it.”
“it look I mean the book starts with you getting shot so this stuff is dangerous and I'd love to start with that story because it frankly it sounds like a good reason not to join the ATF in the first place unless you're the right kind of person it actually enforced my reason to join to be honest with”
“there was a Tony Scott movie years ago titled Deja Vu that starred Denzel Washington that story originally Denzel is an FBI agent and he is investigating this bombing of a tour boot which kind of leads to like this big massive destruction”
“and then you make you get the was that show Sons of Anarchy right and that's it's clearly kind of about them/ all motorcycle clubs but there there were consultants for them on the show to make it look more realistic”
“um you know uh I I think Joel pastone I think Donnie Brasco like at least touched on that uh to some extent you know and that's a guy who's on the Mount Rushmore of of undercover work um you know he's so legendary but he still overlapped with his family at times too”
“If you enjoyed this conversation, you will love our discussion with the author of The 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene.”
“He had like 10 plates of food, and I’m like, 'Oh my god, I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.'/But he also had, I write about this in the book too, this shrine to Bethlehem that I can only describe as a model train Bethlehem.”
“You start the book, you start Nexus with something you call, I think, I'm paraphrasing here, the naive view or naive theory of information.”
“What happened, actually, was on the first night out, the advanced team went out, and Doug went on the advanced team because I wanted him to note everything for the book.”
“Yeah, maybe I’ve got to read Chase Jarvis’s book. There’s a book I’ve got to read; I can’t go to this thing.”
“But above all else, I want to always remind people, as hard as this all sounds, it's not—you is really a book that tells you anyone can heal, and you can heal, and what's on the other side is actually really good.”
“And you know, I'm reading like, what's the book you recommend constantly? Good Inside. Yeah, that's like the current play on my phone. She's...”
“There is actually now an academic book called ‘On Bullshit!’ and it frames it as information without regard for the truth, right?”
“What I liked about invisible rulers—the reason I picked that for the title of the book is, as you note, it's a reference to the 1920s.”
“Jordan, I want to say this: after I wrote my book, I was reunited with that side of the family, which just happened recently.”
“After studying this book and unrestricted warfare, the original Chinese manuscript is kind of, even though it's recent, it's only a couple decades old. It's kind of up there with Sun Tzu's Art of War in terms of teaching people how to wage war in the modern era.”
“In the book, you mentioned that you have this internal monster voice that inflicts doubt and self-worth issues into your mind; can you tell me more about it?”