Fireside Chat with Dennis Prager | PragerU

A touching moment: Dennis receives birthday messages from PragerFORCE and it triggers a reflection on his life and career. What’s his most important message? Why does he receive so much hatred and how does he deal with it? He has led a unique life, including a smuggling operation in the Soviet Union—and experiencing that true totalitarianism taught some key life lessons. In honor of Dennis’s upcoming birthday, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to PragerU: PragerU.com/donate Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ 0:00 Who Does Otto Love Most? 2:52 PragerFORCE’s Birthday Message 6:11 Dennis Reflecting On His Life’s Work 14:19 Dennis’s Experience In The Soviet Union 20:56 Values Other Nations Should Conserve 26:26 The Rich Paying Their Fair Share 32:09 How To Spend Spare Time To Grow 34:50 The Left Destroying Music & The Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is one of the most important questions one can ask: What is the best thing Americans can do to make the country better? Dennis has an answer that you won’t expect. Column referenced: https://dennisprager.com/column/the-best-thing-most-americans-can-do-to-make-america-better/ 0:00 Welcome! 1:02 Men And Women Are Different 3:43 The Best Thing You Can Do For Society 10:45 Advice: Longtime Friend On The Left 13:36 Advice: School Lacking American Values 16:30 China: When Do We Intervene? 20:46 The Party Of White Supremacists? 24:28 The Left Destroying Music & The Arts 27:30 In Our Flawed Nation, It’s Still Great Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Famine is a natural consequence of communism, so it’s no surprise this is happening in Cuba. And as usual, the media takes a dishonest spin on the protests. Even scarier is how likely it now seems to see similar protests for freedom here in America, eventually. Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ 0:00 Values Must Be Universally Good 2:22 Protests In Cuba Demanding Freedom 3:51 Freedom: An Anti-Government Slogan? 6:57 “Misinformation” Label Used In Cuba 9:32 Man Exposing Himself At Wi Spa 11:02 One Word To Sum Up 2021 17:02 Totalitarianism Is Always Right-Wing? 18:57 It’s Okay To Lie If It’s For Health 21:23 Advice For Adoption 23:24 Most Important Values? 24:43 Religious Upbringing In Secular Nation? 27:42 Is Otto Becoming A Diva? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you make sense of the Israel-Palestinian conflict? This week’s guest, Bassem Eid, is a pro-Israel Palestinian who writes for several Israeli publications—an extremely brave and risky thing to do. Watch this fascinating conversation between two men who value truth over everything. Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Folks, this might be the most important Independence Day to celebrate than ever before. It doesn’t (and never did) mean that you agree with every single thing that America has done. But what this country HAS gotten right is a miraculous achievement, and we are all unfathomably lucky beneficiaries. Have a happy and reflective Fourth! Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉 https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ 0:00 The Value In Having Habits 2:14 Lucky To Live In America 7:31 With Flaws, America Is Still Exceptional 12:02 Olympian Turning Her Back To The Flag 16:13 Dennis’s Favorite Founding Father? 16:46 We Must Educate For Liberty 19:45 I’m Offended–The Motto Of The Left 20:50 Not Ready To Give Up On Public School 23:07 Passing On Your Beliefs To Your Kids 25:53 Do Hindus Fit In Judeo-Christian Values? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa public school system has MANDATED Critical Race Theory and Dennis reviews a shocking document that the state’s teachers are forced to use. You won’t believe the things it paints with a “white supremacy” brush. Dennis's column this week: https://dennisprager.com/column/if-america-is-racist-why-have-millions-of-blacks-emigrated-here-did-jews-emigrate-to-germany-in-the-1930s/ 0:00 Otto Thanks You 0:45 Iowa School System Documents Leaked 3:02 “Make America Great Again” 6:19 “Denial Of White Privilege” 7:51 “Euro-Centric Curriculum” 9:37 “Mass Incarceration” 10:40 “Celebration Of Columbus Day” 12:06 Where Are All The White Supremacists? 15:22 Black Americans Have It Great 18:46 Biology Major Couldn’t Define Life 21:30 How Does Dennis Experience God? 25:04 Some Thoughts On Friendship Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉 https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dennis reflects on this past year’s newfound obsession with “safety.” The price for "playing it safe" at everything in life is not fully living. Later, he addresses Juneteenth, our new national holiday, and the U.S. military going woke. Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉 https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a recent Fireside Chat, Dennis reacted to John Oliver’s Middle East commentary and invited him to debate at a time and place of his choosing. Predictably, he has not accepted. Why? Because the left would rather mock and smear than have an honest debate. Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉 https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Americans have been TAUGHT to be offended by things that normally would never be seen as “offensive” or are in any way intended to be, and it is a pitiable way to go through life. Dennis wonders: Have we reached the point of no return? Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉 https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ 0:00 Welcome To Episode 189! 1:42 Our Society Is Increasingly Offended 3:15 Deciding To Not Be Offended 8:35 You Are Being Taught To Be Offended 13:00 Dennis’s Love Of Fountain Pens 17:57 How Important Is Intent And Motive? 21:58 Otto Almost Returned 23:14 Are We At A Point Of No Return? 25:53 Changing God’s Gender" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Dennis met with Rob McCoy, the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Godspeak. His church was one of a handful of churches who opened their doors without any COVID restrictions, despite the threat of fines from the local government. Tune into this very moving episode. Subscribe so you never miss a new Fireside Chat! 👉 https://www.prageru.com/series/fireside-chats/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices