Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager

Donald Trump won a landslide victory in the Iowa caucus. Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley finished a distant second and third... Dennis talks to Leonard Grunstein, former founder and chairman of the Israel Discount Bank and Farley Weiss, Chairman of the Israel Heritage Foundation. Their new book is Because It’s Just and Right: The Untold Back-Story of the US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel…"  The leftist media has gone berserk over Donald Trump’s decisive win in Iowa. MSNBC wouldn’t even broadcast his victory speech. The left lies more in a week than Donald Trump has done in his entire political life.  Bad language during surgeries was a big problem in an Australian hospital. But when images of an eye were placed in the surgery room, the swearing declined sharply. This is a good analogy to the idea that if we believe God is watching us, we behave better. Dennis explains.  Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Luther King deserves his own special holiday. But so do George Washington and Abraham Lincoln… Bret Stephens, a full-on Trump despiser, makes (to his great credit) an excellent case as to why so many Americans find the former president to be such an attractive candidate… The world of the left is the world of lies.  Dennis continues with his deconstruction of Brett Stephens’ brave NY Times column explaining Trump’s appeal to at least half of America.  Dennis talks to Jeff Barke, MD. Internal Medicine doctor in Newport Beach, CA. His new book is Morning Message - Dispelling the Myths You’ve Been Told about Optimal Health.  Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis and Julie examine the free market of ideas.  Virtually everyone has a podcast …is that a good thing?  It’s a good thing that one must earn their audience.  It is also good to have such variety... that you can follow what you like.  It’s great to find your niche… but is that splintering us as a society?  It seems like there’s more access to information everywhere… but are we less informed?  Other topics include: as you age you repeat yourself, and have trouble remembering things; the Oscars – Hollywood’s downfall – due to the infection of political ideology; having political conversations has become taboo - do we avoid certain topics among friends because of politics; Claudine Gay; Dennis’ son has a podcast and shares about his struggle with addiction; one of the biggest problems in the United States… is people blaming others for their problems; Like versus Love; helicopter parenting and overzealous sports parents.Music: Straight to the Point c 2022Richard Friedman Music Publishing 100%Richard Friedman Writers 100%ASCAP (PRO)IPI128741568RichardFriedmanMusic.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Medical schools around the country are steeped in DEI thinking. UCLA is just the latest example. How does DEI make doctors more skilled at their profession?... Is “positionality” a word? It is in the DEI world… The Left has put the Ku Klux Klan out of business… Mr. Science, Anthony Fauci, admits the 6-foot rule had no scientific basis… We finally hit back at the Houthis in Yemen.  Many people think that happiness is the pursuit of excitement, a short term hit of dopamine. But that's not how you achieve happiness. Dennis explains.  Issues raised include: we must to get back to the Bible; I want to buy a great camera and need your advice; what is your opinion on the car pool lane changing into a toll roads; is vinyl superior to digital in music playback; are there composers today writing like the classical composers; we have evidence that things come from nothing, based on the origination of thoughts; what do you think of a man not working and while his wife does?Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pizza Hut lays off all its drivers in CA as the state hikes its minimum wage to $20 an hour. Doesn’t help to get more money if you lose your job… American Anthropological Association goes full woke. Add one more institution to the list… A record number of police officers were shot last year. Who wants to be a cop these days?  The Left demands that you to cover up the truth: lie about systemic racism, lie about voter suppression, lie about dangers of the Covid vaccine, lie about colonialism, lie about someone’s sex. If you don’t lie, you die — not biologically, but your career, your friendships, your family relations.  Dennis talks to Andrew Bostom, retired professor of medicine at Brown University, historian and author. His latest book is The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism (Updated): From Sacred Texts to Solemn History. Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With all its flaws, Western Civilization has been a great blessing to mankind. We all benefit from it. It’s not easy to explain why so many people despise what makes their life possible… EU nations are woefully unprepared for any military confrontation… Dennis talks to Julie Kelly. She writes the invaluable “Declassified” Substack.  What one New Year's resolution would you like your spouse to make? Callers weigh in.  U. of Michigan did itself proud by winning the NCAA football championship. Unfortunately, it has embarrassed itself by going full DEI. It may have the biggest DEI program in the country, spending over $200 million annually on counterproductive, uneducational nonsense… Many young men are finding solace with AI girlfriends… Our social security system is totally out of whack, but the public doesn’t have the will to fix it.  Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis talks to Roger Simon, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, novelist, and columnist for Epoch Times. His new book is American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Migration from Blue to Red States.  Some leading “Covidians” are now having second thoughts. Maybe they over-reacted. Maybe?... Michelle Obama is terrified that Trump might win. Would she run against Trump if Biden were drop out?... The Arab language Wikipedia is a propaganda page for Hamas… Does shutting down a highway or major intersection gain you followers?  One hears this phrase often. "God is in control." Does that mean human beings aren't? That we don't have free will? Dennis investigates.Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pro Hamas demonstrators defaced a veterans cemetery in Los Angeles… An Iranian woman received 74 lashes for not wearing a hijab. This is the nation that has made its national mission the destruction Israel… The NY Times does a story on marriage proposals. Half the couples are straight. Half are gay.  President Biden gave his first 2024 campaign speech on Friday in Valley Forge, PA. Comparing himself to George Washington, the President believes he is the great the protector of American Democracy. Donald Trump, of course, is the evil villain. Dennis plays clips.  Dennis talks to Michael Barone, senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. His new book is Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders.Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis and Julie discuss surrogacy.  Why would one say that surrogacy is immoral?  Is there a religious argument against surrogacy… what about concubines in the Old Testament Abraham/Hagar?  They discuss the legalization of prostitution… trafficking is evil, but prostitution is a sin.  People don’t fight real evil.  When it comes to adoption – do girls seek out their birth mother more than boys?  On the topic of fatherlessness… what would reduce gun violence more, more gun laws or more fathers?  Dennis states – “I never ask will people like me for what I say, I ask… is it true?”Music: Straight to the Point c 2022Richard Friedman Music Publishing 100%Richard Friedman Writers 100%ASCAP (PRO)IPI128741568RichardFriedmanMusic.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A mob in Compton, CA destroyed a bakery. And then activists complain about “food deserts.” That’s how to make one…  Germany is impoverishing itself over a Green Fantasy… ISIS claimed credit for murdering dozens of people in Iran.  Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution and kept it. If so, did it make you happier? Callers have stories.  Issues raised include: you should talk more about the background of the people in your life; I disagree with you about atheist wishing they are wrong; I am noticing a lot of callers from Arizona who call your show, that means something; I served as a church missionary and met several atheist that had two perspectives; is it moral to have 800 million in your bank account when there are people starving in the world; are Hasidic Jews exempt from the military is Israel; what about conservative derangement syndrome?  Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You’ll also get access to 15 years’ worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.