Biography

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   Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

   by Ron Chernow · 2 episodes

   “He's now 90 years old. I also love Titan. That's probably my most favorite business biography. On John D. Rockefeller. Oh, yeah. He was a very fascinating character.”

   My First Million · David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B · 14/09/2026 · at 40:29

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   American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump

   by Kai Bird · 1 episode

   “What are some of the favorite things that you've read in the last six or eight or 12 weeks? I've read a book on Roy Cohn. It's called, I think, American Scoundrel, which is a really good book by Kai Bird. The previous wrote a book on Robert Oppenheimer that won the Pulitzer Prize. And it's just amazing what Roy Cohn was and so forth.”

   My First Million · David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B · 14/09/2026 · at 37:12

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   Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable-TV Business

   by Mark Robichaux · 1 episode

   “I read his biography. He's my hero. And I knew all, so I studied cable. So I read about Cable Cowboys and Liberty Media Media. I studied it like crazy. I've studied you like crazy. And at the time in 2014, right around when I was starting the company, BuzzFeed was popular and Vice was popular.”

   My First Million · The insane true story behind MTV · 29/05/2026 · at 58:29

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   Charlie Simpson's Apocalypse

   by Joe Eszterhas · 1 episode

   “Then when I'm at Rolling Stone, I write a book called Charlie Simpson's Apocalypse that Hunter loves. By now we know each other, and we're friends, and we enjoy each other's company.”

   The Joe Rogan Experience · #2508 - Joe Eszterhas · 03/06/2026 · at 1:05:56

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   Churchill: Walking with Destiny

   by Andrew Roberts · 1 episode

   “I do think a great example is Winston Churchill. I posted this the other day. Churchill's biography is so good. You go, Jesus Christ. Which one? The big, I think it's Andrew Roberts, Churchill biography. First off, Jared, could you pull it up? How many times Winston Churchill nearly died?”

   Modern Wisdom · Rabbit Hole: Does Tim Ferriss Dream In Japanese? - #1105 · 01/06/2026 · at 1:25:05

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   Mary's Mosaic: The CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace

   by Peter Janney · 1 episode

   “There was one woman who was apparently in love. There's a great book. Mary's Mosaic is the name of the book. Mary Pinchot, I think was her name. And he was apparently in love with her because she was normal and removed from society. But for appearances, Jackie O was like what he needed.”

   The Joe Rogan Experience · #2559 - Sam Morril · 29/09/2026 · at 1:03:53

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   Something Beautiful for God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta

   by Malcolm Muggeridge · 1 episode

   “He wrote a book called something beautiful for God, where he kind of discovered for the whole world. Mother Teresa”

   FoundMyFitness · #110 How To Build Lasting Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks · 24/03/2026 · at 1:20:58

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   The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

   by David Talbot · 1 episode

   “I mean, I don't know. Have you ever read The Devil's Chessboard? I can't read. Okay. Well, if you listen to The Devil's Chessboard, audio, listen to it because actually how I did it while I paint.”

   Modern Wisdom · Hunter Biden, Matt McCusker & Duncan Trussell - Mostly Wise #2 - #1136 · 13/08/2026 · at 18:09

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   The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

   by Brad Stone · 1 episode

   “And also, he's right like all the time. And Jeff was like that. I mean, I've read the Everything Store. I've read some books about him. Now we're talking to you. It seems like he's just mostly nailed it. Yeah, I think that's true. And look, if Jeff called me and wanted me to take a job for him tomorrow, I would stop what I'm doing and go do it because I respect him that much and his ability.”

   My First Million · Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos · 28/10/2026 · at 22:22

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