Fireside Chat Ep. 197 — Life, Legacy, and a Dangerous Mission in the Soviet Union

Fireside Chat with Dennis Prager

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Self-improvement, Education, How To

4.8 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

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

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0:00.0	Dennis's arm.
0:03.0	You think Megan's arm is special.
0:07.0	You have not seen it. Dennis's arm.
0:12.0	Hi everybody, Dennis Prager here for Fireside Chat Number.
0:16.0	197.
0:17.0	197.
0:20.0	Every week I philosophize on the number.
0:22.0	I won't philosophize on the number this week.
0:25.0	But it's a big number.
0:26.0	So each week for 197 weeks I have spontaneously offered you some thoughts.
0:33.0	There is nothing written out. There's no teleprompter.
0:36.0	And that's auto.
0:44.0	Auto.
0:46.0	It's very hard just to say auto. I always say auto.
0:49.0	I got that from one of my sons.
0:52.0	Uh oh.
0:53.0	This is rare.
0:54.0	Uh oh.
0:56.0	An auto.
0:58.0	Auto walk.
1:00.0	He.
1:02.0	He's probably because he didn't eat yet.
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