Who Is Ben Shapiro BEYOND Politics? Daily Routine, Religion, Dream Guest and Science Fiction (#356)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 13 October 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Have you ever wondered who Ben Shapiro is beyond politics? Well, you are in luck because today, you have the incredible opportunity to get to know him in a way that only a few do! In our exciting interview, we talked about nearly everything •except• politics. Tune in and find out what Ben would be doing if he wasn’t famous, why he loves science fiction, who he would MOST like to have on his show, what he would do if elected president, and the downside of success. We also get into one of his recent books, How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps. Ben Shapiro is the author of multiple New York Times best-selling books. His popular podcast, “The Ben Shapiro Show” has millions of followers and is syndicated to radio stations nationwide. In 2015, Shapiro founded the conservative news site The Daily Wire. He has a B.A. in political science from UCLA and a degree from Harvard Law School. Key Takeaways: Intro (00:00) How marriage and kids helped Ben mature (03:05) A day in the life of Ben Shapiro (05:49) Can you be a Jew without prayer? (13:32) Shapiro’s take on American history, Howard Zinn, & Noam Chomsky (20:25) Hollywood’s influence on culture and science fiction’s influence on Ben Shapiro (25:50) What superpower would Ben choose? (27:49) Ben’s SHOCKING dream guest list! (39:11) What ethical will does Ben Shapiro plan to leave behind? (43:52) What did Ben think was impossible until he did it (45:54) Outro (47:49) — Additional resources: 🥗 Thanks, HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50impossible and use code 50impossible for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months. 📝 With a MasterClass annual membership, you can take one-on-one classes from the world’s best for $10 a month with your annual membership, get unlimited access to every class — and even better, right now, as an Into The Impossible listener, you can get 15% off when you go to MASTERCLASS.com/impossible. 🧑‍💻 Visit LinkedIn.com/IMPOSSIBLE to post your job for free! 🎤 Join me and ⁦Lawrence Krauss for an Onstage Dialogue ⁦at the San Diego Air & Space Museum Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-onstage-dialogue-brian-keating-lawrence-m-krauss-tickets-699430514497 📚 How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps by Ben Shapiro: https://a.co/d/iA27kZP ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/mailing_list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/blog.php 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast — Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Most of what is in your hands is in your hands. I think the biggest question in life right now is whether you decide to take responsibility for your own actions and improve your own life.
0:08.0	And if the answer is yes, then you're likely to be successful. And if the answer is no, you're likely to be unsuccessful.
0:13.0	It doesn't mean that there aren't going to be problems that are outside your control.
0:15.8	But I think that the biggest question we all have to ask ourselves in a free society
0:19.1	is how much responsibility we wish to take. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
0:32.0	Open the pod bay door. is indistinguishable from magic.
0:35.0	Open the pod bay doors now. Today it is a great pleasure to welcome none other than the little known,
0:40.0	very, very little
0:42.9	followed.
0:43.9	followed Ben Shapiro author of the brand new book
0:45.6	How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps.
0:48.2	As you may know, the podcast,
0:49.8	the Into the Impossible Podcast that I host
0:52.2	is very non-political.
0:53.4	We don't get into anything political because I think we have too much politics in the world.
0:57.0	We have too much division and polarization and not the good kind of astronomical polarization.
1:03.2	So I just want to prepare the listeners for 30 minutes of abject silence.
1:06.7	So we'll just sit there, we'll stare at each other.
1:09.5	I was going to say, dude, you picked the wrong guest.
1:11.9	So I want to start with you you're known for so many
1:14.3	things we're going to talk about the book hopefully we're also going to talk about
1:18.1	the many enthusiasms that you have outside of politics because I think you know I always say there's no red
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