Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager

Michael Knowles, Daily Wire podcaster, and host of the PragerU Book Club, called for the end of transgenderism. For this he was accused by Media Matters and various other leftists of calling for the genocide of all transgendered. It’s just another attempt to smear a conservative with a lie… Want to make a better world? Start by telling the truth… A judge in Minnesota says a male-who-thinks-he’s-a-...

NYC has agreed to pay George Floyd “protestors” millions in compensation for “rough” police treatment during the 2020 riots. The message to cops: go easy on leftist protestors… It’s very difficult to believe anything public health officials tell us. They lied to us repeatedly during lockdowns. Why should we believe them now?  If you recognize that human beings are inherently flawed creatures and t...

Kids who identify as a different sex suffer more depression than their heterosexual peers, according to the CDC… Dr. Marty Makary of Johns Hopkins Medical School exposes ten major Covid myths. The damage these myths (lies) have wrought on our society (and the world) is untold.  There is a split among conservatives as to whether we should be sending funds to Ukraine and supporting President Biden’s...

Chicago voters pronounce their verdict on their current mayor, Lori Lightfoot. Thumbs down. But they’ll have a new chance to vote for another hardcore leftist. What will they do?...  Dennis talks to Paiten Iselin, a PragerForce member in Reston, VA.  Are men more afraid of women than they’ve ever been? If so, why? Dennis has theories. So do callers.  Chelsea Clinton wrote the introduction to a new...

Dennis tells the “so what?” story that changed his life… A Christian girls high school basketball team refuses to play against a team that features a biological male. May a thousand such protests bloom… The Left creates crises. “Cultural appropriation” is a good example.  New Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass, plans to lower both mental and physical standards to build up police recruitment. Is there a...

Every mainstream conservative “conspiracy” has turned out to be true. The latest: the virus came from Wuhan lab; natural immunity as good or better than vax… Almost 20% Gen Z identifies as LGBTQIA+. Brainwashing works… Stanford will be pay students to snitch on their peers who make “offensive” statements.  We are living through a dark time. The left has destroyed almost every American institution…...

Dennis and Julie delve into knowing great people and what it takes to be one.  Julie reads an intelligent letter from 12-year-old viewer Elizabeth.  One of Dennis’ missions in life is to bring good people together.  Dennis explains his “love is not a pie” theory.  God created coincidence.  Dennis’ radio show audience is full of great intelligent listeners.  The institution of the book is a great g...

Dems in Kansas strongly object to Republicans attempt to define what a woman is. This is what we’ve come to… Teens show very little interest in getting a driver’s license. Why is that? Dennis has theories. So do callers.  Dennis expands on the topic that ended the last hour: why are teens uninterested in getting their driver’s license? To be happy you have to grow up. To grow up you have to take r...

Dennis outlines the four characteristics that make a person great. Fame is not one of them.  It also doesn’t include “nice.”  Did Pfizer hide bad vax results from their initial studies? That’s the contention of the major German newspaper, Die Welt… Medical students now take an oath to leftism. Medical schools have gone as woke as the rest of the university. This is a tragedy and potentially a dang...

Brett Stephens admits in the NY Times that mask don’t work. The science is clear. But the readers of the Times simply won’t accept this conclusion… A young woman (now a “man”) in Canada is suing her doctors who pushed her into gender surgery. Let many such lawsuits bloom.  Is the now-expected female preoccupation with career, discouraging men from marrying? Most men want a traditional home. Caller...

Handyman, 65, arrested for shooting dead Catholic bishop, 69, claimed he was owed money: Suspect walked clergyman's dog with his wife - who was victim's housekeeper for a DECADE.  Dennis talks with Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Surgeon General of Florida. His new book is Transcend Fear: A Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health.  “Not in good conscience,” Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania says he w...

Dennis decries another shopping holiday in lieu of Washington and Lincoln’s birthday. A previous generation knew the birthdays of those two great men by heart. No longer… The lack of patriotism in the country is not a plus; it’s a big minus.  The President made a surprise trip to Kiev as a show of support. Dennis agrees that we should back Ukraine against Russian aggression, but many conservatives...

Dennis and Julie delve into our natures.  Dennis believes that we have two natures… our universal human nature and our own nature.  What nature were you born with?  Can you change your nature?  What do you do with the hand you are dealt?  Free will and self-control can coexist.  Fame is fleeting but a great majority seek it.  Habits can change your nature… good or bad.  Do women need maternal figu...

If you want to impose “common sense” gun control, how do you intend to achieve it? And how you will achieve it while at the same time protecting the rights of American citizens… Why are people leaving California? The state has the best weather in the world, majestic mountains, and legendary beaches. Could it be high taxes, high crime, and crumbling infrastructure?  How does your nature affect your...

Dennis has a new insight. Judaism and Christianity are the only religions who share a holy book. That book is the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Without that book the New Testament isn’t possible. Callers weigh in.  We often hear politicians say we have more in common than we have differences. Is it true or is it just pablum? Dennis has thoughts. So do callers.  Dennis talks to Spencer Klavan, an...

Small business is being driven to the wall by high energy prices. A Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles provides a perfect example… The Washington Post describes Drag Queen Story Hour as a social service… Are blacks subject to racism every day?  Dennis reacts to a column in the NY Times entitled “Have More Sex.” His focus is not on the column, but on the comments to it. Apparently, young men and wom...

The German minister, a doctor, who strongly advocated for harsh lockdowns admits he made a mistake. Are we supposed to forgive and forget?... Dennis talks to Ashley Rindsberg, investigative journalist. He writes for a variety of publications including The Spectator and Tablet.  The CDC has released a hysterical report that teen girls are in terrible shape. It’s easy to believe that teens are more...

Dennis watched the entire game and enjoyed every minute of it… Why did the NFL need to offer the “Black National Anthem?”... Dennis talks to Will Held, executive director of Consumers’ Research. The topic is ESG.  Heather Mac Donald describes how the Metropolitan Museum of Art has gone full woke and has thus signed its own death warrant. It’s not a museum, it’s just another indoctrination center....

Dennis and Julie delve into when Dennis’ son was getting sober… his greatest fear was that he wouldn’t be able to have fun sober.  What comes to us naturally is assumed that it comes to everyone naturally.  Hobbies are sober fun.  Has social media caused a lack of non-digital hobbies in younger generations… is it the amount of homework, or the lack there of?  Is the “deadening” of younger generati...

Dennis describes his experience at ASU on Wednesday… A leftist professor at the U. of London writes a new history of the Holocaust and knows nothing about real evil… The government is getting more and more involved in suppressing conservative speech. They’re doing it by funding leftist organizations, some profit, some non-profit.  Can you have fun without some sort of artificial stimulation? The a...

Mark Davis guest hosts for Dennis… Mark offers his take on Biden’s State of the Union… Is heckling now going to be a feature of the SOU?… The era of big government is back — as long as the Democrats are in charge.  Mark Davis guest hosts for Dennis… When Donald Trump attacks Ron DeSantis he shows us the petty side of his character. It’s not a good presidential look. But Trump is who he is and anyo...

President Biden gave his second State of the Union speech last night. Apparently, everything is peachy keen in the country, all thanks to his benevolent leadership. Dennis plays clips from the speech and comes to a somewhat different conclusion.  The President spins one falsehood after another. Why is he so obsessed with “junk fees.” Should this be the preoccupation of the President of the United...

Is the US still a beacon of light in a darkened world? Unfortunately, for the first time, the answer to that question is no. Dennis explains. Callers react.  Dennis talks to Owen Anderson, professor of philosophy and religious studies at Arizona State University. Anderson is one of the three professors who defended Dennis and the idea of free speech in an open letter to the university.  How do you...

China flies a spy balloon over the US. Why did we allow it?... By stopping Russia in Ukraine, we might have avoided a war with China over Taiwan… Disney has disgraced itself once again. It has produced another anti-American kid’s show.  Momentum is building for Dennis’s event at Arizona State U. on Wednesday. The effort by faculty members to stop his talk is backfiring… Burberry is now featuring a...

Dennis and Julie delve into women and their looks.  Both sexes have their battles… for women one of the battles is their looks.  Why is the swimsuit competition in the Miss America pageant bad?  What percentage of good-looking women think that they are good-looking?  Why do women think that men want a thin woman? When a woman thinks she is not thin enough, is it for other women… or for men?  Women...