Best Beg To Differ Podcasts (2025)

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DYEL wrapped: Most beloved and hated books of 2025 1:09:12

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Some festive chit-chat and navel gazing on the year that was. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) big tiddy goth gfs and rival podcast recs (00:10:09) DYEL wrapped stats analysis (00:19:39) Third best book of the year (00:23:41) Second best book of the year (00:29:01) Best book of the year (00:33:11) Biggest stinker of the year (00:40:13) Best non-book club book …

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A Holiday Greeting from Mona 0:30

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While there won’t be an episode of the Mona Charen Show this week, Mona sends along this holiday greeting. She will return next Monday, December 29.By The Bulwark

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Why Top Closers Plateau at $25K Months (High-Ticket Performance Psychology) 16:07

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You’re closing deals. You’re consistent. You’re doing everything “right.” So why do bigger opportunities make you freeze? In this episode of Bosses, Not Beggars, I break down why top-performing insurance agents and high-ticket sales professionals plateau at $25K months, even though they have the skills to earn much more. This episode dives deep int…

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Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow: It's not rocket science 44:11

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We've been making eyes at the postmodernists for a while, but up until this point have lacked the stones to go take a ride on daddy Pynchon's rocket ship. Now that we have a little experience we thought we were ready for a mature and sophisticated lover like Gravity's Rainbow (1973): 800 pages long, and widely considered to be one of the greatest n…

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Forget ‘Double Tap.’ The First Strike Was a Crime (w/ Rosa Brooks) 57:15

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Georgetown professor Rosa Brooks discusses the legality (or the lack) of Trump’s drug boat attacks as well as the bonkers National Security Strategy document. Head to https://GhostBed.com/mona and use promo code MONA at checkout to get an EXTRA 10% off—on top of their already-reduced prices.By The Bulwark

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Grift, Graft, and Groveling: Life in Trump 2.0 (w/ John Prideaux) 50:34

19d ago50:34

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The Economist’s John Prideaux discusses the lavish gifts and other forms of corruption in Trump’s Washington.By The Bulwark

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Murakami's Norwegian Wood: the sadboi and his three manic pixie dream girls 1:06:10

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In 1987, Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami set himself a challenge: to set aside his magical realism schtick and try to write one 'straight' novel in the realist tradition. The result was Norwegian Wood, in which the author-insert protagonist is transported back to his college days, breaking free of ennui and depression just long enough to sleep wi…

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Trump Keeps Overreaching—And Losing 1:13:55

27d ago1:13:55

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Mona Charen and Will Saletan discuss the growing resistance to Trump’s agenda—grand juries rejecting his charges, the DOJ stumbling, senators warning troops against illegal orders, and his tariffs and deportations driving prices even higher. Go to https://quince.com/MONA for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, …

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The Difference Between Average Salespeople and the Top 1% 14:39

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Most salespeople think success comes from hustle, talent, or the right script… but that’s not what separates the top 1%. In this episode, Vivian Weyll breaks down the exact identity, regulation, and energy shifts required to rise above average and step into elite-level sales performance. You’ll learn: • Why clients buy certainty, not scripts • The …

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How to Make Anyone Beg to Buy Your High-Ticket Offer 16:49

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Buyers don’t hesitate because they’re confused — they hesitate because they’re conflicted. In this episode, Vivian breaks down the real reason prospects freeze, stall, or ghost at the moment of decision: their nervous system doesn’t feel safe enough to choose. You’ll learn: • Why indecision is a biological conflict, not a logical one • How fear and…

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Lindsey Halligan is Malevolence Meets Total Incompetence (w/ Ben Wittes) 55:05

1M ago55:05

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Lawfare’s Ben Wittes discusses Lindsay Halligan’s incompetence and malevolence and the importance of grand juries to our liberties.By The Bulwark

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Why Safety Sells: The Nervous System Behind Every "Yes" 9:36

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Most people think buyers hesitate because they’re unsure… but that’s not true. In this episode, Vivian breaks down the real reason people get stuck in “maybe”: their nervous system doesn’t feel safe enough to decide. Inside Episode 7, you’ll learn: • Why indecision is a biological response, not a logical one • How tone, pacing, and breath shift a b…

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A Portrait of the Artist: James Joyce on the difference between tasteful nudes and porn 1:08:37

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This week we're reading James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, published in 1916. Moments of adolescent significance: on heated dinner-time conversations, a child's keen sense of injustice, the fear of burning in Hellfire, contemplating eternity, sexual guilt, and teenage rebellion. Which did we relate to…

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The Internet's Attack on Reality (w/ Francis Fukuyama) 50:34

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Francis Fukuyama discusses his theory that the internet, and not economic distress, the Democratic party’s problems, or other things have given rise to populism. Go to https://Oneskin.co and use code: MONACHAREN for 15% off! Take our quick listener survey and help us make The Bulwark even better. https://bit.ly/bulwarkaudio…

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Identity vs. Income: How Your Self-Image Blocks Your Success 13:42

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You don’t have an income problem, you have an identity problem. In this episode, Vivian Weyll, The Sales Queen™, breaks down the psychology and science behind identity transformation and $100K high-ticket sales mastery. Learn how to reprogram your Reticular Activating System (RAS), design your Alter-Ego Blueprint, and perform like the top 0.0001% o…

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Obsession Is the Standard | How to Build High-Ticket Precision 7:05

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You don’t need motivation, you need mastery. In this episode, Vivian Weyll, The Sales Queen™, breaks down the neuroscience and psychology behind obsession, consistency, and execution. Learn how to rewire your mind for high-ticket performance and operate like the top 1%. Because obsession isn’t burnout, it’s devotion to excellence.…

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The New McCarthyism Comes from the Top (w/ Nico Perrino) 55:41

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This week on the Mona Charen Show, Mona is joined by Nico Perrino, Executive Vice President of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), for a crucial conversation about the unprecedented assault on the First Amendment under the Trump 2.0 administration. During GhostBed’s Black Friday Sale, you can get 25% off already-reduced pric…

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Identity Before Income | The Hidden Psychology of High-Ticket Sales 7:38

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You don’t need more scripts — you need a stronger self-concept. In this episode, Vivian Weyll — The Sales Queen™ — reveals how your identity sets your income ceiling and why self-concept is the true skill behind high-ticket consistency. Learn how to reprogram who you’re being so your business, sales, and income rise to match your worth. Because in …

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Sales Isn’t Closing, It’s Opening | The New Psychology of High-Ticket Influence 7:49

2M ago7:49

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If you’re still trying to “close the deal,” you’re already losing. In this no-filter episode of Bosses, Not Beggars, Vivian Weyll ,The Sales Queen™, dismantles the outdated sales tactics that create pressure and destroy trust. Sales in 2025 isn’t about closing people. It’s about opening them — opening trust, truth, and decisions through presence, n…

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Is American Education Getting Dumber? 48:42

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The Atlantic’s Idrees Kahloon discusses the worrying learning losses of the past decade and some signs of hope. Go to https://Quince.com/Mona for free shipping and 365-day returns.By The Bulwark

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Energy Is Everything | How to Sell Without Saying a Word 10:30

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Before you ever open your mouth — people have already decided if they trust you. Your energy sells before your words do. In this unfiltered episode of Bosses, Not Beggars, Vivian Weyll — The Sales Queen™ — breaks down the psychology of energetic influence and presence — the real reason people buy from you. You’ll learn: Why your energy, not your sc…

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The Emperor’s Mood Swings Decide Everything (w/ Edward Luce) | The Mona Charen Show 33:46

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Mona Charen and Financial Times columnist Ed Luce discuss how Trump’s second term has gone from chaos to control — from a fake war in Venezuela to a culture of fear in Washington. They talk about the money, the mobs, the East Wing demolition, and how power in America is now moving at “the speed of light.” Go to https://Quince.com/Mona for free ship…

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C.P. Snow's The Two Cultures: the original stemcels vs shape rotators beef 56:03

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This week we're discussing C.P. Snow's influential 1959 lecture 'The Two Cultures', on the growing division between literary and scientific intellectuals: "So the great edifice of modern physics goes up, and the majority of the cleverest people in the western world have about as much insight into it as their neolithic ancestors would have had." Why…

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The disease that kills more dreams than failure - Episode #1 12:52

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Most people don’t fail because they tried and lost. They fail because they waited. In this first episode of Bosses, Not Beggars™, Vivian Weyll, The Sales Queen™, exposes the real disease that kills more dreams than failure: delay. Discover how messy action builds momentum, why waiting is psychological sabotage, and how to start moving toward the li…

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Congress Let Trump Off the Leash (w/ Kori Schake) 50:21

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Mona Charen sits down with defense expert Kori Schake to unpack Donald Trump’s latest stunt with the military, the danger of turning U.S. troops into political props, and how Congress has let civilian control slip away. They also discuss Trump’s foreign-policy “own goals,” America’s fraying alliances, and why China and Putin are cheering him on. Ge…

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The Dark Passions and How to Counter Them (w/ Bill Galston) 59:13

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Bill Galston joins Mona to discuss his new book about the vulnerabilities of liberal democracies and how to relearn the importance of rhetoric. Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech: https://a.co/d/9OPWkKPBy The Bulwark

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How Bad Is It and How Can We Recover? 1:04:20

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By The Bulwark