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How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie ISBN 9781460752661

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This book by Dale Carnegie has come up 6 times across 4 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. 6 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Charlie Houpert, Guy Fieri, John Paul DeJoria, Oz Pearlman, Richard Wiseman, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2019-12-21 and the most recent from 2025-10-23. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

What it is

Available for the first time ever in trade paperback, Dale Carnegie's enduring classic, the inspirational personal development guide that shows how to achieve lifelong success. One of the top-selling books of all time, "How to Win Friends & Influence People" has sold more than 15 million copies in all its editions.

Every time it came up

RecommendedDiary of a CEO

Oz Pearlman (Mentalist): This Small Mistake Makes People Dislike You! They Do This, They’re Lying!

“a book I've read over and over and over”
“It's like How to Win Friends and Influence People. It's a book I've read over and over and over.”— Oz Pearlman

The guest here is Oz Pearlman: World-leading mentalist and Dragons' Den (USA) regular who walked away from a Merrill Lynch Wall Street job to perform. He has appeared dozens of times on CNBC and headlines for corporate and celebrity audiences, and is author of the book Read Your Mind. Mentalist Oz Pearlman reveals how reading people, killer memory, and beating the fear of rejection drive real-world success.

00:39:472025-10-23
RecommendedTim Ferriss

Building “Charisma on Command” to 10M+ Subscribers — Charlie Houpert

“Still Dale Carnegie. Still, you know, classic... How to Win Friends and Influence People was the one”
“Still Dale Carnegie... For me, it was How to Win Friends and Influence People was the one. There's ways in which I go to it.”— Charlie Houpert

The guest here is Charlie Houpert: Founder of Charisma on Command, a YouTube channel and online education business (Charisma University) teaching social confidence and communication; former management consultant turned solo entrepreneur. Charisma on Command's Charlie Houpert traces his journey from broke consultant to multimillion-dollar online course creator, course-correcting through burnout and a painful co-founder split.

02:00:512025-06-25
RecommendedJoe Rogan

Joe Rogan Experience #2323 - Guy Fieri

“a book that changed my life”
“that was a book that changed my life when I was young... How to win friends and people... I made them all read the book.”— Guy Fieri

The guest here is Guy Fieri: Spiky-haired Food Network superstar behind Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy's Big Bite, and Tournament of Champions. A self-taught chef turned restaurateur, brand-builder (Knuckle Sandwich, Flavor Town), and major philanthropist for first responders, veterans, and the disabled. Guy Fieri tells Joe Rogan how a joke audition tape launched Triple D, then they riff on food, AI, evil, and the afterlife.

01:40:222025-05-16
RecommendedTim Ferriss

Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, and More

“they are two of the greatest books ever written”
“i got into psychology partly through the magic but also partly through dale carnegie how to win friends and influence people”— Richard Wiseman

The guest here is Richard Wiseman: Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, former professional magician, and author of bestselling books (The Luck Factor, 59 Seconds, Paranormality) with psychology YouTube videos (Quirkology) exceeding 500 million views. Psychologist and magician Richard Wiseman on the science of luck, lying, dreams, the paranormal, and why so many famous studies are myths.

01:03:172022-05-11
RecommendedTim Ferriss

John Paul DeJoria — From Homelessness to Building Paul Mitchell and Patrón | The Tim Ferriss Show

“one of the best books ever written; I recommend it to so many people”
“How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. This book is one of the best books ever written on how to make people feel good. I recommend it to so many people.”— John Paul DeJoria

The guest here is John Paul DeJoria: American entrepreneur and philanthropist named one of Forbes' 100 greatest living business minds. He co-founded John Paul Mitchell Systems and Patrón tequila (sold to Bacardi in 2018), and signed the Giving Pledge. Billionaire John Paul DeJoria tells Tim Ferriss how he went from twice-homeless to building Paul Mitchell and Patrón.

01:13:362020-06-22
RecommendedLex Fridman

Sebastian Thrun: Flying Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast #59

“just read it and you're done and usually apply it every day”
“there's a no-fail carnegie 1936 how to make friends and how to influence others has the entire pipe or just read it and you're done”— guest

The guest here is Sebastian Thrun: Roboticist, computer scientist, and educator who led Stanford's DARPA-winning autonomous car and the Google self-driving car program. He co-founded Udacity and is CEO of flying-car company Kitty Hawk. Sebastian Thrun on building self-driving cars, flying cars, and democratizing education, plus why he loves being alive in this era.

00:21:512019-12-21