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Ben Shapiro

8 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 4 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 23, 2021 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 24 times in 14 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

On the record as a speaker too: Ben Shapiro's record, appearances and statements → this page counts the times other people say the name.

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (16), Chamath Palihapitiya (4), Tucker Carlson (3), Chris Williamson (1)

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2025 9 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
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2021 7 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
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Everything said about Ben Shapiro, oldest first

Apr 23, 2021 negative
Opinion
Chamath calls Ben Shapiro's political commentary performative acting
“Well, that's performative theater trying to get people to watch something. Call it what it is. Like that's acting. I feel like probably if anybody, if any one of us found Ben Shapiro in a bar and just hung out and had a beer, you'd find out that he was like th…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 23, 2021 ▶ 43:58 E30: Ramifications of Biden's proposed capital gains tax hike, founder psychology & more
Apr 4, 2025
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Shapiro: An economic downturn will make both parties favor Lina Khan
“And that's how you get a populist uprising on the right. And what you end up with is a horseshoe theory politics where both parties are in favor of Lena Kahn. Right. Both parties are in favor of Lena Kahn.”
Ben Shapiro Apr 4, 2025 ▶ 1:33:41 DOGE updates + Liberation Day Tariff Reactions with Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
Apr 4, 2025 bearish
Disclosure
Shapiro reduced stock exposure following State of the Union
“I called my financial advisor after the State of the Union address and told them to rejigger my stock and bond ratio in my portfolio because I figured that something like this was going to happen.”
Ben Shapiro Apr 4, 2025 ▶ 43:50 DOGE updates + Liberation Day Tariff Reactions with Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
Aug 9, 2025 negative
Opinion
Shapiro: Civilization is dividing between builders and those who tear down
“We're watching civilization break down between people who want to build and people who want to tear down.”
Ben Shapiro Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 3:24 OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
Aug 9, 2025 negative
Insight
Calacanis: Writing a book is a net loss for successful podcasters
“Writing a book is a net loser in terms of your productivity and time when compared to doing your daily show and all the other things that daily wire does.”
Jason Calacanis Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 4:09 OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
Aug 9, 2025
Insight
Shapiro: Unwillingness to relocate leads to higher real estate prices
“If the American people don't keep up with that, and if they're unwilling to move to places where the real estate is cheaper, then you are going to get more expensive real estate.”
Ben Shapiro Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 1:09:28 OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
Aug 9, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Shapiro: Daily Wire produced an AI commercial far cheaper than video shoots
“We put out Jeremy's Razor commercial two months ago that was entirely AI, and it still had the kind of AI slop feel to it a little bit, but it was doing a thing, and it was obviously a lot cheaper than having to shoot something”
Ben Shapiro Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 17:56 OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
Aug 9, 2025
Assertion Supported
Ben Shapiro: U.S. geographic mobility has wildly decreased over time
“One of my favorite charts with regard to the American populace is geographic mobility over time. How much people move. Because what you actually see is that that has wildly decreased in the United States.”
Ben Shapiro Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 1:07:31 OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
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