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New York Times
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Trying to Sell a Conservative Book? Go on a Podcast.
In his new book, 'The Disenlightenment,' the playwright David Mamet calls President Donald Trump 'a hero' who saved America from lawlessness and corruption, slams liberals as 'the enemy of Constitutional democracy' and argues that free speech is under assault from the left. These positions put Mamet — a self-described former 'brain-dead liberal' — at odds with most of his peers in the left-leaning entertainment world, where he's celebrated for acclaimed plays like 'Glengarry Glen Ross' and 'Speed-the-Plow.' But Mamet has found a receptive audience for his hard right polemics on podcasts, where he has been energetically plugging his book. To promote 'The Disenlightenment,' which was released this month by the conservative imprint Broadside, Mamet made appearances on a constellation of podcasts — among them popular shows hosted by the military historian and conservative commentator Victor Davis Hanson, the comedian Adam Carolla, the TV host Mike Rowe and the pundit Hugh Hewitt. He also chatted with the music producer Rick Rubin and the comedian and TV host Bill Maher, a Democrat, who, in a testy exchange, challenged Mamet on his unfounded claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. Mamet's provocative performances made ripples of news: His podcast exchanges were written up in HuffPost, The Daily Beast and Mediate. The book shot up into the top 50 on Amazon's best-seller list. And strong first week sales drove it onto The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list, where it debuted at No. 13. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Fox News
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
David Mamet Criticizes The Democratic Party As A 'Party Of The Elites' No Longer Representing American Workers
Legendary Author and award-winning playwright David Mamet spoke with Brian Kilmeade to discuss his political journey from 'brain-dead liberal' to conservative and his new book, 'The Disenlightenment.' Click here to order 'The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, and Entertainment' click here to watch
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Iconic Hollywood filmmaker David Mamet dishes on why he was 'kicked out of the left'
One famed filmmaker and playwright spoke to Fox News about his transformation from a "brain-dead liberal" to his journey into constitutional conservatism. Film director and playwright David Mamet, known for writing the stage play "Glengarry Glen Ross" and its film adaptation, opened up about his political values during a Thursday interview on the "Brian Kilmeade Show." Biden Fundraiser Calls Trump A 'F---ing Genius' As Democrats Wonder If Their Brand Is Broken Mamet discussed how he got "kicked out of the left" about 25 years ago and what led him to discover his right-leaning values. He noted his past comments referring to himself as a "brain-dead liberal" and urging for political civility in an article he wrote, resulting in many of his leftist peers losing contact with him. "I didn't know any Republicans, so I didn't understand what conservatism was," he said. "Then I got kicked out of the left, and I started researching what the constitutional conservatism was about, and I got very, very interested and very excited about it — here I am now." Billy Joel Opens Up About Affair That Led To Two Suicide Attempts Read On The Fox News App Mamet noted that he became disillusioned with the Democratic Party and its values, explaining how he thought that the party did not best represent American workers and had become the "party of the elites." "I discovered my conservative beliefs because I discovered everything I thought and believed about the Democratic Party was false," he said. Amid a tumultuous period in American politics, Mamet expressed optimism about the future following President Donald Trump's election victory in November 2024. "America is self-correcting again, as we saw in the election," Mamet said. "And the red states are thriving." Referring to his vast theater experience, Mamet also touched upon the media and entertainment's focus on "social consciousness." Trump's Pardon Of Chrisleys Praised By Joe Giudice As 'The Only Way' After 'Harsh' Prison Sentences "Black people are people too, gay people are people too, but the problem with that is, everybody knows that," he said. "So we don't want to come to a theater or a movie to get lectured to, right? Our wives will do that — so in order to keep their place, the idea of a meritocracy crumbled in the media, so the awards and safety, or the illusion… was awarded to those who could scream the loudest." Mamet released his book "The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, and Entertainment" on June 3, which details his musings about politics and article source: Iconic Hollywood filmmaker David Mamet dishes on why he was 'kicked out of the left'
Fox News
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Iconic Hollywood filmmaker David Mamet dishes on why he was 'kicked out of the left'
One famed filmmaker and playwright spoke to Fox News about his transformation from a "brain-dead liberal" to his journey into constitutional conservatism. Film director and playwright David Mamet, known for writing the stage play "Glengarry Glen Ross" and its film adaptation, opened up about his political values during a Thursday interview on the "Brian Kilmeade Show." Mamet discussed how he got "kicked out of the left" about 25 years ago and what led him to discover his right-leaning values. He noted his past comments referring to himself as a "brain-dead liberal" and urging for political civility in an article he wrote, resulting in many of his leftist peers losing contact with him. "I didn't know any Republicans, so I didn't understand what conservatism was," he said. "Then I got kicked out of the left, and I started researching what the constitutional conservatism was about, and I got very, very interested and very excited about it — here I am now." Mamet noted that he became disillusioned with the Democratic Party and its values, explaining how he thought that the party did not best represent American workers and had become the "party of the elites." "I discovered my conservative beliefs because I discovered everything I thought and believed about the Democratic Party was false," he said. Amid a tumultuous period in American politics, Mamet expressed optimism about the future following President Donald Trump's election victory in November 2024. "America is self-correcting again, as we saw in the election," Mamet said. "And the red states are thriving." Referring to his vast theater experience, Mamet also touched upon the media and entertainment's focus on "social consciousness." "Black people are people too, gay people are people too, but the problem with that is, everybody knows that," he said. "So we don't want to come to a theater or a movie to get lectured to, right? Our wives will do that — so in order to keep their place, the idea of a meritocracy crumbled in the media, so the awards and safety, or the illusion… was awarded to those who could scream the loudest." Mamet released his book "The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, and Entertainment" on June 3, which details his musings about politics and culture.
Business Wire
05-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
ZoomInfo's Latest Play: Premium Lead Sponsorship of Broadway's 'Glengarry Glen Ross'
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