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The Joe Rogan Experience
The book was brought up in several episodes, with Joe Rogan recalling the quirky Dianetics commercials and an e‑meter demonstration, Duncan Trussell mentioning its link to the Sea Org, and Roy Wood Jr. describing how he bought it as a self‑help promise but found it disappointing and received unsolicited mail. The hosts discussed it in a light‑hearted, somewhat critical manner without endorsing it.
Episode: #2157 - Duncan Trussell
It was mentioned as being a book about a process that involves being on a boat and being part of a Sea Org.
Dianetics.
Have you heard of this book?
Yes, I heard if you're really good at it they put you on a boat, an org.
It's an org.
You get to be a part of an org, a sea org.
Episode: #2205 - Legion of Skanks
The book was discussed in the context of L. Ron Hubbard's prolific writing and the humorous nature of its content; the speaker recalled past experiences related to Dianetics stress level testing.
Do you remember the Dianetics commercials? Do you remember the commercials with the volcano, like the lava was going on and it just gave you like the most generalized things anyone feels. He goes, are you sometimes tired and sometimes awake?
I did that too and I did that in San Diego. I was down there filming something and we were in the park and it was like at a time where a lot of people didn't know who I am and I could sneak in and I sat down at this guy's table and he gave me the e-meter and I put my hands on things and he told me what it was reading. I'm like, how does this thing function, like what is it, what is it reading off? And the dude was like, oh I don't want to explain. He didn't want to really be there. He's just a member who got roped into doing this thing. He had zero enthusiasm about the sale.
Episode: #2471 - Mark Normand
It was noted as a book created by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, that he wrote as an attempt to selfdiagnose and fix his own brain.
He was a weird-looking dude... He came up with Dianetics. He was trying to selfdiagnose, trying to fix his own brain.