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The Joe Rogan Experience

The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time Cover

Michael Shermer

Why People Believe Weird Things

Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time

The book was mentioned as the speaker's first book, discussing conspiracies. The speaker mentioned that he was interviewed about this topic on a talk show in the 90s.

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Why People Believe Were Things and I talked about conspiracies there and he asked me, well tell me about conspiracies.

— Episode: #1222 - Michael Shermer

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Episode: #1222 - Michael Shermer

The book was mentioned as the speaker's first book, discussing conspiracies. The speaker mentioned that he was interviewed about this topic on a talk show in the 90s.

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Why People Believe Were Things and I talked about conspiracies there and he asked me, well tell me about conspiracies.

Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence Cover

Amy Alkon

Unf*ckology

A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence

The book was mentioned as a self-help book that encourages people to make small changes to improve their lives. It was discussed alongside Tony Robbins' methods and Jordan Peterson's advice on order and self-discipline.

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Well, this is an Amy Elkins book, Unfuckology. It's great, but she calls these small wins or whoever calls them small wins.

— Episode: #1222 - Michael Shermer

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Episode: #1222 - Michael Shermer

The book was mentioned as a self-help book that encourages people to make small changes to improve their lives. It was discussed alongside Tony Robbins' methods and Jordan Peterson's advice on order and self-discipline.

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Well, this is an Amy Elkins book, Unfuckology. It's great, but she calls these small wins or whoever calls them small wins.

It's great, but she calls these small wins or whoever calls them small wins.

I Am Not Your Guru (Yet): Until you read this book; then I totally will be Cover

Ben Kissam

I Am Not Your Guru (Yet)

Until you read this book; then I totally will be

The book was mentioned as a Netflix documentary about Tony Robbins' methods for self-improvement and personal development. It was discussed in relation to the ethics of giving relationship advice on stage.

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If I say like the Tony Robbins Netflix documentary, I'm Not Your Guru, which is basically I Am Your Guru.

— Episode: #1222 - Michael Shermer

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Episode: #1222 - Michael Shermer

The book was mentioned as a Netflix documentary about Tony Robbins' methods for self-improvement and personal development. It was discussed in relation to the ethics of giving relationship advice on stage.

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If I say like the Tony Robbins Netflix documentary, I'm Not Your Guru, which is basically I Am Your Guru.

Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies Cover

Geoffrey West

Scale

The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies

The book was described as exploring the relationship between scale and efficiency. The speaker cited the book's argument that bigger cities are more efficient, but also result in faster communication and movement.

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Yeah, there's that book, that physicist West, Jeff G.E.O.F.F. West, I think is his name, wrote that book.

— Episode: #1222 - Michael Shermer

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Episode: #1222 - Michael Shermer

The book was described as exploring the relationship between scale and efficiency. The speaker cited the book's argument that bigger cities are more efficient, but also result in faster communication and movement.

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Yeah, there's that book, that physicist West, Jeff G.E.O.F.F. West, I think is his name, wrote that book.

And the bigger the city, the more efficient and faster things become. Yeah, including dialogue, the way people communicate.

Is this it right here? Yeah, Scale.

Universal laws of life and death in organism cities and companies.

Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a car tragic Cover

Chris Harris

Variable Valve Timings

Memoirs of a car tragic

Chris Harris' book, "Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a Car Tragic," was mentioned in the podcast description. Chris Harris is the author of the book.

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Chris Harris is an automotive journalist, racing driver, and television presenter. He's also the author of "Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a Car Tragic."

— Episode: #2199 - Chris Harris

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Episode: #2199 - Chris Harris

Chris Harris' book, "Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a Car Tragic," was mentioned in the podcast description. Chris Harris is the author of the book.

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Chris Harris is an automotive journalist, racing driver, and television presenter. He's also the author of "Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a Car Tragic."

NEW-Grit (Lead Title) Cover

Angela Duckworth

NEW-Grit (Lead Title)

Joe Rogan mentions a book called "The New Grit" as a reference to a certain type of break in fighting. He is talking about how a particular break could be considered "the new grit" because it is so gruesome and can permanently damage the arm.

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That's the one that's the that's a scary part about the whole thing. Oh scary. Yeah, it's such a scary break.

— Episode: JRE MMA Show #162 with Belal Muhammad

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Episode: JRE MMA Show #162 with Belal Muhammad

Joe Rogan mentions a book called "The New Grit" as a reference to a certain type of break in fighting. He is talking about how a particular break could be considered "the new grit" because it is so gruesome and can permanently damage the arm.

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That's the one that's the that's a scary part about the whole thing. Oh scary. Yeah, it's such a scary break.

Because that your this arm is never the same again. It's never the same again. Yeah, no matter what they're gonna screw things in there and bolt things all your muscles have been cut all your nerves are fucked up. It's never gonna be the same arm.

That's the new grit. No garify would frank me here.

The Cartel Deluxe Edition: Books 1-3 Cover

Ashley

The Cartel Deluxe Edition

Books 1-3

It was mentioned in passing by Joe Rogan, as a book written by John Norris that discussed cartels growing marijuana illegally throughout the United States, specifically California, and the harmful pesticides used in growing it.

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You know there's a guy that I have on the podcast coming up soon his name is John Norris and he wrote a book on the cartels growing marijuana illegally all over this country and selling it especially...

— Episode: #1330 - Bernie Sanders

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Episode: #1330 - Bernie Sanders

It was mentioned in passing by Joe Rogan, as a book written by John Norris that discussed cartels growing marijuana illegally throughout the United States, specifically California, and the harmful pesticides used in growing it.

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You know there's a guy that I have on the podcast coming up soon his name is John Norris and he wrote a book on the cartels growing marijuana illegally all over this country and selling it especially particularly in California now because it's a misdemeanor because it's legal recreationally and selling it with all sorts of horrible pesticides on it all sorts of like very in fact deadly chemicals all of this because it's not federally legal because we can't have sanctioned license companies doing an ethical job of growing something that any responsible law-abiding person should be able to consume

The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity Cover

Douglas Murray

The Madness of Crowds

Gender, Race and Identity

The participants said they wanted to read the new Douglas Murray book, describing it as excellent and focused on outrage.

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Well, I definitely want to read the madness of the crowds new Douglas Murray book supposed to be excellent

— Episode: #1358 - Sober October 3

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Episode: #1358 - Sober October 3

The participants said they wanted to read the new Douglas Murray book, describing it as excellent and focused on outrage.

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Well, I definitely want to read the madness of the crowds new Douglas Murray book supposed to be excellent

How Music Works Cover

David Byrne

How Music Works

Penn mentioned David Byrne's book "How Music Works" as a fabulous work that explores the influences of African music and other cultural elements on modern music.

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David burns ... Book How Music Works which is a fabulous book.

— Episode: #1343 - Penn Jillette

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Episode: #1343 - Penn Jillette

Penn mentioned David Byrne's book "How Music Works" as a fabulous work that explores the influences of African music and other cultural elements on modern music.

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David burns ... Book How Music Works which is a fabulous book.

Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients Cover

Ben Goldacre

Bad Pharma

How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

He mentioned that the doctor had written a book called Bad Pharma, referring to its critique of the pharmaceutical industry.

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He wrote a book called Bad Pharma. But he's a doctor who takes a very... He said there is evil but you have to know what kind of evil is right.

— Episode: #1269 - Bryan Callen

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Episode: #1269 - Bryan Callen

He mentioned that the doctor had written a book called Bad Pharma, referring to its critique of the pharmaceutical industry.

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He wrote a book called Bad Pharma. But he's a doctor who takes a very... He said there is evil but you have to know what kind of evil is right.

The UFO Experience: Evidence Behind Close Encounters, Project Blue Book, and the Search for Answers (MUFON) Cover

J. Allen Hynek

The UFO Experience

Evidence Behind Close Encounters, Project Blue Book, and the Search for Answers (MUFON)

He referenced Hynek's classic work, The UFO Experience, as a source for evaluating UFO reports.

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I do draw from Hynek's in his book, The UFO Experience. He lists out how we all should approach this based on the reliability scale and the strangeness scale.

— Episode: #2428 - Michael P. Masters

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Episode: #2428 - Michael P. Masters

He referenced Hynek's classic work, The UFO Experience, as a source for evaluating UFO reports.

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I do draw from Hynek's in his book, The UFO Experience. He lists out how we all should approach this based on the reliability scale and the strangeness scale.

Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons Cover

Kris Newby

Bitten

The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

It is a book about Lyme disease, and the author explored the possibility of it being a military biological weapon that was accidentally released. Some people believe this to be a conspiracy theory.

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She discovered circumstantial evidence linking the outbreak of Lyme disease in the 1960s to the US military.

— Episode: #1333 - Tom Papa

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Episode: #1333 - Tom Papa

It is a book about Lyme disease, and the author explored the possibility of it being a military biological weapon that was accidentally released. Some people believe this to be a conspiracy theory.

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She discovered circumstantial evidence linking the outbreak of Lyme disease in the 1960s to the US military.

My hypothesis was that this was the biological weapon they were trying to cover up.

Deception: The Great Covid Cover-Up Cover

Rand Paul

Deception

The Great Covid Cover-Up

Rand Paul presented his latest book about the COVID pandemic, describing it as a coverup of the truth, and later referenced material from it throughout the interview.

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So here's your book, Deception, The Great Cover-Up.

— Episode: #2437 - Rand Paul

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Episode: #2437 - Rand Paul

Rand Paul presented his latest book about the COVID pandemic, describing it as a coverup of the truth, and later referenced material from it throughout the interview.

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So here's your book, Deception, The Great Cover-Up.

We mentioned this in the book, the best treatment when you were just about to go on the ventilator was IV steroids.

I'm sure all that's in the book. Deception.

Did you do the audio version of it? No, somebody else did. I wanted my wife to do it because she's a great reader, and we wrote The Case Against Socialism together.

Race Matters, 25th Anniversary: With a New Introduction Cover

Cornel West

Race Matters, 25th Anniversary

With a New Introduction

Joe Rogan praised the book, saying its analysis of superficial aspects of race resonated deeply and highlighted its 25th anniversary edition as a powerful read.

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I can't recommend your book Race Matters enough and one of the reasons is because of your analysis of that superficial aspect of the pursuit ... you encapsulated that so well ... the way you worded it...

— Episode: #1325 - Dr. Cornel West

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Episode: #1325 - Dr. Cornel West

Joe Rogan praised the book, saying its analysis of superficial aspects of race resonated deeply and highlighted its 25th anniversary edition as a powerful read.

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I can't recommend your book Race Matters enough and one of the reasons is because of your analysis of that superficial aspect of the pursuit ... you encapsulated that so well ... the way you worded it and the way you phrased it it's so it resonates so well and I really admire this lifelong pursuit that you have ... the book it's in the 25th anniversary I want to talk to you about it because that's the one I read

The Fall (The Strain Trilogy, 2) Cover

Guillermo del Toro

The Fall (The Strain Trilogy, 2)

He said he loved Guillermo del Toro's book TheStrain and found it enjoyable until the last quarter where it became jarring.

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I'm a huge Guillermo del Toro fan I even loved his book, The Strain Like it was really good till about like three quarters of the way through And it seemed like he just wanted to finish the book.

— Episode: #2452 - Roger Avary

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Episode: #2452 - Roger Avary

He said he loved Guillermo del Toro's book TheStrain and found it enjoyable until the last quarter where it became jarring.

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I'm a huge Guillermo del Toro fan I even loved his book, The Strain Like it was really good till about like three quarters of the way through And it seemed like he just wanted to finish the book.

MeatEater's Wild + Whole: Seasonal Recipes for the Conscious Cook: A Wild Game Cookbook Cover

Danielle Prewett

MeatEater's Wild + Whole

Seasonal Recipes for the Conscious Cook

Steven Rinella mentioned that his brother introduced him to wild game cooking using an old L.L.Bean Wild Game Cookbook, noting that the cookbook was excellent and helped steer his recipes toward focusing on the cut rather than specific animal types.

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my brother found out about eating it because he has this old cookbook called the LL Bean. It's like the LL Bean Wild Game Cookbook.

— Episode: #1341 - Steven Rinella

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Episode: #1341 - Steven Rinella

Steven Rinella mentioned that his brother introduced him to wild game cooking using an old L.L.Bean Wild Game Cookbook, noting that the cookbook was excellent and helped steer his recipes toward focusing on the cut rather than specific animal types.

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my brother found out about eating it because he has this old cookbook called the LL Bean. It's like the LL Bean Wild Game Cookbook.

The cookbook is excellent.

when we did our cookbook I tried really hard to steer away from things that would be elk recipes deer recipes and just take it from a cut basis. The cookbook is excellent.

Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage Cover

Dan Crenshaw

Fortitude

American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

Dan Crenshaw released Fortitude, a paperback exploring American resilience amid the outrage era, which hit shelves on April7.

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That's tomorrow. So perfect, Fortitude, we need that right now.

— Episode: #1454 - Dan Crenshaw

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Episode: #1454 - Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw released Fortitude, a paperback exploring American resilience amid the outrage era, which hit shelves on April7.

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That's tomorrow. So perfect, Fortitude, we need that right now.

Did you read the audio book version of it? Yeah. Good.

They have read my book. Fortitude is what people need.

It's called Fortitude. It's out right now.

Plotkin's Vaccines (Vaccines (Plotkin)) Cover

Walter A. Orenstein MD DSc (HON)

Plotkin's Vaccines (Vaccines (Plotkin))

The book was referenced as a leading medical textbook on vaccines edited by Dr. Catherine Edwards, one of the four editors.

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She is one of the four editors of the medical textbooks on vaccine, which is called Plotkin's Vaccines.

— Episode: #2462 - Aaron Siri

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Episode: #2462 - Aaron Siri

The book was referenced as a leading medical textbook on vaccines edited by Dr. Catherine Edwards, one of the four editors.

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She is one of the four editors of the medical textbooks on vaccine, which is called Plotkin's Vaccines.

Woke: A Guide to Social Justice Cover

Titania McGrath

Woke

A Guide to Social Justice

The book was highlighted as a new release and described as hilarious.

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Is there a book? It's called Woke: A Guide to Social Justice by Titania McGrath. You can get it; it's hilarious.

— Episode: #1423 - Andrew Doyle

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Episode: #1423 - Andrew Doyle

The book was highlighted as a new release and described as hilarious.

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Is there a book? It's called Woke: A Guide to Social Justice by Titania McGrath. You can get it; it's hilarious.

The Cartel Deluxe Edition: Books 1-3 Cover

Ashley

The Cartel Deluxe Edition

Books 1-3

It was mentioned in passing, and described as a book detailing how cartels are illegally growing marijuana in the US and using harmful chemicals, particularly in California.

"

You know, there's a guy that I have on the podcast coming up soon his name is John Norris and he wrote a book on the cartels growing marijuana illegally all over this country and selling it especially...

— Episode: #1330 - Bernie Sanders

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Episode: #1330 - Bernie Sanders

It was mentioned in passing, and described as a book detailing how cartels are illegally growing marijuana in the US and using harmful chemicals, particularly in California.

"

You know, there's a guy that I have on the podcast coming up soon his name is John Norris and he wrote a book on the cartels growing marijuana illegally all over this country and selling it especially particularly in California now because it's a misdemeanor because it's legal recreationally and selling it with all sorts of horrible pesticides on it all sorts of like very in fact deadly chemicals all of this because it's not federally legal because we can't have sanctioned license companies doing an ethical job of growing something that any responsible law-abiding person should be able to consume.

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