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The Joe Rogan Experience

The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

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The Oracle of Night: The History and Science of Dreams Cover

Sidarta Ribeiro

The Oracle of Night

The History and Science of Dreams

They said it was a book about the Oracle of Delphi, suggesting it explored the ancient mysteries surrounding the famed priestess.

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there's a book called the Oracle about the Oracle of Delphi

— Episode: #1407 - Michael Malice

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Episode: #1407 - Michael Malice

They said it was a book about the Oracle of Delphi, suggesting it explored the ancient mysteries surrounding the famed priestess.

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there's a book called the Oracle about the Oracle of Delphi

The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe Cover

Steven Weinberg

The First Three Minutes

A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe

The book was described as a great work that outlines the early moments of the universe after the Big Bang, covering the first millionth to billionth of a second in cosmology.

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There's a great book called The First Three Minutes which has been around since the 1970s, maybe even longer, and it sort of outlines how we think that.

— Episode: #2506 - Michelle Thaller

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Episode: #2506 - Michelle Thaller

The book was described as a great work that outlines the early moments of the universe after the Big Bang, covering the first millionth to billionth of a second in cosmology.

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There's a great book called The First Three Minutes which has been around since the 1970s, maybe even longer, and it sort of outlines how we think that.

Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way Cover

Steven Pressfield

Do the Work

Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way

He referred to Pressfield's "Do the Work" as another guide he's read to stay focused and disciplined while writing.

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Do the Work.

— Episode: #1467 - Jack Carr

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Episode: #1467 - Jack Carr

He referred to Pressfield's "Do the Work" as another guide he's read to stay focused and disciplined while writing.

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Do the Work.

Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War Cover

S. C. Gwynne

Hymns of the Republic

The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War

He announced his new nonfiction work Hymns of the Republic, focusing on the final year of the Civil War.

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I have a new book out called Hems of the Republic about the final year of the war.

— Episode: #1397 - S.C. Gwynne

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Episode: #1397 - S.C. Gwynne

He announced his new nonfiction work Hymns of the Republic, focusing on the final year of the Civil War.

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I have a new book out called Hems of the Republic about the final year of the war.

Communion Cover

Whitley Strieber

Communion

He noted that his father's UFO story reminded him of Whitley Strieber's book Communion, which he had on his shelf.

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He got Whitley Striever's book Communion, as most people did in the 1980s and as they should because it's a great book.

— Episode: #2428 - Michael P. Masters

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Episode: #2428 - Michael P. Masters

He noted that his father's UFO story reminded him of Whitley Strieber's book Communion, which he had on his shelf.

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He got Whitley Striever's book Communion, as most people did in the 1980s and as they should because it's a great book.

No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel Cover

Lee Child

No Plan B

A Jack Reacher Novel

It's a chapter in the book the speaker is writing, about the mental state of having no backup plan, using the example of SEAL training. The speaker described it as a mental state rather than a strategy, and emphasized the importance of full commitment.

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another chapter my book I call it No Plan B.

— Episode: #1337 - Dan Crenshaw

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Episode: #1337 - Dan Crenshaw

It's a chapter in the book the speaker is writing, about the mental state of having no backup plan, using the example of SEAL training. The speaker described it as a mental state rather than a strategy, and emphasized the importance of full commitment.

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another chapter my book I call it No Plan B.

If you ever thought for a second that maybe I can make it through buds like maybe I'll make it through hell week. I hope I do. You're not going to make it right there.

Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine Cover

Scott Horton

Provoked

How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine

Scott Horton described his book Provoked as an overkill of research that covered the U.S. role in starting the new Cold War with Russia and the catastrophe in Ukraine. He also listed it among his other works on Afghanistan and the war on terrorism.

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and then from there, and I cover all this in my book, Provoked, and it's even overkill on the research because I wasn't sure where to stop.

— Episode: #2500 - Scott Horton

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Episode: #2500 - Scott Horton

Scott Horton described his book Provoked as an overkill of research that covered the U.S. role in starting the new Cold War with Russia and the catastrophe in Ukraine. He also listed it among his other works on Afghanistan and the war on terrorism.

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and then from there, and I cover all this in my book, Provoked, and it's even overkill on the research because I wasn't sure where to stop.

I've got Fool's Aaron on Afghanistan. Enough already on the war on terrorism and Provoked on Russia and Ukraine.

Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection Cover

Brian Grazer

Face to Face

The Art of Human Connection

Grazer explained that his newest book focuses on eye contact as a tool for human connection, born from decades of oneonone conversations.

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the thesis of this book and that's why it was just called facetoface the art of human connection.

— Episode: #1370 - Brian Grazer

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Episode: #1370 - Brian Grazer

Grazer explained that his newest book focuses on eye contact as a tool for human connection, born from decades of oneonone conversations.

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the thesis of this book and that's why it was just called facetoface the art of human connection.

I thought the only reason these conversations were good ... that became the thesis of this book.

Junglekeeper: What It Takes to Change the World Cover

Paul Rosolie

Junglekeeper

What It Takes to Change the World

Rosolie promoted his new paperback, highlighting its release and describing it as a 20year chronicle of his Amazon adventures and conservation work.

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This book is 20 years of the wildest shit. It's the story of Jane and how I met JJ, how we found the anacondas, all the, everything that led to this. And the book is Jungle Keeper, What It Takes to Ch...

— Episode: #2441 - Paul Rosolie

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Episode: #2441 - Paul Rosolie

Rosolie promoted his new paperback, highlighting its release and describing it as a 20year chronicle of his Amazon adventures and conservation work.

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This book is 20 years of the wildest shit. It's the story of Jane and how I met JJ, how we found the anacondas, all the, everything that led to this. And the book is Jungle Keeper, What It Takes to Change the World, Paul Rosalie. Available now.

Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia Cover

Paul L. Williams

Operation Gladio

The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia

This book was recommended for providing a detailed, academic deep dive into the nexus between a religious institution (the Vatican), an intelligence agency (the CIA), and an organized crime syndicate, focusing particularly on their funding relationship.

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There's a great book on this... By Paul Williams... I think it was published in 2017... It's called Operation Gladio: The CIA, The Vatican, And the Mob... And... It's... I recommend t...

— Episode: #2447 - Mike Benz

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Episode: #2447 - Mike Benz

This book was recommended for providing a detailed, academic deep dive into the nexus between a religious institution (the Vatican), an intelligence agency (the CIA), and an organized crime syndicate, focusing particularly on their funding relationship.

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There's a great book on this... By Paul Williams... I think it was published in 2017... It's called Operation Gladio: The CIA, The Vatican, And the Mob... And... It's... I recommend this book to everyone... Because... It's a really... Really detailed... Academic... Deep dive... On this nexus... Between... A religious institution... An intelligence agency... Uh... Illegal... Organized... Crime syndicate...

Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women's Liberation Cover

Rachel Wilson

Occult Feminism

The Secret History of Women's Liberation

The speaker listened to the audiobook version of this book and found the content about the origins of feminism to be shocking and 'bonkers.' The book explored the hidden history of the feminist movement, including the backgrounds of its early figureheads who were allegedly involved in occult practices and the intentional misrepresentation of history to promote a specific ideology.

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So when your husband Andrew came in here, he told me about your book, and then I talked to you, and you seemed very interesting. And you gave me a little brief synopsis of it. And so then I listened t...

— Episode: #2460 - Rachel Wilson

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Episode: #2460 - Rachel Wilson

The speaker listened to the audiobook version of this book and found the content about the origins of feminism to be shocking and 'bonkers.' The book explored the hidden history of the feminist movement, including the backgrounds of its early figureheads who were allegedly involved in occult practices and the intentional misrepresentation of history to promote a specific ideology.

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So when your husband Andrew came in here, he told me about your book, and then I talked to you, and you seemed very interesting. And you gave me a little brief synopsis of it. And so then I listened to it on audio tape, and it's fucking crazy. And it is the Occult Feminism, the secret history of women's liberation.

And what I found was, holy moly, most of these women, almost all, but certainly most were into spiritualism, which was like a big 1800s movement of like trying to do seances and contact the dead and things like that.

The second one is occult. The term itself just means hidden. And there's a whole history here that's been completely intentionally hidden from both women and men, but specifically from women, that if they knew it, I think they'd have a whole different view of this movement.

So here it is. Occult Feminism, The Secret History of Women's Liberation. Rachel Wilson. Go get it.

The Wizard of Oz (Puffin in Bloom) Cover

L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz (Puffin in Bloom)

They discussed the classic story *The Wizard of Oz* while comparing its pacing to Pink Floyd's *Dark Side of the Moon* album.

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The one that gets me is The Wizard of Oz and Dark side of the moon.

— Episode: #1400 - Tony Hinchcliffe

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Episode: #1400 - Tony Hinchcliffe

They discussed the classic story *The Wizard of Oz* while comparing its pacing to Pink Floyd's *Dark Side of the Moon* album.

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The one that gets me is The Wizard of Oz and Dark side of the moon.

I think it's a perfect album ... and why would they, oh we have to match it up to Wizard of Oz.

I don't know how they did it, I think it's a crazy coincidence matching Wizard of Oz to Dark Side of the Moon.

The Essential Mein Kampf: New English Translation Cover

Adolf Hitler

The Essential Mein Kampf

New English Translation

Jeff explained that he had already read Mein Kampf by the age of sixteen while involved in the extremist movement.

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Like, ... They would do ... Like Mein Kampf? Oh, yeah. Reading that? Yeah. I had already read that by... At 16, I already read that.

— Episode: #2399 - Daryl Davis & Jeff Schoep

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Episode: #2399 - Daryl Davis & Jeff Schoep

Jeff explained that he had already read Mein Kampf by the age of sixteen while involved in the extremist movement.

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Like, ... They would do ... Like Mein Kampf? Oh, yeah. Reading that? Yeah. I had already read that by... At 16, I already read that.

Forbidden Facts: Government Deceit & Suppression About Brain Damage from Childhood Vaccines Cover

Gavin de Becker

Forbidden Facts

Government Deceit & Suppression About Brain Damage from Childhood Vaccines

De Becker highlighted his latest book as a tool to promote skepticism about government and pharma, noting it is available in paperback, hardcover and audio formats.

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Forbidden Facts. That's the book.

— Episode: #2411 - Gavin de Becker

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Episode: #2411 - Gavin de Becker

De Becker highlighted his latest book as a tool to promote skepticism about government and pharma, noting it is available in paperback, hardcover and audio formats.

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Forbidden Facts. That's the book.

There's an audio version. I read it. Yes, and I love when the authors read it.

The Dude and the Zen Master Cover

Jeff Bridges

The Dude and the Zen Master

It was highlighted as a great book that the guest admired and quoted a mantra from.

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The Dude and the Zen Master. It's a great book, by the way.

— Episode: #2425 - Ethan Hawke

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Episode: #2425 - Ethan Hawke

It was highlighted as a great book that the guest admired and quoted a mantra from.

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The Dude and the Zen Master. It's a great book, by the way.

Rendezvous with Rama (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection, 17) Cover

Arthur C. Clarke

Rendezvous with Rama (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection, 17)

The book was mentioned as an example of a sciencefiction story featuring a cylindrical alien spacecraft, illustrating a possible shape for an interstellar object.

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Well, Rendezvous with Rama, you know, is a book that was written by Arthur C. Clarke. In it, there is a cylindrical object that arrives into the inner solar system with dimensions of all the tens of k...

— Episode: #2401 - Avi Loeb

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Episode: #2401 - Avi Loeb

The book was mentioned as an example of a sciencefiction story featuring a cylindrical alien spacecraft, illustrating a possible shape for an interstellar object.

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Well, Rendezvous with Rama, you know, is a book that was written by Arthur C. Clarke. In it, there is a cylindrical object that arrives into the inner solar system with dimensions of all the tens of kilometers, not very far from what we are talking about here.

War Is a Racket (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition) Cover

Smedley Darlington Butler

War Is a Racket (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

The hosts mentioned the 1933 antiwar book by former Marine Corps general Smedley Butler, noting that he wrote it after retiring from a lifelong military career.

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War is a Racket. That's that Smedley Butler book. 1933 this dude retired and just like he was in the military his whole life and wrote this book called War is a Racket.

— Episode: #2169 - Protect Our Parks 12

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Episode: #2169 - Protect Our Parks 12

The hosts mentioned the 1933 antiwar book by former Marine Corps general Smedley Butler, noting that he wrote it after retiring from a lifelong military career.

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War is a Racket. That's that Smedley Butler book. 1933 this dude retired and just like he was in the military his whole life and wrote this book called War is a Racket.

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