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The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

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Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide Cover

Richard Dawkins

Outgrowing God

A Beginner's Guide

It was described as a newer, shorter book aimed at younger readers, organized in two halves that first debunk religion and then explain scientific explanations, and it was highlighted as part of a translation project to distribute it worldwide.

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The new book out, Growing God is sort of aimed at a younger audience and I like to think it could be read at any age but being aimed at a younger audience is a bit shorter and perhaps a bit easier to...

— Episode: #1366 - Richard Dawkins

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Episode: #1366 - Richard Dawkins

It was described as a newer, shorter book aimed at younger readers, organized in two halves that first debunk religion and then explain scientific explanations, and it was highlighted as part of a translation project to distribute it worldwide.

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The new book out, Growing God is sort of aimed at a younger audience and I like to think it could be read at any age but being aimed at a younger audience is a bit shorter and perhaps a bit easier to follow.

In Outgrowing God I call it something in the air which of course doesn't explain anything but what I mean by that is that it's not literally hovering in the air but it's a collection of conversations between people, dinner party conversations, parliamentary decisions congressional debates judicial decisions by judges, juries, newspaper articles journalism.

Well it's for young people. I'd originally wanted to write a book for the young children and publishers didn't want to do that. So they kept pushing the age range up and so it stabilised at about 15 but I think 14...

It's in two halves. The first half is debunking God and it begins with what we were talking about earlier. There's a number of different gods and then moves on to the Bible and how unreliable the source of information it is and both the Old Testament and the New Testament get a chapter each. And then there's a couple of chapters on morality ... And then the second half of the book is about science ...

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Cover

Douglas Adams

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

It was mentioned as a DouglasAdams novel featuring Odin and Thor in a humorous mythological setting.

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Douglas Adams wrote a lovely book called The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul in which the North Scots are part of it.

— Episode: #1366 - Richard Dawkins

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Episode: #1366 - Richard Dawkins

It was mentioned as a DouglasAdams novel featuring Odin and Thor in a humorous mythological setting.

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Douglas Adams wrote a lovely book called The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul in which the North Scots are part of it.

Hidden War: How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming America's Wildlands From The Drug Cartels Cover

John Nores

Hidden War

How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming America's Wildlands From The Drug Cartels

The book was described as recounting Norris's experiences as a game warden who encountered cartel growops while performing his normal duties.

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I had a guy named John Norris who wrote a book called The Hidden War and the book is all about how he was a game warden and during his normal duties like looking for you know making s...

— Episode: #1363 - Dakota Meyer

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Episode: #1363 - Dakota Meyer

The book was described as recounting Norris's experiences as a game warden who encountered cartel growops while performing his normal duties.

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I had a guy named John Norris who wrote a book called The Hidden War and the book is all about how he was a game warden and during his normal duties like looking for you know making sure the people aren't overfishing or hunting without a license they started finding these cartel growops and these cartel growops are extremely dangerous because it's got these super toxic pesticides.

Allen Carr's Quit Drinking Without Willpower: The original Easyway method (Allen Carr's Easyway Book 2) Cover

Allen Carr

Allen Carr's Quit Drinking Without Willpower

The original Easyway method (Allen Carr's Easyway Book 2)

They said they had read the book and used its method to quit drinking, describing it as a quick and effective way to stop.

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I read a book and then I was done.

— Episode: #1360 - Nikki Glaser

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Episode: #1360 - Nikki Glaser

They said they had read the book and used its method to quit drinking, describing it as a quick and effective way to stop.

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I read a book and then I was done.

What was the book? The Easy Way to Stop Drinking by Alan Carr?

Easy way is you read this book and then you're done at the end of it.

I used his method to stop smoking the Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Alan Carr.

So many people have read it; it was the one book that when you've tried everything else nothing else works.

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Over 20 Million Copies Sold Cover

Allen Carr

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

Over 20 Million Copies Sold

They mentioned using the same author's method to quit smoking, noting the book's straightforward approach.

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I used his method to stop smoking the Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Alan Carr.

— Episode: #1360 - Nikki Glaser

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Episode: #1360 - Nikki Glaser

They mentioned using the same author's method to quit smoking, noting the book's straightforward approach.

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I used his method to stop smoking the Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Alan Carr.

So many people have read it; it was the one book that when you've tried everything else nothing else works.

Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships Cover

Marnia Robinson

Cupid's Poisoned Arrow

From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships

They introduced the book as "Cupid's Poisoned Arrow," describing it as a discussion of how orgasms affect relationships and happiness.

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Okay get ready I'm ready it's called Cupids Poisoned Arrow.

— Episode: #1360 - Nikki Glaser

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Episode: #1360 - Nikki Glaser

They introduced the book as "Cupid's Poisoned Arrow," describing it as a discussion of how orgasms affect relationships and happiness.

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Okay get ready I'm ready it's called Cupids Poisoned Arrow.

It's about how orgasms are ruining us and our relationships and our happiness.

Getting to "I Do" Cover

Patricia Allen

Getting to "I Do"

They referenced the book "Getting to I Do," calling the title humiliating and noting it teaches women to stop chasing men and adopt a more empowered stance.

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Read a book and it wasn't that book; it was this other book called Getting to I Do, it's such a humiliating title but it just teaches you as a woman to stop trying to run shit.

— Episode: #1360 - Nikki Glaser

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Episode: #1360 - Nikki Glaser

They referenced the book "Getting to I Do," calling the title humiliating and noting it teaches women to stop chasing men and adopt a more empowered stance.

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Read a book and it wasn't that book; it was this other book called Getting to I Do, it's such a humiliating title but it just teaches you as a woman to stop trying to run shit.

The book Getting to I Do I really, yeah this doctor wrote this book and the title is fucking terrible.

Bluegrass Funeral Cover

Joseph G. Anthony

Bluegrass Funeral

They recommended reading it, saying it told a true story that was compelling.

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You should read that book Bluegrass in Spiracy because it wanted this true story but it...

— Episode: #1356 - Sturgill Simpson & His Band

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Episode: #1356 - Sturgill Simpson & His Band

They recommended reading it, saying it told a true story that was compelling.

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You should read that book Bluegrass in Spiracy because it wanted this true story but it...

Raised Eyebrows - My Years Inside Groucho's House (Expanded Edition) Cover

Steve Stoliar

Raised Eyebrows - My Years Inside Groucho's House (Expanded Edition)

Rob Zombie said he had acquired the rights to the book, describing it as a lighthearted look at the final years of Groucho Marx's life.

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I bought the rights to this book called Raised Eyebrows which was a light that about the last few years of Groucho Marx's life.

— Episode: #1353 - Rob Zombie

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Episode: #1353 - Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie said he had acquired the rights to the book, describing it as a lighthearted look at the final years of Groucho Marx's life.

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I bought the rights to this book called Raised Eyebrows which was a light that about the last few years of Groucho Marx's life.

Steve Stolio wrote it; he was a 19yearold college kid who started a petition drive to get Animal Crackers released.

Contact: A Novel Cover

Carl Sagan

Contact

A Novel

The hosts said the book was titled "Contact" and noted it was written by Stanton Friedman, mentioning it in the context of UFO literature.

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there's a book out called Contact by Stanton Friedman yeah and caffeine yeah

— Episode: #1351 - Dan Aykroyd

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Episode: #1351 - Dan Aykroyd

The hosts said the book was titled "Contact" and noted it was written by Stanton Friedman, mentioning it in the context of UFO literature.

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there's a book out called Contact by Stanton Friedman yeah and caffeine yeah

Abduction! Cover

Peg Kehret

Abduction!

They referenced John Mack's book "Abduction", describing it as a work he wrote about alien encounters.

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John Mack was the lecturer you know he wrote the book abduction

— Episode: #1351 - Dan Aykroyd

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Episode: #1351 - Dan Aykroyd

They referenced John Mack's book "Abduction", describing it as a work he wrote about alien encounters.

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John Mack was the lecturer you know he wrote the book abduction

Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To Cover

David Sinclair

Lifespan

Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To

David Sinclair highlighted his new book as a discussion of aging, the Horvath clock, and potential therapies that could reverse biological age.

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David Sinclair, Lifespan, why we age and why we don't have to.

— Episode: #1349 - David Sinclair

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Episode: #1349 - David Sinclair

David Sinclair highlighted his new book as a discussion of aging, the Horvath clock, and potential therapies that could reverse biological age.

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David Sinclair, Lifespan, why we age and why we don't have to.

the technology that I talk about in my book we think could turn the clock back by a decade or more.

in my book i talk about we've evolved to our natural Lifespan we're now at a maximum of 122 years.

Lifespan why we age and why we don't have to David A. S. and Claire P. H. D.

the book I wrote ... I think that's why we're talking about the biological age and what we can do with metformin and resveratrol.

Behold a Pale Horse Cover

Milton William Cooper

Behold a Pale Horse

Bill Burr mentioned the novel The Pale Horse and said it was great.

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...the whole The Pale Horse that's great.

— Episode: #1348 - Bill Burr

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Episode: #1348 - Bill Burr

Bill Burr mentioned the novel The Pale Horse and said it was great.

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...the whole The Pale Horse that's great.

The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains Cover

Joseph LeDoux

The Deep History of Ourselves

The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains

He announced that the new book traced a fourbillionyear story of how conscious brains evolved and said it was available on Amazon and Audible.

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So the new book is called The Deep History of Ourself, the 4 billion year story of how we got conscious brains.

— Episode: #1344 - Joseph LeDoux

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Episode: #1344 - Joseph LeDoux

He announced that the new book traced a fourbillionyear story of how conscious brains evolved and said it was available on Amazon and Audible.

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So the new book is called The Deep History of Ourself, the 4 billion year story of how we got conscious brains.

And you can get that on Amazon, you can get the audible on audible.com.

Moby Dick (Chiltern Classic) Cover

Herman Melville

Moby Dick (Chiltern Classic)

Penn recalled that he only read "MobyDick" when he was 45, noting that reading it at the right age made it his favorite book.

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I never read Moby Dick till I was 45.

— Episode: #1343 - Penn Jillette

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Episode: #1343 - Penn Jillette

Penn recalled that he only read "MobyDick" when he was 45, noting that reading it at the right age made it his favorite book.

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I never read Moby Dick till I was 45.

Hidden War: How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming America's Wildlands From The Drug Cartels Cover

John Nores

Hidden War

How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming America's Wildlands From The Drug Cartels

John Nores discussed his second book, "Hidden Wars," released about ten years after his first, focusing on the covert battles against cartelrun marijuana operations.

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We wrote war in the woods and then Hidden Wars the new one yeah Hidden Wars the brand you and that just came out

— Episode: #1340 - John Nores

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Episode: #1340 - John Nores

John Nores discussed his second book, "Hidden Wars," released about ten years after his first, focusing on the covert battles against cartelrun marijuana operations.

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We wrote war in the woods and then Hidden Wars the new one yeah Hidden Wars the brand you and that just came out

You can get both books hid more's a new one more in the woods is the first one on amazon

My new book hidden work extensively on this is what are the challenges moving forward after seeing regulation in play for two years

The Natural Mind: A Revolutionary Approach to the Drug Problem – Dr. Weil's First Book on Consciousness and the Philosophy of Integrative Medicine Cover

Andrew T. Weil M.D.

The Natural Mind

A Revolutionary Approach to the Drug Problem – Dr. Weil's First Book on Consciousness and the Philosophy of Integrative Medicine

Weil said his first book, The Natural Mind, was published in 1972 and reflected his early ideas on integrative health.

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my first book, The Natural Mind was published in 1972.

— Episode: #1213 - Dr. Andrew Weil

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Episode: #1213 - Dr. Andrew Weil

Weil said his first book, The Natural Mind, was published in 1972 and reflected his early ideas on integrative health.

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my first book, The Natural Mind was published in 1972.

Health and Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health Cover

Andrew Weil

Health and Healing

The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health

Weil recalled that he wrote a book in 1983 called Health and Healing, which included chapters on placebos.

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I wrote a book in 1983 called Health and Healing.

— Episode: #1213 - Dr. Andrew Weil

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Episode: #1213 - Dr. Andrew Weil

Weil recalled that he wrote a book in 1983 called Health and Healing, which included chapters on placebos.

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I wrote a book in 1983 called Health and Healing.

Mind over Back Pain: A Radically New Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain Cover

John E. Sarno

Mind over Back Pain

A Radically New Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain

Weil referred to John Sarno's book Mind Over Back Pain as one of Sarno's great works on back pain.

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He has some great books, Mind over Back Pain, Healing Back Pain.

— Episode: #1213 - Dr. Andrew Weil

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Episode: #1213 - Dr. Andrew Weil

Weil referred to John Sarno's book Mind Over Back Pain as one of Sarno's great works on back pain.

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He has some great books, Mind over Back Pain, Healing Back Pain.

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection Cover

John E. Sarno MD

Healing Back Pain

The Mind-Body Connection

Weil listed Healing Back Pain alongside Mind Over Back Pain as a key title from John Sarno.

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He has some great books, Mind Over Back Pain, Healing Back Pain.

— Episode: #1213 - Dr. Andrew Weil

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Episode: #1213 - Dr. Andrew Weil

Weil listed Healing Back Pain alongside Mind Over Back Pain as a key title from John Sarno.

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He has some great books, Mind Over Back Pain, Healing Back Pain.

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