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This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
What happened this past weekend. And sometimes what happened on other days.
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Why We Sleep
Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
It was mentioned as a book about sleep, specifically related to blue light exposure.
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There's a great book called their circadian code by dr. Sachin Panda Great be a great guest for you But nonetheless, I mean he talks about how it's really important for us a Matthew Walker to for his...
— Episode: Dr. David Perlmutter | This Past Weekend...
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Episode: Dr. David Perlmutter | This Past Weekend #187
It was mentioned as a book about sleep, specifically related to blue light exposure.
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There's a great book called their circadian code by dr. Sachin Panda Great be a great guest for you But nonetheless, I mean he talks about how it's really important for us a Matthew Walker to for his book Why We Sleep?
Oh, yeah I actually read about half of that book. Oh Joe Rogan, I think yeah Yeah
The Creative Act
A Way of Being
The host brought up this book by Rick Rubin, which discusses the creative process, and both agreed the author would be a great podcast guest.
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That that what what is that book I'm blanking on his name. It's a great book with the circles on it. Rick Rubin. Have you read that book?
— Episode: #633 - Trevor Wallace
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Episode: #633 - Trevor Wallace
The host brought up this book by Rick Rubin, which discusses the creative process, and both agreed the author would be a great podcast guest.
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That that what what is that book I'm blanking on his name. It's a great book with the circles on it. Rick Rubin. Have you read that book?
He has a book and it's all about just yeah The Creative Act dude I really love this book. It's The Creative Act a way of being. Check it out.
It
A Novel
It was mentioned as one of the first horror books that Tanja Milojevic enjoyed, likely influencing her love of the horror genre.
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Thank you Stephen King
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It was mentioned as one of the first horror books that Tanja Milojevic enjoyed, likely influencing her love of the horror genre.
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Thank you Stephen King
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher)
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Harry Potter Hardcover Boxed Set
Books 1-7 (Slipcase)
The oldest library in the world was mentioned and compared to Hogwarts, where the Harry Potter books are set.
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And we went into Trinity College in Dublin. And they have the oldest library. This is like where Hogwarts keeps its hogs you know this thing old.
— Episode: Europe | This Past Weekend #255
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Episode: Europe | This Past Weekend #255
The oldest library in the world was mentioned and compared to Hogwarts, where the Harry Potter books are set.
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And we went into Trinity College in Dublin. And they have the oldest library. This is like where Hogwarts keeps its hogs you know this thing old.
The Alchemist - Gift Edition
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Original Text
Theo Von suggested listeners should pick up a classic novel like Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' as a healthier alternative to online pornography.
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Shut that computer down man crack a book Get you some Mark Twain or some Chuckie Dickens, you know Get back to your roots, you know get back to something real
— Episode: 3-27-17 | This Past Weekend #15
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Episode: 3-27-17 | This Past Weekend #15
Theo Von suggested listeners should pick up a classic novel like Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' as a healthier alternative to online pornography.
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Shut that computer down man crack a book Get you some Mark Twain or some Chuckie Dickens, you know Get back to your roots, you know get back to something real
The 48 Laws of Power
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The Road
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Lord of the Flies (Penguin Drop Caps)
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George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series)
A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons
The podcast host compared potential American civil unrest to the anarchy and violence seen in this book series.
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Maybe I'm wrong. But I mean look what happens in when there's just a you know when there's I was gonna say like look what happens in like a Katrina type environment when people don't have what they ne...
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The podcast host compared potential American civil unrest to the anarchy and violence seen in this book series.
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Maybe I'm wrong. But I mean look what happens in when there's just a you know when there's I was gonna say like look what happens in like a Katrina type environment when people don't have what they need You know things escalate pretty quick. It's not a level of let's be peaceful and figure this out Things escalate pretty quick, you know, but who but but I love this thought though. It's it's so true That's the other side of the coin. It's like is this our country? Not really, you know, we were just born here how do we manage that and it's an it's an it's an it's a that's an effective thought that I wish That I'd like to think about more because I feel like it's it's a good for me to think about that so Trevor, I appreciate you calling in and bringing that to to my Just to my brain man bring into the forefront of my brain a little bit more from Trevor.
Countdown
The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons
It was mentioned in relation to microplastics in the environment and how they might be affecting human hormone systems and causing gender ambiguity in the future.
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There's a book called a Countdown by a woman her name is Dr. Shanna Swan and she came on the podcast and she explained that there's certain chemicals that are in plastics and in some...
— Episode: E403 Joe Rogan
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Episode: E403 Joe Rogan
It was mentioned in relation to microplastics in the environment and how they might be affecting human hormone systems and causing gender ambiguity in the future.
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There's a book called a Countdown by a woman her name is Dr. Shanna Swan and she came on the podcast and she explained that there's certain chemicals that are in plastics and in some fertilizers that are disrupting the human body endocrine system and it's causing people's penises to shrink balls to shrink sperm counts are lowering and one of the ways they find out about this is the size of people's taints.
Empire of Pain
The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
It was a brilliant book about how the Sackler family, the dynasty who created various drugs, each with problematic side effects, started a medical company. The book discussed how they created the terrible OxyContin, and how they are currently hiding out in Stade, Switzerland, a playground for the wealthy.
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I bet that book by the way, "Empire of Pain". I haven't read that one.
— Episode: E513 Louis Theroux
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Episode: E513 Louis Theroux
It was a brilliant book about how the Sackler family, the dynasty who created various drugs, each with problematic side effects, started a medical company. The book discussed how they created the terrible OxyContin, and how they are currently hiding out in Stade, Switzerland, a playground for the wealthy.
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I bet that book by the way, "Empire of Pain". I haven't read that one.
Patrick Radden Keefe. Brilliant book about how they started making certain, you know, kind of medical company, three brothers, and then the dynasty, how they created various drugs, each of them in different ways, problematic, like with side effects, and then the mother of all terrible drugs, which was the Oxys and whatever, and a lot of them live in Stade now apparently. Do you know Stade in Switzerland? Like, it's a playground of the wealthy.
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
It was mentioned as a book that contains information related to the therapeutic use of psilocybin for depression and PTSD.
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I think that there's a lot of Information there that we need to look at because I think there's some value there and I think the rejection of hallucinogens from a therapeutic Perspective a perspective...
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Episode: Dr. David Perlmutter | This Past Weekend #187
It was mentioned as a book that contains information related to the therapeutic use of psilocybin for depression and PTSD.
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I think that there's a lot of Information there that we need to look at because I think there's some value there and I think the rejection of hallucinogens from a therapeutic Perspective a perspective was done for the wrong reasons
Michael Pollan's book
Free Will
Sam Harris's book 'Free Will' explores the concept that humans don't have any real control over their actions and that their decisions are not their fault. It argues that free will is an illusion and that our actions are determined by factors beyond our conscious control.
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Look into it. Sam Harris's book 'Free Will.'
— Episode: E339 Nikki Glaser
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Episode: E339 Nikki Glaser
Sam Harris's book 'Free Will' explores the concept that humans don't have any real control over their actions and that their decisions are not their fault. It argues that free will is an illusion and that our actions are determined by factors beyond our conscious control.
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Look into it. Sam Harris's book 'Free Will.'
The concept that you have any control over anything you do. You want to talk about. You're not in control of your own life.
It's a short book called Free Will by Sam Harris.
The Godfather
It was mentioned in relation to a book by TJ English about a crime godfather and was discussed in the context of Tony Soprano killing someone in the show, The Sopranos.
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TJ English He did the podcast with me and Rogan and he said in his 30 40 years Experience dealing with Cuban people were always very vindictive.
— Episode: Joey Diaz | This Past Weekend #124
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Episode: Joey Diaz | This Past Weekend #124
It was mentioned in relation to a book by TJ English about a crime godfather and was discussed in the context of Tony Soprano killing someone in the show, The Sopranos.
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TJ English He did the podcast with me and Rogan and he said in his 30 40 years Experience dealing with Cuban people were always very vindictive.
He wrote about that guy was about a godfather, you know about a crime godfather.
I think after episode 7 they really HBO did not want Tony Killing somebody.
The Catcher in the Rye
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A Beautiful Mind
A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
The speaker referenced the movie 'A Beautiful Mind', which is based on the book of the same name, when describing the type of crazy that the stalker exhibits.
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He said, she's crazy, but she's like crazy. Like Russell Crowe, beautiful mind. Crazy.
— Episode: E323 Josh Wolf
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Episode: E323 Josh Wolf
The speaker referenced the movie 'A Beautiful Mind', which is based on the book of the same name, when describing the type of crazy that the stalker exhibits.
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He said, she's crazy, but she's like crazy. Like Russell Crowe, beautiful mind. Crazy.
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