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Books by Christopher McDougall mentioned on podcasts
Christopher McDougall's book Born to Run has been discussed on several podcasts, including ChooseFI, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Lex Fridman Podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Modern Wisdom. On ChooseFI, the hosts connected the book to their conversation about barefoot-style running shoes. Guest Daniel Lieberman referenced Born to Run on The Diary Of A CEO, highlighting how the book describes the Tarahumara people and depicts them as a hidden tribe of super athletes. Sagar Enjeti recommended the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast, relating it to human history and running. Joe Rogan discussed Born to Run across multiple episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience and its companion shows, mentioning the running practices of people in the mountains of Mexico who construct their own shoes out of discarded tires. On Modern Wisdom, the speaker noted reading Born to Run and applied its underlying mental concepts regarding long-distance running, specifically the idea of leaning into pain rather than hiding from it, during a personal experience involving physical pain. Rose Namajunas also mentioned Born to Run on The Joe Rogan Experience while discussing her personal enjoyment of running.
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Born to Run
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is a celebrated exploration of endurance running, human evolution, and the remarkable Tarahumara tribe of Mexico.
Discussed“I think it was called Born to Run, but it was like about the Taro Humara tribe.”
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Natural born heroes
Discussed“uh on non-fiction there are five new titles starting down at number 16 Christopher McDougall who is a contributing editor to outside magazine and the author of a um book called Born to Run some years back that was also a bestseller has a book called Natural Born Heroes”
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