Cover of A House of Cards

Book · 1997 · Baseball cards

A House of Cards

Baseball Card Collecting and Popular Culture

by John Bloom · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

Why people recommend it

A House of Cards by John Bloom is a dramatic work that reflects the cynical realities, machinations, and corruption surrounding institutional government power dynamics. Joe Rogan brought up the title during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience numbered 2478 featuring guest Theo Von, which was broadcast on April 2, 2026. During their conversational exchange about politics and leadership, Rogan invoked the project to illustrate his deeply cynical perspective on what the government is truly like behind closed doors. He suggested that audiences should go back and rewatch the show to gain a clearer understanding of how politicians and systemic operations genuinely function in practice.

Who recommended it

Joe Rogan — 1 mention
Recommended
“I think House of Cards is probably really close to what the government's actually like. Go back and watch that show again.”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“You've got like House of Cards Vibes who could this guy be”
Passing
“and especially yeah if you're doing something Shady like like they do in House of Cards which uh by the way uh Bill Clinton said is uh 99 accurate”
Passing
“automatically hearing the story i i thought about what bill clinton said about uh house of cards if you remember uh house of cards it was a famous netflix show with kevin spacey friends of all friends and of course jeffrey epstein but but bill clinton said that that house of cards was 99 percent real”
Passing
“I went back home ate a bunch of pills and watched uh the first season a house of cards”