Book · 1970 · Body, Mind & Spirit
Chariots of the Gods?
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Chariots of the Gods was a great book and a really interesting documentary.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Feb 2014 Listen at 2:38:59 What they say about it
- Mentions the film adaptation“a movie, like a feature movie”4
- Discusses ancient aliens“ancient aliens coming down here”3
- Notes the question mark in title“the original title ends in a question mark”3
The best things said about it
Look when you read Chariots of the Gods which is a good read it is very much not accurate.
Didn't until 1968 when Danakin's breakout piece Chariots of the Gods made the bold claim that the world's oldest religion originated not from the observance of uh the the celestial bodies, the observance of astronomical movement or from the natural world itself, but rather as a reaction to um firsthand experience and contact with an alien.
He's the guy who wrote chariots of the gods oh god yeah yeah in his eighties now staple book at our house.
I watched Chariots of the Gods, that film, which I thought was very kooky and fun. It's very campy and fun.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2025 It's uh it's it's the author of Chariots of the Gods, a a formative figure in our young lives. Uh honestly, uh part of the inspiration for the show, Eric von Danakin.
Erich von Däniken is the one who wrote the Chariots of the Gods. He wrote that book about ancient aliens coming down here.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2024 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Chariots of the Gods? by Erich von Daniken is a well-known alternative history book that posits ancient civilizations were influenced by extraterrestrial visitors. The work has sparked widespread cultural debate and fascination for decades, frequently appearing in discussions about fringe theories. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan repeatedly brought up the book across multiple episodes, describing the accompanying film adaptation as campy, kooky, and fun while reflecting on his exploration of alternative historical claims and ancient mysteries. During an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin and Matt Frederick discussed the author and his breakout 1968 publication, noting that the text served as a formative inspiration for their own inquisitive podcast and left a lasting mark on popular culture, including references in backpacker hip-hop. The hosts also highlighted the deliberate inclusion of a question mark in the original title to signify the speculative nature of the author's explosive claims. Throughout these various podcast episodes, speakers analyzed how the book fundamentally shaped public interest in ancient astronauts, fringe archaeology, and unorthodox explanations for monumental human achievements, cementing its status as a notorious cultural artifact of the twentieth century.
Every mention
Joe Rogan Eric von Danakin. Yeah. Who did Chariots of the Gods was a great book and a really interesting documentary. 9
Discussed
“Have you ever seen Chariots of the Gods? No. That's the original one. Eric von Danakin. That was in like the 1970s. It was a a movie, like a feature movie.”
Discussed
“And then um of course [snorts] I watched Chariots of the Gods, that film, which I thought was very kooky and fun. It's very campy and fun.”
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“You've read Chariots of the Gods. Mhm. I talked to Von Danakin once.”
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“I've seen Chariots of the Gods like interviews with this guy it's very he's like all in on the idea that UFOs created all this stuff”
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“Eric Von danin is the one who wrote the Chariots of the Gods he wrote that book about ancient aliens coming down here”
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“i know i mean it's chariot to the gods eric and donna get all that”
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“he brought over the guy who wrote Chariots of the Gods”
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“there was a a dude Von danin yeah Von daniah Von dan who wrote Chariots of the Gods and uh Chariots of the Gods was like a movie”
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“Eric von Danakin. Yeah. Who did Chariots of the Gods was a great book and a really interesting documentary.”
Ben Bowlin look when you read Chariots of the Gods which is a good read it is very much not accurate 8
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“It's uh it's it's the author of Chariots of the Gods, a a formative figure in our young lives. Uh honestly, uh part of the inspiration for the show, Eric von Danakin.”
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“Oh uh Chariots of the Gods, Ancient Aliens, Eric von Danakin. Von Danakin rhymes with so many things. Uh, check out check out old Backpacker Hip Hop because there's a lot of stuff where they'll drop a um Eric von Danakin.”
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“No, I love that you're shouting out uh Chariots of the Gods because the original title ends in a question mark. So he's I should have put that empasis on the salables.”
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“Chariots of the gods question mark which is the title uh I don't know do you guys remember hearing about this stuff”
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“look when you read Chariots of the Gods which is a good read it is very much not accurate”
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“and you know you mentioned Chariots of the Gods right Chariots of the Gods so is is that book published with the presumption that it is true”
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“and it's not it's not uh taken very seriously by a lot of mainstream archaeologists do and anthropologists even doe primarily to the fact that these are kind of like Chariots of the Gods by Eric Von danin these arguments are made based on his interpretation of what he sees”
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“this will be familiar attained by his read books like Chariot of the Gods by Eric Von daniken”
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos and the fascinating thing is that you know when in the 60s and 70s when Eric fond danin first wrote Chariot… 2
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“and the fascinating thing is that you know when in the 60s and 70s when Eric fond danin first wrote Chariots of the Gods you know the general consensus in the 60s and 70s was that this discussion was even more taboo than it is today”
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“and then I and then I got a call and I was asked you know have had I heard of of a book called Chariots of the Gods and Eric fondan and I said of course”
Matt Frederick Eric F danin yeah publishes a paperback uh that I loved when it came out the Chariots of the Gods question… 2
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“didn't until 1968 when Danakin's breakout piece Chariots of the Gods made the bold claim that the world's oldest religion originated not from the observance of uh the the celestial bodies, the observance of astronomical movement or from the natural world itself, but rather as a reaction to um firsthand experience and contact with an alien.”
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“Eric F danin yeah publishes a paperback uh that I loved when it came out the Chariots of the Gods question mark little bit of hedging there”
Andrew Schulz Peter tal had a party at his house and he brought over the guy who wrote Chariots of the Gods 1
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“Peter tal had a party at his house and he brought over the guy who wrote Chariots of the Gods”
Michael Stevens Von danin used that as an argument in Chariots of the Gods to explain that 1
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“Von danin used that as an argument in Chariots of the Gods to explain that”
Paul Greenberg he's the guy who wrote chariots of the gods oh god yeah yeah in his eighties now staple book at our house 1
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“he's the guy who wrote chariots of the gods oh god yeah yeah in his eighties now staple book at our house”
Sean Hayes it's like Chariots of the Gods it's all about UFOs visited Earth back in the day 1
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“it's like Chariots of the Gods it's all about UFOs visited Earth back in the day”
Tim Dillon he's the author of chariots of the gods the last two hours we've been talking ancient aliens 1
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“he's the author of chariots of the gods the last two hours we've been talking ancient aliens”
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Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“I already bought like I already paid for Chariot of the Gods the series like I bought those books.”
Passing
“Cherries of the Gods. No, when I was at Peter Teal's house when Von Dan that must have been 2018, 2019.”
Passing
“Eric Von Daniken? Eric Von Daniken, yes, that's right, Chariots of the Gods!”
Speaker Stuff They Don't Want You To Know CLASSIC: The Windover Bog Bodies 2024-11-19 Listen at 3:53
Passing
“Eric von danin yes that's right Chariots of the Gods mhm mhm that's that is probably one of the biggest ones for me”
Passing
“Publishes a paperback that I loved when it came out—the Chariots of the Gods?—question mark, a little bit of hedging there. He publishes this first in 1969; it becomes an international bestseller, and a deluge of similar books hit the market right after.”
Passing
“If you heard the phrase, you might not immediately recognize it, but if you saw one of these stones, your memory would flash back to maybe a BBC documentary or maybe Eric Von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods?”
Passing
“I only like familiar with the Chariots of the Gods type [ __ ] Yeah Chariots of the god is interesting too”