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Book · 2021 · Political Science

Freedom

by Sebastian Junger · Recommended by 2 people on 1 podcast

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Well i think if any way your work you know i mean i think tribe is a fantastic testament to that and i think you're doing more of the same with freedom.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2021 Listen at 2:53:34

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Discussed
And he talks about how I'm sure you've read Freedom which is a book that he wrote uh uh kind of his last book.
Peter Attia The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2023

Why people recommend it

Freedom by Sebastian Junger is a reflective work that explores the profound human desire for autonomy, community, and the journey along railroad lines in search of independence. On an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, host Joe Rogan discussed the book with guest Sebastian Junger, sharing that he had recently started reading it and was thoroughly enjoying the experience. Rogan praised Junger's literary output, noting that his previous book Tribe served as a fantastic testament to human connection and that Freedom was a brilliant continuation of those same vital themes. During a separate appearance on the same podcast, Peter Attia also referenced the book while speaking with Rogan, asking if Rogan had read Freedom as Junger's latest published work. The discussions on the podcast highlighted how Junger examines the historical, psychological, and physical dimensions of freedom in modern society, contrasting contemporary isolation with the deep-seated historical yearning for open spaces, self-reliance, and communal solidarity among individuals seeking a deeper, more authentic connection to the world around them.

Every mention

3 counted mentions · 12 passing or ad reads below
Joe Rogan i just started it a few days ago but it's really interesting i'm enjoying it very much thank you 2
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“i just started it a few days ago but it's really interesting i'm enjoying it very much thank you”
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“well i think if any way your work you know i mean i think tribe is a fantastic testament to that and i think you're doing more of the same with freedom”
Peter Attia and he talks about how I'm sure you've read Freedom which is a book that he wrote uh uh kind of his last book 1
Discussed
“and he talks about how I'm sure you've read Freedom which is a book that he wrote uh uh kind of his last book”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

Other mentions (12: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged
“Yeah, I I wrote a book, Freedom, which I see over there next to you on the table. I just couldn't find Tribe. I love Tribe also.”
Plugged
“I looked at in in my book Freedom, I looked at a gang in Chicago in the 1960s.”
Plugged
“and um you know most nights as i say in the book my book freedom most like nights we were the only people in the world who knew where we were”
Plugged
“so in my book freedom what i wanted to figure out was how do humans alone among mammals maintain their their autonomy”
Plugged
“but i have taken two posting sentences from my book freedom on twitter with with photographs”
Passing
“his latest book is called freedom which is our topic for today”
Plugged
“uh so my book is divided we can get to it later but my book is divided into run fight and think”
Passing
“my guest today has been sebastian younger his book is freedom”
Plugged
“you know i mean there's something i write about a little bit in freedom um i mean i will be talking about that later but just to sort of mention it like real leadership”
Plugged
“and you know my last book was called tribe and we we talked about that and i realized people are willing to die for their community for their tribe for their people”
Plugged
“and so part of the part of my book freedom is about that trek because it was my own personal experience with being uh physically autonomous and it was hard”
Plugged
“pulse yeah and freedom is out right now thank you thanks man”

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