Book · 2020

Gattaca

by Howard Mahmood · Brought up by 3 people on 3 podcasts

Gattaca by Howard Mahmood has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts (2 episodes recommend it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Ben Bowlin (2 episodes), Joe Rogan (1 episode) and Tim Pool (1 episode) on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (2 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode) and Timcast IRL (1 episode).

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Do you remember Did you watch the movie Gattaca? Yeah. Gattaca, absolutely recommended. If you want to understand our brave new world, the one that's really coming at us and the ethical conundrums associated with that, watch Gattaca.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Feb 2026 Listen at 2:06:51

Questions about Gattaca by Howard Mahmood

Who recommends Gattaca by Howard Mahmood on podcasts?

Ben Bowlin (1 episode) and Joe Rogan (1 episode) have recommended Gattaca by Howard Mahmood on podcasts. In all, 3 people brought it up across 3 podcasts (2 people recommended it).

Which podcasts mention Gattaca the most?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (2 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode) and Timcast IRL (1 episode).

Is Gattaca recommended, or only discussed?

Gattaca by Howard Mahmood was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 2 episodes, as of 2026-02-13.

What do people say about Gattaca?

Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience (2026-02-13): "Do you remember Did you watch the movie Gattaca? Yeah. Gattaca, absolutely recommended. If you want to understand our brave new world, the one that's really coming at us and the ethical conundrums associated with that, watch Gattaca."

When was Gattaca last mentioned on a podcast?

Gattaca by Howard Mahmood was last recommended on The Joe Rogan Experience by Joe Rogan on 2026-02-13.

The best things said about it

1 of 4 · every mention
Discussed
Watch Gattaca just watch is that what they do that's correct.
Tim Pool Timcast IRL · Aug 2021

Where and when it comes up

Why people recommend it

Gattaca is a science fiction film about a dystopian future where children are genetically engineered for perfection and natural-born citizens face systemic discrimination. Joe Rogan brought up the film on The Joe Rogan Experience to recommend it to listeners who want to understand the brave new world approaching society and the ethical conundrums associated with futuristic technology and human engineering. Ben Bowlin also mentioned the sci-fi movie on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, using it as a comparison for societal pressure and compliance where natural birth is made economically and socially inconvenient rather than explicitly illegal. Bowlin returned to the film in another episode to illustrate his dystopian concerns regarding futuristic reproductive technology and how it opens up traditional pregnancy to unsettling propositions. Additionally, Tim Pool and a commenter on Timcast IRL discussed the film to illustrate concerns about mandatory vaccines and genetic discrimination. Across multiple podcasts, speakers utilized Gattaca as a cultural touchstone to warn audiences about the potential dark side of technological progress in human genetics, urging people to watch the movie to grasp the reality of impending bioethical challenges in modern society.

Every mention

4 quotes from 4 episodes · 2 passing or ad reads below
Ben Bowlin kind of like uh the sci-fi film Gataga. They didn't make it illegal not to genetically modify your children… 2
Recommended
“kind of like uh the sci-fi film Gataga. They didn't make it illegal not to genetically modify your children, but they made it so inconvenient that uh you couldn't afford to have children the natural way. Everybody check out Gataga. It's not really a Christmas movie.”
Discussed
“this my concern here is more again the idea of how this opens up the traditional pregnancy and birth process to some other technological propositions that maybe people aren't comfortable with and maybe we shouldn't be comfortable with it because we've all surely seen Gata.”
Joe Rogan Do you remember Did you watch the movie Gattaca? Yeah. Gattaca, absolutely recommended. If you want to unde… 1
Recommended
“Do you remember Did you watch the movie Gattaca? Yeah. Gattaca, absolutely recommended. If you want to understand our brave new world, the one that's really coming at us and the ethical conundrums associated with that, watch Gattaca.”
Tim Pool Watch Gattaca just watch is that what they do that's correct 1
Discussed
“Watch Gattaca just watch is that what they do that's correct”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“it's going to be like how gattaga made genetic modification a thing they just use Private Industry insurance rates to make it to a €“ expensive”
Passing
“i assume you guys have seen gattaca”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Joe Rogan, The White House / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).