Why people recommend it
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a 1899 novella exploring the brutal realities of European colonialism in the Congo and the psychological depths of human nature. Joe Rogan brought up the novella on The Joe Rogan Experience while discussing its adaptation into the film Apocalypse Now. Baland Jalal and Jordan Peterson both referenced the narrative concept of venturing into the heart of darkness within hero mythology on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, with Peterson also mentioning the book on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett in relation to trauma and journeys into darkness. John Vervaeke mentioned the novella on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast as part of a comprehensive literature course. Siddharth Kara referenced the classic novel on The Joe Rogan Experience when discussing the history of colonial atrocities in the Congo. Lydia Davis spoke on Conversations with Tyler about recently starting to reread the work and enjoying its writing, and Anthony Bourdain mentioned the book on The Joe Rogan Experience while expressing his fascination with traveling up the Congo River.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Discussed
- Baland Jalal Discussed
- John Vervaeke Discussed
- Siddharth Kara Discussed
- Jordan Peterson Discussed
- Lydia Davis Discussed
- Anthony Bourdain Discussed
Joe Rogan — 1 mention
“do you ever see a this Hollywood, but Apocalypse Now? Sure. with is it Francis Ford Copela and he's got like Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando and Dennis Hopper and Robert Duval and all those cool cats and dope movie but it's written on this premise of a of a book that was written in like 1899 by Joseph Conrad”
Baland Jalal — 1 mention
“Like there there's also an in insistence in in hero mythology that you go to the Heart of Darkness”
John Vervaeke — 1 mention
“You know, I did a course on Moby Dick, Heart of Darkness, Notes from Underground, Death in Venice, and The Plague—all one course. Oh yeah, that's fun.”
Siddharth Kara — 1 mention
“in college we all read Heart of Darkness Conrad and that's the first Belgian horror”
Jordan Peterson — 1 mention
“And there's a movie, Apocalypse Now, that's about a journey to the heart of darkness, and that's what the book is about, Conrad Joseph Conrad's book.”
Lydia Davis — 1 mention
“for example we mentioned conrad i started the heart of darkness i had read it years ago and i started it you know a few months ago and really liked the writing and wanted to go on”
Anthony Bourdain — 1 mention
“I want to do the whole Joseph Conrad you know Heart of Darkness thing I'm obsessed with going up the Congo River”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“It's exploration into the heart of darkness, right? What's the theme? Confront what terrifies you voluntarily.”
“uh the one that they made Apocalypse Now based off of oh Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness”
“but it makes me feel a little bit like a you know you said it first like of a jean bra like Aegina you know like that warm wallet you know like that wild canal you know like Joseph Conrad wrote about you know that wild canal out there that RIT whatever it was that dark river whatever he was”