Book · 2014
High Price
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It's called high price um you can get it at high price is it high price the book.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2014 Listen at 2:08:11 The best things said about it
Because I read your first book, which is called High Price, which is kind of a biography.
Steve Levitt People I (Mostly) Admire · Jan 2022 In your previous book high price you talk about rap and djing chapter five.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 2021 He's got a book out uh called high price and it's sort of a autobiographical um account.
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Why people recommend it
High Price by Carl Hart is an autobiographical book that details the author's journey from a difficult upbringing in a high-crime neighborhood to becoming a trailblazing neuroscientist and professor at Columbia University. Joe Rogan recommended the biographical work to his audience during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, encouraging listeners to pick up a copy. On People I (Mostly) Admire, host Steve Levitt referenced the book multiple times across different episodes, noting that he had read the autobiography to understand how someone he described as the nerdiest lab rat that ever existed evolved into a vocal activist advocating for drug policy reform. Lex Fridman similarly mentioned the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast, specifically pointing to a chapter discussing rap music and DJing to smoothly transition into a broader conversation about culture and society. Additionally, Christopher Ryan brought up the autobiographical account while guesting on The Joe Rogan Experience, highlighting Hart's unique perspective as an addiction specialist. Across these various podcast appearances, the book serves as a vital anchor for understanding the complex intersections of personal identity, systemic disadvantage, and scientific inquiry. Speakers consistently use the text to illustrate the remarkable transformation of its author, whose lived experiences directly challenge prevailing assumptions about drug use, addiction, and public policy.
Every mention
Joe Rogan it's called high price um you can get it at high price is it high price the book 1
“it's called high price um you can get it at high price is it high price the book”
Steve Levitt Because I read your first book, which is called High Price, which is kind of a biography. 2
“Because I read your first book, which is called High Price, which is kind of a biography.”
“because I read your first book which is called high price which is kind of a biography and you were the nerdiest lab rat that ever existed”
Christopher Ryan he's got a book out uh called high price and it's sort of a autobiographical um account 1
“he's got a book out uh called high price and it's sort of a autobiographical um account”
Lex Fridman in your previous book high price you talk about rap and djing chapter five 1
“in your previous book high price you talk about rap and djing chapter five”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“yeah you know that's one of the things I I've wrote my book recently high price and that's one of the things I tried to uh well I told this story it's a memoir and a science book”
“and so that's one of the things I argue for in high price the book I argue that we should decriminalize all drugs in this country”