Book · 1985 · Biography & Autobiography
The Serpent and the Rainbow
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There was a zombie movie a long time ago. Serpent and the Rainbow. That's right. That movie. Yeah. Great movie. I'm so glad we just brought that up.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 2026 The best things said about it
His first book was called the serpent of the rainbow all right that was made into a film.
Dennis McKenna The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2018 It's not a purely factual account but still touches on the investigation of zombification and zombie potions in haiti and is one of the trippier historical investigations that you can imagine i mean it's and that was made from a book that was wade's first book was the serpent in the rainbow.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2022 Why people recommend it
The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis is a non-fiction investigation into the cultural practices of voodoo and the phenomenon of zombification in Haiti. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan briefly recalled the book and its cinematic adaptation while discussing zombie lore and powerful substances like scopolamine with guest Cody Tucker. Tim Ferriss similarly discussed the work on The Tim Ferriss Show alongside Dr. Andrew Weil, describing it as a trippy historical investigation that touches upon Haitian zombie potions, though noting it is not a purely factual account. Dennis McKenna also referenced the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, acknowledging its publication as Davis's first book and its subsequent journey to the silver screen. Across these podcast episodes, speakers revisited the cultural fascination surrounding the investigation, highlighting its unique blend of ethnobotany, travel writing, and cinematic legacy that continues to captivate audiences interested in the fringes of science and anthropology.
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Dennis McKenna his first book was called the serpent of the rainbow all right that was made into a film 1
“his first book was called the serpent of the rainbow all right that was made into a film”
Joe Rogan There was a zombie movie a long time ago. Serpent and the Rainbow. That's right. That movie. Yeah. Great mo… 1
“There was a zombie movie a long time ago. Serpent and the Rainbow. That's right. That movie. Yeah. Great movie. I'm so glad we just brought that up.”
Tim Ferriss it's not a purely factual account but still touches on the investigation of zombification and zombie potion… 1
“it's not a purely factual account but still touches on the investigation of zombification and zombie potions in haiti and is one of the trippier historical investigations that you can imagine i mean it's and that was made from a book that was wade's first book was the serpent in the rainbow”
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“And so I pulled out a book of mine, One River, which happened to have a photograph in the frontispiece of one of the chapters.”
“And jumping ahead, it was when I wrote The Serpent and the Rainbow that things clicked. I said, 'Oh, that's what I am. I can write.'”