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Wired
The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi
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I read Wired when I was in college and was like, 'Dude, this is I mean, there's so many aspects of my personality that I draw from a book like that.'.
Bert Kreischer · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2026 Listen at 1:06:54 What they say about it
- Bill Murray and the first five pages“read five pages of it”5
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However when I read wired the book written by what's his name Woodward about Belushi I read like five pages of wired and I went oh my God they fra Nixon.
I have a copy of Wired in my tour bus. Yeah. Don't read it. I'm going to get rid of it.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2026 Why people recommend it
Wired by Bob Woodward is a biography detailing the life and tragic death of comedian and actor John Belushi. The book received considerable attention on The Joe Rogan Experience, where host Joe Rogan and guests discussed its controversial reputation and reception among Belushi's inner circle. On an episode featuring Bert Kreischer, Rogan advised Kreischer to remove the book from his tour bus, while Kreischer reflected on how reading it in college had heavily influenced aspects of his own personality and habits. Across multiple other appearances with guests such as Chris Williamson, Ian Edwards, Dave Smith, and Tim Dillon, Rogan frequently brought up the title to recount how actor Bill Murray, a close friend of Belushi, reacted upon reading the opening pages. According to Rogan, Murray quickly put the book down and criticized it for being inaccurate and making things up, famously remarking that it felt as though the author had framed Richard Nixon. Despite its deep personal impact on readers like Kreischer during their formative years, the podcast discussions largely highlighted the skepticism and pushback the biography faced from those who knew its subject personally, cementing its polarizing legacy in pop culture discourse.
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Joe Rogan See if you can find the video of Tucker Carlson explaining to me how they frame Nixon. I have a copy of Wir… 8
“So, Bill Murray was reading John uh Bob Woodward's book Wired and he said he got through like five pages.”
“I mean, I've read some books. Yeah. But that the book on do you know what happened when Bill Murray was here? When he was talking Are you talking about Bill? I love that book. So when he read Wired, he read So the guy who wrote Wired was Bob Woodward.”
“So, uh, before I go any further, so Bill Murray is here and he said he read the first couple pages of Wired and he goes he put it down. He goes, 'Oh my god, they framed Nixon.' That was the first thing that he said.”
“See if you can find the video of Tucker Carlson explaining to me how they frame Nixon. I have a copy of Wired in my tour bus. Yeah. Don't read it. I'm going to get rid of it.”
“So he um wrote a book on John Belalushi and John Belalushi who was one of Bill Murray's best friends. And so Bill said he read the first five pages and he was like, "Oh my god, they framed Nixon." Oh, what? So the mo the book was so full of [ __ ] It was so made up. Like”
“So, Bill Murray was on the podcast and he was talking about Bob Woodward's movie, the book he wrote. What was it? Uh, what was it called? Well, he's written a lot at this point, but the one about Belushi. What was it called? It was all It was wired.”
“Did you see the thing that he said about Wired, the book? Yeah. Wait, which one? Wired is the book on John Belalushi.”
“Bob Woodward wrote wired which is about John Belushi Bill Murray read five pages of it”
Bert Kreischer I idolized John Belalushi. I read Wired when I was in college and was like, 'Dude, this is I mean, there's… 1
“I idolized John Belalushi. I read Wired when I was in college and was like, 'Dude, this is I mean, there's so many aspects of my personality that I draw from a book like that of like the way he was comfortable in an agent's office and and B12 shots I get because of John Blushi.'”
Bill Murray however when I read wired the book written by what's his name Woodward about Belushi I read like five pages… 1
“however when I read wired the book written by what's his name Woodward about Belushi I read like five pages of wired and I went oh my God they fra Nixon”
