Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-07-02
Joe Rogan & Amjad Masad: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2344
#2344 - Amjad Masad
Amjad Masad is the founder and CEO of Replit, a cloud-based coding platform. He is also an outspoken voice on cultural and educational shifts in technology.
Amjad Masad discussed Infinite jest by David Foster Wallace, Starting strength by Mark Rippetoe, and The Mindbody Prescription by John E. Sarno.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Infinite jest
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is a sprawling, maximalist novel exploring addiction, entertainment, and modern American culture.
Discussed“David Foser Wallace um you know the guy from infinite just wrote a uh wrote a a essay on on TVs and you know he he he committed suicide before um before like you know the emergence of of mobile phones and things like uh but he was very preient on the impact of technology on on on society and”
Where to get it
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Starting strength
Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe is a comprehensive guide to barbell training and foundational weightlifting techniques designed to help individuals build raw strength.
Discussed“Mark repertoire he's um he wrote this book called Starting Strength and it became like the the main way most most guys at least my age like getting into uh powerlifting. It was about technique.”
Where to get it
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The Mindbody Prescription
The Mindbody Prescription by John E.
Discussed“Um are you familiar with the mind body prescription? No. John Sarno. Oh okay. Yes. I heard about him on Howard Stern because he was talking about how a lot of back pain is psychossematic.”
Where to get it
