Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-04-09
Joe Rogan & Duncan Trussell: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2481
#2481 - Duncan Trussell
Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, voice actor, and host of “The Duncan Trussell Family Hour.” He will perform live April 9–11 at Zanies Comedy Club Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois.
Duncan Trussell recommended The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman and others. Joe Rogan discussed Fingerprints of the gods by Graham Hancock.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Coming Wave
The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar is a critical examination of artificial intelligence and synthetic biology, warning of the immense disruptive power these technologies pose to global stability and society.
Recommended“He wrote this book, The Coming Wave. He uh he was one of the people who created Google's Deep Mind, right? And The Coming Wave is just a wonderful breakdown of historic examples of new technology completely transforming humanity.”
Where to get it
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Fingerprints of the gods
Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock is an alternative history bestseller that argues an advanced, forgotten global civilization was wiped out by a cataclysm at the end of the last ice age.
Discussed“That was when fingerprints of the gods came out that this was like maybe the beginnings of the whatever they were doing in Gobecapp. So I think Fingerprints of the Gods might have been even before.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I think he was I think I remember reading that he was kind of uh obsessed with that book Lolita. Like he had like something like 30 copies of it or something.”