Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-04-09
Books mentioned on #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.
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 an exploration of artificial intelligence, powerful emerging technologies, and the profound risks and disruptions they pose to global 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 a speculative alternative history text that argues an advanced, forgotten civilization was wiped out by a global cataclysm during 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
Passing Lolita
“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.”