Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-09-22
Joe Rogan & Siddharth Kara: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2556
#2556 - Siddharth Kara
Siddharth Kara, PhD, is the author of several books, including "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives," and, most recently, "The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Ab
Joe Rogan discussed The Zorg by Siddharth Kara. Siddharth Kara discussed Amazing Grace by John Newton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Zorg
Discussed“You know, and that brings me to your book because your book is all about the Atlantic slave trade. And it's called the Zorg. And it's a tale of greed and murder that inspired the abolition of slavery.”
Where to get it
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Amazing Grace
Discussed“One captain, slave ship captain named John Newton. John Newton's a fascinating guy because he became an abolitionist and a preacher. And he wrote hymns, and probably the most famous hymn he wrote was "Amazing Grace." Whoa. So "Amazing Grace" is written by a slave trader.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Cobalt Red
“And I haven't been back to the Congo since Cobalt Red came out and I knew it would be too dangerous for me to go back.”
Plugged Cobalt Red
“I had documented the human horror taking place, and that's what Cobalt Red is about.”
Plugged The Zorg
“I just saw this, no one's talking about murder. Aren't these people murdered? How come there's not a murder charge here?”
Plugged The Zorg
“OK, this is available now. Is there an audio version of it? As Dion Graham got an audio award nomination for the audiobook, so it's terrific.”