Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2018-05-30
Books mentioned on #1123 - Kevin Smith
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Joe Rogan discussed Tribe by Sebastian Junger and The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro. Kevin Smith recommended Presto! by Penn Jillette.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tribe
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is a reflective examination of social cohesion, community, and the psychological impacts of modern isolation compared to traditional societies.
Discussed“but Sebastian Junger wrote a book called tribe and it's all about this and it's about these guys coming back from war and trying to just sort of assimilate and having a really difficult time”
Where to get it
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Presto!
Presto! How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales by Penn Jillette chronicles the famed magician's dramatic and rapid weight loss journey following a serious health scare involving his heart.
Recommended“Penn Jillette's book pressed Oh God lost 200 pounds after his heart episode it's fantastic book”
Where to get it
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly study that posits early Christianity originated from ancient fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“Yeah the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Christian myth and the sacred mushroom in the cross books on that”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I said we could call it Hollywood babble-on it was an old book called Hollywood babble-on that was about like gossipy stories about Hollywood people and stuff”
“the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Christian myth and the sacred mushroom in the cross books on that but he was a usually guy who studied that the Dead Sea Scrolls”
“and the sacred mushroom in the cross books on that but he was a usually guy who studied that the Dead Sea Scrolls”