Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2019-05-03
Books mentioned on #1290 - Bryan Callen
Bryan Callen is an actor and stand-up comedian, and together with Brendan Schaub he also hosts “The Fighter & The Kid” podcast on Spotify. His new stand up special “Complicated Apes” is now available to download on various platforms.
Joe Rogan recommended America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock, and discussed Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer and The Sports Gene by David Epstein. Bryan Callen recommended Range by David J. Epstein, and discussed Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Moonwalking with Einstein
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer is a fascinating non-fiction work that chronicles the author's year-long journey into the U.S.
Discussed“the guy who wrote moonwalking with einstein uh what the hell is he it's about a book about memory and stuff really smart guy he lived with the pygmies in the congo for a long time”
Where to get it
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America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock is an alternative history book that investigates lost civilizations, ancient archaeology, and early human history in the Americas.
Recommended“i had graham hancock on last week and we were going over his new book this book um where is it isn't it right here jamie it's right there it's [__] up it's excellent and graham was talking about it's called america before”
Where to get it
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Range
Range by David J.
Recommended“i'm reading this book on the brain sort of like um that guy david epstein wrote he wrote the sports gene where he found the fastest people in the world tiny part of africa the people that run the farthest which is the highlands of kenya really fascinating book he's a sports illustrated writer and then he there's a new”
Where to get it
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The Sports Gene
The Sports Gene by David Epstein is an investigative science book that explores the complex interplay between innate genetic predisposition and rigorous environmental training in shaping elite athletic performance.
Discussed“I'm reading this book on the brain sort of like um that guy david epstein wrote he wrote the sports gene where he found the fastest people in the world tiny part of africa the people that run the farthest which is the highlands of kenya Really fascinating book he's a sports illustrated writer”
Where to get it
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping narrative that traces the evolutionary and historical development of the human species from prehistoric bands to modern civilizations.
Discussed“and yuval harare talks about this brilliantly in this book which is that you cannot prove mathematically or biologically that that the idea that all men are created equal does that say indians are the newbies yes sapiens is israel right”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“i don't believe in dinosaurs because i'm you know i i have something called the bible at home”
“i remember who was the guy who wrote um oh god where the where the where the monsters are where the uh i i wrote a children's book was it called where the monsters are and he was he was in the war he said do you believe in god he said and he just casually said no no the”