Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2019-05-31
Books mentioned on #1307 - Greg Fitzsimmons
Greg Fitzsimmons is a writer and stand-up comedian. He also hosts a podcast with Alison Rosen called “Childish" available on Spotify.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Slavery By Another Name
Slavery By Another Name by Douglas A.
Discussed“it's called uh and i gotta find it by slavery by another name by douglas douglas blackman”
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Can't Hurt Me
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is a powerful memoir detailing the author's harrowing upbringing filled with abuse and his subsequent transformation into a record-breaking endurance athlete and Navy SEAL.
Recommended“and you can listen to his story yeah and read his uh or listen his audiobook which is fantastic Read his book and understand there's people like him that used to be like me They made it through”
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Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary by Stephen King is a dark horror novel that follows a grieving family whose patriarch discovers a malevolent burial ground behind their home capable of resurrecting the dead with sinister results.
Recommended“I didn't see him in the new i heard it was uh yeah It was based on the stephen king book yeah the book is great”
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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“And when you talk to a guy like graham hancock who has that amazing book right there called america before [ __ ] That's a good book”
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Brother Sam
Brother Sam by Bill Kinison is a biography written by Bill Kinison about his brother, the late controversial comedian Sam Kinison, detailing his meteoric rise to fame, struggles with addiction, and erratic behavior.
Discussed“his brother wrote a book about it called brother sam his brother bill”
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Sapiens
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of human history that traces the evolution of humankind from early ape-like species to modern society.
Discussed“and that's the you noah yuval haradi right yes the guy that wrote sapiens”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“That's the book by yang It was probably the presidential candidate yeah talking about how they're going to subsidize the uh the the whole population”