Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2019-12-21
Books mentioned on #1404 - 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 stand up special “Complicated Apes” is now available to download on various platforms.
Bryan Callen recommended Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides and Blood and Thunder ; The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides, and discussed Son of the Morning Star by Evan S. Connell. Joe Rogan recommended The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli and Brother Sam by Bill Kinison.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Blood and Thunder
Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides is an epic historical account detailing the American West, centring heavily on the life of Kit Carson and the turbulent conflicts involving Native American populations during the nineteenth century.
Recommended“it's a blood and thunder yeah blood and thunder an epic tale of the American West it's about Kit Carson and the mountain”
Where to get it
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Blood and Thunder ; The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West
Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides is a sweeping historical narrative that explores the violent and complex expansion of the United States through the life of frontiersman Kit Carson.
Recommended“it's a blood and thunder yeah blood and thunder an epic tale of the American West it's about Kit Carson and the mountain”
Where to get it
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Son of the Morning Star
Son of the Morning Star by Evan S.
Discussed“it was the the one on General Custer General Custer was the last one which was son of the morning star”
Where to get it
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The Order of Time
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli is an accessible and poetic exploration of modern physics that investigates the elusive nature of time.
Recommended“just listen to this book about time and these concepts just came up swear that you're talking about after the whole book I was more confused about time the order of time but by the way that's a great name Carlo Rovelli”
Where to get it
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Brother Sam
Brother Sam by Bill Kinison is a biographical account of the turbulent life, meteoric rise, and tragic struggles of pioneering comedian Sam Kinison, written by his brother Bill Kinison.
Recommended“his brother bill wrote a book called brother Sam and it was it's like a story of Sam's life it's a really good book if you're a Sam Kinison fan I recommend it highly”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“if you go to audible.com and go to the great courses I listen to these courses I just listen to 48 lectures by a guy named Robert Buchholz who is this [ __ ] amazing professor on the foundations of Western civilization”
“it was the the one on General Custer General Custer was the last one which was son of the morning star that was the last one when I was reading”