Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2020-03-19
Books mentioned on #1444 - Duncan Trussell
Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, and host of his own podcast “The Duncan Trussell Family Hour” available on Spotify. Look for his new show "The Midnight Gospel" which starts streaming April 20 on Netflix.
Duncan Trussell recommended The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and discussed John by Merrill C. Tenney, The Unabomber's Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future by Ted Kaczynski, Sleep by Nick Littlehales, and High Magick by Damien Echols. Also mentioned: Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier, Dawn of the New Everything by Jaron Lanier, Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins, The Stand by Stephen King, and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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John
John by Merrill C.
Discussed“That's one King James book a John baby hit that on acid It's so wonderful It's so trippy Because it's like that's when I really like Christianity clicked for me regardless of its whether it's real or not but that's when I was like okay I get this because the book of John When you read it you're like well”
Where to get it
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The Unabomber's Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future
The Unabomber's Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future by Ted Kaczynski is a controversial ideological text criticizing modern technology, industrialization, and the loss of human freedom.
Discussed“What I'm trying to say is Ted Kaczynski was right Oh my god we all know that he was right Do you ever read his manifesto”
Where to get it
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The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is a spiritual guide that explores ancient Tibetan practices for harnessing the power of dreams and sleep for spiritual awakening and personal transformation.
Recommended“There's a okay so this is a trip this this is very trippy So I got this book called the Tibetan yoga of dream and sleep Well I feel like it's [ __ ] cool”
Where to get it
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Sleep
Sleep by Nick Littlehales is a practical guide designed to help readers optimize their nightly rest and overall recovery habits.
Discussed“so I got this book called the Tibetan yoga of dream and sleep well I feel like it's [ __ ] cool”
Where to get it
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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier is a sharp critique of modern digital platforms and their detrimental effects on human behavior and society.
Discussed“He's written a lot of great books One of them twelve reasons to get out or ten reasons to get off your social media now Really Yeah I wrote a book called uh yep Jaron Lanier Jerry Aaron linear freaking brilliant human man But um you know it's called a ten or twelve kara twelve reasons to get off your”
Where to get it
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Dawn of the New Everything
Discussed“There's a book of his I like better than that called the dawn of the new everything But and that's just him sort of like talking about what it was like working in Silicon Valley back then and his sort of opinions on on this stuff”
Where to get it
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Can't Hurt Me
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is a powerful memoir detailing the author's harrowing journey from a brutal, abusive childhood and severe obstacles to becoming a Navy SEAL, ultra-marathon runner, and symbol of extreme mental toughness.
Recommended“That guy will run with his foot falling off the step book is really good What's that It's called Can't Hurt Me Yeah Jesus”
Where to get it
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High Magick
High Magick by Damien Echols is an insightful guide that demystifies ceremonial magick, spiritual practice, and personal transformation through the lens of the author's extraordinary life experiences.
Discussed“so well he wrote a great book called high magic which is I think that's what's called it's a fantastic book on magic is really the wrong word”
Where to get it
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The Stand
Stephen King's monumental post-apocalyptic epic The Stand details the devastating sweep of a weaponized influenza strain that wipes out the vast majority of humanity, leaving survivors to choose sides in a final conflict between good and evil.
Discussed“Did you read the stand Yes Remember that See that was one of the things he talks about is how is there going down the highway They would hit like herds of deer so thick”
Where to get it
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a celebrated guide that identifies the internal creative blocks and psychological barriers every artist, writer, and creator faces.
Discussed“that's one of the more it's a productive way to think of it like Pressfield writes about it and press field in the war of art and he's you know he's a very down-to-earth”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so throughout the Bible there's mentions of angels the Book of Ezekiel the famous one that ufo-ologists go to is there's all these contacts with angels a hyperdimensional beings that have some data set they want to bring to the world”