Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2020-07-28
Books mentioned on #1515 - Dr. Bradley Garrett
Dr. Bradley Garrett is an American social and cultural geographer at University College Dublin in Ireland and a writer for The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom.
Joe Rogan recommended Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay, Coyote America by Dan Flores, Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne, and The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Dr. Bradley Garrett discussed Wool by Hugh Howey, The Precipice by Toby Ord, and Lights out by Ted Koppel.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Survivor Song
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay is a suspenseful horror novel that follows characters navigating a rapid and terrifying societal breakdown caused by a rabies-like outbreak.
Recommended“i'm in the middle of a book right now my buddy matt stacks recommended this i want to tell people about this because this is [ __ ] excellent now i want to say before i say this do not get this book if you have anxiety just don't um it's called survivor song it's a novel by paul tremblay”
Where to get it
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Wool
Wool by Hugh Howey is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel set in a vast underground silo where humanity survives under strict rules.
Discussed“so there's a there's a there's a science fiction novel by this guy hugh howey um wool have you ever read that”
Where to get it
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The Precipice
The Precipice by Toby Ord is a comprehensive examination of existential risks and the future of humanity, assessing the various perils that could threaten the survival of civilization.
Discussed“actually what what i end up reading later in in both ted koppel's book lights out and also in uh this book by toby oard at the university of oxford called the prep the precipice”
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Lights out
Lights Out by Ted Koppel is a work of investigative journalism that examines the severe vulnerabilities of America's electric grid and the potential devastation of a major cyber attack.
Discussed“actually what what i end up reading later in in both ted koppel's book lights out and also in uh this book by toby oard at the university of oxford called the prep the precipice”
Where to get it
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Coyote America
Coyote America by Dan Flores is a comprehensive history of the North American coyote that explores the animal's remarkable resilience and expansion across the continent in the face of relentless eradication campaigns.
Recommended“there's a guy named dan flores who uh wrote about all these different He wrote a great book about the coyotes too called coyote america but he wrote about how all these n these native american horses were Eventually they found their way to europe”
Where to get it
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Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C.
Recommended“there's a fantastic book about it called empire of the summer moon but mexico set up the settlers”
Where to get it
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an influential examination of how highly improbable, unpredictable events profoundly impact history, finance, and human society.
Recommended“have you ever read the black swan no this is a great book by um i think his name is talib and basically his theory is that human beings spend all of our time justifying things uh that have already happened and sort of explaining them away”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“one of the communities that i worked with while i was writing this book bunker was a community in south dakota where there's there's 575 uh sort of semi-subterranean concrete bunkers”
“i've written my phd i published my first book explore everything about all of our our uh or i hadn't published the book yet actually and i i fly to cambodia”
“so the so the first book that is all about my time with the urban explorers and uh our trespasses into the underground and also into skyscrapers and abandoned buildings that was called explore everything i wrote that in uh that was published in 2013 and that's what it is for everything that's got the whole story of the court”
“subterranean london that's your second book yeah subterranean london is the second book”
“and then uh london rising is the third book”