Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2024-06-27
Books mentioned on Joe Rogan Experience #1588 - Lawrence Wright
Joe Rogan discussed Going Clear by Lawrence Wright, Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard, Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard, and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Lawrence Wright discussed The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Going Clear
Going Clear by Lawrence Wright is a meticulously researched investigative book that exposes the inner workings, history, and controversial practices of the Church of Scientology.
Discussed“i'm a gigantic fear uh fan of going clear in particular oh really yeah i read the book and watched the the hbo documentary on it”
Where to get it
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Dianetics
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L.
Discussed“i really didn't know too much about scientology other than i had bought a book from um dianetics online because uh not online rather on on television late night tv 94 and they wouldn't stop sending me these pamphlets”
Where to get it
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Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth by L.
Discussed“i'm almost want to sit down with him make him watch battlefield earth oh god nobody can watch that i've watched it like five times no really yeah i love it i get high and watch it it's [__] hilarious”
Where to get it
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The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a harrowing, post-apocalyptic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that follows a father and son walking through a devastated landscape.
Discussed“it started a decade ago when ridley scott had me write a script he wanted he had read the cormac mccarthy novel the road which is this post-apocalyptic story father and son”
Where to get it
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield's The War of Art serves as a profound guide for creatives, entrepreneurs, and thinkers seeking to understand and conquer the psychological barriers that hinder productivity and inspiration.
Discussed“it's almost like uh you know pressfield writes about the muse and he writes about it like it's like a real thing like treat it like it's a real thing that is show that you show up and you put in the work”
Where to get it
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“other than i had bought a book from um dianetics online because uh not online rather on on television late night tv 94”