Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2022-05-19
Books mentioned on Joe Rogan Experience #1821 - Bert Kreischer & Tony Hinchcliffe
Bert Kreischer discussed Roots by Alex Haley. Joe Rogan discussed Conquerors by Roger Crowley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Roots
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley is a monumental historical novel that traces several generations of an African American family from freedom through slavery to emancipation, leaving a profound mark on American culture and historical awareness.
Discussed“they kind of whitewashed slavery up until roots came out like they didn't really dive into just how bad it was from what i from what i've heard until roots came out roots was the first representation of what of them”
Where to get it
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Conquerors
Conquerors by Roger Crowley is a historical non-fiction work detailing the Portuguese maritime expansion down the coast of Africa and into the Indian Ocean.
Discussed“like there was this book called uh something about portuguese people and uh i listened to it on tape and they would have they would come down the coast of africa into trade and they'd say tell the king to send out his daughter we want her and then they'd be like and he'd be like i'm not sending out”
Where to get it
