Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2024-06-27
Books mentioned on Joe Rogan Experience #1888 - Michael Shermer
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Paranoid Style in American Politics
Richard Hofstadter's essay collection The Paranoid Style in American Politics examines the recurring patterns of conspiracy theories and political paranoia throughout United States history.
Discussed“Richard hofstetter's you know the paranoid style and American politics kind of put that on the map”
Where to get it
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Case Closed
"Case Closed" by Gerald Posner is a comprehensive investigative exploration of the assassination of President John F.
Discussed“and then i read gerald posner's book the case closed about the life of lee harvey oswald and why all the evidence points to him”
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Reclaiming History
Discussed“and then uh vincent billiosi's book uh reclaiming history which is like 1500 pages long and it dissects every one of the hundreds of conspiracy theories”
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Chaos
Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a meticulous investigative history that reexamines the Manson family murders, the CIA's MK Ultra program, and the hidden counterculture movements of the 1960s.
Discussed“So did you ever read chaos by Tom O'Neil”
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UFOs : Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record
UFOs : Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record by Leslie Kean and Heather Henderson is a thorough investigation into unidentified flying object phenomena utilizing reports and testimonies from authoritative sources.
Discussed“so i take leslie keane's a book on ufo's and you know pilots in generals go on the record and so on”
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Irreversible Damage
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier is a 2020 nonfiction book that examines the sharp surge in adolescent girls adopting transgender identities, attributing the trend largely to social contagion and peer influence.
Discussed“and that's abigail schreier's work right the irreversible damage”
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly study that posits early Christianity originated from ancient fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“that is also john marco allegro's thoughts oh right the sacred mushroom in the cross”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“taking my previous book the moral arc or steve baker's books you know talking about the shift in norms”
“michael shermer conspiracy why the rational believe the irrational”