Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2024-11-21
Joe Rogan & Josh Brolin: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2232
#2232 - Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin is a producer, director, writer, and Academy Award-nominated actor. His memoir, "From under the Truck," is available now. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/from-under-the-truck-josh-brolin Learn more about your ad choices.
Josh Brolin recommended Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig and Brother Sam's Universal Joke Book by Brother SAM, and discussed Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson, and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson. Joe Rogan recommended The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, and discussed Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson and On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Recommended“there's something on a if you read Zen in the-art of Motorcycle Maintenance which is the only book that's ever been written that's kind of gets close to the kind of spiritual place”
Where to get it
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The War of Art
Recommended“have you ever read pressfield's the war of art yeah of course great book great book”
Where to get it
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Discussed“What do you love about his writing? Like Fear and Loathing?”
Where to get it
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Hell's Angels
Discussed“well I was just reading uh Hell's Angels recently actually that's the book that I go back to most”
Where to get it
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On the Road
Discussed“like even people talk about kowak and kowak was like you know he rode on the road he on the road and it was Hunter S Thompson type of thing”
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Discussed“well did you ever read fear and love on the campaign Trail yeah that's one of the more interesting pieces”
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
Discussed“well did you ever read fear and love on the campaign Trail yeah that's one of the more interesting pieces”
Where to get it
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Brother Sam's Universal Joke Book
Recommended“his brother wrote a great book it's called Brother Sam it's really really good book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Josh Brolin from under the truck why from under the truck”
“and then how many you know van go painting a painting and all those paintings being outside getting rained on and now they're selling for $100 million yeah all after he's dead all after he's dead yeah he never knew he sold one painting in his lifetime so he never got to not even a little bit experience what look”