Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-01-15
Books mentioned on #2257 - Bryan Callen
Bryan Callen is an actor, comedian, and podcaster. He's the co-host of the podcasts "The Fighter and the Kid" and "Conspiracy Social Club," and host of "The Bryan Callen Show.
Bryan Callen recommended The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis and The Premonition by Michael Lewis, and discussed Boomerang by Michael Lewis, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, and MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE by Herman Melville. Joe Rogan recommended Beyond Boredom and Anxiety by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and discussed The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker, Blank Slate, the Noble Savage, and the Ghost In the Machine by Stephen Pinker, and Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Boomerang
Boomerang by Michael Lewis is a nonfiction book examining how the global financial crisis played out in various countries and U.S.
Discussed“and I just read a book on California politics by Michael Lewis called Boomerang about sort of like how a lot of the towns like Stockton went broke because of the pension plans and all that [__] blah blah blah”
Where to get it
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Beyond Boredom and Anxiety
Beyond Boredom and Anxiety by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a foundational psychology text that introduces the scientific concept of flow, a state of deep immersion and optimal experience.
Recommended“there's a great book called beyond boredom anxiety by um shiken Miha I don't what the [__] his name is he's like this Hungarian scientist”
Where to get it
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The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker is a widely read nonfiction book that challenges the traditional sociological doctrine that the human mind is entirely shaped by culture and environment at birth, arguing instead for a nuanced view of innate human nature and genetics.
Discussed“you ever see stepen Pinker book the blank slate yes you know the the when uh the Anthropologist I can't remember their name”
Where to get it
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Blank Slate, the Noble Savage, and the Ghost In the Machine
Blank Slate, the Noble Savage, and the Ghost In the Machine is an influential work of popular science and philosophy by Stephen Pinker that explores human nature and the historical trajectory of violence.
Discussed“You ever see stepen Pinker book the blank slate Yes you know the the when uh the Anthropologist I can't remember their name”
Where to get it
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Guns, Germs and Steel
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond is a sweeping historical and anthropological study that investigates why Eurasian civilizations survived and conquered other societies, attributing outcomes to environmental and geographical advantages rather than biological superiority.
Discussed“Jared Diamond who wrote Guns Germs and Steel did the study with the [__] uh people up in the guine highlands the minute the minute they they started running out of resources they would they would start coming up with stories”
Where to get it
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The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis's The Fifth Risk is a non-fiction account examining the vital, often unseen roles and responsibilities carried out by the federal government and civil service agencies.
Recommended“and so Michael Lewis wrote a book called The Fifth risk about this a good book short very worth reading very [__] worth reading”
Where to get it
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The Premonition
The Premonition by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction narrative that investigates the public health system and the government officials who attempted to warn leadership about the impending COVID-19 pandemic.
Recommended“um and so Michael Lewis wrote a book called The Fifth risk about this A good book Short”
Where to get it
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Moby Dick
Moby Dick by Herman Melville is a classic 19th-century novel exploring the obsessions of Captain Ahab and the dramatic whaling voyage of the Pequod.
Discussed“it's the the hero or the protagonist doesn't learn from his mistakes and and and holds on Moby Dick is a tragedy because Ahab will not give up on this [ __ ] white”
Where to get it
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; or, The Whale explores the obsessive, destructive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the white whale that maimed him, weaving a sprawling narrative that blends high-seas adventure, philosophical inquiry, and encyclopedic maritime lore.
Discussed“Moby Dick is a tragedy because Ahab will not give up on this [__] white Well that took his leg and if you read the book he just gets sucked in”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“it I mean completely engulfed like a Lord of the Rings movie where you're waiting for Sauron to come riding on an evil horse over the top of it”
“we were playing straight pool which is like the type of pool they played in the movie The Hustler”
“there's a scene in a book called Blood Meridian where the guy chops the dude's head off with that [__] knife”
“There's a scene in a book called Blood Meridian where the guy chops the dude's head off with that [ __ ] knife”