Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-05-07
Books mentioned on #2317 - Cody Tucker
Cody Tucker is a content creator, host of "The Cody Tucker Show" podcast, and now the author of a brand new book, "And Now You Know: Mind-Blowing Stories from History and Pop Culture."
Joe Rogan discussed And Now You Know by Cody Tucker, The Shining by Stephen King, The Outlaw Josey Wales by Forrest Carter, The Running Man by Stephen King, The Dark Half by Stephen King, The Stand by Stephen King, The Talisman by Stephen King and others, Carrie by Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King, Christine by Stephen King, My Big TOE by Thomas Campbell, and The Odyssey. Cody Tucker discussed Thinner by Stephen King and others and The Lost City of Z by David Grann.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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And Now You Know
Discussed“Um, Tucker, your book is called And Now You Know. And, uh, You Know. I didn't even know you had a book when I reached out to you.”
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Thinner
Thinner by Stephen King is a horror novel published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, telling the story of a lawyer cursed by a Romani elder to waste away physically unless he can break the hex.
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The Shining
The Shining by Stephen King is a classic horror novel that follows a struggling writer descending into madness while caretaking an isolated, snowbound resort.
Discussed“Oh, [ __ ] It's um I can't remember the shining. The shining book, whatever you would call it, bibliography.”
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
Discussed“You really freaked me out with the whole outlaw Josie Wales thing. Like I loved that movie and now I'm like, "Oh no. I can't watch it anymore. Oh no. The guy who wrote the book that turned into I mean tell the story cuz it's so crazy. So yeah, there was a fellow named Asa Carter... One of them”
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The Running Man
The Running Man by Stephen King is a dystopian science fiction thriller originally published under the author's pseudonym, Richard Bachman, which imagines a brutal futuristic game show where a desperate man must evade armed hunters for a cash prize.
Discussed“Exactly. He wrote um Running Man. Yes, he wrote Running Man as Richard Bach and other things too.”
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The Dark Half
The Dark Half by Stephen King is a psychological horror novel exploring the dark boundaries of identity, artistic alter egos, and parasitic duality through a writer whose fictional pseudonym comes to life on a murderous rampage.
Discussed“But yeah, what is it? What is it? The Dark Half. Is that the other one that I that I really liked?”
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The Stand
Stephen King's monumental post-apocalyptic epic The Stand details the devastating sweep of a weaponized influenza strain that wipes out the vast majority of humanity, leaving survivors to choose sides in a final conflict between good and evil.
Discussed“The Dark Half. Is that the other one that I that I really liked?”
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The Talisman
The Talisman is a collaborative dark fantasy novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub that follows a young boy named Jack Sawyer on a mystical quest to save his dying mother.
Discussed“I see if Running Man says Stephen King and I think Talisman. I think that was one that also he had a fake picture and everything.”
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Carrie
Carrie by Stephen King is the author's debut novel, tracing the harrowing story of a bullied teenage girl with telekinetic powers who unleashes devastation at her high school prom.
Discussed“Carrie's number one and then it's like Carrie Salem's Lot The Shining a couple other”
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'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King is a chilling vampire horror novel that follows a writer returning to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot, only to discover that the community is being systematically overtaken by vampires.
Discussed“Carrie's number one and then it's like Carrie Salem's Lot The Shining a couple other”
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Christine
Christine by Stephen King is a classic horror novel about a malevolent, vintage 1958 Plymouth Fury possessed by a sinister supernatural force that slowly corrupts its young owner.
Discussed“it like and then Christine which yeah I didn't enjoy the dark half move.”
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My Big TOE
My Big TOE by Thomas Campbell is a comprehensive, mind-blowing theory of everything that explores the fundamental nature of reality and consciousness.
Discussed“That's when things get like Tom Campbell, you know, the my big toe, the theory of everything.”
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The Odyssey
Homer's epic poem The Odyssey recounts the arduous ten-year journey of the Greek hero Odysseus as he strives to return home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, facing mythical monsters, divine wrath, and profound personal trials along the way.
Discussed“They just knew Homer. They just knew the Iliad, the Odyssey, and those things and thought it was all fake.”
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The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z by David Grann is a gripping non-fiction historical account detailing the ill-fated expeditions of British explorer Percy Fawcett into the Amazon rainforest.
Discussed“The Lost City of Z, like that stuff. That's crazy. That's amazing. Have you ever seen that movie? Yes. Read the book, too.”
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“and now you know um mind-blowing stories from history and pop culture. Cody Tucker out now.”