Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-07-09
Books mentioned on #2347 - Paul Stamets
Paul Stamets is a mycologist and advocate for mushrooms for helping the overall health of people and planet. His new book, "Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats: A Guide to the History, Identification, and Use of Psychoactive Fungi," is available now.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is a comprehensive non-fiction exploration of the history, science, and cultural renaissance surrounding psychedelic drugs and their therapeutic applications.
Discussed“And in this in his book, How to Change Your Mind, when I said, "I took two steps out of this little cabin we were at."”
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a well-known guide on overcoming creative blocks, conquering internal resistance, and approaching artistic work with professionalism and discipline.
Recommended“And Presfield talked about that in the war of art. Have you read that book? No.”
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman documents the author's pioneering clinical research into dimethyltryptamine as the first federally approved study of psychedelics in humans at the University of New Mexico.
Discussed“When I first met him, he was very reluctant to talk about DMT experiences that he had personally because he had run those FDA studies documented in DMT the spirit molecule, the book.”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“In my book, Myelium Running, I have the best photographs of the largest organism in the world.”