Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-09-24
Books mentioned on #2383 - Ian Edwards
Ian Edwards is a comic, actor, and host of the "Soccer Comic Rant" podcast. Watch his new comedy special, "Ian Edwards: Untitled," now streaming on YouTube.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Wired
Wired by Bob Woodward is a biography detailing the life and tragic death of comedian and actor John Belushi.
Discussed“So he um wrote a book on John Belalushi and John Belalushi who was one of Bill Murray's best friends. And so Bill said he read the first five pages and he was like, "Oh my god, they framed Nixon." Oh, what? So the mo the book was so full of [ __ ] It was so made up. Like”
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War Is a Racket
War Is a Racket by Smedley Butler is a classic anti-interventionist critique written by a retired Marine Corps Major General exposing how military conflicts are driven primarily by corporate profiteering and financial interests.
Discussed“This is like in 1933, this guy Smemedley Butler, Major General Smemedley Butler, he wrote a book called War is a Racket in 1933. Damn, that's early. 1933. That's pretty early. And he broke down how he thought he was over here to protect people, but he was really there to make, you know, make it safe for bankers or”
