Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-03-10
Joe Rogan & Michael Shellenberger: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2465
#2465 - Michael Shellenberger
Michael Shellenberger is an author, journalist, and founder of Civilization Works. He is the CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech at the University of Austin.
Joe Rogan discussed San Fransicko by Michael Shellenberger. Michael Shellenberger discussed The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James and One Nation under Blackmail by Whitney Alyse Webb.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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San Fransicko
San Fransicko by Michael Shellenberger is a critical examination of urban decay, homelessness, and governance in modern American cities, arguing that progressive policies have severely harmed places like San Francisco.
Discussed“Hence the title of your book, San Francisco Sicko, which is a great title. I mean, it's a sick place and it was one of my favorite cities.”
Where to get it
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James is a foundational work of psychology and philosophy based on the author's landmark lectures on human consciousness and spirituality.
Discussed“Like again this anthropologist uh Lurman you know she says you know William James is this famous Harvard psychologist wrote a book about the varieties of the religious experience in 1902 and he says everybody wants to kind of be like is it real or not real? is like this world just what we see? And he says, I think”
Where to get it
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One Nation under Blackmail
One Nation under Blackmail by Whitney Alyse Webb is a heavily researched, two-volume investigation into the historical connections between organized crime, intelligence agencies, and elite blackmail rings, including the operations surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.
Discussed“I mean that's the premise of Whidley Webb's two volume book One Nation under blackmail. Um but when you look at it like we don't see that.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Michael Shellenberger is an author, journalist, and founder of Civilization Works. He is the CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech at the University of Austin. His books include “Apocalypse Never" and “San Fransicko."”
“Michael Shellenberger is an author, journalist, and founder of Civilization Works. He is the CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech at the University of Austin. His books include “Apocalypse Never" and “San Fransicko."”