Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-03-12
Joe Rogan & Michael Pollan: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2467
#2467 - Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan is an author and journalist whose books include “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” “In Defense of Food,” and “How to Change Your Mind." His most recent is “A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness.
Joe Rogan discussed A World Appears by Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, and Cujo by Stephen King. Michael Pollan discussed Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A World Appears
A World Appears by Michael Pollan is a non-fiction work that explores human consciousness, the self, and the boundaries of mystical and meditative experiences.
Discussed“So, um this new book, what inspired it? What what got you to I mean, you you've kind of explored consciousness a little bit with your psychedelic book, yeah. How to change your mind.”
Where to get it
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How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is a comprehensive exploration of the history, science, and cultural renaissance surrounding psychedelic-assisted therapies.
Discussed“I mean, you you've kind of explored consciousness a little bit with your psychedelic book, yeah. How to change your mind.”
Where to get it
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Cujo
Cujo by Stephen King is a chilling horror novel about a once-gentle Saint Bernard that contracts rabies after being bitten by a bat, terrorizing a mother and her young son trapped inside a broken-down car.
Discussed“Like his best work, like he wrote Cujo, he didn't even remember it. He didn't remember any of it.”
Where to get it
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary W.
Discussed“You know, in Frankenstein Dr. Frankenstein made a monster that was intelligent, but he also gave it consciousness.”
Where to get it
