Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-05-12
Books mentioned on #2497 - Gad Saad
Dr. Gad Saad is a scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi and host of “The Saad Truth.
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind
“drops the book Suicidal Empathy. A quote that we use all the time.”
Own book The Parasitic Mind
“So, I I thought maybe I'd give you because I I know that you know The Parasitic Mind really well. And so, I wanted to kind of contextualize this book in relation to that book.”
Own book The Parasitic Mind
“Well, The Parasitic Mind was the story of what I need to do to hijack your cognitive system, your your your ability to think rationally. And hence, there were all these parasitic ideas that destroyed your capacity to think.”
Own book Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind
“And so what I argue in the book and then we we can drill down to endless examples if you want. I'm not saying that empathy is a bad thing”
Own book The Parasitic Mind
“So, in the Parasitic Mind, I talk about social constructivism. Everything is a social construction.”
Own book The Parasitic Mind
“Cultural relativism is a parasitic idea that I discuss in The Parasitic Mind. It basically says, "Who are you to judge the beliefs and the practices of another culture? Shut up, racist."”
Own book Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind
“Uh Suicide of the Infidel is available now.”