Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2013-11-27
Joe Rogan & Christopher Ryan: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #421
#421 - Christopher Ryan
Christopher Ryan, Ph.D.
Joe Rogan discussed The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and others. Christopher Ryan recommended Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel Everett, and discussed A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit, War by Sebastian Junger, High Price by Carl Hart, Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan is a widely discussed non-fiction book that explores the modern American food chain and the ethical, ecological, and health consequences of what people choose to eat.
Discussed“I think it might be in uh the omniv wars dilemma”
Where to get it
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Sex at Dawn
Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá is an exploration of human sexuality that challenges conventional ideas about monogamy by examining evolutionary biology and primate behavior.
Discussed“one of the things that I found really fascinating about your book was uh sex at dawn was the way you describe the interconnectedness of these small societies”
Where to get it
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A Paradise Built in Hell
A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit is a striking non-fiction book examining disaster sociology that argues communities naturally respond to crises with extraordinary generosity, cooperation, and mutual aid rather than descending into panic or selfishness.
Discussed“Called Paradise built in hell and it's a it's a studies of the way people react to disasters”
Where to get it
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War
War by Sebastian Junger is an immersive, firsthand journalistic account that follows a single platoon of American soldiers stationed in the notoriously dangerous Korengal Valley of Afghanistan, capturing the raw terror, intense adrenaline, and profound bonds forged in combat.
Where to get it
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High Price
High Price by Carl Hart is an autobiographical book that details the author's journey from a difficult upbringing in a high-crime neighborhood to becoming a trailblazing neuroscientist and professor at Columbia University.
Discussed“he's got a book out uh called high price and it's sort of a autobiographical um account”
Where to get it
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Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel Everett is a firsthand account of a linguist's years living among the Pirahã people of the Amazon, detailing their unique culture, worldview, and grammar.
Recommended“there's a great book um uh don't sleep there are snakes”
Where to get it
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Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire is a famous autobiographical work by writer Edward Abbey that reflects on his experiences as a park ranger in southeastern Utah and offers a passionate defense of the American wilderness.
Discussed“because I read this book called desert solitire by Edward Abbey”
Where to get it
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a philosophical novel that follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey across the desert to find a hidden treasure near the pyramids.
Discussed“he wrote The Alchemist like the bestselling book in the history of humanity”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so what we argue in sex at dawn is that human sexuality was actually a way to bond the group together”
“sex of Dawn”