Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2015-09-17

Joe Rogan & Christopher Ryan: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #697

#697 - Christopher Ryan

4 books · With Christopher Ryan · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Christopher Ryan, PhD is a psychologist, speaker, and author of New York Times best seller "Sex At Dawn" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christopher Ryan recommended A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright and The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro, and discussed Future Perfect by Steven Johnson. Joe Rogan discussed The World Without Us by Alan Weisman.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Future Perfect

    Steven Johnson · at 32:19

    Discussed
    “I read a book recently called future perfect uh don't remember the author Steven Johnson is the author another internet Tech web guy right”
    Where to get it
  2. The World Without Us

    Alan Weisman · at 48:56

    The World Without Us by Alan Weisman is a speculative nonfiction book that examines what would happen to the Earth's ecosystems and infrastructure if human beings were to suddenly disappear.

    Discussed
    “yeah ever read a book called the world without us I've heard of it I didn't read it it's a good book”
    Where to get it
  3. A Short History of Progress

    Ronald Wright · at 57:41

    A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright is a survey of human civilizations that examines how societies follow a similar lifecycle of organic rise and eventual decline.

    Recommended
    “yeah there's a a beautiful book which I've recommended many times called a short history of progress by Ronald Wright a Canadian scientist”
    Where to get it
  4. The sacred mushroom and the cross

    John Marco Allegro · at 1:46:41

    The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly study that posits early Christianity originated from ancient fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.

    Recommended
    “John Marco algro who was uh one of the um uh lead Scholars that was deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls he wrote this book called The Sacred Mushroom in the cross and it was read that it's a great book and uh it was bought up by the Catholic Church actually”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Sex at Dawn
“that's the theme song to sex done yeah it should like you should get a CD with the book or something”
Plugged Sex at Dawn
“but I mean as far as the public publishing thing I'm because of the success of sex at dawn I think I'm in a position to sort of you know I've got leverage and and the guy the editor who um who acquired the book is the guy who edited sex at dawn”