Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2015-10-26
Joe Rogan & Dave Rubin: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #713
#713 - Dave Rubin
Dave Rubin is a stand-up comedian, talk show host, and television personality. He is the creator and host of political comedy talk show The Rubin Report, part of Ora TV and formerly of The Young Turks Network.
Dave Rubin discussed Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris and Islam and the Future of Tolerance by Sam Harris and others. Joe Rogan discussed Waking Up by Sam Harris, The End of Faith by Sam Harris, and Going Clear by Lawrence Wright.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Letter to a Christian Nation
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris is a provocative critique of organized religion and a defense of secular skepticism written in response to the massive public feedback generated by the author's previous book.
Discussed“Like this is a guy who wrote letter to a Christian nation. Guess what it was about? Christianity. Nobody called him a Christianophobe.”
Where to get it
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Waking Up
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris is an insightful exploration of meditation, consciousness, and the secular aspects of spiritual practice, bridging scientific rationality with inner awareness.
Discussed“So he was on that show to discuss his book called Waking Up, which is a spiritual guide to uh it's a guide to spirituality without religion.”
Where to get it
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The End of Faith
The End of Faith by Sam Harris is a sharp critique of organized religion and a foundational text of New Atheism that questions the role of dogmatic belief in modern society.
Discussed“Not only are you right, but that's even what Sam wrote in End of Faith.”
Where to get it
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Going Clear
Going Clear by Lawrence Wright is a meticulously researched investigative book that exposes the inner workings, history, and controversial practices of the Church of Scientology.
Discussed“Lawrence Wright's going clear. Holy. I can't read it for too long, man. I go to other books cuz I read it for like a few chapters and I go, "Fuck this."”
Where to get it
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Islam and the Future of Tolerance
Islam and the Future of Tolerance by Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz is a dialogue-driven book that explores the challenges of religious reform, extremism, and free expression within Islam.
Discussed“Majin Noaz, who I had on my show, who co-wrote Sam's last book, it was a discussion about Islam called the future of tolerance. Islam and the future of tolerance.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I bought Dionetics. I bought it on online. Not even online. Um I I got it from one of those uh late night infomercials in 1994 when I first moved to Hollywood.”