Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2015-12-22
Books mentioned on #739 - Duncan Trussell & Christopher Ryan
Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, and host of his own podcast "The Duncan Trussell Family Hour" available on Spotify. Christopher Ryan, Ph.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Joseph Campbell's seminal comparative mythology study The Hero with a Thousand Faces explores the universal pattern of adventure and transformation found in ancient world myths, known as the hero's journey.
Recommended“have you ever heard Lucas talk about his friend Joseph Campbell like literally wrote Star Wars based on Joseph Campbell's um steps of a hero's journey it's fascinating they were they were good friends yeah the hero with a thousand faces is his classic book”
Where to get it
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The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell is a celebrated book based on the iconic PBS interview series with Bill Moyers, exploring the profound psychological and cultural roles that universal myths and the hero's journey play in human life.
Recommended“and then he did have you seen his interviews with Moyers power of myth that was fantastic he's awesome”
Where to get it
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Cannibals and Kings
Discussed“so then I read this guy Marvin Harris this Anthropologist who wrote a book called cannibals and Kings he went back and looked at societies that were cannibalistic”
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