Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2016-07-21

Joe Rogan & Bryan Callen: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #824

#824 - Bryan Callen

4 books · With Bryan Callen · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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Bryan Callen recommended Why we get fat by Gary Taubes and Why We Get Fat and what to Do about it by Gary Taubes, and discussed Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and The Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Why we get fat

   Gary Taubes · at 52:41

   Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes is a health book that investigates the historical causes and biological mechanisms behind the obesity epidemic and dietary science.

   Recommended

   “this book – by gary tab i i just love called why we get fat and what to do about it and he he traces the genealogy of the obesity epidemic”

   Bryan Callen #824 - Bryan Callen 2016-07-21 Listen at 52:41

   Where to get it

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2. 

   Why We Get Fat and what to Do about it

   Gary Taubes · at 52:41

   Why We Get Fat and what to Do about it by Gary Taubes is an accessible exploration of nutritional science and the dietary misconceptions that have fueled the modern obesity epidemic.

   Recommended

   “this book – by gary tab i i just love called why we get fat and what to do about it and he he traces the genealogy of the obesity epidemic”

   Bryan Callen #824 - Bryan Callen 2016-07-21 Listen at 52:41

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
3. 

   Slaughterhouse-Five

   Kurt Vonnegut · at 1:01:20

   Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five is a semi-autobiographical novel that follows Billy Pilgrim as he becomes unstuck in time while surviving the devastating Allied firebombing of Dresden during World War II.

   Discussed

   “you know uh kurt vaget i think in the book slaughterhouse 5 talks about this in vivid detail”

   Bryan Callen #824 - Bryan Callen 2016-07-21 Listen at 1:01:20

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
4. 

   The Secret of Our Success

   Joseph Henrich · at 1:19:00

   The Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich explores how human cultural evolution and cooperation, rather than raw individual intelligence alone, drove our species to dominate the globe.

   Discussed

   “so we read this book called the secret of – uh their success the secret of our success by joseph henrik”

   Bryan Callen #824 - Bryan Callen 2016-07-21 Listen at 1:19:00

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon