Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2016-08-01
Books mentioned on #828 - Duncan Trussell
Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian and host of his own podcast “Duncan Trussell Family Hour”, available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Book of John
Discussed“one of my favorite uh in the New Testament my favorite gospel is the Book of John and the very beginning of the book of John is some of the trick I [ __ ] you'll ever read”
Where to get it
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The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is an ancient Hindu scripture that presents a profound philosophical dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna on duty, righteousness, and spiritual liberation.
Discussed“but so then but you get this is man this is the [ __ ] babad Gita because the babad Gita starts with a warrior R June looking out on this uh this [ __ ] massive Army”
Where to get it
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a provocative historical study that investigates the theory that ancient religious traditions and early Christianity were deeply intertwined with the ritualistic use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“how you know like the John Marco Allegro book The Sacred Mushroom and the scroll where he thought that what Christianity was initially was a bunch of stories where they hid these psychedelic rituals in Parables”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
“I'm reading [ __ ] listening to the audio book rather of Moby Dick uh the Frank Mueller narration”
“I hate to always talk about it but a brief history nearly everything he describes it as like and this could be wrong I don't know but what we know about the ocean”