Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2016-12-28
Books mentioned on #892 - Greg Fitzsimmons
Greg Fitzsimmons is a writer and stand-up comedian. He also hosts his own podcast "FitzDog Radio" available on Spotify.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and created complex societies through shared myths and imagined realities.
Discussed“I read a book called sapiens yeah this is what they absolutely think that they looked like the neander TOs looked like”
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill is a historical exploration of how Irish monks and scholars preserved classical literature and texts during the European Dark Ages.
Discussed“the Irish are the same way the Irish have you know they saved the Bible there's this book called How the Irish saved civilization”
