Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2017-02-07

Joe Rogan & Christopher Ryan: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #913

#913 - Christopher Ryan

5 books · With Christopher Ryan · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Christopher Ryan, PhD is a psychologist, speaker, and author of New York Times best seller "Sex At Dawn" and he also hosts a podcast called "Tangentially Speaking" available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices.

Christopher Ryan recommended At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen. Joe Rogan discussed Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and others, The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, and Born to Run by Christopher McDougall.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    Peter Matthiessen · at 14:45

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen is an acclaimed novel that explores the spiritual, cultural, and ecological clashes that occur when American mercenaries and missionaries encounter an uncontacted indigenous tribe in the Amazon rainforest.

    Recommended
    “there's a great book called at play in the fields of the Lord by Peter mat I've heard of it I've never read it it's a beautiful book”
    Where to get it
  2. Sex at Dawn

    Christopher Ryan; Cacilda Jethá · at 26:19

    Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá is an exploration of human sexuality that challenges conventional ideas about monogamy by examining evolutionary biology and primate behavior.

    Discussed
    “I mean it's not that I don't think your book is great I I thought sex of Dawn was amazing”
    Where to get it
  3. The Vegetarian Myth

    Lierre Keith · at 1:15:56

    Discussed
    “There's a book called The vegetarian myth you ever read that um yes there's a woman who was a vegan for 20 years”
    Where to get it
  4. Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson · at 1:21:53

    Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a landmark 1962 environmental science book that exposed the devastating ecological consequences of synthetic pesticides like DDT, playing a pivotal role in launching the modern environmental movement.

    Discussed
    “and so they're like what are we going to do with this [ __ ] we got to sell this [ __ ] and they were like well we can dilute it and spray it and it'll kill aphids or whatever the problem with pests in the American farming industry but they had all the pile of stuff and Rachel”
    Where to get it
  5. Born to Run

    Christopher McDougall · at 2:07:53

    Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is a celebrated exploration of endurance running, human evolution, and the remarkable Tarahumara tribe of Mexico.

    Discussed
    “ever read that you know book no but I I do know the premise of it Christoper McDougle”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing One River
“he wrote a book called One River”