Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2019-05-14
Books mentioned on Pete Holmes: Comedy! Sex! God!
Comedian! Writer!
Rich Roll discussed Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes. Pete Holmes recommended Shameless by Nadia Bolz-Weber and This Naked Mind by Annie Grace.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Comedy Sex God
Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes is a memoir chronicling the comedian's journey through faith, divorce, personal reinvention, and the intersection of spirituality and humor.
Discussed“in fact this just came in the mail like an hour I delivered it like an hour ago I really I don't know it was the wrong”
Where to get it
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Shameless
Shameless by Nadia Bolz-Weber is a provocative and liberating book that reexamines traditional religious teachings surrounding the human body, sex, and personal shame.
Recommended“uh yes yes so you're having I'm holding up Nadia's Nadia Bowles Weber's new book shameless she's going up on the podcast tonight”
Where to get it
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This Naked Mind
This Naked Mind by Annie Grace is an insightful self-help book that utilizes neuroscience and psychological principles to help individuals reevaluate their relationship with alcohol and break free from habitual drinking.
Recommended“I read a book called this naked mind and I recommend it on audiobook it's almost hypnotic and how repetition at a repetitious it is huh”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“there was a period there was much more about Rob in the first draft of the book it was just getting too crazy I can't summarize Love Wins and Richard Rohr and Rhonda and that's what the first that's another book”
“yeah great book would be like Tuesdays with Maurey cuz I used to go and surf with Rob every weekend”
“a Pete Holmes yes I do be sex comedy sex God available wherever you buy fine books you can order it now that would be nice pre-order it now that's what your free order yeah pre-order it now”