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Books podcasts were talking about in November 2017
November 2017 podcasts featured prominent discussions regarding economics, sociology, and public health literature. On The Rubin Report, Owen Benjamin strongly praised Thomas Sowell's Black Rednecks and White Liberals, calling it one of the best books he had ever read and highlighting its treatment of economic issues. Also on The Rubin Report, Roger Ver discussed how reading Ludwig von Mises's Socialism during his youth sparked his lifelong interest in economics and libertarianism. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan recommended Ben Goldacre's Bad Science to provide listeners with insights into the inner workings of the pharmaceutical industry and big pharma. During other episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, the hosts and guests explored several additional titles in passing. Bryan Callen mentioned Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus, while Joe Rogan referenced William Davis's Wheat Belly during a conversation about diets and wheat products, George Lakoff's Don't Think of an Elephant! when talking about political framing and language, and Malcolm Gladwell's work when discussing doctors' bedside manners. These discussions collectively reflected a strong thematic focus on societal frameworks, economic theory, and critical examinations of modern institutions.
The Joe Rogan Experience
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Wheat Belly
Discussed“have you gotten through I haven't gotten tonight that dude's book Wheat Belly yeah we belly”
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Homo Deus A Brief History of Tomorrow
Discussed“and he also wrote another book called homo Deus”
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Blink: Inteligencia intuitiva: ¿Por qué sabemos la verdad en dos segundos? / Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Discussed“because their bedside manner was Malcolm Gladwell's book their bedside manner was was dominant”
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Don't Think Of An Elephant!/ How Democrats And Progressives Can Win: Know Your Values And Frame The Debate
Discussed“don't think of an elephant I think it was called”
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Bad Science
Recommended“if you want a really good insight into how big farmer works read Ben Goldacre book pig farmer”
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Girl Logic
Discussed“this is you specifically like obviously you're not speaking for all women I actually got the title I got the rights to it”
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States of Consciousness
Discussed“and he gives me a book that he's using for his class but he's on break and says I never really X fasted that John went to Mexico Colombia came back with a great stories of heating suicide mushrooms and was my older brother I just idolized him and his book called altered states of consciousness”
The Rubin Report
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Socialism
Discussed“I'd pick up a book off the shelf and just by luck it was a book called socialism by Ludwig von Mises”
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Naming Your Little Geek
Discussed“now the subtitle of your book is persuasion in a world where facts don't matter facts and truth have a little something to do with each other”
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Black Rednecks And White Liberals
Recommended“and then you have to read Thomas soul and realize there's some economic issues but uh well we're getting sold on the show oh he's one my heroes my black redneck white liberals one of the best books I've ever read in my life”
