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Books podcasts were talking about in January 2018
In January 2018, podcast discussions ranged widely from dietary science and martial arts to historical power structures and human biology. On The Rubin Report, Max Lugavere recommended Nina Teicholz's The Big Fat Surprise while discussing the history and depth of dietary recommendations. Meanwhile, The Joe Rogan Experience featured multiple literary mentions across several episodes. Michael Shermer appeared as a guest and reviewed several new releases, including Daniel Ellsberg's The Doomsday Machine focusing on nuclear deterrence, Niall Ferguson's The Square and the Tower examining hierarchical and networked power structures throughout human civilization, and Nancy L. Segal's Accidental Brothers focusing on twins. Also on The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan discussed Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do, noting its importance in collecting works on various martial arts while touching on compilation and attribution. In another episode, Zoey Monroe appeared on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von and recommended adult studio content when asked for industry recommendations. The conversations collectively highlighted a shared interest among podcast hosts and guests in examining foundational systems, whether through historical societal networks, nutritional science, or the compilation of martial arts knowledge.
The Joe Rogan Experience
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Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Discussed“see Bruce Lee the Doughty a Oh of jeet kune do-- plagiarized passages again I'm a giant Bruce Lee fan I'm not [ __ ] on them but I'm but I think it's also very important I own the Dow of Jeet Kune Do I think it's very important that he did collect these important works on different martial arts”
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Into Thin Air
Discussed“This is the guy the the mountain climber that did into thin air and and and the the one about the Alaskan kid anyway he wrote this book called under the banner of asking kid who died”
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Papers on the War
Discussed“and I just read Daniel Ellsberg's new book the doomsday machine this is on nuclear deterrence”
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The Square and the Tower
Discussed“I was just reading Neil Ferguson's new book the tower and the square it's about the tension throughout all of human history civilization”
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Accidental Brothers
Discussed“she has a new book out called accidental brothers”
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DOOMSDAY MACHINE
Discussed“and you know I just read Daniel Ellsberg's new book the doomsday machine this is on nuclear deterrence”
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Fighting for air
Discussed“because when I was in law school I read this one book called fighting for air and it documented like the Telecommunications Act in 97”
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Letter from Birmingham Jail
Discussed“I remember reading letter from Birmingham jail as a kid Jonathan Swift Modest Proposal as a kid and Tupac me against the world”
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A Modest Proposal
Discussed“I remember reading letter from Birmingham jail as a kid Jonathan Swift Modest Proposal as a kid and Tupac me against the world”
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Henry the Fifth
Discussed“there's one more Henry the fifth with Kenneth Branagh he's a little bit but that”
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Bobby Fischer Against the World
Recommended“Bobby Fischer against the world you have to watch”
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Tattoos on the Heart
Discussed“there's a book called tattoos on the heart which was written by the guy who wrote ran homeboy industries here in LA”
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Men Like Gods
Discussed“in men like Gods in 1923 Welles invites readers to a futuristic utopia that's essentially Earth”
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When the Sleeper Wakes
Discussed“in when the sleeper wakes from 1899 the protagonist rouses from two centuries of slumber to a dystopian London in which citizens used wondrous forms of technology like the audiobook airplane and television yet suffer systemic oppression”
The Rubin Report
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The Big Fat Surprise
Recommended“there's a there's a great book called the big fat surprise with you know the journalist who wrote it really goes into depth on the story but I talked about it as well ingenious foods”
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The Practical Skeptic
Discussed“you've got a new book coming out I was saying to you right before you started you're the only guest that has two books all right moral or skeptic”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
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Elegant Angels Coloring Book
Recommended“I recommend the elegant angel they just released two squirting show cases of mine actually I'm gonna say their first”