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Every book Brendan Schaub recommended on podcasts
Brendan Schaub’s most recommended books
- Chaos by Tom O'Neill
- Mindhunter by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
- Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
- The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie by Anders Lustgarten
Brendan Schaub is an American podcast host, former professional mixed martial artist, and stand-up comedian. He is the host of several podcasts, including The Fighter and the Kid, and previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. During his podcast appearances, Schaub has discussed and recommended several books. On The Joe Rogan Experience, he mentioned listening to the audiobook version of Ernest Cline's 'Ready Player One', narrated by Will Wheaton, contrasting it with the movie adaptation. In another episode, Schaub brought up John Douglas's 'Mindhunter', mentioning that he was nearly finished reading it after meeting the author on a radio show. He also discussed Jonathan Haidt's 'The Coddling of the American Mind' on the same podcast, noting its exploration of social media's influence and societal changes. Additionally, Schaub brought up Tom O'Neill's book 'Chaos' regarding Charles Manson and the CIA, referenced Anders Lustgarten's documentary 'The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie', and mentioned Hunter S. Thompson's 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' while comparing a group of wild swingers in Tampa to the chaotic scene depicted in the book.
Books recommended by Brendan Schaub
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Chaos
Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a deeply researched investigative non-fiction book that exposes startling connections between the CIA's MKUltra mind control experiments, COINTEL Pro, and the infamous Charles Manson murders of the 1960s.
Discussed“did your boy Tom O'Neill who wrote that Manthan book the CIA book did he say when they're gonna come out with the documentary or the TV show of it”
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Mindhunter
Mindhunter by John E.
Recommended“I was doing a show on Sirius with Jim Norton and he brought in this the guy who basically created mine hunter he was this like he's interviewed all the serial killers and speaks to him and they brought him in I think his name's John Douglas they brought him in he's just talking it was fascinating let's go [__]”
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Ready Player One
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a dystopian science fiction novel set in a sprawling virtual reality universe filled with nostalgic pop culture references.
Recommended“If you care to the book which I didn't already player one of the only fiction books I've ever even bothered to go through But I listened to it Will Wheaton the guy from Star Trek reads it”
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt explores how well-intentioned ideas and bad pedagogical approaches are setting a generation up for failure, with a strong focus on the mental health impacts of social media.
Recommended“Have you read Jonathan hates books on that Jonathan hate who he's been on my podcast Kalyn knows him I think maybe Kalyn talked to him too I believe but he wrote a book called the coddling of the American mind and part of the book was about the influence of social media and what is happening”
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S.
Discussed“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas when Hunter Thompson's on checking into the hotel and the lizards are [ __ ] with this blood on the floor.”
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S.
Discussed“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas when Hunter Thompson's on checking into the hotel and the lizards are [ __ ] with this blood on the floor.”
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The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie
Discussed“I just saw that documentary sugarcoated God have you seen it it's terrifying”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| JRE MMA Show #95 with Brendan Schaub | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2020-05-08 | 2 |
| JRE MMA Show #94 with Brendan Schaub | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2020-04-10 | 1 |
| #1304 - Brendan Schaub | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2019-05-23 | 2 |
| Fight Companion - May 29, 2016 | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2016-05-30 | 1 |
| Fight Companion - October 25, 2014 | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2014-10-25 | 2 |
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“seem like the first two episodes of roots have you ever seen roof oh yeah it was just like that it was very everything was dark and very you know”
“I think this is at least being brown in his book The Da Vinci Code actually talks about it”
“he's all into Harry Potter and [ __ ] now we go to Universal Studios”
“I'm reading that Jud appti book sick in the head and he uh they came I was going on the same show and they come in like hey”
“I'm like Walmart with Rhonda's book I don't need that [ __ ] in my life”