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Every book Daniele Bolelli recommended on podcasts
Daniele Bolelli's appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience highlight a scholar and podcast host deeply interested in world history, philosophy, comparative religion, and martial arts. Bolelli utilized his platform to examine cultural narratives and historical texts, often drawing a direct line between ancient philosophies and contemporary life. He famously discussed Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian novel series to explain that his foundational personal philosophy was shaped by those stories. In the realm of religious history, Bolelli explored psychedelic theories and ancient texts, bringing up John Marco Allegro's books The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross and The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth to analyze unconventional interpretations of early Christianity and religion. He also discussed his own published work, 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know: Religion. Additionally, Bolelli engaged in conversations about nature and environmental history, reacting enthusiastically to Dan Flores's book Coyote America, a work that fundamentally altered his and Joe Rogan's perspective on coyotes. Across these discussions, Bolelli presents himself as an intellectually curious educator who blends academic inquiry with popular culture and storytelling.
Books recommended by Daniele Bolelli
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50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know: Religion
Discussed“what is your the one that you published recently on disinfo what is that called it's called the fief things you're not supposed to know religion”
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Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian by Robert E.
Discussed“It's a novel. Robert E. Howard. He wrote a series of novels. It's about Conan the Barbarian.”
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Coyote America
Coyote America by Dan Flores is a comprehensive historical and ecological account that traces the remarkable resilience, adaptability, and survival of the coyote across the North American continent.
Discussed“I love that guy that was awesome His book coyote America That book changed the way I feel about coyotes”
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The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly examination suggesting that ancient Christian origins and the Dead Sea Scrolls are fundamentally tied to fertility cults and psychedelic mushroom rituals.
Discussed“one of them was called the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian myth and the first one was called The Sacred Mushroom in the cross”
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly text that proposes early Christianity originated from a fertility cult centered around the ritualistic use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“one of them was called the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian myth and the first one was called The Sacred Mushroom in the cross and that one's fascinating book”
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Books Daniele Bolelli wrote
- Create Your Own Religion
- 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know: Religion
- Not Afraid
- On the Warrior's Path
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #1091 - Daniele Bolelli | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2018-03-14 | 1 |
| #755 - Daniele Bolelli | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2016-02-03 | 1 |
| Joe Rogan Experience #187 - Daniele Bolelli | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2013-04-09 | 1 |
| Joe Rogan Experience #162 -- Daniele Bolelli | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2013-02-11 | 4 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I was going with um the new book that I that I published the new book is called create your own religion”