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Every book David Paulides recommended on podcasts

2 books · 2 episodes across 2 podcasts

Across 2 podcasts. Every show David Paulides appears on, in one place — not just one.

David Paulides has engaged audiences on podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, where he frequently discusses mysterious disappearances and anomalous phenomena. During his podcast appearances, Paulides discussed Dante's Inferno while recounting the baffling case of Gilbert Gilman, whose girlfriend believed that specific literary works left behind by Gilman served as cryptographic clues to his fate. Additionally, Paulides spoke at length about his own extensive body of work, specifically the Missing 411 book series co-authored with Chris Williams. He detailed the rigorous profile points established across the series and noted that the collection spans six volumes and approximately twenty-five hundred pages of documented research. Through these discussions, Paulides highlights the eerie intersections of literature, cryptography, and real-life mysteries, positioning his own meticulously researched volumes as crucial reference points for understanding unexplained vanishings across wilderness and national park regions.

Books recommended by David Paulides

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  1. Dante's Inferno

    Dante Alighieri · Discussed · 1 episode

    Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri is an epic 14th-century Italian poem depicting a journey through the nine circles of hell that profoundly shaped modern Western conceptions of sin, damnation, and divine retribution.

    Discussed
    “Dante's Inferno might have been one of them. And I forgot the other book, but she said, "I Dave, I think that's a clue. I just don't understand what he was trying to say."”
    Where to get it
  2. Missing 411

    David Paulides, Chris Williams · Discussed · 1 episode

    Missing 411 by David Paulides and Chris Williams is a true-crime and investigative book series documenting mysterious disappearances of individuals in national parks and wilderness areas across North America.

    Discussed
    “that's one of the profile points that are established in the missing 4-1-1 books”
    Where to get it

Books David Paulides wrote

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
#2502 - David PaulidesThe Joe Rogan Experience2026-05-201
CLASSIC: Missing 411 with David PaulidesStuff They Don't Want You To Know2023-01-102
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Own book Missing 411
“I've written so many books. I'm a printed author. I'm going to ask you to put that list together for me. According to the rules, I fit that criteria to ask, but they said they don't have a list, right? ... I wrote about him in my books.”