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Every book Hamilton Morris recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Hamilton Morris appears on, in one place — not just one.
Hamilton Morris’s most recommended books
- The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Acid Dreams by Martin A. Lee
- Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
- Shroom by Andy Letcher
- Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
- Gorgias by Πλάτων
Hamilton Morris is an American journalist, filmmaker, chemist, and scientific researcher who is best known for hosting his television series examining psychoactive drugs. Throughout multiple podcast appearances, Hamilton Morris recommended and discussed classic literature, philosophical dialogues, and specialized books on drug history and chemistry. On Modern Wisdom, he recommended George Orwell's 1984 as an example of a classic book that embodies the Lindy effect by surviving across generations. During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, he recommended Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death, praising it for predicting the modern media landscape prior to computers and social media. Also on The Joe Rogan Experience, he recommended Andy Letcher's book Shroom during a conversation concerning mushroom history and Robert Gordon Wasson, and brought up Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain's Acid Dreams while discussing historical MK-Ultra experiments involving stimulants. In later episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, Morris discussed Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone in relation to Charles Purtell, mentioned the Socratic dialogue Gorgias while discussing the philosophical notion that no person knowingly commits wrong, and talked about John Marco Allegro's work on the sacred mushroom and Christianity.
Books recommended by Hamilton Morris
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly study that posits early Christianity originated from ancient fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“and i don't know if you read the new michael pollan book i know he was on the podcast i mean right now”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian society characterized by perpetual surveillance, historical denial, and severe psychological manipulation.
Recommended“If something has been around for a while the classics have been around for a long time so you read 1984 which has been around for 50 years it's probably going to be around for another 50 years”
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Acid Dreams
Acid Dreams by Martin A.
Recommended“I don't know if you're familiar with the book acid dreams but yeah they did every imaginable thing they'd hook up people to IVs with a stimulant like amphetamine in one wrist and you're the second person in a week that's recommended acid dreams”
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman is a seminal media ecology critique arguing that television and modern visual media degrade public discourse by reducing serious thought to mere entertainment.
Recommended“I mean there's an amazing book that I recommend anyone listening to this read called amusing ourselves to death by Neil postman which he wrote in 1985 before computers before social media before any of this he predicts all of it perfectly without even knowing the faintest hint of what was going to happen”
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Shroom
Shroom by Andy Letcher is a comprehensive historical and cultural exploration of the relationship between humans and hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Recommended“but even that's you know I don't know if you're familiar with the book shroom by Andy lechner or letner no it's oh it's good you should definitely check it out”
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S.
Discussed“Hunter S Thompson wrote about Charles inis in fear and lothing in Las Vegas talking and it's kind of a in a few different sections”
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S.
Discussed“Hunter S Thompson wrote about Charles inis in fear and lothing in Las Vegas talking and it's kind of a in a few different sections”
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Gorgias
Gorgias by Plato is a classical Socratic dialogue that examines rhetoric, justice, and the philosophical foundations of morality and political life.
Discussed“there's like a an interesting Socratic dialogue that isn't talked about all that much called gorgus and uh in it Socrates is just articulating this basic idea that no man knowingly does wrong”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Joe Rogan Experience #1615 - Hamilton Morris | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 3 |
| Creating The Future Of Psychedelics - Hamilton Morris - #284 | Modern Wisdom | 2021-02-18 | 1 |
| #1136 - Hamilton Morris | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2018-06-26 | 4 |
| Joe Rogan Experience #177 - Hamilton Morris | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2013-03-28 | 3 |