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Joe Rogan's book recommendations
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Joe Rogan appears on, in one place — not just one.
Joe Rogan’s most recommended books
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- Chaos by Tom O'Neill
- Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne
- The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro
- Immortality Key by Brian C. Muraresku
- The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
- Coyote America by Dan Flores
- Fingerprints of the gods by Graham Hancock
- The Real Anthony Fauci by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff
Joseph James Rogan Jr. is an American podcaster, sports commentator, comedian, actor, and former television host. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, which is one of the most popular podcasts in the world and has been the most streamed podcast on Spotify since 2020. During episodes of his podcast, Joe Rogan frequently discusses and recommends various books to his listeners and guests. He recommended Brian C. Muraresku's book Immortality Key while talking about ancient history, the Eleusinian mysteries, and alternative thought. He mentioned Peter Janney's Mary's Mosaic during a discussion about John F. Kennedy conspiracies, and recommended Jason Zinoman's Shock Value while talking about 1960s and 1970s classic horror films. Rogan promoted Andrew Huberman's book Protocols at the end of an episode, and he recommended Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers to explain the 10,000-hour rule of mastery. Furthermore, he brought up Daniel Everett's Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes to recommend it to his audience, and he praised Brian Muraresku's work further when connecting it to theories about psychedelics and ancient agriculture. Across these conversations, Rogan utilized literature to anchor discussions on history, science, culture, and human behavior.
Books recommended by Joe Rogan
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a celebrated guide that identifies the internal creative blocks and psychological barriers every artist, writer, and creator faces.
Discussed“He wrote this book called The War of Art. Have you read it? Of course. Okay. That book's fantastic. about procrastination, etc.”
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Chaos
Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a deeply investigated exploration of the true crime, government conspiracies, and cultural underpinnings surrounding the Charles Manson murders and the 1960s radical movement.
Recommended“This is also in Tom O'Neal's book, In Chaos, which I recommend every week.”
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Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C.
Recommended“Empire of the Summer Moon. It made the movie, right? It's the best.”
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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.
Recommended“Cuz there's a great book called The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross. Have you ever read that? The John Marco Allegro book?”
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Immortality Key
Why people recommend it: Brian C.
Recommended“He wrote a he's a scholar and he wrote a great book called the immortality key that is all about the Illusinian mysteries in uh in ancient Greece which I believe Marcus Aurelio participated.”
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The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi is a classic treatise on strategy, tactics, and philosophy written by a legendary seventeenth-century Japanese swordsman.
Recommended“My favorite book of philosophy I I started reading when I was like I guess I was 16. It's The Book of Five Rings by Miiamoto Masashi. He's a samurai who killed 60 men in one-on-one combat with swords.”
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Coyote America
Coyote America by Dan Flores is a comprehensive history of the North American coyote that explores the animal's remarkable resilience and expansion across the continent in the face of relentless eradication campaigns.
Recommended“Coyote America's fantast.”
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Fingerprints of the gods
Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock is an alternative history bestseller that argues an advanced, forgotten global civilization was wiped out by a cataclysm at the end of the last ice age.
Discussed“So I had already read Fingerprints of the Gods and I was a huge Graham Hancock fan and all my friends that like had studied actual history in college were always very offended by my ideas”
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The Real Anthony Fauci
Robert F.
Discussed“Well, it's also then if you read RFK Jr.'s book, The Real Anthony Fouchy. You find out he ran this exact same playbook during the AIDS pandemic.”
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt investigates how modern safetyism, declining childhood resilience, and the rapid rise of social media are negatively impacting the mental health and emotional development of younger generations.
Discussed“No. And also it's like the psychological aspect of being controlled by paying attention to other people's lives is very weird and it's you know, Jonathan Haidt wrote a great book about it called The Coddling of the American Mind about the impact of social media and particularly on young girls.”
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Tribe
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is a reflective examination of social cohesion, community, and the psychological impacts of modern isolation compared to traditional societies.
Discussed“and like have you read like uh that Sebastian younger book tribe yeah great book”
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Best evidence
Best Evidence by David S.
Discussed“And there's a great book on it called Best Evidence by David Lifton, and he was an accountant that was hired to go over the Warren Commission Report. He started finding all these inconsistencies and contradictions in the Warren Commission Report.”
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman is a scientific and clinical investigation into the effects of dimethyltryptamine, chronicling the first FDA-approved human clinical studies on psychedelics in decades.
Discussed“He wrote a book called DMT the Spirit Molecule and he did this it was really kind of brilliant.”
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Outliers
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is an examination of the external factors, cultural legacies, and massive amounts of practice that contribute to extraordinary success.
Recommended“Do you ever had Malcolm Gladwell's outliers? No. Well, one of the things it talks about is just talks about, it's great book. And one of the things in the book, it talks about why something became extraordinary.”
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Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children by Alex Berenson is a nonfiction book that examines the potential connection between heavy marijuana use and severe mental health issues, including psychosis and schizophrenia.
Discussed“Alex Baronson wrote about this in a book called I think it's called tell your children and he highlights the instances of people that have schizophrenic breaks from high doses of THC.”
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S.
Discussed“Did you ever see the thing that he did about the election when he did Fear and Loathing on the campaign trail? So, he made Ed Musky go crazy. He made him go crazy cuz he was saying that he was using a Brazilian witch doctor”
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Going Clear
Going Clear by Lawrence Wright is a meticulously researched investigative book that exposes the inner workings, history, and controversial practices of the Church of Scientology.
Discussed“have you guys read Lawrence Wright's book about it I don't think so um it's called going clear oh I saw the the documentary the HBO thing”
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On Writing
Stephen King’s On Writing is part memoir and part masterclass on the craft of storytelling.
Discussed“He's openly shared in his on writing. Yeah, it's in the book. Um, he often had to stuff cotton swabs in his nose stop cocaine induced nose bleeds from dripping onto his typewriter.”
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Sex at Dawn
Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá is an exploration of human sexuality that challenges conventional ideas about monogamy by examining evolutionary biology and primate behavior.
Recommended“and what's the other walking about it forever the first book sex at dawn”
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S.
Discussed“He's the guy from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Do you know that? You never heard of that book?”
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- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
- Dissolving Illusions by Suzanne Humphries
- War Is a Racket by Smedley Butler
- Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
- Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Count Down by Shanna H. Swan, Stacey Colino
- Cujo by Stephen King
- Dead Doctors Don't Lie by Joel D. Wallach
- Blitzed by Norman Ohler
- Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson
- Breath by James Nestor
- Meditations by Aurelius Marcus
- Chariots of the Gods? by Erich von Däniken
- The Book of Enoch by Enoch
- The Shining by Stephen King
- The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray
- Brother Sam by Bill Kinison
- Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson
- Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier
- How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
- The Hidden History of the Vietnam War by John Prados
- Carrie by Stephen King
- The strain by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
- The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray
- The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
Questions about Joe Rogan’s book recommendations
What book does Joe Rogan recommend most?
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Joe Rogan recommended it in 52 episodes, with 44 explicit recommendations.
How many books has Joe Rogan recommended on podcasts?
We have found 806 books Joe Rogan recommended or discussed, across 1132 episodes of 3 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Joe Rogan's reading list?
The books Joe Rogan has recommended most on podcasts are The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, Chaos by Tom O'Neill, Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne, The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro and Immortality Key by Brian C. Muraresku. The year-by-year lists below have all 806.
What did Joe Rogan recommend on The Joe Rogan Experience?
The War of Art, Chaos and Empire of the Summer Moon, among 802 books in all.
What is the latest book Joe Rogan recommended?
The Death of Vince Foster, discussed on The Joe Rogan Experience (2026-10-23).
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Joe Rogan’s book recommendations by year
All 806 books Joe Rogan recommended or discussed across 1,132 episodes, filed by the year each episode came out. Each year goes episode by episode, with the minute every book came up.