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Every book Mike Baker recommended on podcasts
Mike Baker frequently appears on The Joe Rogan Experience to share insights across various topics, drawing on his background. Throughout his appearances, Baker has recommended and discussed several notable books that touch on American history, the frontier, and contemporary culture. Among his recommendations, Baker highlighted John G. Neihardt's Black Elk Speaks, which he listened to on tape, using the work to explore the history and perspective of Native Americans on the plains. He also recommended Hampton Sides's Blood and Thunder while discussing Kit Carson and the history of the American frontier. Additionally, Baker brought up Timothy Egan's The Big Burn when talking about massive forest fires and Teddy Roosevelt's conservation efforts. Beyond historical non-fiction, Baker has discussed contemporary media items and memoirs, such as Prince Harry's Spare, mentioning it within the context of media distractions and royal family controversies. Furthermore, conversations on the podcast have touched upon military and tactical literature associated with Navy SEALs, including Mark Owen's books, No Easy Day, and Marcus Luttrell's Lone Survivor, illustrating the broader cultural interest in modern military accounts and the controversies surrounding them within specialized communities.
Books recommended by Mike Baker
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Blood and Thunder
Blood and Thunder: An Epic Story of the American West by Hampton Sides is a sweeping historical non-fiction book that chronicles the American expansion into the West, centering heavily on the life of Kit Carson and the violent conflicts involving Navajo and other Native American tribes.
Recommended“there's another great book well there's quite a few from a blood and thunder it's yes hit Carson read that”
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Black Elk Speaks
Black Elk Speaks by John G.
Recommended“I've been I'm reading this book now I'm listening to it on tape called Black Elk speaks it's about this Iguala Sioux medicine man who was while he was still alive in the 1930s they wrote this book”
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The Big Burn
The Big Burn by Timothy Egan is a historical nonfiction account of the massive 1910 wildfire that devastated millions of acres across the American Northwest, alongside the formation of the United States Forest Service under Teddy Roosevelt.
Recommended“I've read a really good book called the big burn if anybody's looking for a book to pick up and read it's about in this massive forest fire that took place mostly in Idaho”
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An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore is a documentary film and companion book highlighting the severe global threats and projected consequences of climate change.
Discussed“I mean an Al Gore had already predicted in that movie An Inconvenient Truth that we were gonna be covered in water in 2014”
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Gothic Horror Works
Discussed“and then you get somebody else maybe Mike Morell writes a book”
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Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell is a memoir detailing the harrowing experiences of a Navy SEAL team during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan.
Discussed“plus when you have someone who you know has a crazy story like marcus luttrell and it becomes an amazing movie”
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Mark Owen
Discussed“is that the guy who's writing the book about all this stuff and talking about you know the man who shot bin Laden that guy is persona non grata in the community like you talked to the other seals they're like you don't you don't do that”
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No Easy Day
No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer is a first-person account of the military raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.
Discussed“is that the guy who's writing the book about all this stuff and talking about you know the man who shot bin Laden that guy is persona non grata in the community like you talked to the other seals they're like you don't you don't do that”
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Spare
Spare by Prince Harry is a deeply personal and controversial memoir that details the Duke of Sussex's life within the British royal family, his struggles with grief and media intrusion, and his eventual departure from royal duties.
Discussed“he's put out this book uh spare or whatever it's called um yeah I guess everybody falls down one side or the other do you support Harry and Megan do you not you know here it is Royals set up a war room to discuss Prince Harry's memoir”
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The Bob Gates Story
Discussed“if if like Bob gates... you know Bob gates writes a book you know a former director of the agency and he's a brilliant guy great guy”
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The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service by Dick Donovan, Author of 'The Man-hunter' ...
Discussed“I didn't even think about it until the dick marchenko books came out”
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Books Mike Baker wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Rogan Experience #1923 - Mike Baker | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 1 |
| #1414 - Mike Baker | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2020-01-18 | 3 |
| #1226 - Mike Baker | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2019-01-17 | 6 |
| #1001 - Mike Baker | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2017-08-21 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“it's like the lion king when scar wants to take over right he's just like that was pretty good wasn't the lion king a difference”