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Every book Mike Glover recommended on podcasts
Mike Glover appears on The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss survival psychology, modern societal pressures, and human behavior in crisis situations. Throughout the episode, he recommends and discusses several key books that influenced his philosophy and survival training companies. Glover strongly recommends Michael Easter's The Comfort Crisis and Dr. Anna Lembke's Dopamine Nation, citing them as great books that address the negative impacts of modern indoor abundance, virtual reality, and dopamine consumption. He also recommends Amanda Ripley's The Unthinkable, praising it as a truly good book on survival psychology that explores why people live and why they die during emergencies like the Virginia Tech shooting. In addition to these recommendations, Glover discusses John Leach's Survival Psychology, noting that reading it was one of the first things he did when pioneering his survival methodologies. Finally, he references Sebastian Junger's Tribe to reinforce broader societal points regarding community, trauma, and mutual support systems.
Books recommended by Mike Glover
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is a nonfiction book examining how modern society's obsession with comfort and convenience negatively impacts physical and mental health.
Recommended“the book Comfort crisis dopamine Nation are great books that talk about these kind of things”
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation by Dr.
Recommended“the book Comfort crisis dopamine Nation are great books that talk about these kind of things”
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke, MD is a psychiatrist's exploration of how modern overconsumption impacts the brain's reward pathways and leads to addiction.
Recommended“the book Comfort crisis dopamine Nation are great books that talk about these kind of things”
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The Unthinkable (Revised and Updated)
The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley is a non-fiction book that explores the psychology of human survival during disasters, examining why some people live while others die.
Recommended“she wrote the book Unthinkable and it's a real good uh book on why people live why people die”
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Survival Psychology
Discussed“one of the first things that I did was I read a book uh called survival Psychology by John leech which talked about the reason people live and the reason people die”
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Tribe
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is a concise and poignant exploration of the human psychological need for community, belonging, and shared purpose, particularly in the aftermath of modern alienation and crisis.
Discussed“Sebastian younger his book tribe talks a lot about these issues in society”
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Books Mike Glover wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Rogan Experience #1931 - Mike Glover | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 7 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I have a book called prepared that launches and we're hoping to have the app finished by June 6th uh which is dday when the book drops”