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Every book Ralph Barbosa recommended on podcasts

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  • Ralph Barbosa has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of August 8, 2025.
  • Ralph Barbosa has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of August 8, 2025.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of August 8, 2025.
  • The 3 books Ralph Barbosa has mentioned in the most episodes, as of August 8, 2025: Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The captain is out to lunch and the sailors have taken over the ship.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Ralph Barbosa aired on August 8, 2025.

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Guest on The Joe Rogan Experience · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Ralph Barbosa appears as a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he discusses his comedy career, everyday observations, and various books that have crossed his path through recommendations or casual reading. During the episode, Barbosa and the host examine and discuss the works of Hunter S. Thompson, specifically noting Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas while looking at a book present in the room, with Barbosa mentioning that he is somewhat familiar with Thompson's broader writing. In addition to Thompson's countercultural journalism, Barbosa brings up the late author Charles Bukowski, specifically mentioning the book The Captain Is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship. He shares that fellow comedian Felipe Esparza originally introduced him to that particular book and keeps Charles Bukowski titles in his personal library. Through these literary mentions, Barbosa reveals a casual interest in gritty, distinctively voiced American authors.

Books Ralph Barbosa recommended or discussed

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  1. Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone

    Hunter S. Thompson · Discussed · 1 episode

    Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson collects the famed gonzo journalist's subversive, drug-fueled reporting and political dispatches for the magazine, capturing the chaotic spirit of American culture and elections in the 1970s.

    Discussed
    “I was reading that book you got out there. I never The War of Art. No, no, no, no. Um Oh, the Hunter Thompson book. Yeah. Hunus Thompson was a dude or that was a chick. You don't know who Hunter Thompson is? Nah, but I kind of have heard of Thompson's work through I read in the like before”
    The Joe Rogan Experience #2362 - Ralph Barbosa 2025-08-08 Listen at 44:27
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    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Hunter S. Thompson · Discussed · 1 episode

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson is a wildly eccentric journalistic novel that chronicles a drug-addled road trip across the American Southwest in search of the elusive American Dream.

    Discussed
    “I was reading that book you got out there. I never The War of Art. No, no, no, no. Um Oh, the Hunter Thompson book. Yeah. Hunus Thompson was a dude or that was a chick. You don't know who Hunter Thompson is? Nah, but I kind of have heard of Thompson's work through I read in the like before”
    The Joe Rogan Experience #2362 - Ralph Barbosa 2025-08-08 Listen at 44:27
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. The captain is out to lunch and the sailors have taken over the ship

    Charles Bukowski · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “Charles Bakowski has a book like that. Uh what is it? What is it called? like the captain is out to lunch, something like that, right? Yeah. Felipe Sparza put me on to that book. I read when I did his podcast. Uh he he has a couple Charles Bicowski books in his little library and Oh, no [ __”
    The Joe Rogan Experience #2362 - Ralph Barbosa 2025-08-08 Listen at 45:47
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
#2362 - Ralph BarbosaThe Joe Rogan Experience2025-08-083