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Abduction

by John E. Mack

A controversial work by a Harvard psychiatrist who interviewed individuals claiming to have been taken by aliens. The book presents these accounts not as mental illness but as a genuine, transformative phenomenon that challenges conventional views of reality.

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Ranked #73 of 1942 · 464 pages · Published 1994

Mentioned 10× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 10 episodes, most recently on Dec 18, 2025.

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  1. #2428Michael P. Masters

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:24:47 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  2. #2419John Lisle

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:57:42 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  3. #2403Andrew Gallimore

    Mentioned by Andrew Gallimore · 01:37:10 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  4. #2385Rick Strassman

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 03:06:04 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  5. #2362Ralph Barbosa

    Mentioned by Ralph Barbosa · 02:33:02 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  6. #2263Gad Saad

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:36:28 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  7. #2249Yannis Pappas & Chris Distefano

    Mentioned by Yannis Pappas & Chris Distefano · 02:49:39 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  8. #2207Shawn Ryan

    Mentioned by Shawn Ryan · 01:51:43 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  9. #1888Michael Shermer

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:01:53 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  10. #1351Dan Aykroyd

    Mentioned by Dan Aykroyd · 00:26:16 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

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Book data: ISBN 9780345393005. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.