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Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

A novel about a group of British schoolboys stranded on an uninhabited island who attempt to govern themselves, with disastrous results. Their descent from civilized order into primal savagery and violence serves as an allegorical examination of human nature and the inherent conflict between reason and instinct.

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Ranked #48 of 1942 · 243 pages · Published 1954

Mentioned 15× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 15 episodes, most recently on Jun 18, 2025.

Fight Record

Every episode where this book came up, newest first. Timestamps are approximate; each mention links to its source.

  1. #2339Luis J. Gomez & Big Jay Oakerson

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:23:17 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  2. #2084Jim Breuer

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 02:34:43 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  3. #1721Michael Malice

    Mentioned by Michael Malice · 01:28:20 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  4. #1496Colion Noir

    Mentioned by Colion Noir · 00:55:51 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  5. #1486Honey Honey

    Mentioned by Honey Honey · 00:44:44 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  6. #1217Nimesh Patel

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:28:55 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  7. #787Eddie Huang

    Mentioned by Eddie Huang · 02:18:16 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  8. #590Ana Kasparian

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:07:11 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  9. #549Big Jay Oakerson

    Mentioned by Big Jay Oakerson · 00:31:05 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  10. #433Duncan Trussell, Chris Ryan

    Mentioned by Duncan Trussell, Chris Ryan · 01:30:40 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  11. #396Stefan Molyneux

    Mentioned by Stefan Molyneux · 01:20:24 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  12. #366Bobcat Goldthwait

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:43:11 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  13. #137Tim Ferriss

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:58:57 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  14. #53Freddy Lockhart

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 02:26:22 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  15. #6Brian Redban

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 02:07:28 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

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Book data: ISBN 9780571056866. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.