Running the Light
A novel following a washed-up, drug-addicted stand-up comedian named Billy Ray Schafer as he tours through the bleak, desolate towns of the American West. It offers a raw, unflinching portrait of life on the road and the toll of addiction.
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Ranked #308 of 1942 · 344 pages · Published 2020
Mentioned 3× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 3 episodes, most recently on Jul 11, 2024.
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Mentioned by Sam Tallent · 00:46:04 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Official episode description (podcast RSS), Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Sam Tallent · 01:25:41 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Official episode description (podcast RSS), Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:47:47 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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