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Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari

A sweeping narrative history of humankind, from the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Stone Age to the present. It explores how cognitive, agricultural, and scientific revolutions shaped societies through shared myths and large-scale cooperation.

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Ranked #21 of 1942 · 456 pages · Published 2011

Mentioned 30× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 30 episodes, most recently on Feb 13, 2026.

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

  1. #2454Robert Malone, MD

    Mentioned by Robert Malone, MD · 02:23:02 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  2. #2398Francis Foster & Konstantin Kisin

    Mentioned by Francis Foster & Konstantin Kisin · 01:45:10 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  3. #2368Michael Button

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:42:29 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  4. #2015Zach Bryan

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:34:56 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  5. #1975Dan Flores

    Mentioned by Dan Flores · 00:51:58 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  6. #1911Mark Boal

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:24:11 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  7. #1738Ben O'Brien

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:45:11 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  8. #1679Adam Curry

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:01:26 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  9. #1565Gary Laderman

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:37:51 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  10. #1486Honey Honey

    Mentioned by Honey Honey · 01:57:17 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  11. #1436Adam Curry

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:15:04 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  12. #1413Bill Maher

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:48:50 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  13. #1410Ash Dykes

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:03:15 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  14. #1402Boyan Slat

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:32:58 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  15. #1345Steve Aoki

    Mentioned by Steve Aoki · 00:16:10 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  16. #1292Lex Fridman

    Mentioned by Lex Fridman · 02:16:28 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  17. #1269Bryan Callen

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 02:08:36 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  18. #1240Forrest Galante

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:41:57 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  19. #1231Matt Braunger

    Mentioned by Matt Braunger · 02:03:01 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  20. #1134Kyle Dunnigan

    Mentioned by Kyle Dunnigan · 01:18:35 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

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  1. #1088Bryan Callen

    Mentioned by Bryan Callen · 00:27:16 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  2. #1059Brian Redban

    Mentioned by Brian Redban · 02:19:52 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  3. #1045Bryan Callen

    Mentioned by Bryan Callen · 00:10:38 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  4. #1021Russell Brand

    Mentioned by Russell Brand · 00:04:18 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  5. #1016Whitney Cummings

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:11:06 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  6. #999Tom Bilyeu

    Mentioned by Tom Bilyeu · 00:14:38 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  7. #930Will MacAskill

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:25:29 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  8. #923Whitney Cummings

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 02:52:41 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  9. #892Greg Fitzsimmons

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:06:58 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

  10. #793Whitney Cummings

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:49:41 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)

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Book data: ISBN 9780099590088. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.