Episode #103
Duncan Trussell
Books mentioned
The Quran
Mentioned by Duncan Trussell · at 00:01:32
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Rogue Warrior
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:42:27
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Twilight
Mentioned by Duncan Trussell · at 01:55:14
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Duncan Trussell discusses simulation theory, media influence, social disconnection, laws, incarceration, psychedelics, religion, consciousness, death, and the potential therapeutic uses of MDMA and psilocybin. The conversation also covers intelligence and foreign-policy allegations, immigration, labor, CIA experiments, science-fiction and television, video-game addiction, monsters, online discourse, and Trussell’s Comedy Central pilot, performances, and music tastes.
What they talked about
- Osama bin Laden's death and CIA history
- Slavery and modern economic servitude
- Government conspiracies and Waco siege
- LSD history and CIA experiments
- Psychedelic mushrooms and religious origins
- Video games and virtual reality addiction
- Atheism vs. religion and afterlife
- Navy SEALs and military operations
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