Episode #1084

Douglas Murray

· 6 books mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. The Satanic Verses

    Salman Rushdie

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:34:11

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  2. Midnight's Children

    Salman Rushdie

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:35:52

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  3. The Book of Mormon

    Joseph Smith

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:46:06

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Douglas Murray is an author, journalist, and political commentator whose work examines culture, politics, and social cohesion. In this conversation, he and Joe Rogan discuss censorship, free speech, religious criticism, terrorism, online outrage, and political tribalism, along with gun violence, mental health, Brexit, gender and sexuality politics, and polarization.

What they talked about

  • Community guideline strike for Sam Harris conversation
  • Tech companies as progressive echo chambers
  • Tribalism in politics and Me Too era
  • Charlie Hebdo attacks and media narratives
  • Criticism of Islam and fear of retaliation
  • Gun control debate and mental health
  • Generational economic anxiety and new ideologies
  • Brexit and political polarization

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