Episode #1088
Bryan Callen
Books mentioned
The Sports Gene
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 00:10:17
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How to Fix the Future
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:19:18
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The Internet Is Not the Answer
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:19:18
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Sapiens
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 00:27:16
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Scarcity
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:39:26
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The Wealth of Nations
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 00:39:55
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Doughnut Economics
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 00:40:12
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Republic Lost
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:24:26
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The Strange Order of Things
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:50:21
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Actor and stand-up comedian Bryan Callen joins Joe for a wide-ranging conversation about aging, economics, ideology, childhood, and social behavior. They also discuss AI, automation, universal income, democratic institutions, politics, science, gender, nutrition, hunting, survival, and biological influences on human conduct.
What they talked about
- Aging and physical changes
- Father's diet and health
- Genetic diversity and athleticism
- Internet, wealth concentration, and tech billionaires
- Cultural self-criticism and victimhood
- ADHD diagnosis and overmedication of boys
- Hollywood hypocrisy and the Roman Polanski case
- Factory farming vs. family farms
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