Episode #1088

Bryan Callen

· 9 books mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. How to Fix the Future

    Andrew Keen

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:19:18

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  2. Scarcity

    Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:39:26

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  3. Republic Lost

    Lawrence Lessig

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:24:26

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  4. The Strange Order of Things

    Antonio Damasio

    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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