Episode #138
Anthony Bourdain
Books mentioned
Kitchen Confidential
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:33
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Heart of Darkness
Mentioned by Anthony Bourdain · at 00:17:18
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:39:59
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
Mentioned by Anthony Bourdain · at 00:39:59
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The Proud Highway
Mentioned by Anthony Bourdain · at 00:43:32
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Libra
Mentioned by Anthony Bourdain · at 02:17:03
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Joe Rogan speaks with Anthony Bourdain about the unexpected rise of his television career, travel and food documentaries, writing, hunting, and his upcoming comic book. They discuss Hunter S. Thompson, psychedelics, food culture and animal rights, restaurant and nightlife realities, geopolitical change, ethics in dangerous locations, and the pressures of comedy and live performance.
What they talked about
- Anthony Bourdain's accidental celebrity from Kitchen Confidential
- Travel show production and the role of fixers
- Liberia's history as a nation founded by freed slaves
- Hunter S. Thompson's influence and struggles
- Foie gras controversy and animal rights activism
- Inuit diet and adaptation to extreme cold
- Brazilian culture, food, and jiu-jitsu
- Conspiracy theories and the Kennedy assassination
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