Episode #1481
Adam Eget
Books mentioned
The English Patient
Mentioned by Adam Eget · at 01:02:10 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Prophet
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:57:01 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Chaos
Mentioned by Adam Eget · at 02:17:09 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Adam Eget, The Comedy Store’s talent coordinator and a co-host of Norm MacDonald Has A Show, discusses the club’s pandemic reopening, film and television influences, and changing comedy culture. He also recounts his experiences in a CEDU cult and a violent youth rehabilitation program, examining institutional abuse, brainwashing, conspiracy theories, CIA-backed research, and his recovery.
What they talked about
- Watching Korean baseball with cardboard cutouts
- Aliens and gender equality in action movies
- Trump's social media tactics and Biden's gaffe
- Alcohol detox risks and AA Zoom calls
- COVID-19 lockdowns and vitamin D studies
- Reopening comedy clubs with safety measures
- Adam Eget's traumatic experience at a desert cult school
- Norm Macdonald's podcast and Charles Manson fascination
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