Episode #156
Duncan Trussell
Books mentioned
Lolita
Mentioned by Duncan Trussell · at 01:34:59
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The Scarlet Letter
Mentioned by Duncan Trussell · at 01:38:46
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Duncan Trussell joins Joe for a wide-ranging conversation about Buddhism, meditation, psychedelics, chanting, and religion’s history. They also discuss aggression, incarceration, police violence, sexuality, wealth inequality, musical authenticity, favorite performers, reincarnation, and comedy.
What they talked about
- Dealing with negative online comments
- Buddhist philosophy and meditation
- Chanting and the Lotus Sutra
- Strip clubs and sexual repression
- Phil Hartman stories
- Aggressive encounters and road rage
- Abortion and personhood laws
- Norwegian death metal and church burnings
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