Episode #1816
Gad Saad
Books mentioned
The War of Art
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Turning Pro
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The Parasitic Mind
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:13:39 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Beauty Myth
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Gad Saad is a Concordia University marketing professor, author, and host of The Saad Truth, whose work applies evolutionary psychology to consumer behavior. Saad and Joe Rogan discuss scientific humility, ideology, polarization, education, personal responsibility, and social controversies, alongside fitness, disciplined habits, comedy, podcasting, Stoic philosophy, ancient Greek practices, criminal justice, and the death penalty.
What they talked about
- Weight loss journey and fat shaming
- Discipline and professional mindset
- Evolutionary psychology and mating
- Science, uncertainty, and identity politics
- Authenticity and trust in relationships
- Corruption in the justice system
- Teaching children and parental responsibility
- Audiobook narration and personal history
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