The Reading Octagon

Episode #187

Daniele Bolelli

· 5 books mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. The Bible

    Traditional

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:14:22 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  2. 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know About Religion

    Daniele Bolelli

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:02:07 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  3. Steve Jobs

    Walter Isaacson

    Mentioned by Daniele Bolelli · at 01:52:36 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  4. Create Your Own Religion

    Daniele Bolelli

    Mentioned by Daniele Bolelli · at 02:10:00 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  5. 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know

    Daniele Bolelli

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:26:07 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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Timestamps are segment start times from the podscripts.co transcript of the audio release (includes ad reads), so they may differ from the video by a few minutes.

Writer and podcast host Daniele Bolelli joins Joe for a wide-ranging conversation about religion, biblical history, morality, politics, psychedelics, and alien speculation. They also discuss literature, Conan, online communities, language diversity, and MMA, including Rampage Jackson, Randy Couture, fight analysis, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

What they talked about

  • Critique of organized religion
  • Victimless crimes and decriminalization
  • Origins of the Bible and Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Pyramids and lost ancient knowledge
  • Martial arts as art and fighter evolution
  • Roman crucifixion and cultural symbols
  • Psychedelic culture in the 1960s
  • Language diversity and difficulty comparison

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