Episode #1915
Brian Simpson
Books mentioned
Outliers
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:51:21 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Stand-up comic and podcast host Brian Simpson discusses developing a creative career, overcoming procrastination, and finding community through comedy. The wide-ranging conversation also covers technology, genetics, space, politics, combat sports, health, celebrity, and the discipline and long-term risks associated with pursuing exceptional achievement.
What they talked about
- Zion Clark's MMA debut and unique fighting style
- Comedy writing discipline and Steven Pressfield's resistance
- Abortion, birth defects, and China's one-child policy
- Andrew Tate, unattractive men, and societal invisibility
- Combat Sambo vs. jiu-jitsu for MMA
- Al Capone, tax evasion, and money laundering
- Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu origin story
- COVID-19 mortality rates and distrust of politicians
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