Episode #2549
Jared Diamond
Books mentioned
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:01 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
Joe opens by saying he really enjoyed Guns, Germs, and Steel; Diamond later returns to the book's argument about European diseases.
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Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:20 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
Joe says he started reading Diamond's new book that day.
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Why Is Sex Fun?
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The Bible
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:12:58 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Iliad
Mentioned by Jared Diamond · at 01:00:44 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Jared Diamond on leaders versus geography in history, the subject of his new book "Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings".
What they talked about
- Why Jared Diamond wrote his new book about leaders
- Genghis Khan's success due to timing and climate
- Spread of Christianity and Islam beyond theology
- Role of individuals like Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs
- Diamond's low-tech writing process
- Language diversity and translation challenges
- New Guinea pigeon and creole languages
- Botswana's diamond revenue management
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