Episode #258
Bryan Callen
Books mentioned
Death in the Afternoon
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 00:51:13 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The China Study
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:26:30 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Dracula
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 02:06:26 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Bryan Callen joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, disciplined work, parenting, friendship, personal growth, and masculinity. They also discuss MMA, government power, election integrity, drug and healthcare policy, political polarization, dangerous dogs, bullfighting, and shifting cultural attitudes toward sexuality and romance.
What they talked about
- Comedy and friendship banter
- John Gotti and the Ravenite Social Club
- Success, hard work, and self-improvement
- Parenting and communicating with children
- Government overreach and surveillance
- Political labels and tyranny of language
- MMA fighters and fighting styles
- Vampires and werewolves as cultural metaphors
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