Episode #288
Greg Proops
Books mentioned
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:22:41
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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:22:41
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Comedian and writer Greg Proops joins Joe Rogan to explore transoceanic exploration, colonization, theories linking Norse culture and Santa Claus, and comparisons between modern life and traditional or long-lived communities. They also discuss psychedelics, psychoactive substances, altered states, creativity, comedy, podcasting, live performance, politics, marijuana, and the value of handwritten notes and correspondence.
What they talked about
- The power of swear words
- Sophistry and political language
- Polynesian navigation and settlement of Hawaii
- Columbus and the Columbian exchange
- Psychedelic mushrooms and the Santa Claus myth
- John Marco Allegro's theory on Christianity and mushrooms
- John McAfee and bath salts
- Greg Proops' live podcast 'The Smartest Man in the World'
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