Episode #402
Bryan Callen
Books mentioned
The Sports Gene
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:06:31
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Sex at Dawn
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:44:17
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1491
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 01:29:00
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1493
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 01:29:00
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The Deep Self
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:39:13
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Bryan Callen discusses combat sports, including MMA endurance, weight cutting, punching technique, and the physical and genetic traits behind elite performance. The conversation also covers Mike Tyson, medical and genetic advances, altered states, jealousy, artistic development, supportive comedy communities, and Callen’s return to stand-up performing.
What they talked about
- Brendan Schaub's D'Arce choke and grappling
- Damian Maia's relentless wrestling and jiu-jitsu
- The Sports Gene and genetic limits in sports
- Human endurance vs. horses and zebra domestication
- Retinal implant technology for the blind
- Jon Jones vs. Gustafsson fight analysis
- Mike Tyson's prime and Buster Douglas upset
- Bill Burr's Lance Armstrong bit and EPO doping
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