Episode #421
Christopher Ryan
Books mentioned
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 00:00:26 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Bible
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 00:26:52 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Civilized to Death
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 00:33:01 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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War
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:11:44 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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High Price
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:16:24 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Desert Solitaire
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:54:29 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Alchemist
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:25:25 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Psychologist and author Christopher Ryan discusses how settled societies, agriculture, materialism, and modern institutions have shaped human behavior, relationships, and happiness. He and Joe Rogan also explore hunter-gatherer life, parenting, food and farming, risk, communal bonds, personal experiences, and the assumption that progress is always beneficial.
What they talked about
- Hunting wild pigs and deer
- Breastfeeding and formula controversy
- Corporations and legal personhood
- Hunter-gatherer egalitarianism vs. agriculture
- Sexual evolution and gold digging
- Disasters and community bonding
- Off-grid living and property tax
- Border issues with past convictions
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