Episode #472
Shane Smith
Books mentioned
War Is a Racket
Mentioned by Shane Smith · at 00:12:57 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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1984
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:24:41 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Hustler
Mentioned by Shane Smith · at 02:17:12 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Color of Money
Mentioned by Shane Smith · at 02:17:21 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Shane Smith is a Canadian-American journalist and the co-founder and CEO of VICE. He and Joe Rogan discuss Arctic resources, climate change, government surveillance, Bitcoin, black and gray markets, political institutions, presidential power, and other controversies, before turning to pool history, UFO claims, Area 51, and retirement.
What they talked about
- Melting Arctic ice and geopolitical tensions
- Climate change denial and political influence
- Government surveillance and NSA overreach
- Silk Road and the dark web economy
- Economic inequality and the 2008 crisis
- Corruption in politics and the two-party system
- Consumer advocacy as political power
- The Hustler and pool culture
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