Episode #62

Duncan Trussell

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Duncan Trussell joins Joe Rogan to discuss creativity, altered states, religion, yoga, meditation, and the Bhagavad Gita. They also examine airport security, terrorism, fear of flying, political accountability, WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, government secrecy, and civil liberties.

What they talked about

  • Origins of creativity and the muse
  • Isolation tanks and sensory deprivation
  • Negative energy and the evil eye
  • Pet leeches as a novelty item
  • Historical medicinal uses of leeches
  • Spontaneous generation and mushroom etymology
  • Yoga, chakras, and mind-body control
  • WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and government transparency

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