Episode #848
Bryan Callen
Books mentioned
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:06:06
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Blink
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:06:06
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The Art of Learning
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:06:06
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Coyote America
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:45:42
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Skeptic
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 01:07:34
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Actor and stand-up comedian Bryan Callen joins the conversation to examine how trauma, ideology, and life experiences shape behavior. He and the hosts discuss terrorism, political polarization, free expression, public trust, conspiracy theories, and government surveillance, alongside animal evolution, hunting, food, art, philosophy, and cultural differences.
What they talked about
- Bryan Callen's experience near Chelsea bombing
- Recreational outrage in modern society
- Progress in women's rights and race relations
- Critique of flat Earth conspiracy theories
- Mandelbrot set and crop circles
- Iraq War motivations and oil
- Age and fragility in comedy culture
- Ecological concerns and climate change
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