Episode #861

Bryan Callen

· 3 books mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. Fit for Life

    Harvey Diamond, Robert Kaufman

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:39:30

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  2. Going Clear

    Lawrence Wright

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:39:11

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Actor and stand-up comedian Bryan Callen joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, media distrust, drug policy, food production, animal welfare, nutrition, psychedelics, and extreme athletic performance. They also examine Alex Honnold’s free-solo climbing, comparing the physical demands and calculated risk of his approach with the ideas of Miyamoto Musashi.

What they talked about

  • Voting age and drinking age debate
  • Parasites, food safety, and farming runoff
  • Critique of mainstream media bias
  • Trump and Clinton corruption discussion
  • Definition of beauty and facial symmetry
  • Human instincts and ancient reward systems
  • War on drugs and psychedelic prohibition
  • Sexual assault definitions and campus justice

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