Episode #899
Bryan Callen
Books mentioned
The Blank Slate
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 02:00:33
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The Symposium
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · at 02:11:23
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:25:15
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Actor and stand-up comedian Bryan Callen discusses the influence of corporations on nutrition research, vegan diets, animal intelligence, evolution, and human behavior. The conversation also explores hunting, martial arts, mastery, relationships, ideological thinking, civilization’s collapse, attention, negativity, fake news, and protecting focus as global suffering competes with self-development.
What they talked about
- Clinton Foundation and Hillary's health
- Critique of The China Study and vegan diets
- Sea turtle survival rates
- Human creativity and leaving a mark
- Orcas in captivity
- Virtual reality empathy projects
- Gun ownership and self-defense
- MMA fighting and training
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