Episode #905
Shane Smith
Books mentioned
The Emperor of All Maladies
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:37:07
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Neuromancer
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:28:31
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Shane Smith, the Canadian-American co-founder and CEO of VICE, joins Joe Rogan to examine political polarization, gun rights, marijuana policy, public health, and how identity shapes civic views. They also discuss climate solutions, misinformation, emerging technologies, psychedelics, opioid-related harms, and speculative ideas such as augmented reality, genetic engineering, space travel, and cloned woolly mammoths.
What they talked about
- Vice's daily news show on HBO
- Climate change science denial tactics
- Marijuana legalization and banking issues
- Political tribalism and dysfunction
- Technology and augmented reality
- Opioid epidemic and prescription drug abuse
- Gut biome and fecal transplants
- California secession and smaller government
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