American Buffalo

This book by Steven Rinella has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, depression & mood, exercise & strength, trauma & ptsd. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from May 2022 and the most recent from Jun 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

A hunt for the American buffalo--an adventurous, fascinating examination of an animal that has haunted the American imagination.In 2005, Steven Rinella won a lottery permit to hunt for a wild buffalo, or American bison, in the Alaskan wilderness. Despite the odds--there's only a 2 percent chance of drawing the permit, and fewer than 20 percent of those hunters are successful--Rinella managed to kill a buffalo on a snow-covered mountainside and then raft the meat back to civilization while being trailed by grizzly bears and suffering from hypothermia.

• “that Buffalo book he wrote's unbelievable it's very good yeah it's so good yeah he got the rights to that”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “that Buffalo book he wrote's unbelievable... it's so good”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202401:11:06

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #1956 - Luke Combs". The episode features Luke Combs: Country music superstar and singer-songwriter from Asheville, NC who rose to fame off the Vine app; multiple-time CMA Entertainer of the Year with 15 number-one songs. Country star Luke Combs talks fame, hunting with Steven Rinella, his battle with pure-O OCD, weight struggles, and UFC obsession with Joe Rogan.

• “skillful writer I mean American buffalo many other books excellent writer that's earned”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “excellent writer that's earned”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · May 202200:54:14

  Said during "Morgan Fallon, 10 Years on the Road with Anthony Bourdain, High Standards, and More". The episode features Morgan Fallon: Nine-time Emmy-nominated executive producer, director, and cinematographer who spent roughly a decade shooting, directing, and producing for Anthony Bourdain (Parts Unknown, Mind of a Chef); now director/EP on United States of America with W. Kamau Bell. Anthony Bourdain's longtime director-cinematographer Morgan Fallon on 10 years of Parts Unknown, high standards, hunting with Steve Rinella, and grief.