Amusing Ourselves to Death

This book by Neil Postman was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Joe Rogan. The people who vouched for it on air: Joe Rogan. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, exercise & strength. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Amusing Ourselves to Death is a prophetic look at what happens when politics, journalism, education, and even religion become subject to the demands of entertainment. It is also a blueprint for regaining control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.

• “there's a great book that I read that Neil Brennan told me about uh what's it called amusing ourselves to death is that what that it's called”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “there's a great book that I read ... really good book um and it's really fascinating”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202402:44:44

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #1905 - Derek, More Plates More Dates". The episode features Derek (More Plates More Dates): Anonymous founder of the More Plates More Dates YouTube channel, a fitness and performance-enhancing-drug education content creator and supplement entrepreneur. Derek of More Plates More Dates and Joe Rogan dissect Liver King's steroid lie, celebrity PED use, USADA loopholes, weight-loss drugs and fitness deception.