Conan

This book by Robert E. Howard 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 exercise & strength, motivation & discipline. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Conan is a 1967 collection of seven fantasy short stories and associated pieces written by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Most of the stories were originally published in various pulp magazines.

• “the books that he wrote like those fantasy novels of Conan they were amazing when I was a kid”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “they were amazing when I was a kid”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202401:56:37

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #1967 - Mike Vecchione". The episode features Mike Vecchione: Stand-up comedian and former special-education teacher who came up through the Philadelphia and New York City club scenes; released the special 'Michael on the Attractives.'. Comedian Mike Vecchione and Joe Rogan trade deep craft talk on stand-up, boxing, wrestling, discipline, social media, and the long grind to greatness.