Dune

This book by Frank Herbert has been genuinely recommended 4 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Duncan Trussell, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, consciousness, depression & mood, exercise & strength, meditation & mindfulness. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Apr 2020 and the most recent from May 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for... When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

• “did you read the books the first one honestly is one of the best sci-fi the first one is so good”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “one of the best sci-fi; the first one is so good; it's so good dude”
  Duncan Trussell · The Joe Rogan Experience · May 202401:21:57

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2157 - Duncan Trussell". The episode features Duncan Trussell: Comedian, podcaster (Duncan Trussell Family Hour), longtime friend of Rogan and Comedy Store veteran. Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell ramble through AI, war, unions, psychedelics, Satanism, Jesus, and the future of wordless human connection.

• “i want to make one fiction recommendation to you and that is dune by frank herbert and i think it will go right up there”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “i want to make one fiction recommendation to you and that is dune i think you'll be very impressed with it”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202000:42:56

  Said during "Harley Finkelstein, Strategies from Shopify, the Future of Retail, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Harley Finkelstein: Entrepreneur, lawyer, and Chief Operating Officer of Shopify, which he joined around 2010. He founded his first company at 17 while a student at McGill and is an advisor to Felicis Ventures. Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein on building the entrepreneurship company, lessons from law school, the Build-A-Business competition, and the accelerated future of retail.

• “which is dune frank herbert in terms of world building it's a mind blower it's classic ... you can learn almost all the leadership lessons you need from dune”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “in terms of world building it's a mind blower it's classic”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 202001:47:50

  Said during "Brad Feld, The Art of Unplugging, Carving Your Own Path, and More! | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Brad Feld: Early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987, co-founder of Foundry Group and Techstars, and author of multiple books in the Startup Revolution series. He is also an OCD/depression mental-health advocate, art collector, and 50-state marathon runner based in Boulder, Colorado. VC Brad Feld tells Tim Ferriss how unplugging rituals, therapy, and openness about depression sustained him through entrepreneurial chaos.

• “I think everyone should read doom by Frank Herbert it's just one of the best worlds building fiction books of all time”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “everyone should read, one of the best world building fiction books of all time”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 202000:42:23

  Said during "The Random Show: Boozy Quarantine Edition!". The episode features Kevin Rose: Kevin Rose is a serial entrepreneur, investor at True Ventures, and Tim Ferriss's longtime friend and co-host of The Random Show. He joins Tim for this live, boozy quarantine-edition conversation. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose drink wine and riff on quarantine life, books, investing, anxiety, and binge-watching during early COVID-19.