Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

This book by Jack Weatherford 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, consciousness, trauma & ptsd. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Nov 2020 and the most recent from Jul 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of Asia to trigger a global awakening, an unprecedented explosion of technologies, trade, and ideas.

• “there's an amazing book by is it Jack Weatherford I think his name is about geni Khan like the classic book it's amazing book worth reading”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “amazing book worth reading”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 202402:09:06

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2172 - Sebastian Junger". The episode features Sebastian Junger: War journalist, filmmaker (Restrepo), and bestselling author whose ruptured pancreatic-artery aneurysm and near-death experience inspired his book In My Time of Dying. Sebastian Junger recounts the aneurysm that nearly killed him and the near-death vision that reopened his atheist mind to mystery.

• “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, if you haven't read that... it's outstanding”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's outstanding... just the first 50 pages will leave you just absolutely dazzled”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 202001:25:38

  Said during "Dax Shepard on the Craft of Podcasting, Favorite Books, and Dancing With Your Demons". The episode features Dax Shepard: Actor, director, and host of the hit podcast Armchair Expert. Married to Kristen Bell, he is openly in recovery and known for leading interviews with raw personal vulnerability. Dax Shepard talks craft of podcasting, his recent opiate relapse, vulnerability, addiction, and favorite books with Tim Ferriss.