Hell's Angels

This book by Hunter S. Thompson has been genuinely recommended 4 times on Joe Rogan. The people who vouched for it on air: Ben Affleck, Joe Rogan. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, consciousness, depression & mood, exercise & strength, motivation & discipline. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jun 2024 and the most recent from Jan 2026. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

This is an in depth examination of the notorious motorcycle club and its members. Thompson was allowed extraordinary access to the lives of various members of the Californian Chapter of the Hell's Angels for almost a year during which time he conducted countless interviews and observed their customs and behaviour from a unique vantage point.

• “I mean those books Hell's Angels and and you know, Fear and Loathing is some of the best writing.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “is some of the best writing”
  Ben Affleck · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 202600:02:03

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2440 - Matt Damon & Ben Affleck". The episode features Matt Damon & Ben Affleck: Oscar-winning actors, longtime friends and creative partners since Good Will Hunting, and co-founders of the production company Artists Equity. They were promoting their Netflix film The RIP, directed by Joe Carnahan. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck join Joe Rogan to dissect the streaming era, the craft of acting, AI in film, and the brutal cost of greatness in sports.

• “I was just reading uh Hell's Angels recently actually that's the book that I go back to most”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “that's the book that I go back to most”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 202400:45:02

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2232 - Josh Brolin". The episode features Josh Brolin: Actor (No Country for Old Men, W., Outer Range) and author of the memoir From Under the Truck. Josh Brolin and Joe Rogan riff on writing, addiction, fame, fighters, and the wildness behind every true artist.

• “did you ever read Hunter Thompson's book on the Hell's Angels no it's really good not bad that was his breakthrough book”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's really good”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202400:09:57

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #1910 - Mark Laita". The episode features Mark Laita: Advertising photographer turned creator of the YouTube interview channel Soft White Underbelly, documenting addicts, sex workers, gang members and outcasts. Photographer Mark Laita on Soft White Underbelly, Skid Row addiction, broken childhoods, empathy, and why fixing homelessness starts in childhood.

• “what I started rereading recently is Hell's Angels the Hunter S Thompson book oh is it I've never read it it's incredible”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's incredible”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202402:08:14

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2045 - Jimmy Carr". The episode features Jimmy Carr: British stand-up comedian known for one-liners and dark edgy humor, with Netflix specials, who has played 40+ countries and is on tour. Jimmy Carr and Joe Rogan riff on comedy as a new art form, gratitude, the JFK film, and living with purpose.