Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society

This book by Carrie Galbraith and John Law was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Lex Fridman. The people who vouched for it on air: Duncan Trussell. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, depression & mood, psychedelics. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “this evolves into something called the cacophony society there's a great book called tales of the cacophony society for people listening”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “there's a great book”
  Duncan Trussell · Lex Fridman Podcast · Aug 202202:52:51

  Said during "Duncan Trussell: Comedy, Sentient Robots, Suffering, Love & Burning Man | Lex Fridman Podcast #312". The episode features Duncan Trussell: Stand-up comedian and host of the long-running Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast. Co-creator (with Pendleton Ward) of the Netflix animated series The Midnight Gospel, and a frequent Joe Rogan guest known for blending comedy with spirituality and psychedelics. Comedian Duncan Trussell and Lex Fridman wander through AI sentience, Buddhism, death, war, depression, friendship, and Burning Man.