The Lord of the Rings

This book by J.R.R. Tolkien 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 addiction & recovery, depression & mood, exercise & strength. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Originally published from 1954 through 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien's richly complex series ushered in a new age of epic adventure storytelling. A philologist and illustrator who took inspiration from his work, Tolkien invented the modern heroic quest novel from the ground up, creating not just a world, but a domain, not just a lexicon, but a language, that would spawn countless imitators and lead to the inception of the epic fantasy genre. Today, THE LORD OF THE RINGS is considered "the most influential fantasy novel ever written." (THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY) During his travels across Middle-earth, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins had found the Ring.

• “the books are incredible I mean the guy wrote a language he wrote a whole language to go with the the whole story”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the books are incredible”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202402:54:34

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #1876 - Greg Fitzsimmons". The episode features Greg Fitzsimmons: Veteran stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster (Fitzdog Radio), a longtime friend of Joe Rogan from the Boston and LA comedy scenes. Joe Rogan and comedian Greg Fitzsimmons riff on fitness, comedy careers, true crime, gambling, and the brutality of human history.