The Rum Diary

This book by Hunter S. Thompson was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Joe Rogan. The people who vouched for it on air: Ben Affleck. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, productivity & performance, psychedelics, trauma & ptsd. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “Rum Diary was spectacular, you know? It was like really descriptive and punchy and interesting”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “Rum Diary was spectacular”
  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.