Trickster Makes This World

This book by Lewis Hyde has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Bridget Phetasy, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, anxiety & stress, brain health, consciousness, depression & mood. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Apr 2024 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.

Lewis Hyde's ambitious and captivating Trickster Makes This World brings to life the playful and disruptive side of the human imagination as it is embodied in the trickster mythology. Most at home on the road or at the twilight edge of town, tricksters are consummate boundary-crossers, slipping through keyholes, breaching walls, subverting defense systems. Always out to satisfy their inordinate appetites, lying, cheating, and stealing, tricksters are a great bother to have around, but paradoxically they are also indispensable culture heroes. In North America, Coyote taught the race how to dress, sing, and shoot arrows.

• “I've been reading that rereading my favorite book trickster makes this world and how the trickster”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “my favorite book; one of my favorite quotes ever; it saved me at a point”
  Bridget Phetasy · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 202400:09:25

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2179 - Bridget Phetasy". The episode features Bridget Phetasy: Comedian, writer, and host of the Dumpster Fire podcast; sober mom who returned to standup after years away and now performs in Austin. Joe Rogan and Bridget Phetasy riff on conspiracies, AI deepfakes, tribalism, body autonomy, and the booming Austin comedy scene.

• “There is a really fun book... Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde... It's fascinating. Really fun book if people want to get into trickster mythology.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “It's fascinating. Really fun book if people want to get into trickster mythology”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 202402:27:05

  Said during "The Amazing and Brutal Results of Zero Lies for 365 Days, Martha Beck". The episode features Martha Beck: Harvard-trained sociologist, life coach, and bestselling author (The Way of Integrity); ex-Mormon known for radical honesty and somatic, joy-based coaching. Martha Beck on tracking joy in the body, her year of zero lies, and how curiosity defeats anxiety.