The Book of Five Rings came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 6 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.
Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings has six mentions across Joe Rogan and Lex Fridman, usually cited by guests who train in combat sports or study strategy.
A 17th-century samurai text still getting quoted on modern podcasts is exactly the kind of pattern we built this site to catch. Each mention links to its timestamp.
“My favorite book of philosophy I started reading when I was like 16. It's The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi.” — Joe Rogan 00:58:55
Comedian Jordan Jensen and Joe Rogan riff on OCD, psychedelics, fainting, AI cyborg futures, comedy, and online outrage.
“he wrote a book on strategy called the book of five rings. Yeah. And go read no show the book of five rings” — Joe Rogan 02:42:18
Bono and Joe Rogan trade stories on singing, faith, foreign aid cuts, comedy, fighting, and what makes a performance transcendent.
“the book of five rings is based on mamoto Musashi's writings about I don't know book the greatest book of strategy” — Joe Rogan 02:42:50
Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz riff on comedy craft, building the Austin club, cobalt-mine ethics, history, technology, and cars.
“he wrote this incredible book about it but one of the things he wrote In the book was once you understand the way broadly you can see it in all things” — Joe Rogan 01:27:01
Steve-O and Joe Rogan riff on MMA, addiction and sobriety, CTE from his stunts, building a multimedia stand-up career, and his wrecked nose.
“it's called The Book of five rings and it sort of shaped My Philosophy in many ways of on life” — Anthony Kiedis 00:39:09
Anthony Kiedis on aging in music, a wild-game diet, surfing, psychedelics, wildlife, and the Chili Peppers' origin and Rick Rubin.
“I got that book that book of five rings before I went into training like I took that with me through training” — Ed Calderon 02:59:07
A former Mexican counter-narcotics officer dissects cartel violence, corruption, kidnapping, narco-spirituality, and the human cost of the drug war.
