The War of Art came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 17 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.
Steven Pressfield's short book on beating resistance is the most cross-show favorite in this batch. The War of Art has been recommended 17 times across Andrew Huberman, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, and Tim Ferriss.
That's four hosts with almost nothing else in common, all sending guests to the same 165-page book about getting to work. Each mention links to the exact moment it came up, quote included.
“Pressfield wrote a great book about it called The War of Art... I have a stack of them and I give them to comedians. Just read this” — Joe Rogan 02:17:25
Neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge and Joe Rogan dig into precognition, telepathic non-speaking autistic kids, retrocausal photons, and secret gifted-program experiments.
“But his book, The War of Art, is really like a masterpiece because... it's all talks about the muse.” — Joe Rogan 02:17:56
Neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge and Joe Rogan dig into precognition, telepathic non-speaking autistic kids, retrocausal photons, and secret gifted-program experiments.
“He wrote a great book called The War of Art. And uh I give this book I have boxes of this book out front and I give it to comedians and artists all the time” — Joe Rogan 01:19:41
Rock legend John Fogerty tells Joe Rogan how the music business robbed him, how he wrote his classics, and how love saved his life.
“did you ever read the book The War of Art? I've got a copy. I'll give you a copy of it... it's a short read, but it's an amazing read” — Joe Rogan 02:01:33
Artist Mike Maxwell, creator of the JRE logo, and Joe Rogan riff on the creative process, jiu-jitsu, fasting, political corruption, and dogs.
“Presfield talked about that in the war of art. Have you read that book? No. I've got copies of it. He sent me a whole box because back in Los Angeles, I used to keep a stack of them on the table and hand them out to people.” — Joe Rogan 01:26:55
Mycologist Paul Stamets makes the case that psilocybin and mushroom mycelium can heal minds, rescue collapsing bee colonies, and reshape society.
“do you ever read uh pressfield's war of art no it's really we have a stack of them out there give you a copy of it it's a small book easy read” — Joe Rogan 00:04:40
Comedian Michael Kosta joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging riff on combat sports, comedy craft, saunas, AI, and his new tennis memoir.
“have you ever read pressfield's the war of art yeah of course great book great book” — guest 00:19:40
Josh Brolin and Joe Rogan riff on writing, addiction, fame, fighters, and the wildness behind every true artist.
“have you ever read pressfield's war of art... I used to give it to comics when they would or any kind of creative person” — Joe Rogan 00:44:44
Comedian Sam Tallent joins Joe Rogan for a rambling chat on comedy clubs, touring the world, creativity, and American absurdity.
“that's what step pressfield's book is all about the war of art I love that guy it's great great great book such a good book for creatives” — Joe Rogan 01:27:28
Chris Williamson and Joe Rogan riff on luxury beliefs, masculinity, war legends, sport, dopamine, gaslighting, and the modern crisis of meaning.
“you know war of art book is so good man Steven pressfield's book stepen pressfield he's been on the podcast a couple times” — Joe Rogan 00:50:29
Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz riff on comedy craft, building the Austin club, cobalt-mine ethics, history, technology, and cars.
“press Field's book The War of art is so good yeah because when he documents this sort of Journey that he goes on” — Duncan Trussell 00:30:57
Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell, in lab coats, riff on cults, discipline, government secrets, religion, UFOs and internet culture.
“that's similar to Stephen pressfield's work you know the war of art oh I love that book yeah fantastic book” — Jimmy Carr 00:11:32
Jimmy Carr and Joe Rogan riff on comedy as a new art form, gratitude, the JFK film, and living with purpose.
“have you ever read uh Steven pressfield's the war of art I did yeah yeah I read that I think last year” — Joe Rogan 00:33:52
Country singer Charles Wesley Godwin tells Joe Rogan how he nearly went broke before breaking through, plus coal mining, creativity, and chasing the dream.
“that's a big part of Steven Pressfield's book the war of art amazing his book was kind of all about summoning the Muse” — Joe Rogan 00:42:19
Author and former Navy SEAL Jack Carr talks writing, AI's threat to creativity, war, geopolitics, and conspiracy lore with Joe Rogan.
“I have a bunch of copies cuz I've recommended so much that he sent me like a box of we bought a box back in the LA studio and now I would give it to comedians I'm like just read this” — Joe Rogan 00:14:33
Joe Rogan and Trigonometry's Francis Foster and Konstantin Kisin riff on AI, sex robots, free speech, JFK, and the value of community.
“i really like the book the the war of art um which is a book about creative resistance and the creative struggle” — Ryan Schiller 02:09:19
A self-taught student founder explains how he built Librex, an anonymous Ivy League discussion app, to fight campus self-censorship.
“i'm always telling people about the stephen pressfield book the war of art because he talks about uh respecting the muse” — Joe Rogan 00:48:20
Joe Rogan opens up to Lex Fridman about mortality, his inner violence, the chaos of 2020, and why ideas might be alive.
