Book · recommended on 6 episodes
Dune
Frank Herbert ISBN 0450031462
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This book by Frank Herbert has come up 6 times across 3 different shows: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. 6 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Duncan Trussell, Ryan Hall, Tim Ferriss, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-04-29 and the most recent from 2024-05-29. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for... When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
“did you read the books the first one honestly is one of the best sci-fi the first one is so good”— Duncan Trussell
The guest here is Duncan Trussell: Comedian, podcaster (Duncan Trussell Family Hour), longtime friend of Rogan and Comedy Store veteran. Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell ramble through AI, war, unions, psychedelics, Satanism, Jesus, and the future of wordless human connection.
“when we secured the rights to dune years ago it was i was over the moon because it's i love the book”— guest
The guest here is Thomas Tull: Founder of Legendary Entertainment, which produced The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Jurassic World, Godzilla, 300 and The Hangover. He runs the AI-focused holding company Tulco, is part-owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and plays guitar in the band Ghost Hounds, which tours with the Rolling Stones. Legendary Entertainment founder Thomas Tull on making blockbusters, disrupting old industries with AI, and playing guitar with the Rolling Stones.
“i want to make one fiction recommendation to you and that is dune by frank herbert and i think it will go right up there”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Harley Finkelstein: Entrepreneur, lawyer, and Chief Operating Officer of Shopify, which he joined around 2010. He founded his first company at 17 while a student at McGill and is an advisor to Felicis Ventures. Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein on building the entrepreneurship company, lessons from law school, the Build-A-Business competition, and the accelerated future of retail.
“i'll recommend dune i'll be an obnoxious like evangelist for dune to anyone who'll listen okay so i yeah i would strongly recommend it”— Ryan Hall
The guest here is Ryan Hall: A jiu jitsu black belt, systems thinker, and UFC mixed martial artist undefeated in the promotion, known as a philosopher of the martial arts and an innovator of leg locks and the 50/50 position. Ryan Hall and Lex Fridman explore violence, power, grace, and jiu jitsu mastery, and the raw nature buried beneath civilization.
“which is dune frank herbert in terms of world building it's a mind blower it's classic ... you can learn almost all the leadership lessons you need from dune”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Brad Feld: Early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987, co-founder of Foundry Group and Techstars, and author of multiple books in the Startup Revolution series. He is also an OCD/depression mental-health advocate, art collector, and 50-state marathon runner based in Boulder, Colorado. VC Brad Feld tells Tim Ferriss how unplugging rituals, therapy, and openness about depression sustained him through entrepreneurial chaos.
“I think everyone should read doom by Frank Herbert it's just one of the best worlds building fiction books of all time”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Kevin Rose: Kevin Rose is a serial entrepreneur, investor at True Ventures, and Tim Ferriss's longtime friend and co-host of The Random Show. He joins Tim for this live, boozy quarantine-edition conversation. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose drink wine and riff on quarantine life, books, investing, anxiety, and binge-watching during early COVID-19.
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