Book · recommended on 7 episodes
Hell's Angels
Hunter S. Thompson ISBN 9782221090732
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Hunter S. Thompson ISBN 9782221090732
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This book by Hunter S. Thompson has come up 7 times on Joe Rogan. 7 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Ben Affleck, Joe Rogan. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2024-03-20 and the most recent from 2026-01-16. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
This is an in depth examination of the notorious motorcycle club and its members. Thompson was allowed extraordinary access to the lives of various members of the Californian Chapter of the Hell's Angels for almost a year during which time he conducted countless interviews and observed their customs and behaviour from a unique vantage point.
“I mean those books Hell's Angels and and you know, Fear and Loathing is some of the best writing.”— Ben Affleck
The guest here is 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.
“I was just reading uh Hell's Angels recently actually that's the book that I go back to most”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Josh Brolin: Actor (No Country for Old Men, W., Outer Range) and author of the memoir From Under the Truck. Josh Brolin and Joe Rogan riff on writing, addiction, fame, fighters, and the wildness behind every true artist.
“did you ever read Hunter Thompson's book on the Hell's Angels no it's really good not bad that was his breakthrough book”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Mark Laita: Advertising photographer turned creator of the YouTube interview channel Soft White Underbelly, documenting addicts, sex workers, gang members and outcasts. Photographer Mark Laita on Soft White Underbelly, Skid Row addiction, broken childhoods, empathy, and why fixing homelessness starts in childhood.
“what I started rereading recently is Hell's Angels the Hunter S Thompson book oh is it I've never read it it's incredible”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Jimmy Carr: British stand-up comedian known for one-liners and dark edgy humor, with Netflix specials, who has played 40+ countries and is on tour. Jimmy Carr and Joe Rogan riff on comedy as a new art form, gratitude, the JFK film, and living with purpose.
“did you ever read uh Hunter S Thompson's book Hells Angels I didn't but it's a great book it's that was really the book that kind of made him”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Mariana van Zeller: Portuguese investigative journalist and host of National Geographic's 'Trafficked,' reporting boots-on-the-ground from illegal markets around the world. Investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller takes Joe inside global black markets: guns, drugs, organs, ape trafficking, illegal fights, oil and gambling.
“Hell's Angels is an amazing book it's crazy that's a crazy book he was embedded with the Hell's Angels”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Gad Saad: Lebanese-Jewish evolutionary psychologist, professor of marketing at Concordia University, and bestselling author of The Parasitic Mind and The Saad Truth About Happiness. Evolutionary psychologist Gad Saad returns for his 10th JRE to discuss antisemitism, parasitic ideas, suicidal empathy, and AI fears.
“did you ever read uh Hunter S. Thompson's book H Angels it's great”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Shane Gillis, Ari Shafir, and Mark Norman: Stand-up comedians and Rogan's friends, recurring panelists on the booze-fueled 'Protect Our Parks' episodes; Gillis recently hosted SNL after his 2019 firing. Joe Rogan, Shane Gillis, Ari Shafir and Mark Norman drink heavily and riff for five chaotic hours.
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