Book · recommended on 4 episodes
On the Road
Jack Kerouac ISBN 0233955569
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Jack Kerouac ISBN 0233955569
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This book by Jack Kerouac has come up 4 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman. 4 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrew Callaghan, Bridget Phetasy, Lex Fridman. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-01-29 and the most recent from 2024-06-27. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Described as everything from a "last gasp" of romantic fiction to a founding text of the Beat Generation movement, this story amounts to a nonfiction novel (as critics were later to describe some works). Unpublished writer buddies wander from coast to coast in search of whatever they find, eager for experience. Kerouac's spokesman is Sal Paradise (himself) and real-life friend Neal Casady appears as Dean Moriarty.
“it's so good it really is when you read it you're like yeah this is why this is why it's a classic”— Bridget Phetasy
The guest here is Bridget Phetasy: Writer, comedian, and podcaster behind Walk-Ins Welcome, Dumpster Fire, and Factory Settings; columnist and Substack author. Bridget Phetasy and Joe Rogan riff on California taxes, motherhood, sex-work debates, the East Palestine derailment, media bias, and ancient civilizations.
“on the road yeah by Jack carak best book I've ever read in my life”— Andrew Callaghan
The guest here is Andrew Callaghan: Gonzo-style journalist and host of Channel 5 on YouTube, formerly All Gas No Brakes, who interviews people at the edges of American society. He directed the HBO documentary 'This Place Rules' about the lead-up to the January 6th Capitol riots. Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan on gonzo journalism, hitchhiking, QAnon, January 6th, O-Block drill, fame, and his public reckoning.
“I'm currently reading on the road by Jack Kerouac and uh would be remiss if I didn't mention one of my favorite quotes from that book”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Aella: A data-driven sex researcher and writer (blog knowinglust.com) who runs some of the largest human-sexuality surveys in the world. She is also a former cam girl and escort and a prolific creator of provocative Twitter polls. Sex researcher Aella tells Lex Fridman how a repressive homeschooling led to sex work and the world's largest fetish survey.
“the mad ones in his book on the road that is one of my favorite books he wrote the only people for me are the mad ones”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Tim Dillon: Tim Dillon is a stand-up comedian and host of The Tim Dillon Show, known for fearless, absurdist humor that challenges social and political norms. Tim Dillon and Lex Fridman riff on comedy, deplatforming, conspiracy theories, power, and why funny might be what saves us.
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