Book · recommended on 3 episodes
Playing Off the Rail
David McCumber ISBN 0517307103
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David McCumber ISBN 0517307103
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This book by David McCumber has come up 3 times on Joe Rogan. 3 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Joe Rogan. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2024-06-27 and the most recent from 2026-03-20. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“He was in a book called Playing Off the Rail is a great book by this guy David McCumber who was Hunter S. Thompson's editor.”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Mark Normand: Stand-up comedian known for rapid-fire jokes and his podcasts 'Tuesdays with Stories' and 'We Might Be Drunk.' He's a New York club regular promoting a brand-new Netflix special. Joe Rogan and comedian Mark Normand riff for nearly three hours on AI conspiracies, comedy culture, aging celebrities, and why discomfort builds character.
“It's called Playing Off the Rail. It's a really and for anybody who's a a fan of Pool the Game, it's an amazing book about a guy”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Mike Maxwell: A painter and graphic artist who hand-drew the iconic Joe Rogan Experience logo around episode 10. He is also a jiu-jitsu black belt who teaches at his San Diego gym, Steel MMA. Artist Mike Maxwell, creator of the JRE logo, and Joe Rogan riff on the creative process, jiu-jitsu, fasting, political corruption, and dogs.
“there was a great book uh called playing off the rail have you ever heard of that book by this guy David McCumber”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Fedor Gorst: 22-year-old Russian professional pool player and World Champion, widely considered one of the top players in the world; the first professional pool player on the podcast. Russian pool prodigy Fedor Gorst on dominating world pool at 22, the gambling subculture, drugs in pool, and immigrating to America.
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