Book · recommended on 17 episodes
The Immortality Key
Brian Muraresku
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Brian Muraresku
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This book by Brian Muraresku has come up 17 times across 3 different shows: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. 15 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Dr. Gül Dölen, Graham Hancock, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Rick Doblin, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-08-15 and the most recent from 2025-09-16. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“there's a fantastic book on it called the immortality key that a guy has been a guest on my podcast a bunch of times Brian Mur rescue wrote”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Matthew McConaughey: Oscar-winning actor (Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar, True Detective) and bestselling author of Greenlights. Here promoting his new book Poems and Prayers and the film The Lost Bus. Matthew McConaughey and Joe Rogan trade big-picture talk on AI, belief, kindness as self-interest, peak performance, and his new poetry book.
“when you talk about Brian Mirescu and the immortality key, which by the way is being made into a documentary, phenomenal book, it's incred”— Rick Doblin
The guest here is Rick Doblin: Founder of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), which he started in 1986 to make MDMA-assisted therapy a legal medicine. A leading figure in the psychedelic research movement for nearly 40 years. MAPS founder Rick Doblin walks Joe Rogan through four decades fighting to turn MDMA and psychedelics into legal medicine.
“the immortality key is actually quite interesting read for people who haven't checked it out Brian Murescu”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Philip Goff: Philosopher and academic who has built his career defending panpsychism, the view that consciousness goes all the way down to the fundamental building blocks of reality. Author of Galileo's Error and Why? The Purpose of the Universe. Philosopher Philip Goff makes the case for panpsychism, explores consciousness and quantum mechanics, and shares his return to a heretical Christianity.
“you really should read the immortality key have you read that ... it's Brian mirescu he's a scholar who was studying the use of psychedelic drugs in ancient Greece”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Yannis Pappas & Chris Distefano: Stand-up comedians and co-hosts of the History Hyenas podcast, longtime friends from the New York comedy scene. Comedians Yannis Pappas and Chris Distefano riff with Joe Rogan on history, conspiracies, AI, drones, UFOs and cannibalism.
“Brian Muraresku is a scholar who wrote this incredible book about the use of psychedelics in ancient Greece that's now been confirmed”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Chris Robinson: Singer and co-founder of The Black Crowes, lifelong record collector, DJ, and head of the Silver Arrow label. Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes talks counterculture, record collecting, defiance against the music business, travel, and the value of raw, authentic art.
“Brian murarescu who's been on the podcast before wrote a book called The immortality key it's a great book about how these ancient societies”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Steven Pressfield: Bestselling author of The War of Art, Gates of Fire, and The Legend of Bagger Vance, known for his ideas on creative Resistance and the writer's craft. Author Steven Pressfield and Joe Rogan dig into creativity, Resistance, the ego versus the Muse, discipline, and lost ancient civilizations.
“the book's called the immortality key it's amazing I listened to the audio version of it and Brian does the the reading”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Dave Attell: Veteran stand-up comedian (Comedy Central's Insomniac, Bumping Mics), club road dog who started in the late 1980s. Comedian Dave Attell joins Joe Rogan to swap road stories and riff on comedy clubs, NYC chaos, psychedelics history, and cold therapy.
“that book The immortality key which is fantastic which points to real which I wrote the forward to yes”— Graham Hancock
The guest here is Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson: Graham Hancock is a British author and former journalist behind Fingerprints of the Gods and the Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse; Randall Carlson is a geological catastrophism and sacred-geometry researcher. Hancock and Carlson argue a lost Ice Age civilization was destroyed by a comet 12,800 years ago, suppressed by mainstream archaeology.
“he wrote this amazing book on it now it's started a field of study at Harvard it's incredible”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Paul Rosolie: Amazon conservationist, explorer and author who founded Jungle Keepers, an indigenous-led effort protecting tens of thousands of acres of Peruvian rainforest. Conservationist Paul Rosolie on protecting the Amazon, giant anacondas, uncontacted tribes, jungle survival, and how Rogan's share saved his mission.
“have you ever heard of uh Brian mura rescu in the book called The immortality key no it's an amazing book”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Stavros Halkias: Greek-American stand-up comedian known for raunchy, self-deprecating comedy; formerly of the Cum Town podcast, now hosting his own show Stav's World and touring his Fat Rascal tour. Joe Rogan and comedian Stavros Halkias riff for three hours on fetishes, ancient history, combat sports, Catholic Church scandals, classic films, pool hustlers, and comedy craft.
“the book is really fascinating because he's he was obsessed with this for decades and studied it for a long time”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Maynard James Keenan: Singer of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer; founder and winemaker of Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards in Arizona, plus restaurants and a coffee venture. Tool and Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan on jiu-jitsu, winemaking, creativity, farming, and combat sports with Joe Rogan.
“you took a long time to write this book The immortality key you took a long time researching this”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Brian Muraresku: Lawyer-turned-author of 'The Immortality Key,' researching the psychedelic hypothesis behind ancient Greek and early Christian ritual. Brian Muraresku and Joe Rogan trace psychedelics through ancient religion, archaic hominins, consciousness, AI, and the chemistry of ritual.
“Brian M rescu and he wrote this book about the ucini Mysteries called um the immortality key it's an amazing book”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Gad Saad: Evolutionary behavioral scientist and professor; author of The Parasitic Mind and The Saad Truth about Happiness; making his ninth appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. Gad Saad's ninth JRE visit roams over tribalism, free speech, MMA, sports fandom, pandemic policy, and gender ideology.
“my friend uh Brian murarescu he's the guy who wrote the immortality key that amazing book on the illuscinian mysteries”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Bryan Callen: Stand-up comedian, actor (Joker, MADtv) and podcaster (The Fighter and The Kid), longtime friend of Joe Rogan. Comedian Bryan Callen and Joe Rogan riff on supplements, faith, fighting, training to avoid injury, method acting, conspiracies, and UFOs.
“there's a great book on it um the immortality Key by this guy Brian mer rescu it actually opened up a field of study at Harvard”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Shane Gillis, Ari Shaffir & Mark Norman: Stand-up comedians and recurring 'Protect Our Parks' panelists who do an unscripted, increasingly drunk and psychedelic group hang with Rogan. Comedians Shane Gillis, Ari Shaffir and Mark Norman eat mushrooms with Joe Rogan and riff on cults, the Bud Light boycott, UFC and aliens.
“the third one that I really love is The Immortality Key by Brian Muraresku. I love that book so much”— Dr. Gül Dölen
The guest here is Dr. Gul Dolen: Associate professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a pioneer in psychedelics research; her lab discovered that psychedelics reopen a critical period for social reward learning. Neuroscientist Gul Dolen explains how psychedelics may be a master key that reopens the brain's critical periods for healing.
“the following is a conversation with brian muraresku author of the immortality key the secret history of the religion with no name”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Brian Muraresku: Lawyer-turned-scholar and author of the bestseller 'The Immortality Key,' which spent 12 years hunting for hard scientific evidence that psychedelics were used in ancient Greek, Roman, and early Christian religion. Author Brian Muraresku argues psychedelic-spiked wine and ancient mystery rites secretly shaped Western religion and the birth of Christianity.
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