In this episode, the speaker discusses how for some people, particularly academics, reading is a central topic to personal development. However, he offers a different perspective, suggesting that humans can learn simply by walking and observing others, and even listening to audio books.
Joe Rogan discusses Ryan Holiday's book list and recommendations, including the popular Russian book "The Master and Margarita", and talks about the importance of taking notes while reading effectively.
Milo Yiannopoulos, a former Breitbart editor, is observed by millions of people as he faces the slow disintegration of his persona on the internet, transforming from a thin spindly violin playing vegan to a fat and slovenly screaming guy with a CPAC mask and disrupted health, which he attributes to being subsumed by the persona.
The format of the book is similar to a book-length multi-level marketing Facebook post. It consists of one to three paragraphs of the author's prose followed by quotations that support the point being made. The book was originally written in 1910 by Wallace D. Waddles, a pioneer in the self-help genre.
The potential difficulty of satirizing politicians and situations that are already self-satirizing, such as Trump and the denial of entry to Rashida Tlaib by the Israeli government, is discussed. The controversy surrounding political comedy is also explored.