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Guns, Germs, and Steel

The Fates of Human Societies

by Jared Diamond

Mentioned 1× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 1 episode, most recently on Sep 3, 2026.

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528Pages359
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  1. #2549Jared Diamond
    Mentioned by
    Joe Rogan (host)
    Timestamp
    00:00:01
    Context
    Joe opens by saying he really enjoyed Guns, Germs, and Steel; Diamond later returns to the book's argument about European diseases.
    Source
    Official episode description (podcast RSS) · Transcript (podscripts.co)

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Book data: ISBN 9780393069228. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.