The Joe Rogan Experience

#2497 - Gad Saad

May 12, 2026·2h 42m·7-min readconversationalcomedy
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Gad Saad, Lebanese-Canadian Jewish academic and author, joins Joe Rogan to discuss his new book Suicidal Empathy, exploring how excessive empathy can lead to self-destructive societal behaviors, using parasitological metaphors and geopolitical examples, while also sharing personal stori

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Gad Saad

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Gad SaadJoe RoganThomas SowellYahya SinwarYasser ArafatHafez al-AssadAmy Chua

Books

Suicidal Empathyby Gad SaadThe Parasitic Mindby Gad Saad

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Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsIslamJudaismPhilosophyUs Politics

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