The Joe Rogan Experience

#2575 - Sam Tallent

November 3, 2026·2h 44m·9-min readconversationalcomedy
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Comedian and novelist Sam Tallent joins Joe Rogan for a sprawling, hilarious conversation covering his new hitman novel 'Brut', the disaster of Kill Tony's O2 Arena show, the misery of comedy promo culture, the death of American literary fiction, and an increasingly apocalyptic riff on AI

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Sam Tallent

conversational on The Joe Rogan Experience

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People

Tony HinchcliffeShane GillisBill HicksRichard JeniChris RockHunter S. ThompsonWilliam S. BurroughsDennis JohnsonCormac McCarthyJack CarrEric WeinsteinElon Musk

Books

Brutby Sam TallentRunning the Lightby Sam TallentBlood Meridianby Cormac McCarthy

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Artificial IntelligenceBooksMental HealthPop CultureSocial Media MarketingTech Industry

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