Joe Rogan Experience #2497 - Gad Saad

Dr. Gad Saad is a scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi and host of “The Saad Truth.” His new book, “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind,” is available now. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/suicidal-empathy-gad-saad https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad https://www.gadsaad.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Uber Eats makes last-minute gifting easy. https://www.ubereats.com/

Joe RoganhostDr. Gad Saadguest

May 13, 20262h 36mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 13, 2026
Duration: 2h 36m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Gad Saad is a scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi and host of “The Saad Truth.” His new book, “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind,” is available now. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/suicidal-empathy-gad-saad https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad https://www.gadsaad.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Uber Eats makes last-minute gifting easy. https://www.ubereats.com/

SPEAKERS

Joe Rogan
host
Comedian and podcast host of The Joe Rogan Experience.
Dr. Gad Saad
guest
Professor and evolutionary psychologist, author of The Parasitic Mind and Suicidal Empathy.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Dr. Gad Saad, Joe Rogan Experience #2497 - Gad Saad explores saad and Rogan debate ‘suicidal empathy,’ Islam, Israel, and geopolitics Saad presents his new book concept “suicidal empathy” as the emotional counterpart to “parasitic ideas,” arguing that hijacked compassion can override survival instincts and rational judgment.

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