1. Daniele Bolelli was born on January 11,1974 and is an Italian writer, university lecturer, martial artist, and podcaster based in Southern California.
18 Facts About Daniele Bolelli
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Daniele Bolelli is the author of several books on philosophy, and martial arts, including On the Warrior's Path.
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Daniele Bolelli went on to create his own podcasts, and has hosted The Drunken Taoist since 2012 and History on Fire since 2015.
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Daniele Bolelli was born in Milan, Italy, in a family of writers.
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When he was 20 years old, Daniele Bolelli co-authored his first book Mitologie Felici, which was published in Italy.
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Daniele Bolelli later co-authored two more books in Italy Starship, and Frontiere.
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Daniele Bolelli later translated it into English and added three additional chapters; the end result was published in the United States in 2003 under the title On the Warrior's Path.
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Daniele Bolelli next wrote a book on comparative religions, which was published in Italy in 2011 under the title iGod: Istruzioni per l'Uso di una Religione Fai da Te, and in the United States in 2013 as Create Your Own Religion: a how-to book without instructions.
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Daniele Bolelli says that the most influential thinkers to have affected his world view include Tom Robbins, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ikkyu Sojun, Thomas Paine, Henry David Thoreau, Lao Tzu, and Heraclitus.
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Daniele Bolelli has trained in several styles of martial arts including kung fu san soo, taijiquan, baguazhang, xingyiquan, shuai jiao, submission wrestling, Brazilian jiujitsu, boxing, and judo.
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Daniele Bolelli coached and fought professionally in mixed martial arts.
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Daniele Bolelli is the author of an instructional video for BJJ Fanatics called "Prison Rules: The Not-So Gentle Art of Jiu-Jitsu".
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Daniele Bolelli is the host of two popular podcasts: The Drunken Taoist and History on Fire.
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Daniele Bolelli began hosting The Drunken Taoist in October 2012 after appearing on popular podcasts including Adam Carolla's, Joe Rogan's, Duncan Trussell's and Skepticality, the official podcast of the Skeptic Society.
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Daniele Bolelli explained the naming of the podcast in his interview with Taoism Network: Taoism forms the philosophical roots of his worldview.
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In 2014, Daniele Bolelli released a sixteen-part lecture series about Taoist philosophy.
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Daniele Bolelli has has appeared on various popular podcasts, including Mike Vallely's The Mike V Show.
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Daniele Bolelli began hosting History On Fire in 2015, which was included in iTunes' list for 'Best of 2015' podcasts in the "Recent Debut" category.