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Why Grizzly Man keeps getting recommended on podcasts

Grizzly Man came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 11 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.

Grizzly Man is one of the more surprising crossover hits in our data, 11 mentions across Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, and Tim Ferriss. A Werner Herzog documentary about a man living with bears keeps finding its way into conversations about obsession and self-delusion.

Each of the 11 references below comes with the guest's exact quote and a link to the moment it aired. This is the method: transcripts first, timestamps always.

Werner Herzog (inferred) · Film / show

Grizzly Man

11 on-air endorsements3 shows: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss11 episodes
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The endorsements, in their words

Joe Rogan · 2026-02-24
“That's a great movie. That was one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. Greatest movie ever. Belly laughed watching that thing.” — Joe Rogan 02:07:51

Joe Rogan and Jim Breuer riff on Epstein conspiracies, decades of comedy war stories, and the looming chaos of AI.

Joe Rogan · 2025-10-08
“It's a fun documentary. It's Werner Herzog. He's brilliant and he he turns it into a comedy” — Joe Rogan 02:21:23

Thriller author Jack Carr joins Joe Rogan to talk his Vietnam novel Cry Havoc, the SEAL teams, AI's threat to art, watches, trucks, and a paranoid post-Charlie-Kirk world.

Joe Rogan · 2025-09-02
“unless you're the grizzly man guy who just is one of my favorite movies ever because it's just” — Dave Landau 01:24:13

Comedian Dave Landau swaps wild Detroit war stories with Joe Rogan, covering addiction, 13 arrests, dangerous wildlife, and his road to comedy.

Joe Rogan · 2025-06-17
“Have you seen the documentary Grizzly Man? Another great Werner Herzog film. It's one of the best unintentional comedies. It's a really funny movie.” — Joe Rogan 02:28:36

Colossal's chief scientist Beth Shapiro takes Joe inside de-extinction, dire wolves, ancient DNA, and why we're already playing God.

Joe Rogan · 2024-10-15
“that's from the movie The Warner Herzog another wner Herzog film Grizzly men oh that was amazing amazing movie” — Joe Rogan 02:04:16

Wolf biologist Diane Boyd shares 40 years tracking, trapping, and conserving wolves across Montana, Yellowstone, and the West.

Joe Rogan · 2024-06-27
“have you ever seen the documentary Grizzly Man yes amazing yes right well here's that noise I make” — Erika Thompson 02:01:41

Beekeeper Erika Thompson explains bee biology, viral hive removals, pollination, and why local honey is faked and allergy claims are false.

Joe Rogan · 2024-06-27
“have a cocktail and watch Grizzly Man it is the best unintentional comedy that's ever been made” — Joe Rogan 00:37:33

Former Navy SEAL turned thriller author Jack Carr talks writing, Hollywood, military accountability, geopolitics, social media, and UFOs with Joe Rogan.

Joe Rogan · 2024-06-27
“it's the best unintentional comedy that's ever been made I agree 100 it's an amazing documentary it's and it's a comedy” — Bryan Callen 00:22:28

Comedian Bryan Callen and Joe Rogan riff on supplements, faith, fighting, training to avoid injury, method acting, conspiracies, and UFOs.

Tim Ferriss · 2024-05-19
“the movie Grizzly man oh man oh man yeah I think it's a be like an amazing piece of film making and I also particularly like its pency” — BJ Miller 01:41:40

A Tim Ferriss anniversary super-combo pairing trauma expert Dr. Gabor Mate with hospice physician Dr. BJ Miller on healing, addiction, and dying well.

Lex Fridman · 2022-04-20
“warner herzog life in the taiga the simple people i love grizzly man i love that's one of his best works” — Skye Fitzgerald 01:38:51

Oscar-nominated documentarian Skye Fitzgerald on famine as a weapon of war, the ethics of filming suffering, and choosing humanity over the camera.

Tim Ferriss · 2020-06-15
“favorite documentary quote grizzly man any piece of art where I'm not sure whether to sob or laugh hysterically” — BJ Miller 01:00:34

Tim Ferriss narrates his Tools of Titans intro plus profiles of Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer.

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