The guest
Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura & Ari Shaffir: Stand-up comedians and longtime friends of Joe Rogan, on the podcast for the annual Sober October sobriety and fitness challenge.
What this episode covers
This Sober October installment is a loose, rambling hangout between Joe Rogan and comedians Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura and Ari Shaffir while they smoke cigars and abstain from drinking. They trade stories about the dramatic health changes from quitting booze (blood pressure, inflammation, weight loss), and dig into sauna protocols, cold plunges, Whoop tracking and other recovery tools. A long stretch covers watches, cars and the comedians' reluctance to spend money. Throughout, they reminisce about the comedy world, The Comedy Store, Paul Mooney, and the new generation of comics like Shane Gillis, Tim Dillon and Big Jay Oakerson, before closing on archery, training and Bert's plan to bring his trainer on the road.
Recommended on this episode
ProductRecommended
Tatuaje cigars
Tatuaje
“one of my favorite cigars”
“he introduced me to tattoo which is one of my favorite cigars and it's almost like you hang out with someone who like it”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended
Vivino
Vivino
“how that is brilliant”
“it's called vivino so there's an app that you take a photo of the label and then you could order it right from the app”— Tom Segura
ProductRecommended
Whoop
Whoop
“I do it every time I go in the sauna I record my heart rate dropping”
“I had my whoop on and I did my heart rate and sauna and then I went right into the polar plunge and it went from 145 to 65”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended
Blue Cube cold plunge
Blue Cube
“which is pretty dope too”
“we have the blue cube here which is pretty dope too the blue cube cold plunge the water circulates yeah so it's like you're in a River”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended
The Cold Plunge
Cold Plunge
“it's great”
“I got one sent to me by cold cold plunge I think the name of the company it's great they're expensive”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended
Casio G-Shock
Casio
“I love G-Shock”
“Old School Joe Rogan was not a watch guy I got this G-Shock I wear this I love G-Shock”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended
Omega Aqua Terra
Omega
“a really well made”
“I'll get you a like a nice Omega Aqua Terra it's a nice kind of subtle not too flashy but a really well made”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended
Pure Encapsulations Macular Support
Pure Encapsulations
“I've been taking it regularly for years and it makes a difference”
“I started taking something called macular support serious pure encapsulation macular support it's got lutein a bunch of different things in it”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended
Torque Fitness sled tank
Torque Fitness
“I love it”
“I love that Torque Fitness tank that thing really feels amazing it's a sled that you push or pull I love it”— Bert Kreischer
ProductRecommended
David August bespoke suits
David August
“incredible”
“when uh Brian Simpson Tony Hinchcliffe and I did the MGM we all got tailored suits yeah from David August that's right incredible”— Bert Kreischer
BookRecommended
Cam Hanes's book (Endure)
Cam Hanes
“I liked cam haines's book”
“I liked cam haines's book because he talked about his father and his relationship with his father his father being a runner”— Bert Kreischer
BookRecommended
Sam Tallent's book (Running the Light)
Sam Tallent
“one of the best books on stage”
“he wrote one of the best books on stage Stanhope gave it to me he said it's great”— Bert Kreischer
MediaRecommended
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Netflix
“it's really really well done”
“I've heard it's great it's really really well done that kid is Evan Peters I think plays them is phenomenal”— Joe Rogan
MediaRecommended
The Town
Ben Affleck
“I liked him in the town”
“I liked him in the town he was a badass with Ben oh yeah that's right he was in the town too”— Joe Rogan
MediaRecommended
Dr. Strangelove
Stanley Kubrick
“amazing amazing”
“they watched Dr Strangelove yeah yeah I watched that Kubrick film yes amazing amazing”— Bert Kreischer
MediaRecommended
Shane Gillis special
Shane Gillis
“he's very very good”
“I bought it on the thing crying laughing the people around me are looking over my shoulder Shane Gillis is special he's very very good”— Bert Kreischer
MediaRecommended
Watchmen
Zack Snyder
“those were amazing those are great”
“I like like when they show their videos like the Watchmen Watchmen or Dark Knight those were amazing those are great”— Joe Rogan
MediaRecommended
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan
“those were amazing those are great”
“Dark Knight The Dark Knight Batman have like that was great those were amazing those are great a conflicted superhero”— Joe Rogan
Also referenced (named, not recommended)
ProductReferenced
Jaime Garcia cigars
My Father Cigars
“these Jaime Garcias are try one of those Jaime Garcia's High mix by the guys who do my father's cigar”— Joe Rogan
ProductReferenced
Morozko Forge
Morozko Forge
“I got that Morosco Forge at home and and we have the blue cube here which is pretty dope too”— Joe Rogan
ProductReferenced
Salute sauna
“when I get home I get in the sauna I got a salute sauna and then I got that Morosco Forge at home”— Joe Rogan
ProductReferenced
Eight Sleep mattress
Eight Sleep
“I have one and I haven't set it up yet but everyone that uses it says it's a game changer”— Tom Segura
ProductReferenced
Rolex Submariner
Rolex
“she tells me yeah Rolex Rolex it's a Submariner 10 grand I've heard of that brand and she goes and I just can't pull the trigger”— Bert Kreischer
ProductReferenced
Omega Seamaster
Omega
“that's an Omega with a little little Earth in the center of it what is that which model is that theme Master that's beautiful”— Joe Rogan
ProductReferenced
Rolex GMT-Master (Pan Am)
Rolex
“what's the one that Rolex made for Pan Am Rolex made a steel watch for Pan Am for a comedian is the best watch and affordable”— Joe Rogan
BookReferenced
Unlimited Power
Tony Robbins
“when I was first started to do stand up I got unlimited power which is one of his books and I was writing things down”— Bert Kreischer
MediaReferenced
Rats
Netflix
“have you ever seen that documentary Rats on Netflix Jack Russell Terriers were actually designed or bred for killing rats”— Joe Rogan
MediaReferenced
Insomniac
Dave Attell
“when a towel had that show yeah what was this show called insomnia they hunted nutrias”— Joe Rogan
MediaReferenced
The Putin Interviews
Oliver Stone
“I saw his Series where um he went to Russia yeah with Putin they watched Dr Strangelove”— Bert Kreischer
MediaReferenced
Kill Tony
Tony Hinchcliffe
“I was a guest on kill Tony the other day I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard I was just holding my side”— Joe Rogan
MediaReferenced
Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
“what was the song I was jamming out uh that's all days Dance Hall Days oh it's Wang Chung”— Bert Kreischer
MediaReferenced
Go Big Show
TBS
“we were doing Go Big Show and we had a trick Archer up there he's doing trick three shots”— Joe Rogan
Big reveals from this episode
- Bert says five-plus days off booze dropped his blood pressure from 140/90 to 120/70 and he lost about eight pounds.
- Bert's concierge doctor told him not to work out at all, saying his profile put him at high risk of a stroke or heart attack.
- When Bert's blood panel came back, the doctor said it made no sense because there was no arterial blockage despite his drinking.
- Bert recounts how a heartfelt text from Tom finally convinced him to buy the Rolex he kept hesitating on.
- Bert describes his teenage daughters and their 'woke' friends becoming obsessed with Shane Gillis after seeing live comedy.
- Joe explains he gets serious about Sober October because a doctor warned him alcohol withdrawal can actually kill people.
- Joe says a supplement called Pure Encapsulations Macular Support halted his declining vision.
Worth remembering
- A 20-year Finland sauna study showed a 40% decrease in all-cause mortality for people using a sauna four times a week.
- Heat from a hot sauna produces anti-inflammatory cytokines and heat shock proteins, per Rhonda Patrick and Andrew Huberman.
- They reference a man whose cancer vanished after being injected with a weakened herpes virus in a clinical trial.
- A recent Addiction journal paper found a j-shaped alcohol-dementia relationship, with low intake possibly reducing dementia risk.
- They note Captain Cook, who discovered the Hawaiian (Sandwich) Islands, never learned how to swim.
- Jack Russell Terriers were bred specifically for killing rats and are still used for pest control in cities.
- A 'rat king' forms when rats get knotted together by their tails until they can't move and die.
- Guantanamo Bay and Cuba have an infestation of 'banana rats' (nutria) so large people mistake them for dogs.
- Benzodiazepines like Xanax can be fatal to come off of, which is reportedly what happened to Jordan Peterson.
More from Joe Rogan
All 6342 recommended