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Joe Rogan · 2024-09-16

Joe Rogan Experience #2202 - Tom Segura

Joe Rogan and Tom Segura riff on politics, war drones, dark algorithms, supercars, fitness, food systems, and Tom's new Netflix show.

Joe Rogan Experience #2202 - Tom Segura
The guest

Tom Segura: Stand-up comedian, podcaster (Your Mom's House, Two Bears One Cave), and author shooting a new comedic dark-anthology series for Netflix in Austin.

What this episode covers

Tom Segura joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging conversation that opens on the dangers of arm wrestling and the power of delusion before diving into the 2024 election debate, immigration, and political manipulation. They spend long stretches on the dark side of the internet, war footage and suicide drones, supercars and Porsche restomods, and the corruption risk in connected technology. The back half turns personal and practical: nutrition, creatine for cognition, Vyvanse, gut health, food-system problems like glyphosate and seed oils, grilling gear, and stretching for back pain. Tom closes by detailing his new Netflix anthology show being produced entirely in Austin.

Recommended on this episode

MediaRecommended

Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial

Netflix

“the best docu series I've ever seen done on the Nazis; so [ __ ] good”
“the best docu series I've ever seen done on the Nazis... it is so goddamn good I cannot tell you how good this is”— Tom Segura
ProductRecommended

Vyvanse

Takeda

“it was amazing; I was like can I get some more; they nailed it”
“I took a stimulant holy [ __ ] it was like I slept 12 hours I couldn't believe it... it was amazing”— Tom Segura
ProductRecommended

Creatine

“one of the best supplements for performance; I take it every day; it really does make a difference”
“one of the best supplements for performance mental performance when you are missing sleep is creatine... I take it every day anyway”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended

Traeger Grill

Traeger

“the newest one is so much better it's incredible; the flavor is better; incredible technology”
“the newest Trager is so much better it's incredible... it makes everything smokier the effect is better the flavor is better”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended

Grillworks Grill

Grillworks

“the steak that's better it's incredible; nothing better; [ __ ] incredible”
“that's um our the place in Vegas bizar meets Jose Andre's place that's what they use I want one of these”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended

Monkey Feet

Animal House Fitness

“that thing's [ __ ] great; that's the new one... that's [ __ ] huge; phenomenal stuff”
“you ever use those monkey feet things... that thing's [ __ ] great and then they have a new one the monkey Fe Pro”— Joe Rogan
ProductRecommended

Porsche 911 (964 RS America)

Porsche

“my most fun car to drive; the most engaging car; it puts the biggest smile on my face”
“my most fun car to drive is actually the most engaging car is my little air cooled 964 that Porsche RS America”— Joe Rogan

The guest's own work

ProductBy the guest

Senor Lechuga Hot Sauce

Tom Segura

“I brought her some of that Senor luga I have a partnership with Senor luga and we make some crazy hot sauce there like Reapers in it”— Joe Rogan
ProductBy the guest

Senor Lechuga Hot Sauce

Tom Segura

“I put Senor luga on my eggs this morning I had uh eggs with uh elk sausage for breakfast”— Joe Rogan

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

MediaReferenced

Scott Peterson

Netflix

“I just watched the Scott Peterson... it's fantastic it's on Netflix I think it's a three-part docu series”— Tom Segura
MediaReferenced

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Netflix

“the Turning Point dock about like the history of the Cold War and when you when you realize how the nuke programs evolved”— Tom Segura
BookReferenced

Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany

Norman Ohler

“that book over there blitzed is a Norman oler book about the Nazis during um The Blitz... they were all on meth all of them”— Tom Segura
ProductReferenced

Corvette ZR1

Chevrolet

“think about the Corvette ZR1 so that has an even lower bar to entry... that's like 1,000 horsepower right they're really crazy”— Tom Segura
ProductReferenced

McLaren 765LT

McLaren

“when I Grove the 765 LT I remember talking to... Daniel Ricardo and I was like dude I just drove this thing”— Joe Rogan
ProductReferenced

Bugatti

Bugatti

“have you seen that Bugatti that has all of its instrumentation is all mechanical like a beautiful watch”— Joe Rogan
ProductReferenced

Singer DLS Turbo

Singer Vehicle Design

“singer DLS turbo... that is another level that's the dynamic lightweight study Porsche Turbo which is bananas”— Joe Rogan
ProductReferenced

Koenigsegg CC850

Koenigsegg

“they just busted him in a $4 million Kos egg... he's driving around a $4 million conus egg”— Joe Rogan

Big reveals from this episode

  • Tom describes Canada's medically assisted death program as the fastest-growing in the world, citing 13,241 deaths in 2022.
  • They cite a claim that Harris told the ACLU in 2019 she supports gender transition surgery for detained migrants.
  • OnStar satellite technology was used to remotely disable a stolen vehicle and end a high-speed chase.
  • Joe recounts Robert Epstein explaining how Google can shift votes by selectively surfacing positive or negative results.
  • Tom reveals taking Vyvanse for the first time massively boosted his energy on poor sleep, suspecting he has ADHD.
  • Duncan Trussell discovered his blood sugar was spiking from sugar in vape liquid, contributing to type 2 diabetes.
  • Tom reveals his new project is a comedic, dark Black-Mirror-style anthology series greenlit by Netflix, shooting in Austin.

Worth remembering

  • Some believe Kamala Harris wore Nova-style earring earpieces during the debate that could relay coaching.
  • Instagram's filters can be bypassed by mislabeling violent videos with car-ad captions the algorithm doesn't scan.
  • The fastest recorded MLB pitch is 105.8 mph, with no one cracking 106.
  • Creatine increases water retention in muscle and may improve cognitive performance during sleep deprivation.
  • A single high dose of creatine can temporarily improve cognitive performance during sleep deprivation by preventing a pH drop.
  • Dr. Drew told Joe that cocaine users run from cops while meth users run toward them, seeking confrontation.
  • During the WWII Blitz campaign, the German army was given methamphetamine, with the most going to front-line tank crews.
  • Many people test positive for glyphosate in their blood, and American Froot Loops are banned in Canada over dyes.
  • Stretching tight hamstrings relieves lower-back tightness because the glutes-into-hamstrings line pulls on the lower back.
  • World Central Kitchen workers, who feed people in disaster and war zones, were killed in an apparent targeted strike in Israel.