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Joe Rogan · 2026-04-28

Joe Rogan Experience #2490 - RZA

Joe Rogan Experience #2490 - RZA

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Painkiller

Peter Berg (inferred)

“It's really good”
“Did you ever see that Netflix docu-series Painkiller? It's really good. It's all about the Sackler family. Peter Berg made it.”— Joe Rogan
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Heavy Rhyme Experience

The Brand New Heavies

“one of my favorite albums ever”
“one of my favorite albums ever is when the Brand New Heavies got Heavy Rhyme Experience. Oh my god, you got to listen to some of this.”— Joe Rogan
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Sensuous Sensuous (Isley Brothers)

The Isley Brothers

“I got to put you on”
“I got to put you on some Isley Brothers... I'm going to say Sensuous. Put that one on... your shoulders going to start moving.”— RZA
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Baddest Man Alive

The RZA & Black Keys

“one of my favorite songs”
“one of my favorite songs from that first soundtrack is Baddest Man Alive that you did with Black Sheep. That song killed it.”— Joe Rogan
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Ill Street Blues

Kool G Rap

“Ill Street Blues is amazing”
“Ill Street Blues is amazing. And Kool G Rap, I just think in mainstream just doesn't get the respect he deserves”— Joe Rogan

The guest's own work

MediaBy the guest

One Spoon of Chocolate

RZA

“This is the RZA. I'm sitting here with Joe Rogan. I have a new film coming out May 1st. It's called One Spoon of Chocolate.”— RZA
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The Man with the Iron Fists

RZA

“So, I wrote my first film and with the IFS. Which was a Quentin Tarantino present as well. And then it was a kung fu movie.”— RZA
MediaBy the guest

Love Beats Rhymes

RZA

“My second film I didn't write. It was called Love Beats Rhymes. It was a movie about poetry and a female lead.”— RZA
MediaBy the guest

Cut Throat City

RZA

“And then my third film was called Cut Throat City. This once again I hired gun as a director.”— RZA

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Lone Survivor

Peter Berg (inferred)

“Peter Berg made it. Lone Survivor he made it. A bunch of excellent movies. He's great.”— Joe Rogan
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara

“I had this guy Siddharth Kara on the podcast. He wrote a book... that is cobalt red. The blood of the Congo powers our lives.”— Joe Rogan
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American Gangster

Ridley Scott (inferred)

“my imagery in my head was that scene in American Gangster when it was like Thanksgiving and they showed Frank Lucas at the table”— RZA
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Supersize Me

Morgan Spurlock (inferred)

“Wasn't there a documentary with a guy... Supersize Me. He was eating McDonald's all day every day for every meal.”— Joe Rogan
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The Revenant

Alejandro G. Inarritu (inferred)

“What movie was that? The Revenant. That was a good one. That was Leonardo.”— Joe Rogan
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Contact

Carl Sagan

“Carl Sagan, one of the most famous astronomers of all time, he had and wrote that great movie Contact, that great book Contact.”— Joe Rogan
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Shazam

Apple (inferred)

“So, I Shazam it. Right? So, anyway, I Shazam it and then I get the song. I got two Spanish songs now in my playlist.”— RZA
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Tesla (Full Self-Driving)

Tesla

“I do have a Tesla that'll drive me. I've had it drive me all the way home. It'll stop at stop signs and stop lights.”— Joe Rogan
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Apple Vision Pro

Apple

“Have you ever tried using those Apple AR goggles? Apple Vision Pro. I heard watching movies on those is phenomenal.”— Joe Rogan
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Oppo (smartphone)

Oppo

“What is like Oppo? There's a bunch of these new Chinese companies that have cell phones that have much more battery”— Joe Rogan
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Samsung

“a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has a 5,000 milliamp battery in it. I think these Oppo phones have 7,000 plus”— Joe Rogan
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OnePlus 13

OnePlus

“A lot of these OnePlus 13, a lot of these Chinese-made Android phones are using much more advanced battery technology.”— Joe Rogan
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Honor Magic 5 Pro

Honor

“So these Chinese phones are Yeah, here it is. Honor Magic 5 Pro.”— Jamie
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The Wizard of Oz (Sphere)

Sphere Entertainment (inferred)

“The Wizard of Oz Yeah, I heard that's nuts. Yeah, I seen that there. There's all sorts of crazy new effects”— RZA
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Rolex Daytona

Rolex

“Right there, the Daytona. That's the classic. Black dial Daytona. So it's like 30 grand.”— Joe Rogan
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Rolex Explorer II (orange hand)

Rolex

“Rolex Explorer II, the primary model featuring a single bright orange 24-hour hand. Often found at Hall of Time in Brussels.”— RZA
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Richard Mille

Richard Mille

“go to Richard Mille cuz those watches are like a million bucks. Those watches are insanely expensive.”— Joe Rogan
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Omega (automatic watch)

Omega

“this is an Omega and this watch is automatic, too. So this is moving on my movement. So my movement winds it.”— Joe Rogan