The guest
Action Bronson: Albanian-American rapper, chef, and TV host (Vice's 'F*ck, That's Delicious' and 'Ancient Aliens' fan-host) known for his food obsession, multi-hobby lifestyle, and larger-than-life personality.
What this episode covers
A loose, free-associating conversation with almost no fixed agenda. They open marveling at a carved woolly mammoth tooth and spiral into ancient civilizations, Teotihuacan, Noah's Ark scans on Mount Ararat, and lost-civilization theories. The middle is a long, expert MMA segment breaking down recent fights (Carlos Ulberg's blown knee KO of Yuri, Khamzat vs. Strickland, Paulo Costa at light heavyweight, heavyweight GOATs). They also cover Bronson's fitness transformation and diet, comedy and the Comedy Store/Kill Tony scene, overlanding trucks and car builds, and close on conspiracy territory about UFO scientists and a general going missing.
Recommended on this episode
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MobLand
Guy Ritchie
“Good. That's great. Tom Hardy kills it”
“I've been watching Mob Land. Good. That's great. Tom Hardy kills it. I love Tom Hardy. That's my man.”— Action Bronson
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The Last Boy Scout
Tony Scott
“It's one of my favorite movies of all time”
“Billy Blanks the last boy scout, the first scene. It's one of my favorite movies of all time.”— Action Bronson
MediaRecommended
Game of Thrones
HBO
“God damn, it's good”
“I'm rewatching Game of Thrones. I'm on the the final season now. God damn, it's good.”— Action Bronson
ProductRecommended
Toyota Sequoia
Toyota
“It was the best purchase I've ever made in my life”
“a Sequoia. Brand new 2016. It was the best purchase I've ever made in my life. They never break”— Action Bronson
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Lexus GX
Lexus
“You know what's real good is the Lexus GX”
“You know what's real good is the Lexus GX. And they're so reliable.”— Joe Rogan
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Bulletproof
Universal Pictures
“Damon Wayans is one of my favorite comics of all time. Underrated comic and underrated action star. He was great in that movie, too. Bulletproof with Adam Sandler?”— Joe Rogan
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Ancient Aliens
History Channel
“how did Ancient Aliens, that show that you did, you getting high watching Ancient Aliens, how'd that even start?”— Action Bronson
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New Scientist
New Scientist
“Oh, you have to buy a What is this? New Scientist? We should probably get a subscription for them anyway. We use them a lot.”— Joe Rogan
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Hennessey Raptor R (Venom 1000)
Hennessey Performance
“It's the Hennessey. It's a Hennessey 1000. So it's a they take a Raptor R and turn it to a 1000 horsepower pickup truck.”— Joe Rogan
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Dobinsons Suspension Kit
Dobinsons
“I'm trying to do the Dobinsons kit on there, so it's really lifted and I want to go I want to do like a Dakar rally vibe.”— Action Bronson
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Toyo Tires
Toyo Tire
“Yeah, some 35s, some Toyos. Look at you.”— Action Bronson
Big reveals from this episode
- Joe's biggest AI fear: chaos used as an excuse to let AI run everything, dissolving creativity and freedom into 'a little biological time card.'
- Action Bronson got fan backlash for posting an AI-generated frog image he wanted as an album cover, sparking a debate about AI replacing artists.
- Bronson reveals he's lost about 20 lbs (from 300 down to 265) by cutting pasta and dialing in his diet to sweet potatoes and game meat.
- Joe recounts Khamzat Chimaev training so hard through COVID he coughed up blood and was hospitalized.
- Bronson reveals he broke his leg in half in 2010 slipping in his kitchen carrying hamburgers, requiring a plate, which is why he's scared to kick.
- Bronson asks Rogan on-air to be executive producer of a revived 'Ancient Aliens'-style show.
- Bronson teases that he secretly dominated on Wheel of Fortune and is about to film Tae Bo with Billy Blanks and Ryan Seacrest.
- They dig into multiple UFO-linked scientists and a general (McCasland) vanishing, including details left behind: phone, a .38 revolver, a red backpack.
Worth remembering
- Evidence suggests archaic humans may have crossed sea channels intentionally as far back as ~450,000 years ago, long before Homo sapiens.
- A possible million-year-old human skull suggests human lineage could be far older than commonly assumed.
- One researcher's hypothesis: humans may have created Neanderthals by breeding with an even older species, rather than the other way around.
- Researchers in Jerusalem theorize Moses' burning bush was acacia, which is rich in DMT.
- Ants together make up roughly 20% of human biomass; total insect biomass is several times larger than human biomass.
- The lone star tick can cause alpha-gal syndrome, making you allergic to red meat.
- NBA's Victor Wembanyama is 7'4", ~235 lbs at age 22, with a younger brother already around 6'10".
- Phoenix A is a black hole roughly 590 billion km across, growing about 60 solar masses per year, so massive its formation challenges current models.
- The Milky Way may sit in the center of a giant cosmic void roughly 2 billion light-years across.
- Scans of the Giza Plateau reportedly hint at a possible second Sphinx buried under a ~108-ft mound.
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