The guest
The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney): Grammy-winning rock duo from Akron, Ohio, promoting their collaboration-heavy new album featuring Noel Gallagher, Lil Noid, and Juicy J.
What this episode covers
Joe Rogan hosts Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys for a wide-ranging, tangent-heavy conversation. They cover constitutional carry and gun-range stories, Steven Seagal's aikido, the Unabomber and CIA-Manson conspiracy theories, and the making of their new record (collaborating with Noel Gallagher in London and Memphis rap legend Lil Noid). Much of the back half dives into forever chemicals, microplastics, golf-course pesticides, UFOs over Ohio, and AI fears. They close on comedy, praising Kill Tony, Shane Gillis, and the Austin comedy scene.
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Paranoid Funk
Lil Noid
“we got really inspired by this guy; made a incredible record”
“we got really inspired by this guy Lil noid um who made a incredible record called paranoid funk in the early 90s”— guest
The guest's own work
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Ohio Players
The Black Keys
“we made our new record um collaborating with people uh and one of the guys on our list that we wanted to work with was no Gallagher from Oasis”— guest
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On the Game
The Black Keys
“on the game is the [ __ ] album is amazing it's so good dude it's so good thanks man”— host
Also referenced (named, not recommended)
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Riding in the Chevy
Lil Noid
“the Lil no has a song called riding in the Chevy which you can find on Spotify”— guest
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Chaos
Tom O'Neill
“did you ever read that book chaos by Tom O'Neal have you heard of it I I have it but I haven't read it”— host
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Dead Doctors Don't Lie
Joel Wallach
“there's a book called Dead Doctors Don't Lie and uh it's by a guy who uh Advocates mineral supplementation”— host
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Countdown
Shanna Swan
“I had this lady on her name is Dr shanana Swan and she wrote a book called countdown and it's all about all these different microplastics and chemicals”— host
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Staccato
Staccato
“if you shoot one of those speed guns like a staccato you they're they're like there's a plant out here in Texas”— guest
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Goonies
Richard Donner
“the only one that holds up is Goonies Goonies holds up oh yeah Goonies holds up”— guest
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Terminator 2
James Cameron
“another movie from the 9s that doesn't get old is Terminator 2 that's a good one that's a good one”— host
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The Hustler
Robert Rossen
“you could watch the movies from the 60s that are amazing The Hustler is amazing”— host
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Kill Cliff
Kill Cliff
“teach all archery everybody's drinking kill Cliffs let's go yeah at this what's it”— host
Big reveals from this episode
- The Black Keys flew to London with no song and wrote/recorded three tracks with Noel Gallagher in three days for their new album.
- They discovered and got obscure early-90s Memphis rapper Lil Noid (maker of 'Paranoid Funk') into the studio for the new record, plus Juicy J.
- Phil Hartman stood 18 inches from Hendrix at age 18 working the Whiskey, holding a wobbly speaker on stage.
- A Navy lieutenant died after a golf course fungicide (Daconil) burned 80% of his skin, leading to a $122 million lawsuit.
- An early Amazon employee cashed out stock for ~$750K before it vested; it would now be worth over $100 billion.
- Tom DeLonge told Patrick in October 2019 the world would be profoundly changed in 90 days; COVID followed.
- A California woman stabbed her boyfriend 108 times, claimed cannabis-induced psychotic disorder, and served no prison time.
Worth remembering
- The Unabomber was reportedly isolated as a baby and later enrolled in humiliating Harvard LSD experiments.
- Morgan Island near South Carolina is populated by rhesus monkeys carrying herpes, fed by helicopter drops.
- JFK's 'Dr. Feelgood' injections were liquid methamphetamine combined with steroids.
- Apple's cash reserves rival the GDP of entire countries.
- US nuclear weapons used 8-inch floppy disks until the system was modernized a few years ago.
- PFAS 'forever chemicals' number over 10,000 and are linked to fertility problems and cancer.
- Gene LeBell, who trained Bruce Lee in grappling, choked out Steven Seagal who then soiled himself.
- Akron's Goodyear Airdock blimp hangar is so large it has its own internal weather and rains inside.
- Much of the best early-90s Memphis rap exists only as fan-uploaded YouTube files, never on Spotify.
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