Paul Rosolie: Why first contact is an ethical emergency

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Released

February 2, 2026

Duration

2h 46m

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The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

This is a FIRST for The Diary Of A CEO…a live snake on set, with jungle explorer PAUL ROSOLIE. After 20 years surviving jaguars, anacondas, cartels, and uncontacted tribes, he warns of a collapse that could end life on Earth! Paul Rosolie is an American conservationist who has spent over 2 decades living in the Amazon rainforest. He is the co-founder and director of Junglekeepers, a non-profit protecting areas of rainforest from logging and mining, and is the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Junglekeeper: What It Takes to Change the World’. He explains: ◼️What happens when a live snake is inches from your face ◼️Being surrounded by warriors with 7-foot bows and arrows ◼️Why humans living outside history don’t suffer modern misery ◼️How the jungle keeps you alive when everything goes wrong ◼️The moment you realise this place is bigger than humanity itself 00:00 Intro 02:34 Why I'm on a Mission to Save the Amazon 05:32 A Warning From 20 Years Deep in the Jungle 11:25 The Wild Start to a Life-Changing Amazon Journey 15:34 What It’s Like to Meet an Uncontacted Tribe for the First Time 19:58 Why This Ancient Rainforest Is at Risk of Vanishing 26:36 How the Jungle Changed Me Over the Last Decade 28:56 The Moment We Discovered the Uncontacted Tribes 42:04 Rare Footage of Tribes the World Wasn’t Meant to See 46:01 When the Tribe Women Took Our Food—And Why It Mattered 47:06 Do Uncontacted Tribes Really Eat Humans? 54:20 How Many Uncontacted Tribes Are Still Out There? 59:13 Can These Tribes Really Talk to Monkeys? 01:01:39 Are They Just Searching for Happiness Like Us? 01:03:25 Do Tribal People Still Live in Huts? Here’s the Truth 01:06:40 The Most Haunting Stories I’ve Heard in the Jungle 01:09:26 Why I Had to Stop Right Then and There 01:10:18 Could You Live Like an Uncontacted Tribe? 01:11:35 Ads 01:13:53 How I Almost Got Crushed by a Giant Snake 01:15:53 What It’s Like Being Eaten Alive (And Surviving) 01:18:06 How Jane Goodall Ended Up Saving My Life 01:22:09 The Show Meant to Help the Amazon That Went All Wrong 01:29:36 What Handling Snakes Taught Me About Control 01:44:24 Should You Really Be Afraid of Snakes? 01:46:18 Ads 01:47:41 What 20 Years in the Jungle Taught Me About Life 01:55:50 How Do You Know When It’s Time to Walk Away? 02:12:17 Are Humans Really the Most Important Species? 02:16:06 How AI and Robots Might Change the Jungle Forever 02:23:15 I Saw the Birth of the Universe on Ayahuasca 02:27:22 What Is the Jungle Keeper’s Real Mission? 02:30:20 Ancient Jungle Medicine That’s Still Saving Lives 02:34:30 What It’s Like to Live in the Jungle With My Wife 02:41:42 What Still Scares Me After Everything I've Faced 02:44:14 If You Had 3 Years Left, What Would You Regret Most? Enjoyed the episode? Share this link and earn points for every referral - redeem them for exclusive prizes: https://doac-perks.com Follow Paul: Instagram - https://bit.ly/4t6fvIs TikTok - https://bit.ly/45F9xEx Facebook - https://bit.ly/4a2tV3E Junglekeepers - https://bit.ly/3NNDFre You can purchase ‘Junglekeeper: What It Takes to Change the World’, here: https://amzn.to/4q8WK4u The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Intuit - If you want help getting out of the weeds of admin, https://intuitquickbooks.com Pipedrive - https://pipedrive.com/CEO Apple Card - https://Apple.co/get-daily-cash Apple Card issued by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Salt Lake City Branch. Offer may not be available everywhere. Terms and limitations apply.

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• Paul Rosolie

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• Steven Bartlett

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Paul Rosolie and Steven Bartlett, Paul Rosolie: Why first contact is an ethical emergency explores amazon conservationist shares first contact footage, purpose lessons, and danger Paul Rosolie, a longtime Amazon conservationist and co-founder of Junglekeepers, describes how witnessing logging and deforestation turned his teenage thirst for adventure into a mission to protect an Amazon watershed and support indigenous-led protection.

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