Joe Rogan Experience #1095 - TJ English & Joey Diaz

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

March 26, 2018

Duration

2h 32m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

T.J. English is an author and journalist known primarily for his non-fiction books about the Irish mob, organized crime, criminal justice and the American underworld. His latest book "The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld" is available now. Joey “CoCo” Diaz is a Cuban-American stand up comedian and actor. Joey also hosts his own podcast called “The Church of What’s Happening Now”. https://www.amazon.com/Corporation-Story-Cuban-American-Underworld/dp/0062568965

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Joey Diaz

  guest

• T.J. English

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz, Joe Rogan Experience #1095 - TJ English & Joey Diaz explores Cuban Crime, Politics, and Mysticism: Inside TJ English’s ‘Corporation’ Joe Rogan, TJ English, and Joey Diaz discuss English’s book *The Corporation*, which chronicles a powerful Cuban‑American crime syndicate led by Bay of Pigs veteran José Miguel Battle. The conversation traces how illegal lotteries (bolita) funded a vast criminal empire intertwined with Italian mob families, U.S. politics, and Cold War covert operations. Diaz connects the history to his own upbringing in New Jersey’s Cuban enclaves, describing how numbers, corruption, and neighborhood codes of loyalty shaped daily life. The episode also dives into Cuban culture—Santería, Abakuá brotherhoods, music, and sexuality—showing how religion, ritual, and crime fused into a distinctive underworld ecosystem.

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