Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- August 3, 2018
- Duration
- 3h 22m
- Channel
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
John Joseph is a musician, author and triathlete from New York City, most famous for his work as the lead singer of the Cro-Mags in the 1980s.
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring John Joseph and Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience #1152 - John Joseph explores from Street Violence to Vegan Ironman: John Joseph’s Transformative Journey Joe Rogan and John Joseph explore how identity politics around food—vegan vs. carnivore—mirror other toxic tribal divisions like politics and religion. Joseph explains why he rejects the label “vegan,” framing his life instead around Hare Krishna spirituality, PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), and service to others. He recounts his traumatic upbringing, time in foster care, incarceration, drug addiction, punk/hardcore history, and how yoga, plant-based eating, and writing helped him heal and become an endurance athlete and mentor. The conversation broadens into criticisms of social media outrage culture, Big Ag, pharmaceuticals, the prison-industrial complex, and the failures of modern politics, while emphasizing personal responsibility, compassion, and honest dialogue.
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