Joe Rogan Experience #1303 - Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong is a Canadian-American actor, writer, director, musician, activist for cannabis-rights and comedian.

Joe RoganhostTommy ChongguestGuest (unidentified fourth voice, likely producer/companion)guest

May 23, 20191h 42mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 23, 2019
Duration: 1h 42m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Tommy Chong is a Canadian-American actor, writer, director, musician, activist for cannabis-rights and comedian.

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Joe Rogan
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Tommy Chong
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Guest (unidentified fourth voice, likely producer/companion)
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Tommy Chong, Joe Rogan Experience #1303 - Tommy Chong explores tommy Chong on Tango, Cancer, Jail, Weed, and Cosmic Wisdom Tommy Chong joins Joe Rogan for a wide‑ranging conversation that drifts from aging, health, and tango dancing to cannabis, politics, and spirituality. He describes how tango became his primary exercise, his battles with prostate and rectal cancer, and his belief that stress and quitting weed may have worsened his health. Chong recounts his federal prison sentence for selling bongs, using that time to study, write, and treat jail like a spiritual retreat while observing systemic injustice. The two also explore gun culture, Trump and taxes, mystical tools like the I Ching, and how Chong’s lifelong relationship with cannabis and counterculture shaped his comedy, career, and outlook on life.

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