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Joe Rogan Experience #1336 - Legion of Skanks

Legion Of Skanks has been called “the most offensive podcast on Earth” and the hosts and creators are stand up comedians - Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez, and Dave Smith. https://gasdigitalnetwork.com/gdn-show-channels/legion-of-skanks/

Luis J. GomezguestJoe RoganhostDave SmithguestBig Jay Oakersonguest
Aug 19, 20192h 49mWatch on YouTube ↗

At a glance

WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Joe Rogan, Legion of Skanks Swap War Stories, Fights, and Fame

  1. Joe Rogan hosts the Legion of Skanks (Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez, Dave Smith) for a long, free‑wheeling conversation about drugs, fighting, comedy careers, and internet fame.
  2. They bounce from Mike Tyson’s weed empire and tattoo horror stories to airline meltdowns, police culture, homelessness, and the business pressures of outrage politics.
  3. The group spends substantial time on MMA and the UFC—Tyson, Nate Diaz, Masvidal, Colby Covington, Stipe–DC, Ngannou, Jon Jones—and what makes fighters and fights compelling.
  4. Threaded through the jokes is a recurring theme about power, consequences, and authenticity: in comedy, in policing, in corporate virtue signaling, and in how public figures survive or get canceled.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Outrage sells, but it’s often a deliberate act.

Colby Covington’s pro‑wrestling heel persona and companies’ woke ad campaigns show how individuals and brands intentionally provoke strong reactions to drive attention and revenue, regardless of whether the stance is deeply held.

Extreme fitness challenges can motivate—but also push into unhealthy territory.

Rogan’s Sober October heart‑rate competition led to six‑hour daily cardio sessions, illustrating how public bets and accountability can drive impressive output, while also bordering on overtraining and obsession.

Bad early tattoos are nearly universal—and increasingly complicated legally.

The comics share stories of meaningless or wrong-name tattoos and note that Tyson’s face‑tattoo artist successfully claimed IP rights, which now forces film/TV productions to treat tattoos as licensable artwork.

Homelessness has been reshaped by policy, tech, and optics rather than solved.

They describe Starbucks’ “everyone is a customer” policy, city-installed public charging/Wi‑Fi stations, and tent cities, arguing these are PR and management responses to backlash rather than structural solutions.

Cell phones have changed how power is exercised in public.

From cops enduring water being dumped on them to viral clips of passengers being dragged off planes, ubiquitous cameras now restrain some abuses of authority while also making front‑line workers hyper‑cautious and PR-driven.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

We need more people that are doing real comedy, and you guys do it.

Joe Rogan

Standup is the only art form you practice in front of the audience.

Big Jay Oakerson

If you’re actively bleeding out of your asshole, I’d be on an operating table face down quick.

Joe Rogan

If you support Trump, they say you support racists and white nationalists—and you’re leaving so many people out of the conversation when you do that.

Joe Rogan

I don’t have the responsibility of being your shin.

Joe Rogan (on people getting his face tattooed)

Mike Tyson’s weed business, consumption claims, and personal transformationTattoos: bad early decisions, ownership rights, and ultra‑realistic portrait workBody issues, weight loss, intermittent fasting, and extreme workout bets (Sober October)Health, pain, and taboo problems (hemorrhoids, gout, medical avoidance)Air travel conflicts, air marshals, and viral plane‑removal incidentsHomelessness, public-space policy (Starbucks), and burner phonesPolice power, corruption, and gender/size realities in frontline rolesCancel culture, Louis C.K., Trump donors, and woke corporate brandingDrug policy: illegality, cartels, heroin, weed legalization, and harmTech tribalism and future concerns: Apple vs Android, AI, NeuralinkStand‑up craft, fame-before-skill, and experimental specials without audiencesMMA and boxing: Diaz, Masvidal, Covington, Usman, Stipe, Cormier, Ngannou, Jones, and striking vs wrestling dynamics

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