Joe Rogan Experience #1363 - Dakota Meyer

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 9, 2019

Duration

2h 8m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dakota Meyer is a United States Marine. A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on 8 September 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvGC46FcB8QTaYLWm9bAyMg?view_as=subscriber

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Dakota Meyer

  guest

• Jamie Vernon

  guest

• Guest (unidentified friend of Dakota Meyer)

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Dakota Meyer, Joe Rogan Experience #1363 - Dakota Meyer explores Medal of Honor Marine Explains War, Freedom, Trauma, And Real Gratitude Joe Rogan talks with Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer about his combat experiences in Afghanistan, the realities of war, and the bond between American and Afghan soldiers. Meyer explains how simplistic anti‑war narratives often miss the reality that U.S. forces are usually fighting alongside, not against, locals to resist genuinely evil groups like the Taliban and ISIS. They dig into the psychological cost of combat, Meyer’s severe anxiety and PTSD, and the unconventional treatment (stellate ganglion block) that radically reduced his symptoms. The conversation widens into American privilege, victimhood culture, desensitization to violence, hunting and conservation, and Meyer's mission to help veterans transition and to inspire people to “own their dash” between birth and death.

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