The Joe Rogan Experience

Joe Rogan Experience #1879 - Sober October 4

Ari Shaffir, Tom Segura, and Bert Kreischer are stand-up comics and podcast hosts. Ari is the host of "The Skeptic Tank" podcast. His most recent special, "Ari Shaffir: Double Negative," is available via Netflix. Together, Tom and Bert are the co-hosts of the "2 Bears, 1 Cave" podcast. Tom also co-hosts a podcast with his wife and fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky, "Your Mom's House," as well as his own Spanish language podcast: "Tom Segura en Español." His new book, "I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays," is available now. Bert hosts his own podcast, "The Bertcast," and can be seen starring on TBS's "The Go-Big Show," and the YouTube cooking program "Somethings Burning." www.arishaffir.com www.tomsegura.com www.bertbertbert.com

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Jun 26, 20243h 15mWatch on YouTube ↗

WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Comedians Tackle Sobriety, Status, Health, Comedy And Wild Stories

Joe Rogan, Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura, and Ari Shaffir sit down for a loose, sprawling Sober October episode that jumps between sobriety, health scares, relationships, status, and the craft of comedy.
They dissect how alcohol and weed affect their bodies and careers, share medical wake-up calls, and argue over whether hard training can offset heavy partying.
The group also talks about gender dynamics and “sexual marketplace” analogies, dog behavior and hunting, saunas and cold plunges, and the evolution of stand-up culture from cutthroat to collaborative.
Throughout, they trade brutal roasts and intimate stories that reveal how aging, success, and obsession with their craft are reshaping their habits and identities.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Heavy drinking can mask serious health risks but some damage reverses quickly when you stop.

Bert’s blood pressure drops from ~140/90 to 120/70 within two days off booze, and inflammation/gut issues start unwinding fast—yet his concierge doctor initially warned him to stop working out entirely due to stroke risk based on his reported intake.

Treats and rewards can be powerful if you structure them instead of letting them run you.

Bert openly admits he’s “defined by treats” (booze, cigars, Kool-Aid, luxury perks) but is learning to swap late‑night binge food and alcohol for non-destructive rewards like private-suite travel, cigars, or flavored water so he still feels like he’s “living” without constant self‑sabotage.

Intense, regular cardiovascular work dramatically reduces anxiety and mental chatter.

Rogan and Segura emphasize that sustained hard cardio and consistent training blunt stress more reliably than substances; when they’re doing serious daily work (sleds, sauna/cold, lifting), post-show cravings and ruminations ease up and sleep improves.

Men and women experience aging and status in relationships very differently.

They frame women’s youth as a high-IPO stock that declines and men’s value as a “penny stock” that can explode with career success, which drives very different reactions to age-gap dating and “upgrading” partners—especially when money or fame is involved.

Modern stand-up thrives when comics collaborate instead of competing.

All four contrast the old, jealous, zero-sum club culture with today’s ecosystem where headliners bring younger comics on the road, promote their specials, and share platforms; they argue this rising‑tide approach is why so many new killers (Gillis, Dillon, Simpson, Norman) are emerging.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

You are high risk to literally have a stroke, a heart attack.

— Bert Kreischer recounting what his concierge doctor told him about his drinking and workouts

If you didn’t drink and party and you just worked out all the time, I think you’d be a freak athlete.

— Joe Rogan to Bert Kreischer

There’s not that many of us. There’s like a thousand of us on Earth—really legitimate comics.

— Joe Rogan on why comics should support each other

I like when you go places and people underestimate you… my favorite part is the look on someone’s face when they expect nothing of you and you overdeliver.

— Bert Kreischer

He’s one of those guys that quit drinking and actually got better.

— Tom Segura on Dave Attell

Sober October: cravings, rules, and how sobriety changes performanceAlcohol, weed, health metrics, and medical wake-up callsGender, aging, status, and relationship “market value” analogiesSaunas, cold plunges, training intensity, and recovery toolsComedy culture: mentorship, crowd work, clubs vs. arenas, and new starsWealth, lifestyle upgrades (watches, cars, travel), and spending psychologyPsychedelics, dreams, and obsessive personalities (fitness, hunting, writing)

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