Joe Rogan Experience #1916 - Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal is an actor known for such roles as Sheriff's Deputy Shane Walsh in "The Walking Dead," vigilante Frank Castle in "The Punisher," and more recently, corrupt cop Wayne Jenkins in HBO's miniseries, "We Own This City." Bernthal is also the host of the weekly interview podcast series "REAL ONES with Jon Bernthal." https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOR14O-kBHEyrLQRdHJgDQ

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Jun 27, 20242h 39mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: June 27, 2024
Duration: 2h 39m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Jon Bernthal is an actor known for such roles as Sheriff's Deputy Shane Walsh in "The Walking Dead," vigilante Frank Castle in "The Punisher," and more recently, corrupt cop Wayne Jenkins in HBO's miniseries, "We Own This City." Bernthal is also the host of the weekly interview podcast series "REAL ONES with Jon Bernthal." https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOR14O-kBHEyrLQRdHJgDQ

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Jon Bernthal and Narrator, Joe Rogan Experience #1916 - Jon Bernthal explores jon Bernthal, Redemption, and Real Talk on America’s Fractures Today Joe Rogan and Jon Bernthal trace parallels between the chaos of the 1960s and today’s polarized, media-saturated America, touching on assassinations, Vietnam, and modern social media outrage. They dive deep into policing, anti-police sentiment, and how social media amplifies extreme narratives while erasing nuance, with Bernthal arguing that real understanding comes from people on the ground, not pundits. Bernthal explains why he launched his podcast “Real Ones”: to put cops, ex–gang members, soldiers, lifers in prison, and other ‘in the trenches’ voices in the same room, showing how people who’ve done terrible things can also transform and help others. The conversation also covers his formative years studying theater in Moscow, his violent past and near-prison moment, fatherhood, masculinity, forgiveness, and how pivotal, painful events can catalyze profound personal change.

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