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Joe Rogan Experience #2271 - John Reeves

John Reeves is an Alaskan gold miner who first came to public prominence on the 2012 National Geographic docu-series "Goldfathers."

John ReevesguestJoe Roganhost
Feb 11, 20253h 11mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released
February 11, 2025
Duration
3h 11m
Channel
The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

John Reeves is an Alaskan gold miner who first came to public prominence on the 2012 National Geographic docu-series "Goldfathers." More recently, his ongoing search for gold uncovered the remains of thousands of Ice Age animals lying beneath the permafrost on his property. The discovery is featured in the 2019 documentary "Boneyard Alaska" and popular Instagram account @theboneyardalaska. http://www.fairbanksgoldco.com This episode is brought to you by AG1. Take ownership of your health with AG1 and get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free Travel Packs with your first subscription. Go to http://drinkag1.com/joerogan

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Narrator and John Reeves, Joe Rogan Experience #2271 - John Reeves explores Smoking, politics, AI, and mammoth bones: John Reeves returns Joe Rogan and Alaskan gold miner/boneyard owner John Reeves cover his recent health scare with double pneumonia, quitting cigarettes after 50+ years, and the realities of U.S. healthcare and hospital stays. They move into wide‑ranging political commentary: Trump’s presidency and post‑election actions, USAID and NGO corruption claims, Ukraine funding, immigration, Canadian and Mexican politics, and media/online tribalism. A large portion centers on resources and economics—oil, gas, gold, water, truckers, and the coming impact of autonomous vehicles and AI/quantum tech on money, encryption, and jobs. The last section revisits Reeves’s Alaskan “boneyard,” his battle with the American Museum of Natural History over thousands of Ice Age fossils, and what they might reveal about past extinction events and human presence in Alaska.

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