Joe Rogan Experience #1372 - Kevin Smith
Joe Rogan (host), Kevin Smith (guest), Narrator, Narrator, Narrator
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Kevin Smith, Joe Rogan Experience #1372 - Kevin Smith explores kevin Smith And Joe Rogan On Fame, Health, Weed, And UFOs Joe Rogan and filmmaker Kevin Smith have a long, loose-ranging conversation that jumps between Smith’s near-fatal heart attack and lifestyle overhaul, Rogan’s rise as a dominant podcaster, and their shared history in standup and podcasting’s early days.
Kevin Smith And Joe Rogan On Fame, Health, Weed, And UFOs
Joe Rogan and filmmaker Kevin Smith have a long, loose-ranging conversation that jumps between Smith’s near-fatal heart attack and lifestyle overhaul, Rogan’s rise as a dominant podcaster, and their shared history in standup and podcasting’s early days.
They discuss Smith’s heavy cannabis use and branded weed line, his vegan diet, intermittent fasting, and plans to add strength training, alongside Rogan’s fitness philosophy and Sober October challenge.
A substantial portion explores combat sports, brain damage, and knowing when to quit, plus an extended segment on UFOs, Bob Lazar, and the possibility that humans are part of an engineered or simulated reality.
Smith also breaks down his indie strategy for touring ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’ as a live event with Q&A, using his direct audience connection to bypass traditional Hollywood marketing.
Key Takeaways
Radical lifestyle changes are possible after a health scare.
After a major ‘widow-maker’ heart attack, Kevin Smith lost over 100 pounds, went vegan at his daughter’s urging, hikes daily, and practices intermittent fasting; his cardiologist now reports no lasting heart damage.
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Strength training is especially important as you age.
Rogan urges Smith to add light, progressive weight training (squats, deadlifts, kettlebells) to maintain muscle, bone density, and overall resilience, emphasizing slow, sustainable buildup over “meathead” burnout.
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Doing fewer things can make you happier and more effective.
Rogan explains he now turns down almost all outside projects—including acting roles—because focusing on his podcast, UFC commentary, and standup improves his quality of life and the quality of his work.
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Direct connection to your audience is a powerful business asset.
Smith leverages his fanbase by touring his film as a live roadshow with Q&As, allowing him to recoup investor money quickly without massive studio marketing, and to experience audience reactions in person.
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Long-term brain health should override ego in combat sports.
Rogan describes seeing fighters and training partners suffer permanent damage from knockouts and repetitive blows, and says he bluntly tells borderline fighters to quit because one more KO can change their lives forever.
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Cannabis and CBD are framed as tools, not just vices.
Smith uses weed nearly all day by choice, while Rogan highlights CBD as an anti-inflammatory and anxiety reducer; they present cannabis products as lifestyle enhancers but caution that their usage is highly individual.
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We may be far from understanding advanced phenomena like UFOs.
Rogan recounts Commander David Fravor’s ‘Tic Tac’ UFO encounter and Bob Lazar’s Element 115 story to argue that some technologies or beings—whether extraterrestrial, extradimensional, or simulated—could appear as “magic” relative to current human understanding.
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Notable Quotes
““Once something works for me, I stick with it.””
— Kevin Smith
““The more I cut things back, the happier I am.””
— Joe Rogan
““Failure is just success training.””
— Joe Rogan
““I’m living on borrowed time… so I’m gonna spend that time as well as I possibly can.””
— Kevin Smith
““Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.””
— Joe Rogan (quoting Arthur C. Clarke)
Questions Answered in This Episode
How much of Kevin Smith’s health transformation is attributable to diet versus fasting and daily movement, and what parts would be most realistic for an average person to adopt?
Joe Rogan and filmmaker Kevin Smith have a long, loose-ranging conversation that jumps between Smith’s near-fatal heart attack and lifestyle overhaul, Rogan’s rise as a dominant podcaster, and their shared history in standup and podcasting’s early days.
Get the full analysis with uListen AI
Where is the line between healthy cannabis use and overreliance, especially when someone like Smith uses it almost constantly?
They discuss Smith’s heavy cannabis use and branded weed line, his vegan diet, intermittent fasting, and plans to add strength training, alongside Rogan’s fitness philosophy and Sober October challenge.
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If fighters often stay too long and risk serious brain damage, what structural changes in combat sports could better protect them from themselves and from promoters?
A substantial portion explores combat sports, brain damage, and knowing when to quit, plus an extended segment on UFOs, Bob Lazar, and the possibility that humans are part of an engineered or simulated reality.
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Does Smith’s touring-based film distribution model suggest a viable path for more independent creators, or does it only work for those with an established fanbase?
Smith also breaks down his indie strategy for touring ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’ as a live event with Q&A, using his direct audience connection to bypass traditional Hollywood marketing.
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If credible UFO encounters and engineered-evolution theories are real possibilities, how should that change the way we think about human progress and our place in the universe?
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... headphones.
Do I need 'em?
I like 'em.
I'm in. Just to gauge my own voice?
Uh, you don't need 'em. We can-
Only- only if we're-
... we can not have 'em.
... doing call-ins, right?
No, no, no, we don't need 'em. Uh, I like how you're mocking me with that marijuana.
Come on, man.
Just openly.
I- it's your Sober October.
Yes, I know, man.
It's my Un-sober Lifetime.
How- how, when was the last time you were sober? How many days have you ever done it?
What a great question. Um, let me see, when was the last time? It was somewhere I was on the road and I couldn't get my hands on weed. Probably when I was in London or something like that. That's usually an overseas thing.
Right.
Um, and I went in, like, two days and, you know, it was-
(laughs)
(laughs) It was-
That's like, like, "I did my time, man."
I did, it felt like, "Oh, I g- I get it and I remember what this was like-"
Right.
... but, like, why bother?
(laughs)
Like, you know, post-heart attack, I feel like I'm living on borrowed time anyway, so I'm like, "Well, I'm gonna spend that time as well as I possibly can," and, and generally in a THC, uh, drenched condition. This is not a brag and I'm not like, "Kids, you should try this at home," but, like, I only am not ingesting when I sleep.
Mm-hmm.
So, like, I wake-
Really?
... I bake. Yeah.
All day?
Yeah.
Is there anything-
(laughs) Is that, is that... Don't say it like that.
(laughs)
The way you're like, "All day," like judgey.
(laughs)
(laughs) I mean, just 'cause it's Sober October.
I am in-
You'd be joining me right now-
Yes, I would, but I'm always, I-
... if it was like, Smoke This Member November.
I'm always in awe-
Of?
... of people who do go 24/7.
I think it, really? 'Cause I only do it 'cause I thought you did. Do you need to-
(laughs)
(laughs) I was trying to impress you. What? Am I out here alone?
Uh...
I always had the, I was under the impression you, too. I know you do a lot more and shit. Well, let's talk about that real quick.
Okay.
I get to interview you-
Okay.
... for a minute or two.
Sure, sure, sure.
Uh, you know, I- I've been in here in jumps and spurts-
Right.
... and (laughs) in those jumps and spurts, you have become like the most powerful fucking broadcaster on the planet. Like, crazy popular everywhere, Dan.
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