Episode #221
Shane Smith
Books mentioned
The Secret
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Journalist Shane Smith discusses reporting from Afghanistan and other conflict zones, along with terrorism, piracy, political violence, migration, and drug cartels. He and Joe Rogan examine economic instability, technological disruption, humanity’s future, and shifts in journalism before turning to heroin addiction, Mexico’s illicit drug trade, ibogaine treatment, and synthetic drugs.
What they talked about
- Vice's MMA documentary on Dan Hardy
- Jamie Varner's comeback win over Edson Barboza
- Child suicide bombers in Afghanistan
- Interview with a senior Taliban leader in Kabul
- Somali pirates and toxic waste dumping
- Cartel wars and Mormon colonies in Mexico
- Global youth unemployment and social unrest
- Scopolamine and zombie-like drug effects
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