Episode #778
Ari Shaffir
Books mentioned
The Hobbit
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:43:58
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Stand-up comedian and podcaster Ari Shaffir joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, media, technology, food, childhood, and everyday frustrations. They also discuss adaptations of fantasy novels, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, streaming and digital platforms, UFC and boxing, and the changing Comedy Store and online comedy landscape.
What they talked about
- Ari Shaffir's LASIK eye surgery experience
- MMA eye pokes and disturbing injuries
- Game of Thrones spoilers and character deaths
- Shoplifting and Winona Ryder's kleptomania
- Comedians' cruelty and relationship secrecy
- AI consciousness in the movie Ex Machina
- Hillary Clinton's paid speeches to bankers
- Conor McGregor's UFC featherweight title situation
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