Dan Soder — Stand-up comedian, actor (Billions), and podcast host of 'Soder', promoting his YouTube special 'On the Road'.
The gist
Joe Rogan welcomes returning guest, comedian Dan Soder, for a sprawling, freewheeling conversation that opens on Katt Williams and the craft of stand-up. They detour through the dangers of isolation and wealth, the drug trade, and a long, dark stretch on orcas and dolphins in captivity. The pair examine power and evil through figures like Putin, Kim Jong-un, Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell, plus the Jussie Smollett scandal. The final third turns into an enthusiastic shared obsession with video games, VR, and MMA, with detailed breakdowns of fights and games like Ghost of Tsushima and Quake.
Big reveals
- Soder recounts Katt Williams' viral claim of reading eight books simultaneously and getting 20 library books at a time.
- Discussion of Tilikum, the orca involved in three human deaths, who was kept and bred rather than put down.
- Joe reveals Jussie Smollett appears in 'Alien: Covenant', tying into a long discussion of his hoax.
- They play and mock a Hollywood actress's viral poem written to Vladimir Putin ('If I Was Your Mother').
- Soder shares being robbed at gunpoint and hog-tied while living with a weed dealer in Tucson.
- Extended fight breakdown of Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin, with Joe explaining Carwin gassing out.
- Joe calls Ghost of Tsushima his favorite video game of all time and breaks down its sword styles.
Things worth remembering
- Mariana van Zeller filmed the cocaine-making process in the Colombian jungle for her documentary work.
- Elvis Presley reportedly died with a four-month-old compacted stool due to chronic constipation.
- Dolphin infanticide has been documented in six species of toothed whale, with cases quadrupling in a decade.
- Tilikum sired 21 calves throughout his life while in captivity.
- The film Milo and Otis faced animal-welfare allegations during its production.
- Vladimir Putin was reportedly given up for adoption and trained from a young age as a soldier.
- Putin publicly mocked Tucker Carlson's interview as too softball, saying he was prepared to be challenged.
- Karate point-fighting is based on the notion that one strike could kill, so fighters separate after contact.
- Competitive Quake players use custom hollowed-out lightweight gaming mice, like drilling holes in race cars.
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On the Road
Dan Soder
“tell everybody social all got a new special out on YouTube called on the road it comes out uh March 1st” — Dan Soder 03:13:37Find it on Amazon
Pimp Chronicles
Katt Williams
“the greatest standup specials of all time it's amazing the the amount of the energy he has” — Joe Rogan 03:03:08Find it on Amazon
Showgirls
Paul Verhoeven (inferred)
“if you get high and watch show Girls you're going to laugh you're going to laugh really hard” — Dan Soder 00:13:30Find it on Amazon
The Oxycontin Express
Mariana van Zeller (inferred)
“she did a whole documentary on it called the oxycoton express and it was amazing” — Joe Rogan 00:09:20Find it on Amazon
Sweet Home
“we're watching this new Netflix show ... a Korean series about people that get infected and they become monsters ... it's great” — Joe Rogan 01:15:30Find it on Amazon
Alien
Ridley Scott (inferred)
“that one movie was scarier because there was only one alien it was smart it was great” — Joe Rogan 01:41:01Find it on Amazon
Aliens
James Cameron (inferred)
“it's a great movie by itself aliens it's a great movie but it's not the same thing as the first movie” — Joe Rogan 01:41:32Find it on Amazon
Prometheus
Ridley Scott (inferred)
“like Prometheus yes I loved it I just watched it I did I loved it I love the idea” — Dan Soder 01:41:55Find it on Amazon
Alien: Covenant
Ridley Scott (inferred)
“what was the Covenant Covenant was good dude you know who's in that Jesse Smollett” — Joe Rogan 01:42:37Find it on Amazon
Idiocracy
Mike Judge (inferred)
“I just watched idiocracy about a year ago and it holds up it's Mike Judge” — Dan Soder 03:03:08Find it on Amazon
Office Space
Mike Judge (inferred)
“by the way office space still holds up it all the greatest movies of all time” — Dan Soder 03:03:08Find it on Amazon
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Mike Judge (inferred)
“the movie was great beavis and Butthead Do America ... guy rules I loved it” — Dan Soder 03:04:15Find it on Amazon
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch (inferred)
“you're talking about my favorite video game of all time ghost of tsushima yeah game's unbelievable” — Joe Rogan 03:07:23Find it on Amazon
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rockstar Games
“Red Dead Rockstar did such an incredible job insane ... there's moments when you're in like the desert” — Joe Rogan 01:22:45Find it on Amazon
God of War Ragnarok
Santa Monica Studio (inferred)
“or like uh God of War they'll never make it into a movie but you play it as a game and you're like this is so fun” — Joe Rogan 03:09:28Find it on Amazon
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Insomniac Games (inferred)
“Spider-Man 2 the video game is better than any Spider-Man movie they've made wow it's better than anything they've made” — Joe Rogan 03:10:00Find it on Amazon
Rocket League
Psyonix (inferred)
“I've played this for years like soccer with ... cars which sounds dude it is so addictive” — Dan Soder 01:31:34Find it on Amazon
Friday the 13th: The Game
IllFonic (inferred)
“I was obsessed with this game Friday the 13th that they made back on PS4 ... it's wild I loved it” — Joe Rogan 01:36:49Find it on Amazon
Steam Deck
Valve
“I got it for Christmas I was like this is the greatest thing I've ever had” — Dan Soder 01:20:11Find it on Amazon