Joe Rogan Experience #2164 - Action Bronson

Action Bronson visits the JRE studio after a day of working out, sauna sessions, and a cold plunge with Joe, and the two open by discussing fitness, mobility training, and conquering mental discomfort. They spend a long stretch geeking out over MMA and kickboxing legends like Mark Hunt, Melvin Manhoef, Alex Pereira, and the Jamal Hill nut-shot controversy. The conversation drifts into US manufacturing decline (Detroit, Flint, outsourcing to China), American-made brands like Origin and Shinola, and the economics of cheap labor. Later they wander through AI deepfakes, the Apple/OpenAI integration, alien and cryptoterrestrial theories, cattle mutilations, government weapons programs like the 'gay bomb,' DMT, and Bronson's deep love of New York City. The episode closes with reflections on the brutal sauna and a shout-out to KG BBQ in Austin.

• Joe and Bronson discuss Bas Rutten's O2 Trainer breathing device, with Joe confirming he uses it.
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• Bronson says the conversation about outsourcing is forcing him to rethink his own clothing-business model.
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• Bronson reveals he is switching to a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra for features the iPhone lacks.
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• Bronson admits he uses pornography as a pre-workout to feel amped before doing push-ups while alone in the studio.
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• Joe describes the US military's real $7.5 million 'gay bomb' proposal.
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• Bronson reveals he threw up after taking an 8mg Lucy nicotine pouch during the day's session.
  02:05:37
• Bronson admits he still uses Sprint as his carrier after 25 years out of loyalty.
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• Ben Patrick's 'knees over toes' methods (tib raises, Nordic curls) target neglected lower-leg and knee strength.
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• Melvin Manhoef, around 190 pounds, knocked out the much larger Mark Hunt with a single punch.
  00:14:08
• Quantum entangled photons were imaged forming a yin-yang shape via 'biphoton digital holography.'
  00:43:19
• Michael Moore's documentary Roger & Me covers the collapse of Flint, Michigan after auto factories left.
  00:48:33
• New Balance's made-in-America sneakers are described as higher quality than overseas versions.
  00:51:39
• Chinese (Mandarin) and English are debated as the world's most spoken languages, around 900 million to 1.45 billion speakers.
  01:01:34
• Cattle mutilations feature surgically precise cuts and complete blood drainage with no blood on the ground.
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• The US Army accidentally killed over 4,500 sheep in 1968 testing nerve agents in Utah, hiding responsibility until 1998.
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• A Harvard study floated 'cryptoterrestrials' possibly living among humans or in a base inside the moon.
  01:57:18
• The federal government reportedly spends roughly $50,000 per second on war technology.
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