This guy was battling bandits and jaguars in the jungle and I’m over here eating salad from a vending machine in a cubicle. He’s lived a far more adventurous life. What a badass.
I went to school with Merlin and his brother and sister. His Dad was a world renowned naturalist. Changed my life knowing them. It got me into my profession.
May I ask what your parents did for a living for you to go to school with thos guys family? Was it just location or is your family interesting, or successful etc as well
More old-timers, please. We pass them in the street and even get annoyed with them, but they always have the best stories to tell. Think twice before you get frustrated with an old person. They've been through a lot.
Get annoyed with them? I guarantee you this old timer and almost every other person his age used to get annoyed with old people when they were our age.
This is what I like about Joe. He adapts to his guest. This guy has seen more danger than 90% of his guests, but hes an old man. The stuff hes talking about is crazy and exciting, but its being told in a somber way like a grandpa would. Joes just sitting there patiently listening and asking questions like a grandchild would.
I did that once with a former army ranger nam vet at a crazy home( go figure lol!) I'd get high and go and basically interview him in the cig break room after putting cream on his jungle rot feet haha crazy stuff especially about his orders he had or heard of.
What a legend. To anyone in their 20’s or younger, I can’t wait until you understand the value of listening to elders like this. They’ve been through it all and can put a lot into perspective for you. I adore listening to my elders these days, incredible stories and advice.
Buzz Aldrin is 93. Get him on before he passes or Jack Schmitt or Charlie Duke! A couple of the 12 moon walkers are still alive. It be awesome to hear Joe
I worked for the Smithsonian years ago in Panama and I remember him coming through Barro Colorado. He was celebrity, even amongst the preeminent Tropical Biologists in the world. I now live in Venezuela and get to explore some of the places he’s talking about here. He’s a legend
Amazing, i'm happy you chose venezuela as a place to live, i'm venezuelian, living in europe, all i want is to go back there, it's literally heaven on earth, enjoy yourself there brother🔥🌊🌺🌴🙌🏽
What a legend! I was so happy to join the Bat Conservation International (the ONG he founded) when I was a kid, 30 years ago, because I was so happy to know that I was not the only weirdo who loved bats. One cannot exaggerate the work this dude has done for wildlife and the environment. Thank you Joe for giving him the space and notoriety he deserves!
I use to smoke weed part do coke show up to a construction job still wasted. Long story short i would always call drugs dope. Refer to things as dope andit wouldbthrow the older guys off they would think i didnt use drugs cause i wasnt specific.
You could literally tell he could just talk and talk about his life experiences as long as he is allowed to. And I am totally here for it. These types of guests are not only important, but the most enjoyable to watch. Positive and informative. Its a breath of fresh air from the politics and divisive topics. No matter someones background, there is no way you couldn't like this guy, and that's whats so beautiful about it.
these explorers have the greatest stories, especially the guys from back in the day marching through places like Africa in search of the source of the Nile for example...the stuff they went through..imagine having malaria, dysentery, smallpox...all while marching through unmapped jungle and encountered soldiers, thieves, angry natives and apex predators, trading beads for food...they'd rather die than return defeated, mail took months, travel took years, expeditions took many lives, but plenty of opportunity to become a badass and remain forever young
yeah i really enjoy listening to the old blokes. I think younger people need to hear more from old chicks and blokes, they need to hear how we lived before the computer.
@@dalelane1948 Ask and record older relatives about their childhoods, lives as young adults, and the like. play it back and take notes and find out exactly how badass they actually are/were!
This was my favorite episode in some time. I had never heard of Merlin before, but I was fascinated by literally everything he said, from everything I didn’t know about bats to the escapades and near-death experiences. Will definitely be looking more into this guy and reading his books.
There's an unexplained phenomenon that happens whenever an old person talks/tells a story. Without even thinking about it, you automatically shut up, sit down and listen. It's fascinating. 🤔🤔🤔
I wish I knew this guy, to hear his adventures. His memory, is literally still there, in the moment. No lying, with his storylines. I bet his kids and grandkids love him. I know I would
You have millennials and zoomers talking about how older generations could support a family on one salary and buy a house and car, etc. and how it’s so much harder these days. Bullshit. Listen to a guy this age and hear his life story and tell me his generation had it easier in any way, shape or form.
Being an adventurer in the jungle isn't the same as a factory or sales job back in the day. They did have it easier, much easier. You must be old or really young. I'm 32 and I remember how my dad supported our whole family by himself with just a painting contractor job. Now I have that same job and I can't even afford a 1 bedroom apartment here in the bay area. Cost of living has increased exponentially but wages barely go up at all. Wake up turd
When I see older guys I always wonder what they've been through and experienced. There are a lot of real bad asses walking among us, but totally unassuming. Fascinating stories.
Love this interview! I don't know how this man can remember all this so well. At 38 I struggle to remember what I ate yesterday sometimes. What a life he has lived. I love listening to the older generations past experiences. They have so much knowledge to share and often no one willing to listen.
thats the thing! you will remember so powerful moments for the rest of your life, every detail from dangerous and crazy situations are saved... not how you ate yesterday and relaxed at home or got drunk, no that is not life and it only makes sence that you dont remember these meaningless things.......... people are boring as hell nowadays, living in comfort till they get fat and sick
@@Wabalabadapdap Good point. Thinking back, I do recall my most intense, scary and exciting experiences throughout life. Well the ones that I didn't party too hard and leave blurry. It's also easier to recall things I am interested in as well, so point proven. I'm an info junky and am addicted to listening to documentaries or podcasts while doing whatever it is I am doing unless it involves other people and sometimes I prefer that over socializing sadly. However, I do know people who literally spend their entire day in front of a tv living vicariously through the lives of fictional characters while literally experiencing nothing in their own. Balance is key and Merlin Tuttle does have a great memory and it's probably bc his experiences are worth remembering.
I worked as a tour guide in a cave in Vail, AZ. I learned about bats and Merlin Tuttle and quickly became a fan of his conservation efforts of bats. He founded Bat Conservation International. His photography is amazing. I went to Caves all over southeast AZ and counted bats with a Bat biologist from Tucson. Some of my best memories.
@@JasonMillerOutdoors I've never seen anyone set up a trail cam in a cave. I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult. You would have to find their roost and disturbing bats especially while they're roosting is frowned upon. Ive seen trail cam right outside a cave entrance.
@@JasonMillerOutdoors I'm not sure how well the motion sensors would detect an individual bat's movement, but I'm sure a large swarm would set them off
Goes to show, life happens the most in the journey. He just wanted to see & explore into the unknown while his endgame goal was stuff for the Smithsonian. This man was fully immersed and in the Zone. Accompanied by others, well prepared and with common sense and good instincts. I really like this man.
I'm 39 and I don't like talking to people my age because they have the same experience in life but I love love hearing interviews and stories from older folks like this❤❤❤
100% authentic, maybe.... But not 100% correct about that cobra in a cave, unless he wasn't talking about Venezuela in that part... Perhaps he left out that he was in Africa or Asia, or maybe he actually meant to say it was a Lancehead Viper.
We need more people like Merlin from the conservation world on this podcast. Merlin’s book is my all time favorite to read. In his book he has story’s of his relationships with moonshiners in Kentucky. Secret lives of bats.
I hope we get more people like merlin on podcasts. Well traveled old people that are passionate on their field of study/career have so many interesting stories to tell.
This guy is one of the best storytellers I've ever listened too. The drama, the exaggeration and emphasis on things he is familiar with and pauses to think on things he isn't is incredible
You rarely see that sparkle in Joes eye along with a smirk of love toward a guest but you can see it here. Awesome ep and joe respected him by letting him talk freely.
Hearing stories like these helps to put into perspective one's priorities as well as having a more proper mindset to endure and overcome daily obstacles in life.
It is interviews like this that shows us why Joe Rogan is who he is today. He is patient, he is kind and respectful when he needs to be. We need more interviews like this .
I love listening to older folk talk and tell stories especially a older one that is excited to tell his story I can't imagine the stories he has in his head he has forgotten more stories than we know
Joe really really needs to have a lot more of older folks that have a lifetime of interesting and crazy stories!! Older folks always have very crazy and interesting stories because they’ve been alive for a long time and they’ve done many many things in their life! They were also alive during the times with no internet, no cellphones/smartphones, no computers and nothing like that, so they had to go out into the world and actively try to find crazy things and to do crazy things!! I just absolutely love listening older folks talk about stories they lived through and the crazy things they did a saw during their life!! I just love it!!
Just imagine in the real space age all the future explorers and the adventures that await them. This gives me hope that humanity will do wonderful things in this universe.
That's classic Joe being patient and allowing awesome stories to be told. No other podcasters would have allowed that to filter out. Joe, you ARE a national treasure.
I never heard of this guy, I came because we share the same last name. I stayed because I could not imagine have a life filled to the top with the most amazing adventures. I was reading the comments and it's very interesting how so many people recognize there is something different about his generation and this one, now. He is not only a dying breed but also the people and places he went to, are disappearing. You will never see what he saw. When he passes it all goes with him. Amazing.
The real stories are are always the best. I met a 100 year old Marine that told me about the Japanease sneaking into the camps at night and slitting throats. It was an honor to sit with him and hear his stories.
I freaking love this interview! Older generations teach us so much! We must take full advantage of our elders knowledge. Joe handled it perfectly. Even more respect for Joe Rogan he’s a class act!
I met an old German chemist. Short, squat, clipped moustache super neat clothes. He had digitized his slides from the late 60's from when he was in Venezuela . There's a photo of this ripped dude, six pack, hair down to his waste, long beard, beads round his neck wearing a lap lap holding a blow gun. I was about to ask who was this cool hippie when I realised it was him..... Age can make you invisible
og map makers. biologist. and explorers like this guy are legends. i cant even imagine what their life would be! it would be like a video game where they get to see new stuff everyday!
THIS is the kind of pod that I appreciated so much about JRE 8 or so years ago. No bullshit, no fucking conspiracy theories and pseudo science, no silly fucker trying to sell a book of half-truths and blatant sensationalism. Just the genuine article, a true adventurer of days past, he doesn’t speak in absolutes, he’s not being overly dramatic or exaggerating. It’s very clear the guy has found himself in all sorts of unwanted/unplanned and terrifying situations merely as a byproduct of true curiosity and daring exploration.
I was born in 1961, it always slays me when someone says “clearly there was no cell phones”. I’ve had more of a life without a cellphone, still don’t have one. Society today can not imagine a life without them. Blows my mind.
This is one of the things I like about Rogan, he has some really interesting people on his shows who have had, shall we say, very colourful lives that we probably would never had heard or seen had it not been for this show. Thank you Mr Rogan, we salute you
We need more older people like him to be interviewed before that generation no longer is living.
Always hoped that one day Joe would interview Thomas Sowell.
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It legitimately makes me sad how in a decade we won’t have anybody saying words like “movie camera” or “moving pictures”
We can learn so much from our elders, we just have to listen
This guy was battling bandits and jaguars in the jungle and I’m over here eating salad from a vending machine in a cubicle. He’s lived a far more adventurous life. What a badass.
Have you seen
Elon Musk meets Post Malone?
it's hilarious! 😆😂
vending machine salad..what? can't tell if you're being sarcastic or japanese.
For real, you can’t even catch your own vegetables!
The amazon is still mostly unexplored and plane tickets are cheap. You can still be a badass!
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I went to school with Merlin and his brother and sister. His Dad was a world renowned naturalist. Changed my life knowing them. It got me into my profession.
What is your profession? You a tute?
As in prostitute?
May I ask what your parents did for a living for you to go to school with thos guys family? Was it just location or is your family interesting, or successful etc as well
More old-timers, please. We pass them in the street and even get annoyed with them, but they always have the best stories to tell.
Think twice before you get frustrated with an old person. They've been through a lot.
Why do you get annoyed with them? They raised us.
What do you mean 'we'? You got a mouse in your pocket?
Get annoyed with them? I guarantee you this old timer and almost every other person his age used to get annoyed with old people when they were our age.
I don't get annoyed when I pass them on the street , only when I can't pass them 😂
yep. exactly some old lady driving in her 1999 toyota going 20 mph in a 45 mph zone. fkin hate it man dangerous old people. @@jaimestewart8295
This is what I like about Joe. He adapts to his guest. This guy has seen more danger than 90% of his guests, but hes an old man. The stuff hes talking about is crazy and exciting, but its being told in a somber way like a grandpa would. Joes just sitting there patiently listening and asking questions like a grandchild would.
"What kind of drugs were they on?" - Grandchild Andy
Omg I wish he was my grandpa!!!
Rogan, he is a man who respects the old ones.
Reminded me of my grandfather 💗
yes captain obvious. thats why we are here. jfc
There’s few things more entertaining than listening to a story from some adventurous old timers. I could listen all day
I did that once with a former army ranger nam vet at a crazy home( go figure lol!) I'd get high and go and basically interview him in the cig break room after putting cream on his jungle rot feet haha crazy stuff especially about his orders he had or heard of.
This guy has me grinning the whole time. Very inspirational
Ridiculous. I can get more adventures by turning on the Disney Channel
So interesting to listen to!! Thank you Joe for bringing guys like this on.
Listening to old timers over a beer or smoke.
Imagine a group of armed Venezuelan explorers studying American Alligators in the Florida Everglades and they encounter the 'locals'?
Unfortunately, we have all kinds of armed Venezuelan explorers in America these days.
I had to use cc. to find out what he was saying....ngl.
What a legend. To anyone in their 20’s or younger, I can’t wait until you understand the value of listening to elders like this. They’ve been through it all and can put a lot into perspective for you. I adore listening to my elders these days, incredible stories and advice.
Here’s another badge of virtue for you > 💩
So true my g
Buzz Aldrin is 93. Get him on before he passes or Jack Schmitt or Charlie Duke! A couple of the 12 moon walkers are still alive. It be awesome to hear Joe
Have you seen
Elon Musk meets Post Malone?
it's hilarious! 😆😂
Buzz is a damn lying pos
Ask him why he won’t swear on the bible….
Buzz's handlers aren't letting him on JRE lol
Buzz is a bad liar buddd
I worked for the Smithsonian years ago in Panama and I remember him coming through Barro Colorado. He was celebrity, even amongst the preeminent Tropical Biologists in the world. I now live in Venezuela and get to explore some of the places he’s talking about here. He’s a legend
What were you doing? I kinda wanna do this stuff later on
@@dingleberry4234 definitely smuggling cocaine
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Amazing, i'm happy you chose venezuela as a place to live, i'm venezuelian, living in europe, all i want is to go back there, it's literally heaven on earth, enjoy yourself there brother🔥🌊🌺🌴🙌🏽
@@leeman23664 it, the clown!?
I think when your parents name you Merlin, they foresee you doing awesome things. I love his work with bats. This man is beyond amazing
What a legend! I was so happy to join the Bat Conservation International (the ONG he founded) when I was a kid, 30 years ago, because I was so happy to know that I was not the only weirdo who loved bats. One cannot exaggerate the work this dude has done for wildlife and the environment. Thank you Joe for giving him the space and notoriety he deserves!
Merlin is an actual legend, I hope people don’t overlook this episode.
This guy is the best person joe has had on for a while
I had never heard of him. This is good stuff.
This video has over a million views
he was hunting jaguars to show off, he’s no legend.
@@borz55 what have you done to show off loser?
I love how every drug to an older person is "dope"🤣🤣
I use to smoke weed part do coke show up to a construction job still wasted.
Long story short i would always call drugs dope. Refer to things as dope andit wouldbthrow the older guys off they would think i didnt use drugs cause i wasnt specific.
lolol nice one
Have you seen
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Remind me my homeboys dad use to say smoking that goddamn dope all the time it was just weed 😂😂😂😂
Call it like like he sees it. Facts.
Listing to his stories is like reading an Indiana Jones book, absolutely amazing
I was thinking the exact same thing!! Guy is a straight legend!
You could literally tell he could just talk and talk about his life experiences as long as he is allowed to. And I am totally here for it. These types of guests are not only important, but the most enjoyable to watch. Positive and informative. Its a breath of fresh air from the politics and divisive topics. No matter someones background, there is no way you couldn't like this guy, and that's whats so beautiful about it.
I don't like him simply bc of what you said.
these explorers have the greatest stories, especially the guys from back in the day marching through places like Africa in search of the source of the Nile for example...the stuff they went through..imagine having malaria, dysentery, smallpox...all while marching through unmapped jungle and encountered soldiers, thieves, angry natives and apex predators, trading beads for food...they'd rather die than return defeated, mail took months, travel took years, expeditions took many lives, but plenty of opportunity to become a badass and remain forever young
Have you seen
Joe Rogan asks Elon Musk HARD Questions about Cobalt Mining For TESLA Batteries?
🏎🔋😢
spot on. 1000% spot on.
Pretty cool
yeah i really enjoy listening to the old blokes. I think younger people need to hear more from old chicks and blokes, they need to hear how we lived before the computer.
@@dalelane1948 Ask and record older relatives about their childhoods, lives as young adults, and the like. play it back and take notes and find out exactly how badass they actually are/were!
Joe immediately perks up "oooo a new drug to try"😂
It's DMT, he's already tried it. They figure it out at the end of the full podcast.
This was my favorite episode in some time. I had never heard of Merlin before, but I was fascinated by literally everything he said, from everything I didn’t know about bats to the escapades and near-death experiences. Will definitely be looking more into this guy and reading his books.
There's an unexplained phenomenon that happens whenever an old person talks/tells a story. Without even thinking about it, you automatically shut up, sit down and listen. It's fascinating. 🤔🤔🤔
I wish I knew this guy, to hear his adventures.
His memory, is literally still there, in the moment.
No lying, with his storylines.
I bet his kids and grandkids love him.
I know I would
I love listening to stories told by old people
Well have you seen
Joe Rogan asks Elon Musk HARD Questions about Cobalt Mining For TESLA Batteries?
He made me miss my grandpa. Both of them. Damn I miss them so much.
You have millennials and zoomers talking about how older generations could support a family on one salary and buy a house and car, etc. and how it’s so much harder these days. Bullshit. Listen to a guy this age and hear his life story and tell me his generation had it easier in any way, shape or form.
Being an adventurer in the jungle isn't the same as a factory or sales job back in the day. They did have it easier, much easier. You must be old or really young. I'm 32 and I remember how my dad supported our whole family by himself with just a painting contractor job. Now I have that same job and I can't even afford a 1 bedroom apartment here in the bay area. Cost of living has increased exponentially but wages barely go up at all.
Wake up turd
@@ghagzor Name calling... not very mature for a millennial. But go on, you're proving points nobody asked for
This is gold ….I am from Venezuela and he did not lie one bit,such an experienced man should be cherished !!
I love elderly folks and their enthusiasm with their amazing stories. Joe is a great host and interviewer.
This is like an alternative universe where Grandpa Simpson had a wild life and his late life rambling is actually interesting to hear.
but he does :(
Gimme 5 bees for a nickle youd say
Back in those days, we wore an onion on our belt because it was the style at the time....
😂
Uh,... Abe was in the 'Hellfish'. My good sir, his reputation is bulletproof.
When I see older guys I always wonder what they've been through and experienced. There are a lot of real bad asses walking among us, but totally unassuming. Fascinating stories.
So far this is one of my favorite interviews, was like listening to a grandpa tell his stories. Joe needs more people like him, so interesting.
Love this interview! I don't know how this man can remember all this so well. At 38 I struggle to remember what I ate yesterday sometimes. What a life he has lived. I love listening to the older generations past experiences. They have so much knowledge to share and often no one willing to listen.
thats the thing! you will remember so powerful moments for the rest of your life, every detail from dangerous and crazy situations are saved... not how you ate yesterday and relaxed at home or got drunk, no that is not life and it only makes sence that you dont remember these meaningless things.......... people are boring as hell nowadays, living in comfort till they get fat and sick
@@Wabalabadapdap Good point. Thinking back, I do recall my most intense, scary and exciting experiences throughout life. Well the ones that I didn't party too hard and leave blurry. It's also easier to recall things I am interested in as well, so point proven. I'm an info junky and am addicted to listening to documentaries or podcasts while doing whatever it is I am doing unless it involves other people and sometimes I prefer that over socializing sadly. However, I do know people who literally spend their entire day in front of a tv living vicariously through the lives of fictional characters while literally experiencing nothing in their own. Balance is key and Merlin Tuttle does have a great memory and it's probably bc his experiences are worth remembering.
It’s sad that soon there won’t be generations like this around anymore
It will be known in the future history books as the Men are girls Era. Let's see how that goes.
@@cutndry4165 it will b great
@@cutndry4165 More women for the rest of us, less competition
Tough times create strong men
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
it’s a cycle unfortunately
Nah, people like that will always be around they just don't announce what they are up to for the "normies" to cry about ;)
"Then there was the time the river bandits came after us" 😂
I worked as a tour guide in a cave in Vail, AZ. I learned about bats and Merlin Tuttle and quickly became a fan of his conservation efforts of bats. He founded Bat Conservation International. His photography is amazing. I went to Caves all over southeast AZ and counted bats with a Bat biologist from Tucson. Some of my best memories.
Is it possible to get Bats on trail cameras set up in a cave?
@@JasonMillerOutdoors I've never seen anyone set up a trail cam in a cave. I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult. You would have to find their roost and disturbing bats especially while they're roosting is frowned upon. Ive seen trail cam right outside a cave entrance.
@@JasonMillerOutdoors I'm not sure how well the motion sensors would detect an individual bat's movement, but I'm sure a large swarm would set them off
I bet Merlin carries around a pocket full of butterscotch hard candies.
This guy needs a movie. It'd be like Indiana Jones in the Rum Diaries.
Goes to show, life happens the most in the journey. He just wanted to see & explore into the unknown while his endgame goal was stuff for the Smithsonian. This man was fully immersed and in the Zone. Accompanied by others, well prepared and with common sense and good instincts. I really like this man.
Didn’t listen to them though did he and almost got caught in the jungle
100%
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@@tyronewright6056 "Blood Diamonds" has a contender in "Blood Cobalt".
I'm 39 and I don't like talking to people my age because they have the same experience in life but I love love hearing interviews and stories from older folks like this❤❤❤
I love it when you have guests like this. I love hearing other’s adventurous story’s. Maybe I’ll come on your show someday and tell you mine 😉
Great guest, immediately I liked him as soon as he started talking, he is a great story teller and seems 100% authentic
Have you seen
Joe Rogan asks Elon Musk HARD Questions about Cobalt Mining For TESLA Batteries?
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you're absolutely accurate
100% authentic, maybe.... But not 100% correct about that cobra in a cave, unless he wasn't talking about Venezuela in that part... Perhaps he left out that he was in Africa or Asia, or maybe he actually meant to say it was a Lancehead Viper.
Podcast like this are so important. These stories need to be out there for everyone to hear.
I wish I could have got these kinds of stories out of my grandfather before he died. Incredible life he led
Yeah me too
We need more people like Merlin from the conservation world on this podcast. Merlin’s book is my all time favorite to read. In his book he has story’s of his relationships with moonshiners in Kentucky. Secret lives of bats.
One of my ALL TIME FAVORITE Joe Rogan episodes- EVER. What a treasure! SOOOOO Fascinating! Thanks Joe! Thanks Dr Tuttle!
Glad you are having recorded conversations with the old timers. Great video 👍 👍
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Lol Joe is such a solid dude. Respecting our elders like everyone should. Love this guy's stories
I hope we get more people like merlin on podcasts. Well traveled old people that are passionate on their field of study/career have so many interesting stories to tell.
Wise not old
love this guy...
what young people need is to
embrace more real world experiences
Have you seen
Joe Rogan asks Elon Musk HARD Questions about Cobalt Mining For TESLA Batteries?
ok boomer
Go risk it all for some thrills, kids.
What?? And leave the safety of the city???
@@MoriacMumma7 your city is safe?
Man use to be the real Indiana Jones back in his day.
This episode is so amazing man, older generations really make me so damn happy they have so many story's
We need more interviews with these old timers before they are gone. They lived in a different time, and have some great stories to tell.
The amount of respect Joe has for this guy shows he is far more than just a funny guy, loved this episode ❤
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Always respect your elders because alot of them have seen some stuff most wouldn't
Joes been smoking some good stuff
@@Media-Team.. I just donated $500 to your show for giving us awesome episodes like this man!
well he's not a funny guy at all, let's be honest.
This guy is one of the best storytellers I've ever listened too. The drama, the exaggeration and emphasis on things he is familiar with and pauses to think on things he isn't is incredible
wtf touch grass noob
Exaggeration? That means, basically, telling lies to make it more interesting. Do you even understand what you're saying? 🤡🤡🤣🤣
You rarely see that sparkle in Joes eye along with a smirk of love toward a guest but you can see it here. Awesome ep and joe respected him by letting him talk freely.
I’d love to hear more of this guys stories of the rainforest!
Same! I want to know more about the tribe mentioned in the end.
Hearing stories like these helps to put into perspective one's priorities as well as having a more proper mindset to endure and overcome daily obstacles in life.
It is interviews like this that shows us why Joe Rogan is who he is today. He is patient, he is kind and respectful when he needs to be.
We need more interviews like this .
I love this old man. it reminds me of sitting around listening to my grandpa tell stories about WW2 and Korea
I love listening to older folk talk and tell stories especially a older one that is excited to tell his story I can't imagine the stories he has in his head he has forgotten more stories than we know
Merlin has been a hero of mine since I was a kid for bat preservation. Such an inspiration and I’m so stoked to see him on JRE
Look up 😮
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I like his realization that being a conscious objector wasn't going to work, only in your head does that work.
Joe really really needs to have a lot more of older folks that have a lifetime of interesting and crazy stories!! Older folks always have very crazy and interesting stories because they’ve been alive for a long time and they’ve done many many things in their life! They were also alive during the times with no internet, no cellphones/smartphones, no computers and nothing like that, so they had to go out into the world and actively try to find crazy things and to do crazy things!! I just absolutely love listening older folks talk about stories they lived through and the crazy things they did a saw during their life!! I just love it!!
What an amazing life you have lived! Thank you for sharing your story!
Love listening to the elders stories!! Always the best ever and thank you Joe for being a considerate listening interviewer!!
This guy is an absolute treasure trove of history.
Please have some (respectively) older people like this man.
Just imagine in the real space age all the future explorers and the adventures that await them. This gives me hope that humanity will do wonderful things in this universe.
I could listen to this man for hours.
That's classic Joe being patient and allowing awesome stories to be told. No other podcasters would have allowed that to filter out. Joe, you ARE a national treasure.
This mans story’s are awesome. This mans lived a really interesting life you know it’s good when joes damn near silent the whole time.
I find all of your podcasts/videos interesting but this is probably my absolute favorite so far! Fantastic guest!!!
I could listen to this guy talk about Jargwar all day
You can tell Joe is absolutely fascinated with him because he hardly speaks a word he just sits a listen to this man’s adventures
Merlin would be the best grandfather. He has amazing true life bedtime stories for days.
One of my favorite interviews, and I think that's saying something based on your guests. Thank you both for the discussion!!
Cool. I’m glad you posting excerpts on here again Jaime!
I never heard of this guy, I came because we share the same last name. I stayed because I could not imagine have a life filled to the top with the most amazing adventures. I was reading the comments and it's very interesting how so many people recognize there is something different about his generation and this one, now. He is not only a dying breed but also the people and places he went to, are disappearing. You will never see what he saw. When he passes it all goes with him. Amazing.
Why am I getting the urge to eat Quaker Oats watching this guy?
While watching Cocoon
old people = dry oats
@@lain6889 I’m old. Never heard of Quaker oat’s
And talking about diabetes
One of the best episodes in JRE history!
The real stories are are always the best. I met a 100 year old Marine that told me about the Japanease sneaking into the camps at night and slitting throats. It was an honor to sit with him and hear his stories.
If your name’s Merlin Tuttle, you have full right to wear a monocle and smoke a pipe everywhere you go.
Throwing Monopoly Money in your wake
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This guy has fought Indians, jaguars, bandits, cobras in the middle of the jungle. Legend!
This is awesome 😎 Hard day at work and this is perfect for lay up and chill😁Hes a great story teller!
Something about this generations story telling is so captivating. I love. It.
I freaking love this interview! Older generations teach us so much! We must take full advantage of our elders knowledge. Joe handled it perfectly. Even more respect for Joe Rogan he’s a class act!
I met an old German chemist. Short, squat, clipped moustache super neat clothes. He had digitized his slides from the late 60's from when he was in Venezuela . There's a photo of this ripped dude, six pack, hair down to his waste, long beard, beads round his neck wearing a lap lap holding a blow gun. I was about to ask who was this cool hippie when I realised it was him..... Age can make you invisible
Joe needs to bring more old timers on. I enjoyed this. Nothing better than hearing the stories and preserving them.
I can listen to this guy's stories all night !
I would pay money to have a beer with this man. Just heard of him and already a legend.
Love how as soon as he brought up drugs Joe woke up and was like "drugs!?!"
I could listen to this old timer all day telling his stories!
og map makers. biologist. and explorers like this guy are legends. i cant even imagine what their life would be! it would be like a video game where they get to see new stuff everyday!
Truly one of the most fascinating guests. This man's life is like a movie of epic adventures.
Imagine having this badass as your grandpa.
THIS is the kind of pod that I appreciated so much about JRE 8 or so years ago. No bullshit, no fucking conspiracy theories and pseudo science, no silly fucker trying to sell a book of half-truths and blatant sensationalism. Just the genuine article, a true adventurer of days past, he doesn’t speak in absolutes, he’s not being overly dramatic or exaggerating. It’s very clear the guy has found himself in all sorts of unwanted/unplanned and terrifying situations merely as a byproduct of true curiosity and daring exploration.
I was born in 1961, it always slays me when someone says “clearly there was no cell phones”. I’ve had more of a life without a cellphone, still don’t have one. Society today can not imagine a life without them. Blows my mind.
This man
has went balls deep into everything he ever did! What a Legend
He’s has stories for ages! THIS MAN HAS LIVED!
Loved this guy and his stories. I felt like every time he paused that I needed a drink of water.
xD
Geez, same here.. it was driving me nuts. Trying to focus on his awesome stories and getting destroyed by his cotton mouth.. haha
Telling Jogwire stories is thirsty work!
He's over 80 it happens 🧓
I needed a drink too….but it was whiskey!🥃
I’ve worked in nursing homes & old people always have the best stories 😂
We are watching a legend here, these seniors and the stories they have are so interesting to listen too. Immortalized for us to enjoy and learn from👏🏻
Write me 💬👆👆👆.
Really an ideal guest. Someone thoroughly fascinating with important stories to tell, but I never would have known of him but for this interview.
This is one of the things I like about Rogan, he has some really interesting people on his shows who have had, shall we say, very colourful lives that we probably would never had heard or seen had it not been for this show.
Thank you Mr Rogan, we salute you
Amazing stories! Loved it.
More of these old chunks of coal telling stories would be great. Can’t get enough
With the life pressure he's encountered, he's officially a diamond 💎!