David Choe Got Lost Looking for a Dinosaur in the Congo

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  • @silverssonyoutube8438
    @silverssonyoutube8438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3268

    I can feel David choe emotional distress through my screen man .

    • @ntgme2441
      @ntgme2441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Fr he said he doesn’t like himself for him he’s on some deep shit bro

    • @jrowlandj
      @jrowlandj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      I think he operates with as little ego as able, and seems like somebody that would be really cool to take a trip with.

    • @Sosa2Paid
      @Sosa2Paid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      frr man i was like sheeesh i feel bad

    • @kathyhoward9223
      @kathyhoward9223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Hi stories seem unreal. How do you hitch hike like that and not get killed. Lol

    • @williamvb5139
      @williamvb5139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@kathyhoward9223 he explains somewhere that he thinks it’s because Asians are seen as nonthreatening

  • @luiscampos-ponce949
    @luiscampos-ponce949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7490

    The fact that this story was basically a side quest overall in his life.

  • @popperoo99
    @popperoo99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4665

    "I'm seeing people murdered, I'm scared for my life, I got attacked once.... so now I'm thinking, I have to find that dinosaur."

  • @VampireNewl
    @VampireNewl ปีที่แล้ว +760

    That German guy who ate all their food in one night while treating him like crap definitely had a future in politics.

    • @rankosapunica776
      @rankosapunica776 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      normal german thing

    • @alexisvazquez5628
      @alexisvazquez5628 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      🤣

    • @tessa7793
      @tessa7793 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I was thinking the same. This egoisitic personality type shit

    • @tgreg9542
      @tgreg9542 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen

    • @grummelbaer6568
      @grummelbaer6568 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Greetings from Germany! To all my American friends out there: Germany is a country IN Europe.
      Just want to clarify, that ALL Americans think that Europe is a country

  • @Jackjohnjay
    @Jackjohnjay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3334

    I love this guy. I didn’t go looking for dinosaurs but I went out seeking the meaning of life as a teenager in the 90’s. People have no idea what life was like before the internet. It was such an incredible adventure. I’m so glad I got to experience it.

    • @solideomusical
      @solideomusical 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      What did you find?

    • @dg8522
      @dg8522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +316

      @@solideomusical debt

    • @8422373
      @8422373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@dg8522 HAHAHAHA

    • @markjamison4256
      @markjamison4256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Same here bro it seemed like every day was an adventure and maybe it was just me people seemed nicer and more positive but of course back then I didn’t have a concense I seemed more free I didn’t care about nothing I wasn’t scared of anything I was a little crazy but now as a adult I feel caged and I worry about everything it sucks

    • @markjamison4256
      @markjamison4256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      This dude is a good story teller I felt like I was listening to one of those audio books

  • @neidhawk
    @neidhawk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5182

    This dude had lived more lives in one year than most of us do in a lifetime! Respect sir!

    • @damianpos8832
      @damianpos8832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Indeed

    • @Sheep-px8od
      @Sheep-px8od 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I am godd

    • @cornelionsqween8028
      @cornelionsqween8028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Not to mention all those Planet of the Apes movies he was in. #DrZaius

    • @robd1329
      @robd1329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I took a 2year vacation travelling the world and met women everywhere due to covid....trust me..ive finally done it all!

    • @Newjerseyblows
      @Newjerseyblows 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Big respect. He's so interesting to listen to too

  • @wesmac3349
    @wesmac3349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1040

    That was the fastest 30 minutes of anything I've ever watched. Completely captivated.

    • @esuswalk2006
      @esuswalk2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      that was 30 minutes??? lol

    • @ivoryko4510
      @ivoryko4510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly

    • @thatguy5615
      @thatguy5615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      omg...

    • @X-Kid_Z
      @X-Kid_Z 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you get a new fish? Wait, nevermind...did you get the dagger?

    • @jthurman75
      @jthurman75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely insanely riveting.

  • @danlauer9676
    @danlauer9676 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I loved this guy's story. It was like listening to a veteran tell a crazy war story.

  • @KINDAtheexpert7608
    @KINDAtheexpert7608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1440

    This MIGHT BE the BEST STORY ever told. This dude is a LEGEND

    • @aaronafre1920
      @aaronafre1920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Agreed

    • @fatboii_kendo
      @fatboii_kendo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aaronafre1920 same

    • @joeski1073
      @joeski1073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He has lived such a legendary life for real. Such a genuine guy too

    • @stevenquintero3416
      @stevenquintero3416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel like a ww2 vet would have the greatest stories

    • @ericl9781
      @ericl9781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch “Thumbs Up!” DC is a legend in the community and he lives this shit

  • @mr.whyaxis9842
    @mr.whyaxis9842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4857

    This guy looks like the Lion from The Wizard Of Oz.

    • @ExodiaSouls
      @ExodiaSouls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      So on point

    • @mrglich1651
      @mrglich1651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Wow

    • @ziggylayneable
      @ziggylayneable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Now I got that laugh that the 🦁 did stuck in my head....

    • @RazorRedPresa
      @RazorRedPresa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It was bugging me so much trying to think of who he reminded me of but I kept trying to think of real people from school or various jobs, lol! It would have been a hilarious sight if he did look like this when he was1 Lost in the jungle all scared holding his tail and shit quivering and blubbering with the German bossing him around punking him off for tuna and crackers!

    • @shastagrape4129
      @shastagrape4129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow

  • @RastaLlama
    @RastaLlama 4 ปีที่แล้ว +660

    I don't think I've ever been so engaged in a guest's part of the conversation. I was glued to the screen. What an interesting guy

    • @wotwot5212
      @wotwot5212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Watch a couple episodes of DVDASA, you will get bored of him really really fast

    • @sliperysid
      @sliperysid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Really? I thought he was rather self absorbed, lacking in humility and almost racist. (If it was a white chap using the same racial generalisations as he did, I'd be sure of it).

    • @RastaLlama
      @RastaLlama 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@sliperysid what are u talking about? how is he being racist? He was the one saying how wherever he went he was a victim of racial discrimination. Strange I'll watch again but I didn't see that at all

    • @RastaLlama
      @RastaLlama 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wotwot5212 what is that

    • @wotwot5212
      @wotwot5212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RastaLlama David Choe and famous pornstar Asa Akiras podcast, think the last episode came out in 2015. David went kinda mental for a few years after that and has tried to remove every episode from the internet but they keep getting reuploaded

  • @alex7829
    @alex7829 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The way you narrate the story makes it so intriguing and makes your mind picture everything...
    I respect you so much

  • @fireice8828
    @fireice8828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17780

    Let’s not get distracted from the fact that there is still a community of pigmy people in the Congo who believe an Alien visited them asking about the local dinosaur

    • @ajuc005
      @ajuc005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +769

      From the picture they might have been thinking he's asking about a giraffe :)

    • @milazikaps2985
      @milazikaps2985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      😂

    • @dankmheems290
      @dankmheems290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +852

      Imagine somewhere in the Congo right now are some writings or drawings of that one time in the late 90s that an Asian descended from above to let the village touch his face.

    • @KurtGodel-po3zl
      @KurtGodel-po3zl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      @@ajuc005 There are no giraffes there :/

    • @TanzanianRoots
      @TanzanianRoots 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@ajuc005 Anti-Climax of the year hahaa

  • @xenotbbbeats7209
    @xenotbbbeats7209 ปีที่แล้ว +2652

    My brother lived in the Congo in the bush for two years when it was called Zaire. When he returned, he was even more quiet than usual. He went from 5'10" and 170 lbs, to 140 lbs. and almost died twice; once from amebic dysentery, and once from malaria. He's 6 years older than me and I was still a teen at that time, so he saw that I was trying to figure out how to deal with his PTSD, so he started teaching me Lingala and Mbaka. I have no idea how to spell those languages. He didn't want to teach me French, which was also spoken there, for some reason. I can say that my brother is definitely a genius. My dad was a member of MENSA but seemed moronic next to my brother. But unlike my father, my brother was always more mature than his contemporaries. But when he returned from Africa, it was as if he had emotionally aged another ten years. Whatever he saw, and he only gave me glimpses, changed him forever. Years later, when I asked him why he was so quiet and pensive after his return, he thought for a moment and said, "It took me a while to get used to people complaining about the most insignificant things. The people I lived with in the jungle had nothing. If they had shoes, that was very unusual. Before I left, I gave them everything I had. I realized that they needed those things so much more than I did." My brother, to this day, is my hero.

    • @samvasquez8273
      @samvasquez8273 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      God Bless you and your Brother💗

    • @johnnyvalentino8720
      @johnnyvalentino8720 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Thats amazing

    • @conorthompson943
      @conorthompson943 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Mbote! Your brother sounds like a legend! What years was he in DRC/Zaire?

    • @vincentkohsman3947
      @vincentkohsman3947 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I lost 2 children in less than 2 years, I understand what your brother says and does, it really puts life into perspective.....(the part about people complaining about the most insignificant things)

    • @xenotbbbeats7209
      @xenotbbbeats7209 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@conorthompson943 I was borrowing his 1962 VW Bug so it had to be the early 80s when he returned. I want to say he returned in '81 or '82 because I don't think I borrowed it for very long. There was always scary political stuff going on in that region as well. He still doesn't talk about it. He only mentioned good things like sitting by a campfire in what he said was the darkest night you've ever seen be ause there wasn't any artificial light for miles. Suddenly, a rhino ran up from the bushes and started stomping out the fire. The people from Zaire he was with calmly, but quickly got out of the way and didn't seem phased. When the rhino was done and left. My brother asked what that was all about. They told him that rhinoceroses put out fires when they see them! I don't know if that's a belief they have or if it's really what rhino's do, but that night, that's exactly what that particular rhino did.🤣

  • @austinjohnson6400
    @austinjohnson6400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +622

    David: "I get to the congo and it smells like burning trash, there's a civil war going on, bullets are flying through the air, I'm seeing people murdered by hanging and stoning, I was even attacked once, and I'm in fear for my life...…….. So now I'm thinking...…...I HAVE GOT TO FIND THIS DINOSOAR"
    I love this man.

    • @140nonickname
      @140nonickname 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I know you weren't making any negativ comment but it makes so much sense to me that he thought that. Imagine doing something so reckless arriving there and realising what you have done you would hope the crazy risk you are taking is worth it

    • @sliderdimension
      @sliderdimension 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love this guy too!

    • @werroloco3112
      @werroloco3112 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Gap yeah man I feel like he's disappointed in himself he became so self aware at a later age. I feel like if he found himself sooner he wouldn't be so down. He's still tryna find himself

    • @jine7123
      @jine7123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@werroloco3112 Man, that's pretty well thought out actually... I'm 32 now and have a lot of learning to do still...

    • @Looking-great
      @Looking-great 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah we heard it. No need to repeat what he says, we watched it.

  • @nealgrignon4826
    @nealgrignon4826 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This guy can tell a story. I'm on the edge of my seat. Amazing

  • @ramondimas1252
    @ramondimas1252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3188

    David Choe for sure murdered that German dude.

    • @seti3bb
      @seti3bb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      Ramon Dimas wouldn’t you too?

    • @DzBeanz
      @DzBeanz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +494

      The look in his eyes when he shifts the subject about how much of a dick that guy was. That's why he wouldn't say his name. Also, he did it in another country, no witnesses, no laws...yea

    • @Surfnboard
      @Surfnboard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      Hahahahahhahaha he deeeeeeeefinetly killed that dude hahagahahahahahaha

    • @idontwantone132
      @idontwantone132 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      yeah i think he really did lol

    • @elidames6889
      @elidames6889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      When you look at how many different spots he has been in and tribes he kicked it with, I believe you are right. He was probably well equipped at that point to do so

  • @Thettruthornothing
    @Thettruthornothing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    This gentleman is civilized crazy person. And I’m happy he exists.

    • @evanchapm
      @evanchapm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bthomas2782 .o

    • @Flyingwalrus42
      @Flyingwalrus42 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I couldn’t have said it better myself!!

    • @JR-ju3kj
      @JR-ju3kj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thin you're confusing eccentricity,oddness,weirdness and quirkiness for insanity.There can be some overlap and there can even be a VERY thin line but there's still usually a difference.
      Of course,people can be FUNCTIONALLY out of their mind,too but I personally don't think that David Choe is crazy.

    • @zyncra3965
      @zyncra3965 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JR-ju3kj Naw, he's crazy

    • @John-x6n1o
      @John-x6n1o 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ❤thx I hope he knows he's ok man. I just feel pain with every word God bless

  • @King-ry4mo
    @King-ry4mo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2256

    He asked joe if he ever got lost in the jungle like that as if it was normal lol

    • @shaiapouf420
      @shaiapouf420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      No! Lol

    • @studogable
      @studogable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Considering all the locations Rogan visited on Fear Factor, that would make sense.

    • @Jr7allday
      @Jr7allday 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you my twin ?

    • @sxyjimbo
      @sxyjimbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      he asked if he has ever been in a life or death situation

    • @AndresRodriguez-lp8ti
      @AndresRodriguez-lp8ti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Doesn't the joe hunt ?

  • @nicholasscott3670
    @nicholasscott3670 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    I have watched this probably 12 times already and I gotta say, David is such an amazingly intelligent and inspiring human being. He tells a story so well, it's awesome! I hope he comes back to the show again lol.

    • @Rudeljaeger
      @Rudeljaeger ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If you look his stories up youll notice its a lot of bull.

    • @hugostiglitz6823
      @hugostiglitz6823 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​​​@@Rudeljaegeryeah hes a lying piece of crap. All exaggerated

    • @ElMensajero-hs4qz
      @ElMensajero-hs4qz ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Rudeljaegerbut that doesn’t stop you from watching them 😂😂😂

    • @Rudeljaeger
      @Rudeljaeger ปีที่แล้ว

      I watched the Joe Rogan clips. I got a weird impression from Davis stories. I read some comments and did some snooping and discovered his stories were bullshit. In that order.@@ElMensajero-hs4qz

    • @lundysden6781
      @lundysden6781 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's an idiot...

  • @pgg-i4c
    @pgg-i4c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2472

    I was lowkey excpecting him to find the dinosaur lol

    • @Indianaparadise
      @Indianaparadise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      😂 me too!

    • @S00
      @S00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@Indianaparadise Herman Regusters found it in 1981 and recorded the sound of it. Search up Living dinosaurs: Mokele-mbembe Sound Recording

    • @pinesol1388
      @pinesol1388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Jimmy Peeps Show cool

    • @jwp999999
      @jwp999999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And me

    • @NYMAN110
      @NYMAN110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He might have if he didn’t stop.

  • @whadatmowfdu7320
    @whadatmowfdu7320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2659

    Talking about finding a dinosaur in 95 and murdering a German with a rock and meeting a Pygmy and The one thing that doesn’t seem believable to joe is the tree being 200 ft tall. 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @jilltanyan6236
      @jilltanyan6236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Lol. I CAUGHT THAT TOO, LOL

    • @dankmheems290
      @dankmheems290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      It was probably more around 100 feet, but still, it's fucking tall.

    • @buzzardsmith3676
      @buzzardsmith3676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Nothing as big as his tales though, he's definately a good storyteller

    • @deroxanlit4181
      @deroxanlit4181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He doesn’t know the exact height of the tree

    • @TheDzudas
      @TheDzudas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Yeah there is trees in Congo. Around 70 m long

  • @bigmike9558
    @bigmike9558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +623

    “It’s not a bad thing to describe things accurately”. That’s exactly why I love this pod cast

    • @TheGEOPOLITICIANGUY
      @TheGEOPOLITICIANGUY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      accurately would be intimate sexual relationships though - good on him for not wanting to use the “f” word like its cool

    • @MountainMassOutDoors
      @MountainMassOutDoors 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like bobby lee

    • @JM-dy4ty
      @JM-dy4ty ปีที่แล้ว

      Joe is a numbskull

  • @saraj-wn1nr
    @saraj-wn1nr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I love Joe’s ability to listen.. not over talk or interrupt but just listen and be interested

  • @nacho9mg
    @nacho9mg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2499

    I think this guy must of played Jumanji and never finished the game

    • @jhova187
      @jhova187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      😂 what year is it?.....

    • @jonbush7467
      @jonbush7467 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This guy never finished high school.

    • @Dcf9
      @Dcf9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The original Jumanji!

    • @andrewbayram765
      @andrewbayram765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought the not finishing high school was a compliment. As in look what this guy has done how fantastic. You don't need to finish high school to achieve stuff.
      I am from the UK so I'm probably missing some nuances here. But awesome guy never the less. Much respect.

    • @BadPandaRacing
      @BadPandaRacing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yall are killn theze comments lmaooooooooo

  • @holden4010
    @holden4010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1559

    the way he relives every moment of how he almost killed that guy just tells you that shit scarred him deep

    • @Salty-yb6wi
      @Salty-yb6wi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      pretty sure he actually ended up killing him. he talked about which version of this story to tell because it could get so dark. had “murder dave” come to the mic for a minute and specified that he had totally lost his mind. he gave such a detailed account about taking his money and getting pride and ego back like he has actually done it. story didn’t end up getting very dark at all so clearly this was the happy version of the story?

    • @Armbender1085
      @Armbender1085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @@Salty-yb6wi I was thinking the same exact thing man he definitely killed him and honestly he’s right in his circumstances and terms it really doesn’t matter too much

    • @Jiang-
      @Jiang- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      dude def snitched on himself

    • @janedoll3237
      @janedoll3237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      @@Salty-yb6wi eh, I don’t think he did because the German guy translated the French later in the story. It’s hard to tell how much of it all is real though.

    • @daveyj.2807
      @daveyj.2807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Knowing me I'd try to put the rock back down trip and *SPLAT* no more German man

  • @BootyBot
    @BootyBot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2046

    "I'm a bodyguard to a toothpaste executive"
    "ok come on in"

    • @oscardavidgm
      @oscardavidgm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Mmmokay (Maki's Voice)

    • @SiMoEsAmBOy
      @SiMoEsAmBOy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yea this dude lies like a rugg .. terrible how stupid they think we are ..

    • @BootyBot
      @BootyBot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@SiMoEsAmBOy no I actually believe him because africa be like that

    • @ashina5924
      @ashina5924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@SiMoEsAmBOy lol clearly dont know david choi, probably think hes a random guest what an idiot

    • @dankmheems290
      @dankmheems290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Sounds exactly like something two 19yrolds would come up with. You have to put this in context. You're 18 and decide to go dinosaur hunting because of something you read in National Geographic. I don't think they are operating on a high "excuses" level when telling people who they are.

  • @maryjustice2024
    @maryjustice2024 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a beautiful person to look for the humidity and the gratitude and the simplicity of life in the open field.

    • @joemama4473
      @joemama4473 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Watch his new interview, he's back on drugs...

  • @rodneysmith4945
    @rodneysmith4945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    No one will ever beat this podcast, ever.

    • @zwavy4375
      @zwavy4375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm lying here like "wtf?...." 🤣

    • @damanzakkwylde
      @damanzakkwylde 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This guy is amazing. Most interesting and refreshing guest in a long while

    • @madlipzjagd5378
      @madlipzjagd5378 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tim Dillon does! :D

    • @kiddpinkk
      @kiddpinkk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No one:
      Dolan twins podcast

    • @pikiwiki
      @pikiwiki 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yup

  • @sthembisomakelefane8727
    @sthembisomakelefane8727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3353

    This guy is clearly holding back on a lot of info about his trip
    If you all don’t stop fighting down there imma come down and smack you!😂

  • @mr95supercoupe
    @mr95supercoupe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1548

    Ahh the good ol "I'm a bodyguard to a toothpaste executive" trick

    • @madmindzvargas3770
      @madmindzvargas3770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Shit is hilarious

    • @Kube_Dog
      @Kube_Dog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@madmindzvargas3770 It kinda is when you think about it.

    • @MoejiiOsmanTV
      @MoejiiOsmanTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      LOL it was pre 9/11.....ive pulled some crazy shit at airports in the 90s now that I think about it. Kids today who don't kno what life was like Pre 9/11 will never understand real freedom

    • @joem6360
      @joem6360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Works everytime

    • @eljefe308
      @eljefe308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kube Dog I didn’t even have to think about and I still found it hilarious

  • @monicauwilliams7698
    @monicauwilliams7698 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I have never came across a human that I wanted to know everything about from birth until now. I not only want to meet this man, but I want to sit with David and hear his entire life story. ❤❤❤

  • @human151
    @human151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2369

    This guy is lucky to be alive. He ignores every danger sign in existence.

    • @alexandersheridan2179
      @alexandersheridan2179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      Yaaaa, but death smiles at us all, and this guy smiles back

    • @jacobrobison748
      @jacobrobison748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      and death shudders every time

    • @IL0909
      @IL0909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@alexandersheridan2179 cringe

    • @bryanpinto5819
      @bryanpinto5819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pontificator

    • @Lovelyquid
      @Lovelyquid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@IL0909 Because you don't get it?

  • @EtzelXX
    @EtzelXX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2707

    Imagine finding Asian Jesus talking to trees in a jungle

    • @Shtave3
      @Shtave3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      @@youngsologaming819 Bet you're real fun at partys

    • @Ace-dv5ce
      @Ace-dv5ce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Shtave3 I don’t think saying Jesus is real is the right comment for what you said

    • @doorhandledestroyer
      @doorhandledestroyer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@youngsologaming819 oh you’re one of those cringey atheists yikes

    • @ClownScript
      @ClownScript 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@youngsologaming819 naw m8 im a atheist too but Jesus was a real man, we know his mom death place and home region

    • @melanphilia
      @melanphilia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen! 😃😃

  • @robbybee70
    @robbybee70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    somewhere in Germany there is a politician on a talk show telling the story of this time he was in the Congo, trying to help an Asian American keep focused in a dire situation while the poor fellow lost his mind talking to trees...."it was not easy, I had to stay on him and ride him pretty hard, but I got him out of there...."

    • @TehUltimateSnake
      @TehUltimateSnake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bruh we have to find that video

    • @robbybee70
      @robbybee70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TehUltimateSnake I don't speak German! but I'm glad my comment was well received

    • @damienhorvat458
      @damienhorvat458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robbybee70 You are born before 2001.

    • @robbybee70
      @robbybee70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@damienhorvat458 um....nonsequitor

    • @stuartlittle340
      @stuartlittle340 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@damienhorvat458 You're born after haha

  • @PsyCygnet
    @PsyCygnet ปีที่แล้ว +57

    He hits the nail on the head and people don’t believe me when I say this…..The system that’s your little false bubble of security….can collapse over night, no matter where you are. It can and will happen one day. What an amazing humble, interesting guy. What an amazing podcast! This one is definitely on the download!

    • @username-tv6uw
      @username-tv6uw ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But his didn't collapse. He literally went extremely out of his way to put himself in the worst situation possible

    • @EldeLDorELLEN
      @EldeLDorELLEN 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Humble? The guy doesnt tell a 100% true story the whole video

    • @kevinmandujano3444
      @kevinmandujano3444 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@EldeLDorELLENI mean, the video with him and Vice is on TH-cam, lol.

    • @JinxMarie1985
      @JinxMarie1985 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol who have you said this to so many times?? Haha

    • @PsyCygnet
      @PsyCygnet 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@username-tv6uw you do understand the word ‘can’ yeah?

  • @josephmarquez8662
    @josephmarquez8662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2865

    asian guy: “The names David” african guys: “ahh yes Nintendo”

    • @maryagyemang9870
      @maryagyemang9870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      No not the African people he meant the blacks in American used to make fun of them not the African blacks.

    • @tommydotson2306
      @tommydotson2306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @bilbobaggins5938
      @bilbobaggins5938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      @@maryagyemang9870 He was talking about Australians and South Africans, not blacks.

    • @maryagyemang9870
      @maryagyemang9870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@bilbobaggins5938 he was clearly talking about black Americans

    • @bilbobaggins5938
      @bilbobaggins5938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@maryagyemang9870 1:30 - 'Most of the other people there are from Australia and South Africa. And what I love about them is they're so racist that they don't even know they're racist; like, I'm the only Asian guy there and they're like "Nintendo!", "Sega Genesis!", I'm like "I've got a name." and they're like "No, you're name's Nintendo." and I'm like "Ok.".

  • @ChristelVinot
    @ChristelVinot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1836

    who just goes to the congo and walks into the jungle with no guide, no direction, nothing? Wow. And he's here right now, how unbelievable. An incredible dude.

    • @arjitjere1559
      @arjitjere1559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Michael Fitzpatrick yolo

    • @thugnastynastythug9181
      @thugnastynastythug9181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      And not dead. That's the crazy part

    • @franzfries6848
      @franzfries6848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      drugs

    • @thatdude3130
      @thatdude3130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He's telling a story from 1994. Relax. One day you'll share a story about some stupid shit you've done.

    • @ChristelVinot
      @ChristelVinot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@thatdude3130 what are you talking about? I'm praising an amazing and incredible man. Do you always tell people to calm down when they admire someone?

  • @elite6642
    @elite6642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    The amount of trauma experienced in the time he was there is unreal. Not sure what really happened that night with the stone. But a part of Dave was left in the Congo and a part of the Congo came back with him. Mad respect to a man that has lived to tell such a tale. I hope he has conquered whatever demons came back with him.

    • @johnnyt4678
      @johnnyt4678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well said sir🙏

    • @nutbuttersammich
      @nutbuttersammich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah, he was being a little suspicious when saying he spared the guy, but I wouldn't wanna look into it

    • @Noname-gh3sq
      @Noname-gh3sq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know for sure when a story is sounds too good it isnt real but idk still crazy

    • @ferrisbueller9991
      @ferrisbueller9991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@nutbuttersammich well he did... All he had left 2 do is let go.
      I can’t imagine purifying water for survival only to have the other guy chug it.
      Reasonable survival response to consider smashing what is taking all of your food.

    • @fwes145
      @fwes145 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This dude played Far Cry 3

  • @void5982
    @void5982 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    My teacher was a Christian missionary and went to Africa. He was near the congo rainforest and he claimed he saw a dinasaur. He would have gotten a picture but he was rushing his wife on an empty tank to a hospital, was a miracle of God he drove almost 100 miles on 0 fuel

    • @Clambam
      @Clambam หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He would probably also tell you he’s felt the Holy Ghost or some stupid shit like that. Can’t exactly trust the judgement of a Christian missionary 😂

    • @void5982
      @void5982 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Clambam How Jesus is the only way. Repent before its to late. I wish to see you in Heaven. All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God.

    • @Clambam
      @Clambam หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@void5982 i piss on the bible and sleep like a baby knowing its just another man made book, might as well be pissing on a dr seuss book

    • @void5982
      @void5982 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Clambam It's not just another mans book. Its textual criticism is way better than any other book. It is by far the most accurately written book.

    • @Clambam
      @Clambam หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@void5982 soaks up the urine very well

  • @adesh2383
    @adesh2383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1298

    Joe Rogan concerned “How big are the frogs?” 7:28

    • @piosociety3586
      @piosociety3586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      But more importantly
      Are they gay?

    • @Texas4Trump
      @Texas4Trump 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lmao

    • @randywissler9923
      @randywissler9923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Or have they ever tried DMT. 😂

    • @dillonbledsoe7680
      @dillonbledsoe7680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@randywissler9923 🤣

    • @MrKnifeart
      @MrKnifeart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Instead of smoking 60 mg you can take 600mg with the dinosaur toads.

  • @myfloridalife2651
    @myfloridalife2651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3550

    "I'd experienced a lot of abuse from black people...so I went to the Congo in the middle of a civil war." Epic.

    • @rackojama
      @rackojama 3 ปีที่แล้ว +298

      They're not the same black ppl

    • @winterwarden
      @winterwarden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      lmaooo

    • @wernerbro3208
      @wernerbro3208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      @@rackojama No? Yall look alike.
      xD

    • @rackojama
      @rackojama 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@wernerbro3208 could be but not the same black ppl in many terms just like how a Russian and Argentinian aren't the same

    • @LuisLopez-wp4wy
      @LuisLopez-wp4wy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@rackojama russia & argentina have 0 correlation with eachother

  • @hayet5854
    @hayet5854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2349

    He didn't disclose the German guys name, because he killed and ate him

    • @ddevil4980
      @ddevil4980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Actually? Or are you joking

    • @jdaza1987
      @jdaza1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      @@ddevil4980 literally, now poor Dave is doing life in prison,look into it......

    • @kind2311
      @kind2311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +282

      @@jdaza1987 this podcast was recorded in a studio inside the prison.

    • @domestique3954
      @domestique3954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Vinny M 🤣

    • @ddevil4980
      @ddevil4980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      From what I've heard people taste like chicken 🤷‍♂️

  • @ezridax19
    @ezridax19 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Have watched this multiple times. Still one of the best JRE stories. David Choe is a great story teller.

  • @mathuhodges4692
    @mathuhodges4692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2318

    This dude is probably Jesus in some religion in the Congo's

    • @tyrinscott6118
      @tyrinscott6118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Lol

    • @tr3yy
      @tr3yy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @El lado derecho dont be pushing your fairy tales on me

    • @tr3yy
      @tr3yy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @El lado derecho even if there is a heaven or hell I'd already have a VIP pass to the latter.

    • @johnbarker2650
      @johnbarker2650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      praise moloch the owl god

    • @RahulPatil-nm6hb
      @RahulPatil-nm6hb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahaha..so true !!

  • @yankeeverse
    @yankeeverse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +963

    I could almost feel every deep breath he took to compose himself. Imagine going through something decades ago that makes you breathe like that. Dude is a national treasure.

    • @tweedpenguin712
      @tweedpenguin712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      His story was a lie lol

    • @elwoodg29
      @elwoodg29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@tweedpenguin712 troll

    • @vikalawa5301
      @vikalawa5301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ok forntnite kid

    • @vikalawa5301
      @vikalawa5301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@yankeeverse i was saying to @Tweed penguin

    • @burhan8795
      @burhan8795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Felt like it

  • @williamcolumbia8740
    @williamcolumbia8740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +891

    David: "yeah I almost killed a guy"
    Joe: *yawns*

    • @williamcolumbia8740
      @williamcolumbia8740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @sfairraid 13 nah I've seen his other videos. He's crazy but legit

    • @mksp_
      @mksp_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      sfairraid 13 they were legit friends? You must never had a friend you admired that died
      Also, theres a huge difference between anti social and sociopath

    • @shooeeeeee
      @shooeeeeee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @sfairraid 13 good job doc don't ruin the cushion on the armchair by leaning too much.

    • @denmark39
      @denmark39 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      sfairraid 13 The German ate the last ration several times and he has no blonde hair in the picture even though he says so. He just seems untrustworthy to me

    • @greggcannon483
      @greggcannon483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@denmark39 he said that he had blonde hair the first time he went (the dinosaur expedition with the german), the picture was taken during the 2nd trip he made (was asked to go back with a camera crew)

  • @Zhesozo-shortclips
    @Zhesozo-shortclips ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He’s gonna have the best story’s for his grandchildren

  • @exquizit_d
    @exquizit_d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +652

    I swear he looks like the lion from wizard of oz.

    • @declanoneill2014
      @declanoneill2014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I was wondering what the fuck he looks like and thats exactly it!! Hahahahahahhaahhaha

    • @xiu-quiahuitlleal3427
      @xiu-quiahuitlleal3427 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought the same thing

    • @buildertrash4102
      @buildertrash4102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ahhhhhhhhh🤣🤣🤣🤣, thats it!. Belter😄👌🏻 (I’m only ten minutes in, it’ll have to be audio only only now ya rasper ☺️✌🏻)

    • @erickjohnson7703
      @erickjohnson7703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭💀💀

    • @mwg911hk
      @mwg911hk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣

  • @MannyOrtiz
    @MannyOrtiz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2763

    My favorite guest since bob lazar

    • @jacksonlee5615
      @jacksonlee5615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Bob lazar? 🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @timboslice8559
      @timboslice8559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Mine too!!!

    • @dannyb20vtec28
      @dannyb20vtec28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dan Akroyds episode was cool too

    • @EmazingGuitar
      @EmazingGuitar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Jackson Lee there’s 7 billion people on earth. No one has the same interests as you. The world doesn’t revolve around your interests.

    • @dragospahontu
      @dragospahontu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No way

  • @russellnentwich8745
    @russellnentwich8745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    This dude is like a crazy ass character in a Cheech and Chong movie.

    • @FlipNasty1
      @FlipNasty1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This dude IS a cheech and Chong movie

    • @JinxMarie1985
      @JinxMarie1985 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      More like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas type sh**

  • @Chuck_T88
    @Chuck_T88 ปีที่แล้ว +744

    Why has this not been made into a movie yet?? If Bert can get a movie, David definitely deserves one.

    • @scottm8579
      @scottm8579 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      There's a similar movie story about 3 guys who travel together in the South American jungle. True story. It's called Jungle from 2017. Starring that guy from Harry Potter.

    • @moer2489
      @moer2489 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Cause it didn’t happen

    • @missionpupa
      @missionpupa ปีที่แล้ว

      because its mostly bullshit.

    • @tuonglukim8973
      @tuonglukim8973 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There's a movie called Baby Secret of the lost legend from 1985 that's about the Mokele Mbembe.

    • @DH.95
      @DH.95 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fiction

  • @Yourfinaltragedy
    @Yourfinaltragedy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1546

    This story sounds like a setup to a joke.
    "So an Asian guy and a German walk into the jungle."

    • @dankmheems290
      @dankmheems290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      The funny part is the pygmy's were more into the Asian guy then the German lol. So if any Asians want to be a God just find a hunter gatherer tribe that will take you as their leader.

    • @syrussthagreat237
      @syrussthagreat237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @jojonorris8047
      @jojonorris8047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAO !!!!

    • @iarbaaz
      @iarbaaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@dankmheems290 Its because they see europian people often like scientists and photographers. they would have seen Asian dude the first time.

    • @kurtasee2314
      @kurtasee2314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea but the truth is a German guy raped a asain guy in the jungle :'(

  • @_MrLee
    @_MrLee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1879

    Plot Twist: Dave actually killed the German Guy. Thats why he decided to not mention his name 😱

    • @NaviYT
      @NaviYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      Kelvin J Lee notice how he didn’t mention him at all after that

    • @NaviYT
      @NaviYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Well except for the he comes from stars thing

    • @lucasmorales4612
      @lucasmorales4612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah probably the German would be strange for the pigmens too

    • @m3g4f4il1
      @m3g4f4il1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      the pigmee guy found him screaming in the woods as he was smashing this guys head with a boulder lol

    • @drewev
      @drewev 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah exactly

  • @jackamelung8705
    @jackamelung8705 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love David's stories, you can tell there is no bull shit... totally awesome

  • @VXBAKER
    @VXBAKER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1153

    All I got out of this is that I'm gonna stop wearing underwear.

    • @richardnoggin8327
      @richardnoggin8327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      🙋‍♂️😂😂😂

    • @ashtonfoy5450
      @ashtonfoy5450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I read this like what!? Fuck, I have to keep watching now

    • @erikjeter
      @erikjeter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @seretith3513
      @seretith3513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      For me it's to late, my Puberty is done

    • @joshuaha7661
      @joshuaha7661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you're already grown, it's too late lol

  • @babarianking2894
    @babarianking2894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +738

    ok this dude need to write a book about everything in life

    • @rohithreddy75
      @rohithreddy75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      now i know why people read books lol

    • @aaronafre1920
      @aaronafre1920 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

    • @matgood6231
      @matgood6231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      i never read books but i was just about to search if this guy wrote a book. im downbto read whatever

    • @Garrus1995
      @Garrus1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hell yes. I almost feel like he doesn’t want to, though, because of the painful memories that would resurface from his early life. Then again, it could potentially be therapeutic if he did. I hope Dave considers it; maybe his story can inspire more people to overcome pain and live more fulfilled lives.

    • @georgevanasch7212
      @georgevanasch7212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or a movie

  • @cmmbsnyder55
    @cmmbsnyder55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    This is one of my favorite interviews. David needs to be back on the podcast. Really cool 😎 dude!

    • @cmmbsnyder55
      @cmmbsnyder55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have explored more videos on David. That dude is amazing 👏. He's an inspiring artist, which I love to sketch myself and I'm very active in my retirement in playing several musical instruments. David exudes creativity and to live a full 'alive' life! Thank you Joe & David. My son turned me onto Joe's podcasts. Yes, I admit it. I can't get enough of Joe! The dinosaur 🦕 story had me laughing my ass off!

    • @Remiball1221
      @Remiball1221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too emotional for a wanderer that hitchhike everywhere

  • @anthonymcfarland5720
    @anthonymcfarland5720 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This may be one of the most incredible interviews on TH-cam I've ever heard/seen! Seriously. Compelling stuff! Wow.

  • @daveswaninger1077
    @daveswaninger1077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I’ll have to set aside some time to watch this whole episode. David Choe is easily one of the most interesting and talented people on that planet. It’s been a minute since I’ve seen him in the media circuit probably because he’s been living his amazing life while traveling around the world and creating amazing art. Enjoy! Dude has stories for days.

    • @blackstar0o3
      @blackstar0o3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's been a guest on David Chang's new show on Netflix a few times. Some episodes it's really just choe half the time traveling and eating lol

  • @deantopping156
    @deantopping156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    The whole time he's actually just walking around Venice Beach...

  • @smokebreakmma6524
    @smokebreakmma6524 2 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    I can honestly say I love this guy and I have never met him. He’s interesting, caring, gentle, easy to talk to and a genuine good heart.

  • @PGofMoG
    @PGofMoG 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Glory be to God!!! There is no other way to explain why you are still here. Much love 💯

  • @kianafsah
    @kianafsah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    This dude is probably one of the most interesting guests Joe has ever had

    • @christainmarks106
      @christainmarks106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Him and bob Lazar....

    • @nessc9550
      @nessc9550 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yesss him and Tim Kennedy !

    • @drpepper3726
      @drpepper3726 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe most crazy

    • @fingersm
      @fingersm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Always is!

    • @T.Sullivan
      @T.Sullivan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was who got me into the podcast!! His first appearances were 392 and 563. The first ones are awesome too

  • @svenov3167
    @svenov3167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +794

    this is one of the craziest stories I've ever heard in my life.

    • @jamiestewart48
      @jamiestewart48 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is now close up there with the Cerrone cave diving nearly dying story on Joe Rogan. God damn.

    • @casperverhoef1724
      @casperverhoef1724 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      saitama

    • @ethanlopez4265
      @ethanlopez4265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jake Stockton dokney kog

    • @gracejoy3737
      @gracejoy3737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He completely lied about it

    • @AJDMedia
      @AJDMedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gracejoy3737 What does he gain from lying about this?

  • @6r0ck19
    @6r0ck19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +764

    There has to be a movie made about this dude’s story. It would be epic with the right producer/director

    • @DolphinSoundz
      @DolphinSoundz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Werner Herzog!

    • @wtfdude687
      @wtfdude687 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He'd be played by a white guy

    • @beccabenton7985
      @beccabenton7985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yesssss!!

    • @justbeth1509
      @justbeth1509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was thinking the same. What's Spielberg doing? Lucas or Cameron could produce/direct too

    • @yoitsblang
      @yoitsblang 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jungle with daniel radcliff is pretty similar

  • @Re-written.
    @Re-written. ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This dude is absolutely fascinating. Some may think he’s crazy but I could listen to him all day!

  • @silverslider562
    @silverslider562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    I want the darker version of this story I feel like the full unedited Version of this dude’s Congo stories can fill a whole podcast.

    • @georgefreemon2935
      @georgefreemon2935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Mike Studmuffin I don’t think he murdered him. He almost said the guys name and if he was smart about it he wouldn’t even mention the German guy in the story

    • @beaups10
      @beaups10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @Mike Studmuffin how did he murder the german guy if the german guy was the one translating what the pygmy people were saying

    • @MzFoRi3
      @MzFoRi3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mike Studmuffin if he murdered him he wouldn’t even bring him up because he would have to erase his whole existence or makeup the last half of the story

    • @amelist8123
      @amelist8123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@beaups10 He mentioned a peace corp guy named Chris. Who he also said wouldn't say anything if he killed the German guy. So in order for Chris not to say anything he must first have something to not say so he must have been there also.

    • @matthales9807
      @matthales9807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Mike Studmuffin could have been a block of cheese. Who actually knows?

  • @lolunderstated533
    @lolunderstated533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +510

    Plot twist: David WAS the German dude too, it was like fight club but he was in the jungle looking for a dinosaur.

    • @valocc
      @valocc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I’m calling bullshit on his stories too 🤨

    • @shannonchristie8741
      @shannonchristie8741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Valerio Occhiuzzi he’s watched tropic thunder too many times

    • @Kube_Dog
      @Kube_Dog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why would a Korean dude be named "David?" Something's not right with this dude.

    • @CaptainPrice360
      @CaptainPrice360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shannonchristie8741 I dont know what it's called. All I know is the sound it makes, when it takes a mans life.

    • @wesp202
      @wesp202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wtf i had that same thought

  • @jbh2045
    @jbh2045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    That story would make a hell of a movie, for christ sake!

  • @jimellis2118
    @jimellis2118 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome...Awesome...thanks for returning with an apt ability...still brothers. Awesome

  • @hollyk7052
    @hollyk7052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    Jealous of his ability to ignore fear responses, and live completely out of spite and adventure

    • @Nat-iv5og
      @Nat-iv5og 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Thomas-ui2bd chill bro

    • @Kill3r12341
      @Kill3r12341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Thomas-ui2bd Go outside

    • @Santiago-ug3zh
      @Santiago-ug3zh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I strive to do this minus spite

    • @EXLumiere
      @EXLumiere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Thomas-ui2bd down bad

    • @kondaresto
      @kondaresto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Nat-iv5og what did he say?

  • @davidbyerly9846
    @davidbyerly9846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    He looks like the lion from Wizard of Oz!

  • @reuniteireland
    @reuniteireland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +556

    What a fascinating story, even 10% of this story would have been enough. David is an interesting dude. Can't help but be captivated bya guy who is willing to just fly into a war zone and wander off into the jungle in search of a dinosaur.

    • @ActionJackson669
      @ActionJackson669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Real talk, that's a big boss move. Sigma male grindset 😤💯

    • @zzodysseuszz
      @zzodysseuszz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ActionJackson669 sigma male grind set is meant to be ironic. Take things that are horrible bad decisions and then make them seem chad. Like the one grindset meme about the guy who committed war crimes and then drank poison in court.

    • @sneakycactus8815
      @sneakycactus8815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@zzodysseuszz I'm not reading all of that lmao

    • @jonnybgoode7742
      @jonnybgoode7742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sneakycactus8815 slow bus

    • @LOLLYPOPPE
      @LOLLYPOPPE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zzodysseuszz some of them are meant to be ironic, but obviously not all of them

  • @keemafarrow2893
    @keemafarrow2893 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This story is awesome! I used to live in Brazzaville, everything he is saying about the jungle is truth. I used to live across the street from the Congo zoo, the trees are so tall, the lizards are huge and they also have mermaids in the Congo. If you ever go to mama wata, they will tell you the story about the mermaids. The Congo is a interesting place.

    • @MaxXHavokK
      @MaxXHavokK ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mermaids?? Proof? NOT ladies right.. like a 2 armed species unlike us?

    • @tonymac5744
      @tonymac5744 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You have some info about these mermaids? Do they know how they look?

    • @rybackfrankie8679
      @rybackfrankie8679 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm half Congolese and half French Caribbean currently living in Brazzaville and yes I confirm we have pretty interesting stories here. But the thing is that actually many people really live according these beliefs. Mokele Mbembe, Mermaids, Succubus and Incubus/Night lovers, mystic cats, talking trees, mystic forest, witchcraft etc....

    • @rybackfrankie8679
      @rybackfrankie8679 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@tonymac5744 People said that they just look like very beautiful and gracious women one has to summon and make a lifelong pact with. Globally she'll bring you luck, wealth and success and you would have to be extremely moyal to her. If you broke this pact or cheat on her, you would end up dead or crazy. It said that some kids can be tied with mermaids during childhood and has to bring them many types of gift.

  • @JackoJ15
    @JackoJ15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    "I'm talking to the vegetation" will always be an under rated line.

    • @JohnSmith-yd5wq
      @JohnSmith-yd5wq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Les Strouman said thats normal talking to the trees and the plants. Keeps you sane.

    • @billville111
      @billville111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Doing stand-up to the trees"

  • @peterjohnjoseph
    @peterjohnjoseph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +713

    He looks like Steve Aoki went to the Congo and came out having aged 40 years in a week.

    • @pascalauandrei1326
      @pascalauandrei1326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      More like if Aoki and Elon Musk had a child

    • @jackhenderson2562
      @jackhenderson2562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He looks like if Steve aoki got lost in a forest in Congo while looking for a dinosaur

    • @C4LLM3AN1MAL
      @C4LLM3AN1MAL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or Whang.

    • @JetSawce003
      @JetSawce003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm so high i thought i was watching steve aoki the whole time... Wtf hahaha then i checked the title

  • @imanf18bro
    @imanf18bro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Choe’s looking like he just found his way back and came straight to the studio.

    • @bangkao8073
      @bangkao8073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI
      @lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      *Tru*

    • @yungdoenewcali4943
      @yungdoenewcali4943 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This comment actually made me laugh

    • @Kube_Dog
      @Kube_Dog 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yungdoenewcali4943 You may be comedy -deprived. It's a condition where you have so little comedy, even really stupid and failed attempts at being funny can make you laugh.

  • @cristianreyes5251
    @cristianreyes5251 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I felt it when he said his life has been very reactionary. Some people just dont want to listen and explore the world, no matter the danger.

  • @الأفق.الأزرق
    @الأفق.الأزرق 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I can't help but clapping my hands and applause for this guy ,,, wow
    I'm African and him going there and surviving all in the mid of war and comes to tell it in Rogan show ,,, it's nothing short of a miracle.. for real for real..

  • @billiondollardan
    @billiondollardan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    Dude works three jobs making slave wages and 20 years later he's worth 200 million dollars. Wow! I swear, Choe is an amazing dude

    • @keenfire8151
      @keenfire8151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @Sam Lutfi does work have to be hard in order to gain money? Seems like an old person mentality, "If you work hard you'll get money!" If you could make the same money without working 45-60 hours a week would you do it? Of course you would.

    • @ryanwells5035
      @ryanwells5035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seriously? How, or do I have to use google again

    • @billiondollardan
      @billiondollardan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@ryanwells5035 He got paid $50,000 in stock from painting Facebook hq walls. That stock went up in value a LOT

    • @nicksmart2611
      @nicksmart2611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@billiondollardan it was $60k and it's worth well over 300 million

    • @ryanwells5035
      @ryanwells5035 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@billiondollardan hold up if he painted the walls how did that become stock

  • @ileeney
    @ileeney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    This needs to be made into a movie ASAP

    • @VegeTax122
      @VegeTax122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You should watch ‘the jungle’ it’s based on a true story about people getting stuck in the jungle

    • @phoenixc6812
      @phoenixc6812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@VegeTax122 just watched that movie 2 days and I’m so interested in what happened to the guy with the messed up feet both him and the other guy were never found

    • @charliebell4632
      @charliebell4632 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol a comedy

    • @marcusimbesi1421
      @marcusimbesi1421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      definitely gotta watch apocalypse now if you havent already. Probably the closest thing to it

    • @hydraxc2478
      @hydraxc2478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@VegeTax122 I want the David Choe movie.

  • @wds525
    @wds525 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So good to listen. I love Choe's narratives. He's always so calm and credible, I can tell by his body language and microfacial expressions (portuguese expert here) that he is telling the truth. Love him.

  • @shayZero
    @shayZero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    Im half way through and this is the nost captivating story i have ever heard *period*
    How have I never heard of this guy

    • @daveswaninger1077
      @daveswaninger1077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Do your research... Dude’s been around for a while. Check out his art work that’s where he made his name. Mark Zuckerburg hired him to paint FB’s HQ. Gave him $10k of FB stock because Mark didn’t have any money at the time. Choe sold some of it for $40+ million about 5 years ago but still owns a lot it. Did Howard Stern around then as he blew up because of that story as well as his unique art and all his other stories. He went to prison, went through the LA riots, traveled the world with no money. Never ending stories.

    • @Zeppelinlv2007
      @Zeppelinlv2007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heard him on the Howard Stern show when he got the big money from Facebook.

    • @EX-YuGo
      @EX-YuGo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look up the story of the bodybuilder who got kidnapped by a Mexican cartel and managed to escape. It’s the fresh out series by BIG HERC. #WigSplitter

    • @Michael-vw4cg
      @Michael-vw4cg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dave Swaninger wasn’t mark, it was the president of FB at the time and he offered him 60k but he took the stock instead.

    • @ecsancho
      @ecsancho 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He used to have a podcast called dvdasa which he took down, you can find them on the net somewhere. In one episode he flew his two friends to Macaw and bang as many prostitutes as possible, his show was on another level.

  • @kitsunepalmer5129
    @kitsunepalmer5129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Big props for David talking about tact. The lost of art of being polite.

  • @kennethlong2554
    @kennethlong2554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Dave is a down to earth, one of a kind dude.imagine if we all had this energy

    • @crediblecommenterr
      @crediblecommenterr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @alexandervaheid8449
      @alexandervaheid8449 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We do

    • @highonlife2323
      @highonlife2323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he went through so much and to relive it can make it hard to package all he experienced into one cohesive story its crazy just imagining all the stuff he didn't talk about

    • @iscariot1164
      @iscariot1164 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aside from riding the edge of morality and justifying murdering someone because he can get away with it and felt he was treated unfairly, yea he’s great

  • @vincerutter1921
    @vincerutter1921 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    David choe you sir are a madman, thank you so much this story is beyond amazing

  • @klodd5328
    @klodd5328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +708

    Several years ago in Western Africa, in Togo, I was there with a friend and we found an old, huge European house in the middle of the jungle too. Completely uninhabited and behind it it's private graveyard. Turns out it was an old German doctor who lived there in the early 20th century. That graveyard by night in the middle of the jungle next to this huge house is still one of my favourite memories

    • @CASHPABLOG
      @CASHPABLOG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      bro i wanna do such adventures how did u get there, is ur friend a local? or did u know locals

    • @klodd5328
      @klodd5328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@CASHPABLOG He went to do voluntary work there (in Togo) after school for a year, when we were like 18. I visited him for almost two months. Gotta be my favourite travel experience I've ever had. Almost got killed in a motorcycle accident and even caught Malaria, still worth it.

    • @ChelenieHoward
      @ChelenieHoward 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Old German Dr who did countless experiments sure it is massive graves no one is innocent

    • @chozusmakavelli
      @chozusmakavelli 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's not uncommon for dr's in the West to use Africans as Guinea pigs for experimental drugs, or at least it WAS not uncommon. they can't do it nowadays so blatantly.

    • @CASHPABLOG
      @CASHPABLOG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@klodd5328 sounds amazing, thank you for ur answer

  • @mikehink4062
    @mikehink4062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    One of - if not the best - stories ever told on JRE. That was captivating, crazy, dark, and 100% - wait, wait, why not 99% - believable.

  • @tommydotson2306
    @tommydotson2306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    I haven't even read any other comments, yet. This guy David Choe needs to come on and tell a different story on your show, at least once every week. EVERY WEEK

    • @MusicMan3
      @MusicMan3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      theyre all lies so no. hes known for it and stalking celebs

    • @tommydotson2306
      @tommydotson2306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MusicMan3 Brian, I'm sorry that you ASSUMED I wanted to have his stories told because they were supposedly facts. I, like you, LOVE real life stories. People call me the 'The Real Living Forrest Gump' because my stories are 100% true & unbelievable but even with my unbelievable stories couldn't tell them like he did. His storytelling is very much captivating, colorful & in today's world that we LIVE in, very much needed even if parts are not truth. As long as he isn't hurting anyone, what's wrong with that? Sure, like most, I would love to hear stories from Elon, Gates, or some rags to riches stories like my own from living out of a car blowing balloon animals & performing street magic in miami in order to just survive, to later being on movie sets, to performing all over the world for the top 2% wealthiest & richest we have amongst us for the past 25 years. His stories once a week, like good 'click bait' would draw me back to Joe. With all due respect Sir Miller, it's Joe that I really support! Just like you. XoXo

    • @benpietrzykowski9216
      @benpietrzykowski9216 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tommy Dotson you seem to really be into yourself .

    • @tommydotson2306
      @tommydotson2306 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benpietrzykowski9216 I guess you're right Ben. Thank you:) I'm more into great story telling. David Choe could literally tell stories on the daily & I would just listen and learn.

    • @benpietrzykowski9216
      @benpietrzykowski9216 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tommy Dotson me too he really is captivating and intriguing . I do sometimes tho question the amount of truth to some of his stories just by his body language and eye movement . Either way a great human with an immense amount of talent

  • @tallblondegirl5823
    @tallblondegirl5823 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you imagine as a parent getting that letter from your child!!!... Now I continue watching..

  • @SirReginaldo696
    @SirReginaldo696 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    One of the main reasons I love Joe's podcast more than most all the others is bc of how he encourages his guest to just be so real, not worry about how they sound but just explain things from their perspective. There's nothing at all wrong with that.

    • @williamwilson3834
      @williamwilson3834 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yess

    • @Notentertain
      @Notentertain 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Joe started yawning😂

    • @T-Hiebs
      @T-Hiebs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nailed it bud or budet 😂 couldn't of said it better myself. Love Joe's content, wholesome and real.

    • @lucascampbell9475
      @lucascampbell9475 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can thank Tom Green for the epicness of Jre and podcast

  • @flintironstag9043
    @flintironstag9043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    I've never heard of David Choe...but watching this...He seems like the kinda guy id like to be friends with...

    • @jasonlay9492
      @jasonlay9492 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fully ligit

    • @spire393
      @spire393 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lucky him.

    • @TheAlmightyClipse
      @TheAlmightyClipse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah same!!!
      One cool Asian brother for sure!!

    • @benthao587
      @benthao587 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha he's kind of out there! You'd never know it but he has crazy amounts of money! He's an artist.

    • @Angels510
      @Angels510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benthao587 Yeah didn't he paint a mural for Zuckerberg and get paid in stock? I read somewhere that if he had sold his stuck when Facebook went public he'd have a few hundred million dollars.

  • @mgreco712
    @mgreco712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1387

    It's not every day you see an Asian with a full beard

  • @GreedyPuppy7
    @GreedyPuppy7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG I love David Choe and his experiences.

  • @anotherone9460
    @anotherone9460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    The pygmies found the dinosaur, it was the nintendosaurus.

    • @Thugniffic
      @Thugniffic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Another One LMAOOOOO

    • @Kube_Dog
      @Kube_Dog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Why would pygmies give their dinosaur an English name based on a video game they've never heard of?

    • @TenBears9892
      @TenBears9892 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kube_Dog it was white south Africans.

    • @Sleepless4Life
      @Sleepless4Life 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You sob!

    • @smokeynypd
      @smokeynypd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

  • @ABWeaver
    @ABWeaver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    This story is like a bad acid trip. It makes me nervous just listening.

    • @rubengarza5061
      @rubengarza5061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thought the same thing lol

    • @PRODROPATI
      @PRODROPATI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      listened to this story on acid

    • @knowledgewind
      @knowledgewind 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yo!... Yohohoho!...

    • @Adrian-vy5vn
      @Adrian-vy5vn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It seemed a bit gratuitous to me he let himself be dragged into that horrible whole situation just because he was looking for some stupid cryptid. I mean he was pretty much fucking alone, it's not as if it was a properly prepared expedition.

  • @lockeofficial279
    @lockeofficial279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    They don't make Asian vagabond artist prodigies like they used to

    • @eastcoastpaper3862
      @eastcoastpaper3862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen

    • @Jc-si6pj
      @Jc-si6pj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Todays generation are all boba liberals and would tell how David is so privileged

    • @thezu9250
      @thezu9250 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jc-si6pj i mean he is worth 200 million plus? Isnt that the definition of privileged? 😂

    • @Jc-si6pj
      @Jc-si6pj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thezu9250 but he didn’t start off like that he made that through a stupid painting for Facebook

    • @thezu9250
      @thezu9250 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jc-si6pj I know but he certainly is privileged now. I was just poking fun.

  • @davidmarco288
    @davidmarco288 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    JAJAJAJAJAJAAJ omg this is just amazing the story, the storytelling, the adventure 😂😂

  • @raya2569
    @raya2569 ปีที่แล้ว +1622

    Only on JRE can a full grown man say
    "SO NOW I'M LIKE, NOW I REALLY HAVE TO FIND THIS DINOSAUR"
    and you take him seriously

    • @just_karl5651
      @just_karl5651 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      "and so I did stand up to the vegetation"

    • @BipoIarbear
      @BipoIarbear ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I felt like I was at school listening to kids goals an the hippy chicks perks up

    • @cyprezz_
      @cyprezz_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i mean it could be some crazy animal we thought was extinct honestly, but still yeah

    • @andromedagalaxynebula5751
      @andromedagalaxynebula5751 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Who was that comedian who talks about hanging out with the Russian mafia when he visited Russia on a school field trip. 🤔

    • @axemurdrer13
      @axemurdrer13 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@andromedagalaxynebula5751 bert kreischer