8 Craziest Stories Told On The Joe Rogan Experience
These guests blew Joe's mind...
Over the course of more than 1400 episodes, Joe Rogan has featured guests on his podcast from just about all walks of life.
Though the JRE may have started in 2009 as just an avenue for Rogan and his buddies on the comedy circuit to tell jokes and interact with fans, the podcast has grown much larger in subsequent years with Joe now having the pull to attract guests who have lived some of the most extraordinary lives imaginable.
What makes podcasts in general, but particularly the JRE, such a good avenue for people who have lived through remarkable events is the long-form nature, complete lack of censorship and opportunity for uninterrupted discussion. Imagine Joey Diaz trying to explain to a traditional news interviewer the humour in the time he set a prostitutes wig on fire, it just wouldn't work, would it?
Everyone has that one friend who isn't afraid to lightly embellish, or even outrightly lie about a story to add some entertainment value right? Well, imagine that everything that that friend has ever said has been true and they still likely wouldn't have experienced half of the things that these guys have.
8. Julie Kedzie's Accident - #933
Julie Kedzie was a pioneer of women's MMA during a time when mainstream societal perceptions of a sport with limited rules where combatants competed inside a chain-linked fence were unsurprisingly negative. She broke down barriers in MMA being part of the first women's fight to be aired on cable TV before going on to compete in Elite XC, Strikeforce, and the UFC.
Being a trailblazer in a sport full of an eclectic mix of larger-than-life characters has left the American with a string of stories from throughout her career but none crazier than the one she shared on the JRE back in 2017.
After her bout with Gina Carano, Kedzie travelled to the former land of the Soviets to face boxer, fighter, and, according to Wikipedia, one-time topless model Julia Berezikova. After a back and forth first round, Kedzie returned to her corner looking to take control of the fight.
Rather than taking control of the fight during the mandated break, however, Kedzie would instead lose control of her bowels after a cornerman innocently applied cold water down her neck.
Despite her faecal failures, Kedzie would seize control of the action in the second round, securing a mounted triangle choke and forcing a TKO stoppage via strikes. Now, for those uninitiated with the finer aspects of grappling, being on the receiving end of a mounted triangle is just about the worst torture possible for someone with poor hygiene, never mind someone who has just soiled their britches.
But it gets better...
Following her win, Kedzie was immediately escorted to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and was forced to scramble to find somewhere to dispose of the soiled shorts while in the presence of European dignitaries and combat sports royalty.