🎙️ JRE #1 | 📅 Release Date: December 24, 2009
Image Credit: Screenshot of JRE #1
The first podcast was broadcasted on Ustream on 24 December 2009 in a very raw and unsophisticated format. The first episode was simple rants with Brain Redban.
Comparing the first episode to the current format of JRE, the production has come a long way.
Joe’s First Introduction to Podcast
A short clip of the comical start exploring Ustream, with effects of snowflakes and bubbles floating during the podcast, with the sounds of keyboard punches and mouse clicks at the background.
Stand-up Comedian vs TV Comedian
Joe Rogan discusses the difference between being a stand-up comedian and a TV comedian, emphasizing that stand-up is about live, spontaneous interaction and raw performance while television comedy involves more scripted material and broader audience constraints
Operation Midnight Climax and Operation Northwoods
Joe casually introduces controversial historical government operations and conspiratorial topics to the audience.
Joe briefly explains Operation Midnight Climax, a Central Intelligence Agency program from the 1950s and 1960s as part of Project MKUltra.
He also mentions Operation Northwoods, a 1962 U.S. Department of Defense proposal. The plan called for staging or fabricating attacks (e.g., hijackings, bombings) and blaming them on Cuba as a pretext to justify military action.
Joe’s Criteria For Using His Jokes
On a Humourous note, Joe gives permission to use his jokes but on one condition ..
Experience in an Isolation Tank
Joe shares his experiences with isolation tank. He emphasizes how the tank cuts out distractions and allows the mind to explore different states of consciousness, similar to deep meditation but often more intense.
Joe Debunks Bill Maher
Joe Rogan responds to Bill Maher’s claim that the story of Jesus was copied from the ancient figure Mithra, arguing that the comparison is oversimplified and historically inaccurate.
He suggests that many of the commonly cited parallels between Christianity and Mithraism don’t hold up under closer research.
Joe Pokes fun of Steven Seagal
Joe Rogan jokingly pokes fun at Steven Seagal’s about his persona, his Black accent and his Buddhist words of wisdom.
UFC Never Tell Me What to Say
Joe explains that UFC allows him to speak his mind without any restriction, except for one occasion.
Testing Audio
Joe and Redban tests their audio in the middle of the podcast and ask the opinion from the viewers.
Ending of Podcast
Joe Rogan and Brian Redban struggle to wrap up their very first live podcast, with a bit of awkward banter and technical fumbling as they try to find a natural stopping point.
Before signing off, they mention their plan to commit to doing the show regularly (about two hours once a week), giving a sense of excitement and uncertainty about where the podcast might go next
Bonus Shorts
In the Shorts below:
1. Joe warns on the danger of Heroin
2. Joe advocating for Podcasts for making money
3. Joe gets a call in the middle of his podcast
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