#2508 - Joe Eszterhas
6/3/20262 hr 18 min
Joe Eszterhas is an author, former journalist for “Rolling Stone,” and screenwriter known for films such as “Basic Instinct,” “Sliver,” “Showgirls,” and “Flashdance.”
www.imdb.com/name/nm0000390/
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First 90 secondsJoe Rogan· Host0:01
Joe Rogan podcast. Check it out The Joe Rogan Experience Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night. All day. [upbeat music] Rock and roll.
Joe Eszterhas· Guest0:13
Okay, let's rock and roll.
Joe Rogan· Host0:14
You need the headphones?
Joe Eszterhas· Guest0:15
Never.
Joe Rogan· Host0:16
No? Okay. Um, would you- If it's okay, if it's okay with you. Oh.
Joe Eszterhas· Guest0:19
I, I know I've seen it both ways, I'm sure, but- No, you don't have to wear them. Okay.
Joe Rogan· Host0:22
You, you were telling me about your cane. That cane is amazing.
Joe Eszterhas· Guest0:25
It is, it's amazing. It's, uh, it's carved by the Dogon people who are, who are in, in Mali. And the, the, uh, there's a family that's been doing it for 100 years, and many of them, um, were killed in the Rwandan wars. Um, it, it, it's, it's heavy. It's beautifully done, I think, and it's been, uh, a close companion of mine for many years. It seems to be indestructible.
Joe Rogan· Host0:52
It's pretty awesome looking.
Joe Eszterhas· Guest0:53
Thank you.
Joe Rogan· Host0:54
It looks heavy. The Dogon people have a very strange origin story.
Joe Eszterhas· Guest0:59
They- It's a fascinating origin story that involves ...
Joe Rogan· Host1:02
Is it, uh ... The ... It in- involves, like ... Here it is. The, that's, I don't want, I didn't want to misspeak. So here it is. Um, centers on the supreme creator Amma and the cosmic journey of the amphibious water spirits known as the Nommo. So they have this crazy cosmic origin story that's a part of their mythology.