The funny thing is that those 7 years those pirates were in a German prison was probably the best 7 years of their life

Joe has the same level of fascination when discussing pirates in Somalia as he does for black holes. Gotta love his genuine curiosity.

Dude was captured by pirates and people are complaining about his speech pattern. It's a PTSD trigger when he is attempting to recall the story. I'm glad he was able to share his story. The ending could have been sadly different.

I love how Joe pushes him for really interesting answers, definitely helps make the show as great as it is.

"How corrupt is Somalia?" "yes"

Somalia make mexico look like canada

Not on my vacation place list

This man went to FarCry 3.

I only trust Tom Hanks to disclose this information.

Joe"did the pirates have eye patches"rogan

In Argentina if u are a robber and kill someone, as long as u r part of a gang, you get out in 24 hs. You get 12 hs if you are under age. But if you are a worker and you defend your family from a robber, you can get up to a life sentence.

I am a Somali who lives in Somalia and everything he says about the clan system is true. Someone kills someone and goes on with their life because their uncle talks to their local government.

Joe is a fresh breath of air. He's like what Vice should have been.

Joe "Imagine if Somalis did DMT" Rogan

For sure one of the best guests ever, listened to the actual podcast and the clips are still dope

My brother had a friend he worked with for the better part of 20 years, they were both master mechanics for Mack. they were both presented with a lucrative opportunity to go into the DRC and work there on and off for a company. Thankfully my brother did not take it…his friend did and was captured by one of those groups and was forced to take care of a runway that they held for 7 years! He finally was released when this particular group was over run by another and was able to come home.

Joe "it's all very strange" Rogan

I love when joe gets someone with a brain on the show. it’s like the show goes from mma bullshit to 60 Minutes and doesn’t skip a beat. it’s easy to make fun of joe but he does handle an interview exceptionally well

This must have been very difficult for this man to recount such events. Very brave. Well done sir.

This reminds me of that South Park episode where cartman became the pirate captain in Somalia

If ur reading this I'm in Somalia. I need a couple investors for my fishing business.

Do we even know if Joe has ears?

Somalia is definitely on my vacation list. Can't wait to visit.

I want to give this man a hug

To apply the term “corrupt” to Somalia is somewhat like calling Joe Stalin “insensitive.”

She sells sea shells in the Seychelles

"Look at me, I am the president now" - Somali election 2020

love this guy, in my top 3 ever episode for sure.

" look at me.. I'm the captain now "

This guy talks like he's about to burp lmao

Great Interview...

I like this guys demeanor. Very calm

you should put the name of the guest in the description

Great interview. Joe is probably one of my favorite interviewers. The questions are very well articulated. I always enjoy where he takes the narrative. Awesome guests. I could watch his channel all day, but I have to work. 🙄

I am Somali and the thing about pirates caused is like drug dealers, if u see chance for making millions there is definitely people who will do like cartels.

I’ve always felt bad for not educating myself more after I graduated but watching Rogan kinda makes me feel smarter in a weird way

Michael's book was one of the most remarkable books I've ever read. I love hearing him talk about it but you have to read it if you want to understand how wild his experience was.

i'm somali, the country is a failed state. It doesn't mean there isn't a form of government as there has always been a system of clans with elder members at the top. There are 5 main clans with sup clans below them splitting off until it reaches local community level. People have had to scrap and fight to survive for nearly 30 years so now you have 2 generations of somali men who have known that by using violence they can get whatever they want. Their power has got them so much fear that they have control over areas a whole clan used to run. Anyone who stands up to them gets murdered and when you can control the wages of the police then you have total dominance. On top of all this you have foreign agencies and militaries finically support whoever is willing to let them achieve there goals, leading to an all out shit show. I miss my country, used to be so beautiful!

This guy seems completely stable considering he was held captive, good on him

Thanks for highlighting my country in such a positive way

Nah Somalia is the most amazing country, Somalians not living in Somalia on the internet told me so.

I worked in the London construction industry in the 2000s. I worked with a Somali former missile engineer who worked as a labourer, a Somali former university lecturer who worked as a handyman, and a Somali former fighter pilot who had trained in Czechoslovakia, along with other Somalis, who were generally smart and friendly. Interestingly, the older ones had experience of training with Warsaw Pact and US troops, as Somalia went from being a Soviet client state to an American one in the 1980s.

Worked with somalian refugee coworkers in a factory in Germany back then. Honest, brave and fine people in a outcome life

There used to be one universal punishment for piracy: a short drop with a quick stop. Idk why this has to be so complicated.

Just thinking about Cartman as a pirate over there brings chills down my spine. Him and first mate Butters

Some of the pirates got rich and they bought a lot of real estate in Kenya.

My goodness Joe is a good interviewer

One of my top fav episodes of jre!

Joe “what is Seychelles” Rogan 😸

`the somalian prince i am emailing with seems friendly. we are gonna make a lot of money soon.

How come this full episode is not available on KZfaq??

damn a few years ago a friend that was in army asked me if i want to come with him (im from croatia) to guard sam ships of some company from pirates for a real good money...i was thinking for i while but i said no after all.....and i seen him last year he told me it's good i didn't come cuz he almost died and was hostage.

Joe asked if it changed how he looks at life like 37 different ways lol

Joe could have taken out the pirates with his bow

I love this episode, very fasinating

The comment section is full of political experts operating from mommy's basement.

He had to have known that if you go to Somalia to interview pirates there's a good chance you will be taken...

8:30 Now that is a question. I love Joe.

I just watched the doc on it and it's just crazym I can't imagine how bad it really was

Somalia is quite underrated on the scale of the most dangerous destinations in the world. When I was about 10 back in the late 80s at school in New Zealand a teacher there had her husband taken hostage and was held captive for years also. It was big news at the time and nobody knew what the outcome would be. Amazingly she tried to keep her spirits high and just continued on with her job as in those days there wasn't really any other option. It was amazing when we learnt he had been released. That was one of the biggest news stories of that era in my homeland

"The Government is more focused on Mogadishu" Yeah the Government Controls like 4 Blocks in a whole state haha

The closing statement is so true! I heard very good Italian rap, Algerian, French... even Chinese! There is good art from every corner of the earth, American just happens to be the one that gets most promotion.

did this guy just drink a gallon of pepsi before the interview ?

4:14 is Rogan talking about Somalia or the US CJ system?

It’s not safe for the pirates who made it unsafe? Only in Germany.

2:35 "I asked some of my parents about that"

The full talk is not available?

Joe "What is Seychelles" Rogan

It's crazy my dad lived there for 3 years and then moved to Somaliland for 1 year . All that while working on agriculture

This podcast was 4 years ago. If you read the latest comments you will notice that Somalia now has internet connection just by looking at the newest comments.

Joe you need to visit the Seychelles man! You'd love the place. Put a map behind you!

This guys answers were super vague and disappointing

Shoutout to my boy Luffy!! He’s gonna be king of the pirates!!!

Guys I can’t find the full episode it’s says that it’s private

Watching this before my trip to Somalia tomorrow wasn’t a great idea

Is crazy that he is wearing the color of the Somalia flag in this specific interview.

I don’t know Somalia as I never been myself but had a buddy who went there as a contractor He said it’s been completely lawless since 90s

drinking game: take a shot everytime he adjust the headphones

Where can I find the full interview?

And the moral of the story is....DON'T GO TO SOMALIA

This guy starts his sentence at volume level 7 and then slowly drops to 1 as the sentence winds down. So annoying.

Thought I was looking at a bounty hunter on the sands of Tatooine in front of a Sand Crawler lol

Great content. Reality of the planet 💪. Makes you think a bit in the western world 🤔

Fact, Somali pirates came about when foreign fishing vessels would invade Somali national waters and illegally catch fish and basically ran the locals main food source dry. It was pretty justified at the beginning but then they realized stealing shit is a lot more productive than catching fish.

Joe really figured out how to reword the same question over and over again in this clip.

I thought of the Shawshank Redemption, and the argument between Freeman and Robbins in the cafeteria about hope, and how dangerous and damaging that is (according to Freeman, and now this man also) in a place like prison.... very apropos writing.... I can understand that completely. You'd have to adjust, have to let certain things go, it would be far too painful to even think of loved ones or home (in a hostage situation in Somalia for crying out loud).... pretty brutal man....

I respected him enormously when he stressed that the MAJORITY of Somalis were not Pirates/Criminals, for someone who's been through what he's been through to not tar them all with the same brush was IMO pretty big of him

Joe "I've never seen the 2nd/3rd world" Rogan

Perfect timing. I just watched the South Park episode of when Cartman takes Butters to Somalia.

Imagine if the description of this video just said “look at me I am the caption now”

Somalia 🇸🇴 respect all indigenous people South America Australia we cal .. land of usar

I listened to this video for the first time without reading the title and thought this was like online piracy for the first few mins.

Joe "It must have changed you" Rogan

Can Joe Rogan start an online university where each class is just one of his podcasts?

it would help IMMENSILY if you put the name of the person being interviewed !

"It's a shady system of buyoffs and trades and who you're related too" Sounds familiar

Thomas Jefferson's first mission for the Marine corps was to find and kill pirates messing up our trade routes.

What's the name of the book he wrote about this ordeal?

Who is this dude?!! I want to listen to this podcast but the link in description doesn’t work!!

joe “penile system” rogan