Werner Herzog on "The Portal", Episode

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In this episode of "The Portal" podcast, Eric interviews legendary film-maker and director, Werner Herzog about his life in outlaw film-making before a live audience.
[Note: Episode #002 is currently available as an audio only Podcast but will be released shortly on KZfaq for completeness as a convenience to subscribers. Make sure to subscribe and click the 'bell' icon to be notified when it appears.]

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@filmmakinglifestyle 3 жыл бұрын

I sometimes think Herzog comes across as someone who's almost surprised to still be here and he carries all the wisdom that that brings. He's definitely someone who's lived a thousand lives.

@sbove 4 жыл бұрын

Werner has bigger balls than nearly every other director/producer in the world, only equaled by a very few other actual auteurs (of which there are maybe 20 in all of the history of cinema...writer/directors who singularly create their own bodies of work). He's a living testament to the power of having total confidence in one's convictions, and of course, he is irreproducible, a singularity, a gift to humanity.

@minervavargas7596 4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Bove I 100% he has knowledge and so much information from many ancient cultures that his sensitivity, creativity and wisdom are far beyond anyone in Hollywood

@adrianbatson5682 4 жыл бұрын

Despite Valve's best efforts, we finally have Portal 3

@gustavt1556 3 жыл бұрын

deeply underrated comment

@Esch_atton 3 жыл бұрын

This makes a lot of sense in a weird way...

@xpost92 3 жыл бұрын

Herzog is a titan in every way. One of the greatest artists of the century

@John-Brown 4 жыл бұрын

And just like that, for no particular reason, this episode of the portal was filmed in the lobby of a "24 Hour Fitness".

@tarponwranglertheangler6364 4 жыл бұрын

Eric's brain is a 24 Hour Mental Fitness gym...like hamster wheels of equations lol

@John-Brown 4 жыл бұрын

@@tarponwranglertheangler6364 Dear sir or madam, at first I thought your screen name said, "Tampon Wrangler". I was simultaneously amused and horrified. :-)

@tarponwranglertheangler6364 4 жыл бұрын

@@John-Brown makes me smile every time someone says that lol. In Florida a Tarpon is a common saltwater fish and word ;)

@gentlemantramp7528 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo! From the audacity of his vision, through his pugnacity of conviction, and all the way down to the humility of his compassion, Herzog gets me right in the gut.

@yourlifeisyourfault.4212 4 жыл бұрын

Eric's spirit animal is definitely a bullfrog...

@lbzorz 4 жыл бұрын

With glasses

@ruburtoe1 4 жыл бұрын

But with a super agile tongue catching flies everywhere around him without moving

@philo3838 4 жыл бұрын

Dying

@brianjoyce9742 3 жыл бұрын

Bret and Werner use same reading glasses, fascinating. Eric sits in complete disbelief and wonder ! German 'sensibility' is so disarming and riveting. This is a must watch.

@matthewsmith8249 4 жыл бұрын

Already hooked, Eric. I get excited thinking about the places and conversations that lie the Portal’s future.

@mattpiper266 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Smith When’s the universe source code being released ?

@matthewsmith8249 4 жыл бұрын

matt piper Never. Because man cannot measure movement without using a yardstick that he invented but doesn’t doesn’t actually exist (time).

@mattpiper266 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Smith Eric Weinstein has the source code. That’s what I mean. Just wondering when he will release it

@timkinney8719 4 жыл бұрын

Lol same, Eric is a dove for starting this podcast. It feels good to actually be optimistic about something for a change.

@enkibumbu 4 жыл бұрын

@@mattpiper266 It's going through beta testing as COVID-19.

@dougruscoe8664 4 жыл бұрын

Eric, I value my time -- (this might be my 5th KZfaq comment in a decade) -- I appreciate that the density of your words endorses the value of yours, your guests', and your unknown listeners' time as well.

@kenhiett5266 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time Doug. I feel incredibly lucky to read a post from someone who's time is so much more valuable than my own.

@TyStudhead 4 жыл бұрын

I value my time, and as much as I love Eric, I wish he would come back down just a little bit more to earth. Unless he's speaking to and trying to change the Elites and only the Elites, the highly-egoed, self-esteemed individuals who already have all the answers, then I wonder how effective this podcast will actually be on the majority of the world....ahem...the rest of us. I WANT to listen to the whole of his interviews so far. But I just end up listening to Joe Rogan in stead. You do you Eric, and don't stop on my account. But you should know, you're losing me here... You may speak the language of Adam and the Angels, but if you can't translate into common sprek, then you, Adamah, and the Angels will have to do all the Work yourselves.

@jackharle1251 Ай бұрын

Wow, a pedantic

@timkinney8719 4 жыл бұрын

Werner's voice has the sweet, lilting character of the last thing you hear before you die.

@noname-zn4pp 3 жыл бұрын

Completely unrelated character but Wim Hof has also that type of voice you would hear before die.

@hot-sawse 4 жыл бұрын

By far the most inspirational series and I've only seen watched 8 so far

@LondonReps 4 жыл бұрын

Eric you are truly a gift to humanity, thank you so much for your work. I look forward to seeing more!

@winfriedbauer2280 4 жыл бұрын

Great! A beautiful episode!! Thank you!

@MissCorieda 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness Werner Herzog is a force of nature!! I loved listening to him. I think Eric had a lot of fun doing this interview.

@matas1486 4 жыл бұрын

Already one of my favourite podcasts. Thank you Mr. Weinstein!

@ismealahmed5261 4 жыл бұрын

You bring light to life, Sir. Thank you for this podcast.

@zacs8654 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric and Werner

@alanlight7740 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with Werner Herzog's admonition to travel on foot - that you see the world differently when you travel on foot. I don't do it long distance because of the time it takes, but it is often how I experience cities that I visit around the world, and it is a completely different experience than traveling on a tour bus. But for long distance I suggest traveling by bicycle. I once traveled a bit over a thousand miles on a recumbent, unsupported, and I got a completely different perspective than when I have traveled by car. But traveling on back roads by car is also a valuable experience, and very different from traveling by interstate. Each of these ways of traveling has its own advantages and disadvantages, but certainly they provide different perspectives and insights, and traveling on less traveled roads exposes one to experiences - raw material for thought - that most people never get.

@Aaron-yc5et 4 жыл бұрын

Very well said.

@CarlosOrtiz-zv8fq Жыл бұрын

Despite all the stupid questions of this guy, Herzog is a genius and make the interview masterful

@jasonbeary5771 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to know more about this amazing film maker, but never pursued it. Thanks, Eric, for having him.

@jrqv 4 жыл бұрын

This channel will become huge :)

@squatch545 4 жыл бұрын

...a huge failure.

@markdowd714 4 жыл бұрын

@@squatch545 Very witty reply Joe....

@ltrzepalko 4 жыл бұрын

@@squatch545 This podcast is not your kind of thing, we get it. Look somewhere else, I am sure you'll find something that suits you on the Internet.

@squatch545 4 жыл бұрын

@@markdowd714 Thanks. I'm here all week. Enjoy the buffet.

@ruburtoe1 4 жыл бұрын

@@squatch545 thin picking.

@Grimulus 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, Eric. I'm very excited for The Portal!

@OscarGeronimo 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if Eric feels he's getting into the portal, but when he watches the camera here like "is this for real?" I feel life is a funny show.

@shadowplayfilms7963 4 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest filmmakers to ever walk the earth, right under his predecessors: Bergman, Fellini, Truffaut etc. Herzog is from another time, where filmmakers were not only entertainers but were thinkers, the Platos and Nietzcha's of the "modern times".

@CandidDate 4 жыл бұрын

And his only advice is to read??? Not a very successful self-promoter. I bet he couldn't even list verbally his own movies.

@shadowplayfilms7963 4 жыл бұрын

@@CandidDate bro if you wanna make movies not bullshit but intelligent movies you gotta be well-read.

@Evenflovv 3 жыл бұрын

Well said. Herzog is philosopher who happens to make movies.

@verdantbananas 4 жыл бұрын

I have a newfound appreciation for mr. Herzog. I very much enjoyed this! Thank you.

@renzotoglia 4 жыл бұрын

Powerful! Werner swims where the brave wade. He encourages and reinforces the good within us that is too often suppressed and ignorantly feared. Again Eric, thank you for making this interview happen.

@JockoJonson17 4 жыл бұрын

Even better than Episode 002 which I thought could not be topped.

@jec222 4 жыл бұрын

Impressive guest, Eric! Congratulations.

@Sjoerd2212 4 жыл бұрын

thank you once again, Highly fascinated by these conversations!

@l.k.kladitis3516 4 жыл бұрын

This is officially my favorite podcast!! Thank you guys! this is one of the most inspiring things I've ever heard!

@p4tch779 4 жыл бұрын

Patiently waiting on episode 4!!!! I'm so hooked to this podcast.

@HAZMOLZ 3 жыл бұрын

Eric's prodigious analytical mind is clearly at times completely dumbfounded by the deep abstract thinking of Herzog. Fascinating to see him out of his comfort zone.

@savnetsinn_original 3 жыл бұрын

It definitely looks like introverted intuition at work, if you'll at least admit that sort of typological concept to the discussion. I don't know that Eric was out of his comfort zone, but I think instead he had a few of his own assertions knocked back and realized that he couldn't lean on existing conclusions (ie, "You're the unreliable narrator..." "No no no, I'm the one who makes sense!" 13:56). People like Eric are extremely adept at grasping the abstract, but they just tend to grab it outside of the conversation, when they're on their own and their subconscious has had enough time to fit the pieces together. But they go further by then locating the finished puzzle within a larger picture, and that, I would submit, is the ability from which someone like Eric draws greatest strength.

@danielmyers5897 3 жыл бұрын

Looking at his phone. Trying to intellectualize and Herzog’s like “have you ever stared into the eye of a chicken and seen the abyss?”

@fatred777 4 жыл бұрын

Episode 3 was great. Thanks Eric

@GeorgeGrigalashvili 4 жыл бұрын

That intro song is so trippy! Amazing!

@Massivecarcrash 4 жыл бұрын

If you liked that, you should check out Ray Lynch - The Oh Of Pleasure. Synthesizer eargasm.

@mikloskincses7273 4 жыл бұрын

Eric, you must be kidding me. Werner Herzog... Amazing mastermind!

@ltrzepalko 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I went 'Whaaaat!? No way!' A MASTER of human arts, deep thinker, and an acclaimed author. A great choice for the guest. Your list of potential discussion-partners must be mind blowing. Don't stop it now!

@chriskii12344 4 жыл бұрын

He could've just text him by the amount he had his phone out!!

@KD-rs6xx 4 жыл бұрын

wow, Herzog! I am very impressed!

@AnAlgernon 4 жыл бұрын

An amazing conversation. Many threads to follow. I feel as if my mind was just pollinated. :-)

@theoriginaltommysteward 4 жыл бұрын

This was amazing. Always admired this guy.

@georgegrader9038 4 жыл бұрын

OMG WERNER ! So excited to rediscover this. Werner, du bist mein Held ! WOW, what a great INTRODUCTION!

@brycejones9997 4 жыл бұрын

Eric appreciate you sharing this and creating the “portal” :)

@beachninja 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric!!!!

@thinkingthing4851 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see more content, I listened to episode 2 and got the chills all over. Can't wait for more, can't wait to be challenged Intellectually. :) Thanks eric

@tenj00 4 жыл бұрын

Way to revert our expectations by calling this podcast Number 3. This is a good start of something unusual.

@Azlorn 4 жыл бұрын

I support and/or condone this behavior.

@generalizedpaperfold 4 жыл бұрын

Even more interesting than i thought it would be! Gotta watch some of his films!

@greg1mcintosh844 2 жыл бұрын

I love how Eric is such a gracious interviewer.. He sits deeply in his chair probes and prods just sets off Cascades of stream of consciousness emerging out of Herzog all of which forms a matrix or a kind of netting he operates in. It's very sound. Explains why he's subjected himself to so much danger with decades of his hazardous filming and yet has never been really injured or hurt. There's something subtlety superhuman about him. Eric has the depth in the respect to respond orthogonally shifting and sieving the sands of Herzog's mind. Two eccentrics.

@asynchronicity 5 ай бұрын

All while texting. Remarkable.

@geoppetto_hosseltoff 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir(s).

@joelfooxiangjie 4 жыл бұрын

The legend! Kudos for scoring a great filmmaker.

@wellingtonbosharpe 4 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing surprise you had him on. Fantastic

@nebojsavlahovic8214 3 жыл бұрын

So good...Im happy and im all in...

@superregera799 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful podcast Eric, thanks for introducing me to such a wonderfully interesting filmmaker and I look forward to your continued interviews. Best of luck!

@renzotoglia 4 жыл бұрын

Eric, your brilliance shines trough silence . Werner is a giant. I wish Portal success. Thank you

@MegaCatpuke 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric

@5chitzo 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for chosing PodCast.

@jackfudala5201 4 жыл бұрын

Impatiently waiting on a new episode!

@gaylewaltersdorf7940 9 ай бұрын

Eric, ' Livin' between the Dash' YOU snagged an interview with Werner Herzog! Bravo. (holy moly) Thank you very much!

@MoneyPandas998 4 жыл бұрын

This is great content. Amazing work. Thanks.

@SMRogers 4 жыл бұрын

My previous comment is trivial but important. However I am so thrilled to have this to listen to again and again

@kenhiett5266 4 жыл бұрын

Accomplished artists are often quite difficult to define. I get the feeling Werner is constantly conscious of this fact. He disagrees regardless of the proposition in order to give himself the opportunity to frame it in a surprising way, even if the answer isn't surprising at all. An intellectual sleight of hand. I think spending a lot of time with this man would be exhausting.

@jec222 4 жыл бұрын

Your observation is pretty on point and applies to many artistic types. This dude is a cinematic genius but damn its boring to hear him talk.

@leviathanrising9763 4 жыл бұрын

im ten percent into it and i cant watch anymore, his spirit matches his voice= painfully tiring

@wdmwilcoxgmail 4 жыл бұрын

As someone not familiar with his film work, I didn't find him a particularly interesting speaker or thinker. I'm sure his artistic work is good and he's done amazing thing, but I didn't think his storytelling was compelling or his insights thought-provoking.

@hinteregions 4 жыл бұрын

So you're basically saying he's pretentious in the event that he eludes you in what is 'often a difficult task,' 'defining people', for which purpose you invent the idea that Werner Herzog is contrary just for effect. As well as saying you say you found the statements of this accomplished artist 'surprising'(?) but dismissable as 'intellectual sleight of hand.' What is your remark if not 'intellectual sleight of hand'? Werner Herzog is not up to your standard although you can't be sure because he has somehow eluded your legendary defining ability. Hollow boasting, isn't it?

@mattalluisi3954 4 жыл бұрын

Mr Weinstein, i cannot Express how awesome this is. Thank you for doing it and never stop sir.

@nighthawkviper6791 4 жыл бұрын

Keep 'em coming Eric!

@Evv_McMuffin 4 ай бұрын

The intro has me so fired up

@fraserbailey6347 Жыл бұрын

Truly a subject worthy of Eric's interest and attention. I am currently reading 'Werner Herzog. A Guide For the Perplexed' and have seen many of his films. A truly remarkable and brilliant man.

@5dollarshake263 4 жыл бұрын

Eric you really nailed it with that mystical music that plays during the introduction , it gives me goose bumps and makes me very excited to journey through the portal with you and the others ;)

@philiphodgesnz 4 жыл бұрын

Great guest Eric - haven't even watched it yet but thumbs up already!!

@davidanderson9664 3 жыл бұрын

Another whale caught and landed by Eric --- Werner is the MAN - absolutely incredible guy. Thank you! D.A., J.D., NYC

@tdottim 4 жыл бұрын

I'm only 27 minutes in and this is one of the coolest things I've seen on the internet.

@ErnestoEduardoDobarganes 4 жыл бұрын

"WALKING" to become "WISE" was a very powerful point.

@ErnestoEduardoDobarganes 4 жыл бұрын

But his opinions on science, math, space & computers are totally wrong and arbitrary.

@8-bitarchitect555 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview. You are on to something. Keep it up.

@singleplayermoments 4 жыл бұрын

Eric Weinstein on The Portal: "We need to be able to dream again of space exploration and eternal life, and we're going to invite guests to discuss these these things." Guest on The Portal: "Yeah that's not gonna happen." XD

@NemesorZ 4 жыл бұрын

Keep going, please! These are some really interesting conversations and guests.

@antonlavey1935 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I was not expecting this!

@ArgoFowl 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating guest!

@neptuneandtheoak1445 4 жыл бұрын

wow, what a portal w.h. brings us. lots and lots - thank you.

@rjd53 3 жыл бұрын

Very refreshing to see and hear a real personality.

@tetrapharmakos8868 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thank you Mr. Weinstein!

@gigliowananomacon 4 жыл бұрын

Eric, love the content, your well thought perspective is appreciated. please do more podcasts I would listen every week if you did also KZfaq’s algorithm likes reagular posting. Cheers.

@enkibumbu 4 жыл бұрын

This was really great.

@GrantLenaarts 4 жыл бұрын

This was evocative- a blessed challenging deluge

@charlesrump5771 4 жыл бұрын

It's always nice have a film director tell us what will and won't be possible in the future of space travel.

@JH-ji6cj 4 жыл бұрын

If Herzog is loud and animated enough about it, maybe he will actually be able to be remembered for something when proven wrong.

@MikkelGrumBovin 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic !

@GavinJ06 4 жыл бұрын

This podcast is awesome. I'm gunna take Werners advice and go read a book.

@michaeljames6970 4 жыл бұрын

Scrolling through phone during podcast. Classy.

@markpotze1848 4 жыл бұрын

I'm doing the same right now. What's the problem?

@brianjoyce9742 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy Eric on many levels. That is a problem of our times, prioritising. Eric broke a golden rule right there. Redemption can be earned, he has done that in the soon to follow ART OF CHARM interview. It is a must watch/listen and understand it's depth. UNITY2020

@ericmcguyer7362 4 жыл бұрын

OMG, love you both!

@theseasnakewhisperer8649 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Rogan has reported that to view episode two, one must smoke 50 milligrams of dimethyltryptamine, in order to “break-through” and be visited by “machine elves” that are the gatekeepers for the second episode.

@JamesCairney 4 жыл бұрын

Or just check Spotify and the like, and you'll find it there, 'cause it does exist, I've listened to it, it's half an hour long and describes what the portal podcast is all about.

@Orenoryori 4 жыл бұрын

It's entirely possible...

@theseasnakewhisperer8649 4 жыл бұрын

James Cairney that’s not an episode, that’s an announcement, hence why it is not uploaded onto KZfaq as “Episode #002.”

@JamesCairney 4 жыл бұрын

@@theseasnakewhisperer8649 that's nice, it's still episode two, what ever it is. (I have no clue what the point of that comment was)

@theseasnakewhisperer8649 4 жыл бұрын

James Cairney if you listen to this so-called “Episode #002”, Eric Weinstein, states that “one of the producers” asked him to “come in and do an extended extemporaneous riff to say what the show is likely to be about.” Therefore, I stand by my previous statement, that this was an announcement; not a true episode of “The Portal”, where Eric Weinstein engages in stimulating conversation with a fascinating guest.

@e1ementZero 4 жыл бұрын

21 minutes in and wow this is amazing!! This will be a tough act to follow, but I think Eric is a phenomenal interviewer, so I will likely enjoy whoever he brings on.

@zagreus12 3 жыл бұрын

Eric: Correct me if I'm wrong but... Herzog: You're wrong.

@MasterSimpkins 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone *needs* to watch Herzog's "Encounters at the End of the World". It is a documentary in the Antarctic McMurdo station concerning the human condition (in my opinion). Best doco ever made.

@cryptocrush-823 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sebastian, for the recommendation. I will certainly check it out.

@andybaldman 4 жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful doc

@dickcancer9689 4 жыл бұрын

eugh...its not on Netflix or Prime... dammit i luv a good Doc & this sounds like my cup of tea :(

@cryptocrush-823 4 жыл бұрын

Dick Cancer It’s on KZfaq! 🤦‍♂️

@andybaldman 4 жыл бұрын

@@dickcancer9689 Dammit. It used to be on Netflix. That's where I saw it. Beautifully shot and looked amazing on my 65" LCD. I loved that film, as well as his cave painting and internet docs also. Why the fuck does a company with infinite storage need to remove movies from their catalog? So annoying.

@WorldPeaceNow555 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful podcast. The more people exposed to this material the better. This content is a public service. Kudos to Mr. Weinstein for wanting to expose the most amount of people to this as possible. Mr. Weinstein really is the essence of America, sharing information for the betterment of all mankind. Kudos!

@richardarcilla 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Eric. Got to know you from JBP and the IDW. I'm getting know a lot of things that I would never have gotten into to. More power to you! :-)

@vfwh 4 жыл бұрын

Around 32:00 Herzog claiming that he's very prudent and considerate of others, he lists a litany of people who never got seriously injured: his actors and production people who were very close to him. Is anyone going to mention the deaths and injuries of the local indigenous people who participated in the film? It's quite egregious that he would say essentially "no one got hurt in my 70 movies", completely ignoring all the actual people who got hurt, but who happened to be not his friends or actors, when he's probably the director with whom most people got hurt in movies....

@DerblaueSchwan 4 жыл бұрын

Wow Eric, now you got me impressed

@DirtySanchez658 Ай бұрын

Props to the interviewer for asking intelligent q's and bringing out interesting answera.

@joshualisec 4 жыл бұрын

Werner "I am moving to Orlando so as to be closer to Disney World" Herzog

@videochemist 4 жыл бұрын

I've already added this to my "watch again" playlist, and I haven't even finished my first viewing.

@54CFL 4 жыл бұрын

great episode!

@bidask123 2 жыл бұрын

Werner's immediate/without hesitation answer to the which 2 books question. From the mind and the heart.

@dfiala9890 4 жыл бұрын

Keep 'em coming, Eric! You're still a little rough around the edges as an interviewer (seem to have a little trouble with transitions when your interlocutor leaves you with unexpected dead-air), but I can tell this is just a learning-curve issue. Your insights are profound and you have a gift for pulling fascinating introspection out of the people you're talking too. Can't wait to see where you and your brother go from here. Keep up the good work. Much love from Arizona.

@e.aguilera4505 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome podcast!

@RyanMoran 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this content, Eric! Loved the first episode with Peter. You get straight to the good stuff with very little fluff and this is much appreciated. I'm sure this interview was a tough one to host since, although a great film maker, Herzog seems to be a terrible interviewee... either way, keep em' coming!