The Legion of Skanks crew, Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez and Steve Rannazzisi, sit down with Joe Rogan two weeks before Skankfest X in New Orleans. They cover organ donation, Steve’s fish-filleting disaster, Fear Factor and survival shows, deer and elk in town, Luis’s East Village standoff with a dildo gun, road rage, Tesla self-driving, the burger Luis calls the best in the world, Opie and Anthony as the birth of podcasting, and Ari Shaffir stories.
Chapters
- 0:16 Doctors on their own prescriptions, the book Dead Doctors Don’t Lie, malpractice, a father’s life-support standoff and how organ donation really works.
- 11:41 Hulk Hogan’s phone call, priests moved between parishes, a Dr. Seuss exhibit in San Diego and the Bewitched blackface episode.
- 20:04 White Chicks, Erika Kirk’s memorial pyrotechnics, how they want to be grieved, cremation and Tibetan sky burials.
- 26:07 Steve’s fish-filleting fail at the Legion end-of-summer games, Sakana Syndicate, tiger sharks, bass fishing and forever chemicals.
- 36:03 Joe’s Fear Factor eyeball and cockroach, Bear Grylls versus Survivorman, Alone, otter attacks and a badger standoff.
- 44:33 Elk in Evergreen, a deer stuck in a batting cage, Sidneck, deer versus motorcycles, mountain lions eating pets and a Gainesville alligator.
- 56:02 Joe’s King Charles Cavalier, Ari’s dog Bandit, a dog that ate gravel and a turtle, backyard fireworks, a blown-up hand and chlorine bombs.
- 1:08:14 A shark-attack survivor’s prosthetics, the surgeon jailed over his own amputations, BME, Jay’s cosmetic-surgery consultation and Viagra-cancer research.
- 1:25:55 Ari’s bottles, Björk’s airport attacks, Iceland’s strongmen, The Odyssey, and Luis’s East Village fight that ends with a dildo gun.
- 1:37:43 Road rage, LED car signs and horn laws, Unhinged, Tesla controls, cyber cabs and Waymo, full self-driving, car subscriptions, BYD and the Tesla Diner.
- 1:59:58 Luis’s burger at Bar Desy, Casa Julián, fast-food loyalties, Skankfest’s lineup, Eric Andre versus Chet Hanks and Joni Mitchell’s blackface album cover.
- 2:18:45 The “most offensive podcast on earth,” the Opie and Anthony baby bird, Howard Stern, showcase deals, Ralphie May, Houston’s Laff Stop, Ari’s homemade Hitler mustache and Skankfest X.
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Joe Rogan
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Host. Talks Fear Factor’s eyeball and cockroach, elk meat, his Tesla’s self-driving and why Opie and Anthony was the first real podcast. 36:03
Big Jay Oakerson
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Legion of Skanks co-host, Story Warz co-host and host of The Bonfire on SiriusXM. Tells the story of his cosmetic-surgery consultation. 1:19:53
Luis J. Gomez
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Legion of Skanks co-host who also hosts Story Warz, Real Ass Podcast and The Regz. Tells his East Village standoff story and raves about a burger in San Sebastián. 1:31:52
Steve Rannazzisi
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The League actor and Legion of Skanks’ third seat, who also co-hosts What’s the Odds. Takes the heat for his fish-filleting attempt. 31:14
People mentioned
Shane Gillis
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One guest opened for his show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. 9:34
Hulk Hogan
His phone call with his son after the son’s crash comes up as an example of how not to console someone. 11:41
Erika Kirk
The sparklers and staging at her husband’s memorial and the memes that followed. 20:38
Bear Grylls
Compared with Survivorman over how much of his survival show was produced. 37:48
Ari Shaffir
Legion of Skanks legend: bottles, Skankfest stunts, the pubic-hair Hitler mustache and his special Jew. 1:25:55
Björk
They watch her old airport and paparazzi run-ins, and a clip Dan Soder once shared of her explaining how a TV works. 1:26:59
Russell Crowe
Star of Unhinged, the road-rage thriller they bring up. 1:43:41
Elon Musk
His Tesla design choices, the LiDAR-versus-cameras argument and the Tesla Diner’s burger. 1:52:00
Eric Andre
Doing Skankfest for the first time this year; the guys also talk about his run-in with Chet Hanks. 2:11:20
Chet Hanks
His confrontation with Eric Andre and his switch from R&B to rap to country. 2:11:51
Tom Hanks
Comes up as Chet and Colin Hanks’s famous father. 2:11:51
Ted Danson
His blackface roast appearance is cited as the moment it became a scandal. 2:14:42
Howard Stern
His old Ted Danson parody, how he changed over the years, and how Opie and Anthony set themselves apart by letting comics hang. 2:14:50
Joni Mitchell
Her blackface alter ego on the cover of Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, via a Cody Tucker video. 2:15:50
Dave Smith
Part of the Legion of Skanks stunt that gave Ari a Hitler mustache; he used to rent Ari’s Amazing Racist videos before they met. 2:21:02
Sam Kinison
An early Stern guest and one of the comics who came out of Houston’s Laff Stop. 2:24:19
Patrice O’Neal
Podcasters are told to watch his first Opie and Anthony appearance, where he takes over the room within seconds. 2:24:44
Jim Norton
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Opie and Anthony mainstay and on the Skankfest lineup. 2:24:44
Ralphie May
Remembered riding his own golf cart around Bonnaroo, and as a Houston comic who used to “murder” at Dublin’s. 2:32:03
Bill Hicks
Came up through Houston’s Laff Stop scene along with Sam Kinison. 2:34:29
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Products
Dead Doctors Don’t Lie (Joel Wallach) — The book that comes up on nutrition and doctors who self-medicate. Amazon 1:53
White Chicks (2004) — The Wayans brothers comedy they cite as proof that whiteface is fine. Amazon 20:14
Car Finger Light with Remote — Like the middle-finger light Steve keeps in his car to flip off or thank other drivers. Amazon 1:39:36
Unhinged (2020) — The Russell Crowe road-rage thriller they bring up after the horn-law talk. Amazon 1:43:41
Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Joni Mitchell, 1977) — The album whose cover shows Joni Mitchell as her blackface alter ego. Amazon 2:16:48
Jew (Ari Shaffir, 2022) — Ari’s special, called rock solid on the show; it is free on his YouTube channel. YouTube 2:38:38
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Discussed on the show
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God — The documentary about a priest who abused deaf children and how the Church handled it; Joe warns it is very hard to watch. Wikipedia 14:17
Bewitched — The sitcom’s anti-racism episode that put the whole cast in blackface. Wikipedia 16:19
Sky burial — The Tibetan funeral tradition of leaving the dead to vultures on a mountaintop. Wikipedia 24:41
PFAS — The forever chemicals that build up in freshwater fish. Wikipedia 33:16
Fear Factor — Joe ate a sheep’s eyeball and a live Madagascar hissing cockroach on the show. Wikipedia 36:03
Man vs. Wild — Bear Grylls’s survival series and the hotel stays it was criticized for. Wikipedia 37:48
Survivorman — Les Stroud’s show, filmed alone with his own cameras. Wikipedia 38:05
Alone — The survival competition where the last person to tap out wins; Jordan Jonas killed a moose and then a wolverine with an axe. Wikipedia 39:24
BMEzine — Shannon Larratt’s extreme body-modification site, brother of arm wrestler Devon Larratt. Wikipedia 1:11:45
Crash (1996 film) — The David Cronenberg film about people aroused by car crashes. Wikipedia 1:12:45
The Odyssey (2026 film) — Christopher Nolan’s epic; one of them loved the giants scene. Wikipedia 1:31:03
Waymo — The robotaxis they compare with Tesla’s cyber cabs. Wikipedia 1:45:18
Tesla Autopilot — Joe now lets full self-driving take him home from the club. Wikipedia 1:47:27
BYD Auto — The Chinese EV maker they wish sold cars in the US. Wikipedia 1:55:54
The Menu (2022 film) — The tasting-menu thriller that comes up with Spain’s restaurant scene. Wikipedia 2:03:20
Compound Media — Anthony Cumia’s subscription network, held up as the model for Legion of Skanks going subscription early. Wikipedia 2:19:20
Opie and Anthony — Home of the baby bird stunt and, Joe argues, the birth of podcasting. Wikipedia 2:19:41
Ron and Fez — Called a favorite radio gig from the end of the Opie and Anthony era. Wikipedia 2:23:31
Just for Laughs — Its New Faces showcase once meant a development deal. Wikipedia 2:30:36
This Is Not Happening — Ari Shaffir’s storytelling show on Comedy Central. Wikipedia 2:38:38
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Places
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia — Where one guest opened for Shane Gillis. Wikipedia 9:34
American Comedy Co., San Diego — Near the club, one of them stumbled into a Dr. Seuss art exhibit. Official site 15:12
Evergreen, Colorado — Where an elk herd walks through the middle of town every year. Wikipedia 44:33
Gainesville, Florida — Joe lived there as a kid when an alligator snatched a woman’s dog. Wikipedia 54:14
The Comedy Store, Los Angeles — Where one of them met an Australian shark-attack survivor with carbon-fiber limbs. Official site 1:08:14
Iceland — Home of many of the world’s strongest men. Wikipedia 1:29:29
East Village, Manhattan — The block that shut down over Luis’s fight and a dildo with a gun handle. Wikipedia 1:31:52
Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles — Where a game of chicken over a lane nearly ended in a dog park. Wikipedia 1:37:20
Austin, Texas — Cyber cabs, Waymos and the shootout a Waymo drove into. Wikipedia 1:45:05
Tesla Diner, Hollywood — Thin menu, movie screens only Teslas can tune in, and a cheeseburger that got a thumbs down. Wikipedia 1:58:32
Bar Desy, San Sebastián — Luis says its txuleta burger is the best thing he has ever eaten. Wikipedia 1:59:58
Casa Julián, Tolosa — The Basque grill famous for steaks seared over coals. Wikipedia 2:03:40
Hestia, Austin — Its tasting menu gets called incredible. Official site 2:04:04
Bonnaroo, Tennessee — Where Ralphie May rode around on his own golf cart. Wikipedia 2:32:17
Mardi Gras World, New Orleans — Home of Skankfest X, Nov 13–15, 2026. Official site 2:40:41
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