Joe sits down with Ali Siddiq, a stand-up comedian and writer who started his comedic journey during a 6-year stint in prison. The two discuss Ali's most recent special "It's Bigger Than These Bars", the history of comedy, parenthood, fighting, and much more.
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Show Notes: Comedy, American History, Current State of the US
0:00 - Comedy clubs in Houston
4:30 - If you lose you pinky you lose 50% of the strength in your hand
7:00 - Vibram Toe Shoes
9:00 - Video: Tom Segura injured trying to dunk a basketball
15:00 - Dress shoes with rubber soles - Joe doesn’t wear any shoes with slick bottoms just incase he needs to defend himself
21:00 - Video: Bert Kreischer teaches Jesus Trejo how to swim
30:00 - Ali has a daily radio show on Houston radio station, 102.1
37:00 - Larry Jones - Ali’s radio show partner
49:00 - NBA Player: Moses Malone
77:00 - Dump truck crashes into the Nashville comedy club, Zanies
83:00 - List of Bill Hicks’ specials
92:00 - Video: Franklyn Ajaye comedy bit about the Olympics
103:00 - The Comedy Clubhouse - Chicago comedy club
119:00 - Fight: Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes
120:00 - Fight: Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya
121:00 - Fighter: Buster Douglas
122:00 - Fighter: George Foreman
124:00 - Hunter S Thompson passes out in a pool and misses the Ali - Foreman fight, “The Rumble in the Jungle” - Thompson was supposed to be covering the fight for Rolling Stones
125:00 - Video: Anderson Silva knocked out Forrest Griffin walking backwards
129:00 - Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev kills Roman Simakov in the ring
137:00 - Floyd Mayweather highlights
139:00 - Roland Martin interviews Ice Cube
142:00 - Killer Mike is living black meaning he doesn’t talk to anyone that isn’t black
148:00 - What comes next for QAnon
158:00 - Healthcare in the United States - 21% of hospitals are for profit
160:00 - 2021 storming of the Capitol
162:00 - Rodney King Riots
165:00 - Pet Rock - a collectible toy made in 1975 by advertising executive Gary Dahl
168:00 - Teaching slavery in America
170:00 - Origins of Black History Month
175:00 - Horrors about Christopher Columbus
182:00 - Amanita muscaria mushrooms grow at the base of conifer and pine trees which is the reason pine trees are associated with Christmas
183:00 - Book: The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross - The author, John Allegro, believed the stories and parables in the Bible are misinterpreted and it's likely psychedelic mushrooms were widely used
186:00 - Roman Emperor from 306-337: Constantine
199:00 - Images & Article: Horned, shirtless man storms the Capitol
205:00 - Oculus Game: The Walking Dead
207:00 - Oculus Game: Creed
230:00 - List of Joe Rogan’s Specials
236:00 - The First Comedy Album
246:00 - How to tell the difference between edible mushrooms and poisonous mushrooms
Comedians Mentioned
69:00 - Duncan Trussel
69:00 - Joey Diaz
69:00 - Ari Shaffir
71:00 - Bert Kreischer
79:00 - Bill Hicks
79:00 - Sam Kinison
85:00 - Richard Jennings
89:00 - Don Rickles
89:00 - Richard Pryor
90:00 - Franklyn Ajaye
94:00 - Paul Mooney
100:00 - Rodney Winfield
238:00 - Dick Gregory
Outline
0:00 - Standup Comedy in Houston
4:30 - Recreational Athletic Injuries
10:00 - Random Stories
50:00 - Comedy History
108:00 - Ali’s Sister and family
119:00 - Fighting
137:00 - Politics, State of the United States
165:00 - History
190:00 - Transgenders
199:00 - Storming the Capitol
215:00 - Parenthood and growing up
230:00 - Comedy