What Joe Eszterhas has said about Kent State shootings

1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 3, 2026

Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian-American screenwriter, author and former Rolling Stone journalist known for Basic Instinct, Showgirls and Flashdance, has been quoted on Kent State shootings once in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on June 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Eszterhas, who covered Kent State, blamed the rhetoric of Ohio's governor and National Guard chief for creating the atmosphere behind the shooting.

    “the rhetoric that was coming from James Rhodes, the governor at the time, and from Sylvester Del Corso, who was the head of the National Guard”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2508 - Joe Eszterhas (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:29:14

Episodes

  • #2508 - Joe Eszterhas

    The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 3, 2026 · 2 h 18 min

    Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas tells Joe Rogan about writing Basic Instinct, his friendship with Hunter S. Thompson, his Christian faith, the Shroud of Turin, ICE and encounters with music legends.

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