#2573 - Legion of Skanks
Episode of The Joe Rogan Experience · October 30, 2026 · 2 h 48 min
Joe Rogan and Legion of Skanks hosts Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez and Steve Rannazzisi riff on organ donation, wildlife, self-driving cars, burgers, Opie and Anthony and Ari Shaffir.
Summary
Joe Rogan hosted comedians Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez and Steve Rannazzisi of the Legion of Skanks podcast for a loose, joke-heavy conversation. Early topics included medical malpractice, organ donation, where Rogan argued that profit motives create gray areas in deciding when to harvest organs, and the Catholic Church's history of relocating abusive priests. The group discussed blackface in older entertainment, Erika Kirk's memorial appearance, cremation practices and Tibetan sky burials.
The conversation moved through fishing and fish filleting, Rogan's warning about PFAS and other contaminants in freshwater fish, survival television such as Survivorman and Alone, otter and wildlife attacks, elk and deer in towns, capture myopathy, and pets. Gomez recounted a New York street confrontation in which a man he believed was a trans man brandished what turned out to be a dildo shaped like a gun, prompting a police response. Rogan explained road rage as the product of heightened alertness while driving.
A long segment covered Tesla's Full Self-Driving, Waymo, car subscription features and Chinese BYD vehicles; Gomez predicted automated taxis would replace Uber drivers within five to ten years. The group then debated burgers, with Gomez praising Bar Desi in San Sebastián and Oakerson arguing great American burgers are nearly as good.
The final hour turned to comedy history: Rogan described Opie and Anthony as the birth of podcasting, criticized Howard Stern for going "woke," and explained how the internet ended competition for limited broadcast slots. The guests told stories about Ari Shaffir, praising his freewheeling lifestyle and comedy, recalled Ralphie May, and promoted the tenth-anniversary Skankfest in New Orleans.
Chapters
- 0:12
Doctors, malpractice and organ donation
The group discussed medical errors, doctors on drugs and the ethics of when organs are harvested from dying patients.
- 11:40
Priests, blackface and the Erika Kirk memorial
Conversation covered Catholic priest abuse cover-ups, racist old cartoons and blackface, and reactions to Erika Kirk's memorial staging.
- 23:33
Funerals, fishing and freshwater toxins
Talk of cremation scams and Tibetan sky burials led to fish filleting, a kayak cooking channel and contaminants in freshwater fish.
- 35:57
Fear Factor and survival shows
Rogan recalled eating bugs on Fear Factor and contrasted Survivorman with Bear Grylls before the group discussed Alone.
- 41:12
Wild animal encounters
Otter attacks, elk in Colorado towns, deer collisions, mountain lions and alligators were discussed.
- 56:26
Dogs, fireworks and body modification
The guests talked about their dogs and fireworks, then a surgeon jailed after having his legs amputated, fetishes and penis enlargement.
- 1:31:44
The dildo gun incident and road rage
Gomez told a story of a street confrontation that ended with police finding a gun-shaped dildo, followed by a discussion of road rage.
- 1:43:54
Self-driving cars and Tesla
The group discussed Tesla Full Self-Driving, Waymo, car subscriptions, BYD and the Tesla Diner.
- 1:59:56
Burgers and fast food
Gomez praised a burger in San Sebastián, Rogan discussed Spanish steakhouses, and the group ranked fast-food chains.
- 2:11:28
Cultural appropriation and Howard Stern
Talk of Chet Hanks and Eric Andre led to cultural appropriation, Joni Mitchell's blackface album cover and Howard Stern's evolution.
- 2:18:39
Opie and Anthony and the birth of podcasting
Rogan and the guests described Opie and Anthony as the precursor to podcasting and discussed how the internet changed broadcasting.
- 2:29:43
Comedy lore, Ari Shaffir and Skankfest
The group recalled Ralphie May and Houston's comedy scene, told Ari Shaffir stories and promoted Skankfest.
Key points
What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.
- Joe Rogan
Rogan argued that the profit involved in organ transplantation creates gray areas where people make subjective life-or-death calls.
“when you have a thing where you can profit from it You run into like weird gray areas where people can make subjective calls”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan said that relocating abusive priests to new areas was standard Catholic Church practice for those moving up the ranks.
“one of the jobs is you take a Catholic priest that's been molesting kids and you move them”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan found Erika Kirk's pyrotechnic memorial entrance odd but said he does not judge how people grieve.
“I don't judge people on how they grieve. I wouldn't want to be the person who watches her husband get shot in the neck”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan warned that freshwater fish from U.S. lakes carry high levels of PFAS forever chemicals.
“If you eat a freshwater fish from a lake in the United States of America, you're going to get a very high level of PFAS”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan said Survivorman was genuinely solo and authentic, contrasting it with Bear Grylls staying in hotels.
“So what happened was Survivor Man had a show first and Survivor Man, he doesn't bring anybody with him”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan claimed a study of San Francisco-area mountain lions found half their diet consisted of pets.
“They fucking captured mountain lions in San Francisco and they check out their digestion, see what they're eating. 50% of their diet was pets”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan explained road rage as arising from the heightened alertness drivers are already in.
“You don't go from zero to fuck you. You're already at seven because you're in a car”
- Steve Rannazzisi
Rannazzisi relayed an Uber driver's account that an earlier driverless company's cars learned bad driving habits from humans.
“it was like they were going under the assumption that the car would learn from other drivers. And what it did is it learned horrible habits”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan said he now regularly uses Tesla's Full Self-Driving and that it handles everything.
“It's fully automated now. You don't have to do anything”
- Luis J. GomezPrediction · due Dec 2036
Gomez predicted that within five to ten years Uber drivers will be replaced entirely by automated taxis.
“within five ten years it's gonna be there's not gonna be any uber drivers gonna be all automated taxis”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan contrasted Waymo's LIDAR-based system with Tesla's camera-based approach, saying Waymos stalled during a power outage.
“So Waymos operate on LIDAR, whereas Teslas operate on cameras. So the problem with LIDAR, when the grid goes down, so does a car”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan objected to car makers charging subscriptions for features already built into vehicles.
“Why do I have to pay a subscription to make it do what it can do?”
- Big Jay Oakerson
Oakerson argued that a great American burger is nearly as good as world-famous burgers people travel abroad to eat.
“A great burger in America is not much less good than that great burger you're going to travel 18 hours on a plane for”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan said Howard Stern went "super woke" despite having vicious material in his archives.
“You know, I hate to throw Stern under the bus, but he went super woke”
Linked moment · 2:18:51Skip to 2:18:51 using a listen link in the info box.
Luis J. GomezGomez credited Oakerson's idea of branding the show as the most offensive podcast on earth with keeping them out of trouble.
“I think it's why we've never gotten in trouble for all the horrible shit we've said”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan described Opie and Anthony's open-ended format as the birth of podcasting.
“I always say that that's the birth of podcasting”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan argued audiences are tired of being lectured and prefer unfiltered conversation like a bar hang.
“People don't want to be lectured and scolded and talked down to and fucking be told what words to use and not words to use”
- Big Jay Oakerson
Oakerson, a longtime Stern fan, said he understood Stern aging out of his older shock bits.
“I do understand age getting to a point where you're like well I don't want to do like the pussy Olympics with the porn stars”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan said the internet ended competition for scarce broadcast slots, making entertainers less hostile toward each other.
“So as soon as the internet came around, no one's competing for slots anymore”
- Luis J. Gomez
Gomez praised Ari Shaffir as embodying success by living exactly as he wants.
“It's the purest definition of success. He wakes up, opens his eyes, and he just does what he wants to do”
- Joe Rogan
Rogan called Skankfest the best and freest festival in comedy.
“I think it's the best festival in comedy. It's the most wild and free”
People
In the conversation
- Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
- Big Jay OakersonStand-up comedian and co-host of Legion of Skanks and The Bonfire
- Luis J. GomezStand-up comedian, co-host of Legion of Skanks and organizer of Skankfest
- Steve RannazzisiStand-up comedian and actor, co-host of Legion of Skanks
Discussed
- Ari ShaffirAmerican stand-up comedian, storyteller and host of the podcast You Be Trippin'
- Howard SternAmerican radio host on whose show Stallone's parents argued in 1992
- Erika KirkAmerican figure Trump reportedly told to sue over a comedy sketch
- Bear GryllsBritish adventurer and survival television host
- Jordan JonasSurvivalist and winner of the reality show Alone
- BjörkIcelandic singer known for confrontations with paparazzi
- Joni MitchellCanadian singer-songwriter cited as an example of fame as a means to an end
- Patrice O'NealLate American stand-up comedian
- Ralphie MayLate American stand-up comedian and friend of Diaz
- Chet HanksMusician and actor, son of Tom Hanks
- Eric AndreComedian who attended one of Devine's early improv classes
- Elon MuskEntrepreneur behind X, xAI and SpaceX, discussed in AI competition
- Ben AskrenFormer MMA champion and wrestler who needed a double lung transplant
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From the publisher
Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez, and Steve Rannazzisi are comedians and hosts of the "Legion of Skanks" podcast. Big Jay and Luis also co-host the "Story Warz" podcast. Big Jay co-hosts "The Bonfire" on SiriusXM, while Luis co-hosts "Real Ass Podcast" and "The Regz." Steve co-hosts "What's the Odds." All three are currently on tour.www.youtube.com/@bigjayoakersonwww.siriusxm.com/blog/laugh-around-the-bonfire-on-faction-talklink.me/bigjayoakersonwww.bigjaycomedy.comwww.youtube.com/@TheRegzShowwww.youtube.com/@LuisJGomezComedygasdigital.com/RAPwww.luisofskanks.comwww.youtube.com/@srazz23www.steverannazzisi.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at https://ziprecruiter.com/rogan Use code ROGAN at https://BlueChew.com to get 10% OFF + Free Overnight Shipping on your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on November 8, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.