#1533 - Adam Curry

Young Jamie (0:06)

Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night, all day.

Joe Rogan (0:14)

If not for you, I would not be here. In both places.

Adam Curry (0:17)

Welcome to Texas, Joe. Thank you, sir.

Joe Rogan (0:19)

Thank you.

Adam Curry (0:19)

Welcome. You bring tremendous, exciting and good energy to our city and to our state.

Joe Rogan (0:26)

I appreciate that very much, but I'm here in a big reason, in a big way because of you. So before we even get started, if you do not know, Adam was the very first podcaster ever.

He's the real if you if you want to have a patient zero of podcasting, it's you.

Adam Curry (0:42)

Yeah, I'd say that's arguably correct.

Joe Rogan (0:44)

Yeah, I would say it's inarguably correct. And then also you talked about how much you loved it here.

Adam Curry (0:51)

Yeah, and I've been here 11 years.

Joe Rogan (0:53)

So without you, we would not be here for those two things.

Adam Curry (0:56)

Right. Well, it's really because after I did your show, which the only thing better than going on The Joe Rogan Show is being invited back on The Joe Rogan Show. It's, I mean, you did, it was incredible for me.

You renewed my credentials.

Joe Rogan (1:11)

Well, listen, I think you're awesome.

I think you're one of the most interesting guys on the internet. No bullshit. I really do.

Adam Curry (1:16)

Thank you. The other thing that's very interesting is I told you when we were doing the show that time, we were kind of getting a little baked. I'm like, this is when my Tourette shows up and I have a mild form of Tourette's. And so because I had said that, it was like I felt really comfortable just being who I am and not having to worry about, I don't want to tick right now.

You know, Steve Mnuchin, our secretary of the treasury, he also has Tourette's.

Joe Rogan (1:39)

He also has a hot wife.

Adam Curry (1:41)

Well, this is, of course, one of the superpowers you get when you have Tourette's. You get a hot wife.

Joe Rogan (1:46)

Yeah, baby. She's one of those ladies that wears those gloves and go all the way down to the elbow. You know what I'm saying?

Adam Curry (1:52)

Yeah, the lady's like, oh, he's kind of weird, but I like that. So you can see him testifying before Congress, and you can see him stretching his neck and shit.

Joe Rogan (2:03)

Interesting.

Adam Curry (2:04)

But once it's out there, then it actually removes all the tension. And even on the YouTube comments, people are like, what the fuck is wrong with this guy, man? It's like, is he backing up his files every five seconds when he's batting his eyes?

Joe Rogan (2:19)

What exactly is happening if someone, like is there a physiological thing that they've identified?

Adam Curry (2:23)

Yeah, it's like sparks happening in your brain, and they're not really sure what it is.

It's Gilles de Tourette syndrome. And there's all kinds of stuff they say can help.

Joe Rogan (2:34)

What are the things that say help?

Adam Curry (2:36)

Certain herbs.

Joe Rogan (2:38)

I always get fucking fishy.

Adam Curry (2:40)

There's a lot of people say it's trauma that the body is held onto. That's very possible. That could be it. But it started around when I was seven, so it could also be, I think, possibly vaccine related. I'm not saying that I'm anti-vaccines, but I know what happened then because my parents took me to the doctor.

My dad, interestingly, also had Tourette's.

Joe Rogan (3:03)

Vaccines are one of those things.

Adam Curry (3:04)

So it can be hereditary.

Joe Rogan (3:05)

Vaccines are one of those subjects where people tense up, and you're either all in or you're not.

Adam Curry (3:13)

Well, you're not allowed to just want safe vaccines.

Joe Rogan (3:15)

You're not allowed to say, I am 100% pro-vaccine, but vaccines are in fact some sort of actionable chemical, right? I mean, some liquid that you're putting into someone's body, and it's going to have an effect.

Adam Curry (3:27)

And there's all kinds of stuff in there.

Joe Rogan (3:29)

Things happen sometimes with people with regular things, with aspirin, peanuts. People's bodies react differently to all sorts of different things.

That doesn't mean that vaccines haven't saved fucking uncountless lives. Of course, they're amazing. The people that figured out vaccines are the most.

Adam Curry (3:45)

I think you have vaccines in a combination of a lot of other things. Sanitation.

That's why in New York City, the sanitation department still wears kind of uniforms because they were seen as first line, first responders. When people were living in horse shit and trash, people were just dumping it out their windows in New York. These guys came in like the National Guard and they became this force.