Joe Rogan: “I Was a Little Kid, Living in San Francisco… I Was Thinking, ‘Thank God! It’s Over While I Am a Child’”

The 55-year-old UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan, is known around the world for his candid talks. When it is inside the UFC, he makes sure that he mesmerizes the audience with his technical knowledge, and if it is outside the octagon, he entertains the audience with his unbiased opinions. Rogan, as a podcaster, has talked a lot about his memorable moments and experiences in life. That is one of the major reasons why fans love to watch The Joe Rogan Experience. During his conversations with the guests, he shares his personal thoughts on a number of topics, which makes the show all the more exciting.

In the 1946 episode of JRE, Rogan was seen talking to Shane Gillis, Mark Normand, and Ari Shaffir. The group discussed grave subjects like the Vietnam War!

Young Joe Rogan was terrified of the Vietnam War

While discussing a number of subjects, Shane Gillis, one of the co-hosts of the podcast “Tuesdays with Stories,” mentioned that he watched the TV series “The Vietnam War.” The documentary was written by Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. It showcases the horrific reality of a war-zone country. Gillis admits that he was unable to control his emotions while watching the documentary on the airplane. That’s when Rogan cut in to speak about his experience with the war.

The 55-year-old UFC commentator was a child when the Vietnam War was going on. Even though the war began in November 1955, it continued until the fall of Saigon in April 1975. That’s the time when the young Rogan was horrified about the happenings of the Vietnam War.

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The former Fear Factor host said, “I can remember when the Vietnam War ended. Really yeah. I was a little kid, I was living in San Francisco, and remember thinking, ‘thank God we’re never going to do war again. But thank God it’s over’. While I’m a child, I remember thinking that ‘yeah boy, we’re glad they figured this out.’”

The heartfelt letter from Shane Gillis’ uncle

After Rogan mentioned how he lived in fear of thinking about the war, Gillis talked about his uncle, who got wounded in the war while he was serving in the American army. Gillis detailed how he drunk-dialed his uncle and bluntly asked where he got hurt. After talking about his uncle, the podcaster went on to read a letter from Gillis’ uncle. The letter feels like a gut-wrenching note from a normal human who had to enter a war zone after deliberately numbing his emotions.

Furthermore, while they were talking about the war, Rogan proved why his opinions are termed unbiased. Rogan said: “What’s crazy is the Vietnamese don’t even hate Americans. They hate the Chinese way more.”

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