“That Sounds Insane” – Joe Rogan Blown Away by the “Hard Life” of American Coal Miners From Charles Wesley Goodwin

Watching Joe Rogan have a laugh is enjoyable and his humorous side is the signature of his podcast. However, not everything is a laughing matter and sometimes, the podcaster is confronted by the harsh realities of the world. During his recent episode of “Joe Rogan Experience” the 56-year-old was struck by the realities behind the life of a coal miner and his family.

Joining Rogan this time American country/folk musician, Charles Wesley Godwin. Godwin, born in Morgantown, West Virginia, recounted some harrowing personal tales from his childhood on “JRE” #2085.

Country musician reveals his father’s life of working in a coal mine to Joe Rogan

Delving into the real tales of America is perhaps one of the reasons for Joe Rogan’s affinity with country music. On the latest episode, upcoming sensation Charles Wesley Godwin spoke on his father’s experiences as a coal miner. During the conversation, Godwin reflected on his past and explained the hardships that his father had to go through in order to keep food on their table.

Rogan was just flabbergasted by the musician’s confession. Godwin then explained that his father started the mining work very early in his career during the 70s. He further added that had to crawl deep down in the mines in order to scavenge the coal and some days he sustained horrible injuries. “So he had cave-ins before, where he was digging his way, crawling on his belly, trying to dig his way.. He did that for three years. And he had cave-ins like that,” explained the 30-year-old musician.

Charles Wesley Godwin further added “But my dad started in, he was born in ’53, so he just started in the early ’70s. And he went into the early ’90s. So he was at that unique time where there was still some of that old-time stuff. And then, you know, it was transitioning into the modern-day mines, you know, today, where it’s just underground cities.”

Godwin emphasized that old age mines were dangerous and deep but they are nothing compared to the new age mines. He explained that new mines can sprawl beneath the ͏surface for over 100 ͏miles, extending from Wes͏tern County to the vicinity of the Ohio ͏River.͏ Depths can plunge as far as 10,000 feet in certain mines,͏ a feat dictated by the elevations of the surrounding mountains.

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Rogan had a classic reaction to the revelation. “That sounds insane I had no idea.” Further in the conversation Godwin further emphasized the risk fire in the coal mines.

Charles Wesley Godwin explained the real dangers of mining

At this point in time, Rogan was completely taken aback by the complexities of coal mining. In the middle of the conversation, the 56-year-old asked a simple question to Godwin and that is about the most dangerous aspect of mines: fire in the mines. Godwin’s response gave a bone-chilling experience to the podcaster.

“Yeah, there’s a town in Pennsylvania, I think. There’s like a before and after picture because an old mine ended up catching fire, and things are still smoking,” said Godwin. Rogan then researched the event and was struck with a revelation. “The fires are too deep to burn and too hot to be fought effectively 250 years before. However, experts believe the fires under Centralia could burn another 250 years before they exhaust the coal supply that fuels them.”

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Rogan’s reaction was palpable considering the fact that some old mines are still burning today and are expected to burn for the next two centuries. The towns actually located in Pennsylvania. What’s your opinion on the 1947 Centralia mine fire?