Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel | Lex Fridman Podcast

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@lexfridman
@lexfridman 3 жыл бұрын
Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Noom: trynoom.com/lex - Allform: allform.com/lex to get 20% off - ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Four Sigmatic: foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - Eight Sleep: www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings 3:49 - Money 6:10 - Pablo Escobar 13:22 - Jorge Ochoa 20:58 - First time 25:44 - Landing an airplane on the highway 28:34 - Barry Seal 38:58 - Mena, Arkansas 43:50 - Assassination of Barry Seal 57:03 - American Made 1:01:14 - Blow 1:03:21 - Story of torture in a Mexican prison 1:08:01 - Getting shot down 1:21:44 - Prison 1:35:26 - Reflections on a life of crime 1:40:44 - Advice for young people 1:43:42 - Love 1:57:02 - Death 1:59:48 - Meaning of life 2:03:51 - Poem
@themessengertv2108
@themessengertv2108 3 жыл бұрын
will you please put lou elizondo or hal puthoff in your show my brother?
@themessengertv2108
@themessengertv2108 3 жыл бұрын
especially lou elizondo. you need to grab him before rogan. this guy is smart and you can ask him some questions no one else has broski. keep up the good work 💪
@themessengertv2108
@themessengertv2108 3 жыл бұрын
eric weinstien asked some with him briefly and I think even Eric is coming around finally.
@SickTroll
@SickTroll 3 жыл бұрын
We don’t deserve you.
@SickTroll
@SickTroll 3 жыл бұрын
This guy would make a good President
@melissaandjosh6210
@melissaandjosh6210 3 жыл бұрын
The range of people you’ve been interviewing has been next level lately. Congrats on the evolution.
@sammuddel7751
@sammuddel7751 3 жыл бұрын
THIS 💯💯
@ZeeWolfOfEazter
@ZeeWolfOfEazter 3 жыл бұрын
Lex is the new goat of podcasts.
@eliaswreford4523
@eliaswreford4523 3 жыл бұрын
There is a judge in Traverse City Michigan nicknamed Prison Powers (Judge Powers) who has publicly stated before he retires he will give out 2 million man years. I, for the life of me cannot imagine how he could be impartial or ethical as a judge. He almost always goes WAY above sentence guidelines.
@jcee4921
@jcee4921 3 жыл бұрын
@@eliaswreford4523 funny how Travis City Michigan is infested with Democratic ideals and a local Judge wants people to be in prison and maximize all sentences.
@D3r3k2323
@D3r3k2323 3 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for Jordan Peterson tho
@desmondagboada
@desmondagboada 3 жыл бұрын
''Beware of an old man in a profession where men die young!''
@doodmayne7535
@doodmayne7535 3 жыл бұрын
Damn that's legit. Never heard it before but yes I love it.
@stazi7532
@stazi7532 3 жыл бұрын
He gives me Don King vibes….
@Mona_Lisa123
@Mona_Lisa123 3 жыл бұрын
@@baloneyusmonk Seems like Lex was catching on to this around 1:19:20
@wadeboggs5163
@wadeboggs5163 3 жыл бұрын
33 years in prison will keep you young.
@desmondagboada
@desmondagboada 3 жыл бұрын
@@wadeboggs5163 :) For sure!
@fnando1281
@fnando1281 3 жыл бұрын
Lex dedication to making really out of the box podcasts is outstanding
@vedantg2485
@vedantg2485 3 жыл бұрын
So true🙌🏽
@rowansavage9371
@rowansavage9371 3 жыл бұрын
Such an interesting range of in-depth interviews
@seempaq
@seempaq 3 жыл бұрын
I never clicked so fast on a video
@drew4054
@drew4054 3 жыл бұрын
Dude’s a gem
@liajet24
@liajet24 3 жыл бұрын
He's becoming like a Joe Rogan, but not an idiot, and is truly providing different, but educated view points rather than batshit insane ones.
@hongtrinh5569
@hongtrinh5569 3 жыл бұрын
“Being a snitch it like being pregnant. You either are or you’re not.” Best line lmao
@matt_wegner
@matt_wegner 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, I was scanning the comments and read this one just before he said it 😶
@silverstar4289
@silverstar4289 3 жыл бұрын
They all snitch when they get caught
@daftmario123
@daftmario123 3 жыл бұрын
@@silverstar4289 This guy didn't, and plenty of others do not either. Some people actually do value loyalty, believe it or not
@steveoshei1819
@steveoshei1819 3 жыл бұрын
@@daftmario123 almost all criminals cooperate today.
@andrenabrydon6505
@andrenabrydon6505 3 жыл бұрын
@@steveoshei1819 nope not all..but would agree by saying most
@chasemc69
@chasemc69 3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure this is " the most interesting man in the world" from all the dos Equis commercials.
@rolandocedillo5685
@rolandocedillo5685 6 ай бұрын
Lmao that is him 😂
@AlbertoGonzalez..
@AlbertoGonzalez.. 5 ай бұрын
😂😂
@nicksinger1698
@nicksinger1698 3 жыл бұрын
There's nothing more interesting than hearing the story of a drug smuggler told in the voice of an old west prospector
@TheRealMikeGMuzik
@TheRealMikeGMuzik Жыл бұрын
Facts bro. I KNOOOOW his movie will be made soon. And I hope he's narrating it or at least someone who can talk like him
@HeliosDroneWorks
@HeliosDroneWorks Жыл бұрын
What do you know about old west prospectors? You need to get out and travel more. It’s not a highly unusual accent
@highdesertbiker
@highdesertbiker Жыл бұрын
imagine if this dude was ur plug
@HeliosDroneWorks
@HeliosDroneWorks Жыл бұрын
@@highdesertbiker how does this get highlighted? It’s a pretty bad comment.
@highdesertbiker
@highdesertbiker Жыл бұрын
@@HeliosDroneWorks probably because you are a professional clown?
@allenn4444
@allenn4444 2 жыл бұрын
I’m addicted to listening to Rodger talk about his life’s experiences. & also his wife is such a treat to listen to as well. I can’t get enough. Thank you for providing us with this priceless gem of a conversation 🙏
@Coincidence_Theorist
@Coincidence_Theorist Жыл бұрын
2:08:00 this daughters poem has bright tears to my eyes
@rolandocedillo5685
@rolandocedillo5685 6 ай бұрын
Does he turn you on ? 😂
@cuatro336
@cuatro336 3 жыл бұрын
"What motivated you?" "Money." "Would you do it again?" "No."
@R_V_
@R_V_ 3 жыл бұрын
Best compression ratio ever.
@SkandalouzStyle
@SkandalouzStyle 3 жыл бұрын
thats not even what was said.
@Astares9
@Astares9 3 жыл бұрын
@NewMind Wonders easy to judge sitting from anonymity.. and just because you're too frail to live against this "nation" doesn't make you any better than him
@levprotter1231
@levprotter1231 3 жыл бұрын
Nobodies perfect
@Patso44
@Patso44 3 жыл бұрын
That sums it up..
@charlesmodesto5991
@charlesmodesto5991 Жыл бұрын
I have attempted to meditate many times in my life and prior to this CD the only success I've experienced is with live guided meditation. kzbin.infoUgkxzpa8CIfZcihW4Z0F_ja0QF3W9KIatrsq This is the first CD I've used that cuts through my unmedicated ADHD and enables me to truly relax and experience a quiet and energizing interval. The instructors voice is very soothing and pleasant to listen to. I am easily able to sit successfully through the entire CD, and for quite some time after. I cannot adequately express how tremendously helpful this CD has been on my spiritual journey!! Two thumbs up and 10 stars!
@MrDrummerman32
@MrDrummerman32 3 жыл бұрын
This man's voice is Southern velvet. I wish he did audiobooks.
@ashdavenport23
@ashdavenport23 3 жыл бұрын
Audio Book is available 👍
@anthonysimmons1372
@anthonysimmons1372 3 жыл бұрын
you read my mind
@Browny84
@Browny84 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@realitynotfictionii563
@realitynotfictionii563 3 жыл бұрын
That voice 👌
@hootiehootheblowphish4109
@hootiehootheblowphish4109 3 жыл бұрын
He really would be a good narrator.
@jasonrapoff
@jasonrapoff 3 жыл бұрын
I was in jail with Roger. Perth Western Australia Nicest guy you could ever meet. He has the best stories
@jjdd7763
@jjdd7763 3 жыл бұрын
Around what year buddy?
@boyerindustries
@boyerindustries 3 жыл бұрын
Lucky to have such quality entertainment in a seemingly otherwise unfortunate setting lol
@excidium2856
@excidium2856 3 жыл бұрын
Did u used to ride bmx back in the day? Dirt jumps? I remember ur name from mates round 99 early 2000s
@edratliff
@edratliff 3 жыл бұрын
Were you a gentleman?
@TroyChadwell
@TroyChadwell 3 жыл бұрын
I was in prison with Jason Rapoff in Perth Western Australia. Total doosh
@quickstrum
@quickstrum Жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the best, if not The Best Podcast, I’ve ever listened to! So happy to see Roger back with his family! And to hear if he had the chance to do it again, he wouldn’t have done anything that kept him away from his family. What a good man! And what an even better woman! Incredible story!… And despite his absence, it appears his children even turned out to be amazing citizens. What a poem! Just shows you how important a man is and should be, to his family! Thank you for sharing all that Roger and Marnie ❤
@christianbenesch1
@christianbenesch1 3 жыл бұрын
I am sure Roger understands that I will read a pirated copy of his book. It’s my little contribution.
@gasa6272
@gasa6272 3 жыл бұрын
That's the spirit! Lol
@CaliforniaCarpenter7
@CaliforniaCarpenter7 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I hate to say it but I Google every book I’m looking for with the word “PDF” after the title and I rarely miss. 😂 I personally believe that authors should all have a donation link on their website so that I can financially support the authors that change my viewpoint or understanding.
@Gallowglass7
@Gallowglass7 3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@LubulaChikwekwe
@LubulaChikwekwe 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahah
@rm9308
@rm9308 3 жыл бұрын
@@CaliforniaCarpenter7 Exactly. Paying up front when you don't know if it's a good book is a problem the publishing industry doesn't want to fix. Offering the majority for free as a sample and having an easy donation link is the best way to combat piracy.
@TheEddyFireBall
@TheEddyFireBall 3 жыл бұрын
The people need Martin Scorsese to make a movie about this man…
@lprophit
@lprophit 3 жыл бұрын
beat them to it with that barry seal movie
@hootiehootheblowphish4109
@hootiehootheblowphish4109 3 жыл бұрын
Narrated by the man himself
@jasonvoss1984
@jasonvoss1984 3 жыл бұрын
Michael Mann (the director) would be great on the team too. He directed the crime/action/thrillers "Heat", "Collateral" & "Miami Vice". He likes to get the story more authentic by involving real players (ex con, special forces, etc) in the production of the movies.
@ahsanmohammed1
@ahsanmohammed1 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@Cutlass_Rudd
@Cutlass_Rudd 3 жыл бұрын
Scorsese is past his prime, let someone else have it
@huso4064
@huso4064 3 жыл бұрын
Lex: 'And how was this guy that tortured you almost to death?' Roger: 'Now he was a real gentleman.'
@ernestorountri3034
@ernestorountri3034 3 жыл бұрын
exactly!
@ernestorountri3034
@ernestorountri3034 3 жыл бұрын
@@bccsivxx-xxivvii lmao
@ianpollard4501
@ianpollard4501 3 жыл бұрын
Nice😂
@omarei
@omarei 3 жыл бұрын
hahhaaha epic dude, what a crazy life
@anthonysimmons1372
@anthonysimmons1372 3 жыл бұрын
lmfao
@slove9989
@slove9989 Жыл бұрын
35 years and she stayed. Most can't make it 35 days anymore.
@hedgedrisk
@hedgedrisk Жыл бұрын
There was A LOT of money involved and if you really think he gave all of it up….well I don’t know what to say to you. But don’t think any of that had to do with love
@jessastephenson3260
@jessastephenson3260 Жыл бұрын
The wife was taken care of, finances and travel 😉
@bigpotato7804
@bigpotato7804 Жыл бұрын
Love will never exist the same way it has in the past
@hedgedrisk
@hedgedrisk Жыл бұрын
@@bigpotato7804 good point
@scottbowron784
@scottbowron784 Жыл бұрын
What a true WIFE, and one AMAZING WOMAN X
@jameswilson2268
@jameswilson2268 3 жыл бұрын
Lex: what was it like meeting Pablo Escobar? Roger: boy ah tell you hu-what
@DannySullivanMusic
@DannySullivanMusic 3 жыл бұрын
accurate 100%
@KingcoleIIV
@KingcoleIIV 3 жыл бұрын
People don't want to believe that bad people are charismatic and charming people sometimes. Yet they are. Edit I am referring to Escobar
@jameswilson2268
@jameswilson2268 3 жыл бұрын
@@KingcoleIIV *ted bundy has entered the chat*
@Astares9
@Astares9 3 жыл бұрын
@@KingcoleIIV calling this guy bad is subjective.. you sit from some fantastical high horse, a false authority behind your words.
@furbs9999
@furbs9999 3 жыл бұрын
Tom Segura?
@robertorichardo3193
@robertorichardo3193 3 жыл бұрын
That was one of the best podcast interview's I've ever watched. You won't see anything even close to this on television. Unbelievable!!
@erad67
@erad67 3 жыл бұрын
If you look at TV interviews in the 1950s & 60s, they used to be similar to this. Sadly, those days are far gone.
@Customwinder1
@Customwinder1 3 жыл бұрын
Old doco called Cocaine Cowboys . That's a good watch .
@stephenmcmonagle6946
@stephenmcmonagle6946 3 жыл бұрын
Tbats because Shit on television is fake Roberto lol
@dulalamayn
@dulalamayn 3 жыл бұрын
Bro! this is the first ever podcast I listened of you! The Saintly glow of Roger and Marrie is so overtly flowing. WHen he was speaking about his out of body experiences it confirmed what I had felt about this guy and his wife. These are very special Spirits incarnated. Just being in their presence here with you Lex was an incredible journey. Thank you.
@slove9989
@slove9989 Жыл бұрын
His book smuggler is available as an audio book and he is the narrator it's 25hrs in length.
@nickandersonco
@nickandersonco Жыл бұрын
Oh hell yeah 👍
@LisaMaeSV650S
@LisaMaeSV650S Жыл бұрын
I have audible and listened to it. Couldn't pit it down. Glad he narrated his own book. It was well worth the listen
@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse
@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse Жыл бұрын
Sold.
@rdzt233
@rdzt233 Жыл бұрын
Darn that poem that his daughter wrote, 😢
@smokeylebear1062
@smokeylebear1062 Жыл бұрын
@@rdzt233 which one ?
@primordialmeow7249
@primordialmeow7249 3 жыл бұрын
"...they buttered my bum and put a red hot chili pepper up there" Then giggles. Legend
@Jeremy-et7wl
@Jeremy-et7wl 3 жыл бұрын
That is the most Mexican sounding torture ever
@jeromegarcia5396
@jeromegarcia5396 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@HatedNelevated
@HatedNelevated 3 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@757bully5
@757bully5 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@sosasoseante8757
@sosasoseante8757 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jeremy-et7wl Some palates are better conditioned than other, but all bums are created equal
@N.Greeney
@N.Greeney 3 жыл бұрын
One of these streaming services needs to option his life story and make a series while he is still around to consult.
@hootiehootheblowphish4109
@hootiehootheblowphish4109 3 жыл бұрын
His voice would be great to narrate it himself
@Daswassuphomie
@Daswassuphomie 3 жыл бұрын
Nope they much would rather keep the propaganda on their platform. Like narcos and everything else on netflix
@N.Greeney
@N.Greeney 3 жыл бұрын
@Rik Michael So you want to cover up the actual history with lies because you don't like the fact that the government and elites have gotten away with this?
@dallasbagley
@dallasbagley 3 жыл бұрын
Like Narcos more or less?
@jamieg2427
@jamieg2427 3 жыл бұрын
drunk history
@anthonyvincentsukkar8047
@anthonyvincentsukkar8047 3 жыл бұрын
Ill say it again Best fucking podcast. Penrose and Pablo in the same place
@purpleranger5987
@purpleranger5987 2 жыл бұрын
This is a real hard ass man he didn’t even snitch he went down when so many “hard” cartel guys sang like a bird
@Pizza-gb1ch
@Pizza-gb1ch Жыл бұрын
He didn't snitch because he is NOT hard. He was afraid for himself and for his family. And he knew what happened to his friend.
@DustinHasVideos
@DustinHasVideos Жыл бұрын
Unsure if hard or smart. He had love and a desire to live. He was put away, but he still has both when the people who snitched met bad endings
@sethsends
@sethsends 3 жыл бұрын
This is the only time in my entire life where I've sat down and watched a podcast by itself without being at work or in the car or on the go. Fantastic episode. Truly one of the best podcast guests of any podcast ever.
@coughforme21
@coughforme21 3 жыл бұрын
But how could he not have had someone in his corner, a lawyer perhaps, who advised him about the way the FEDS started to apply the RICO statute to go after guys like him? And where did all his money go or how did he invest it to make it clean / legit?
@HatedNelevated
@HatedNelevated 3 жыл бұрын
@@coughforme21 someone in his corner is not necessary because lex is not divisive towards him. Simple Q&A style interview and an extra person there would have made things less candid.
@jeffmiller3499
@jeffmiller3499 3 жыл бұрын
@@HatedNelevated what? He's talking about during his criminal career
@KingcoleIIV
@KingcoleIIV 3 жыл бұрын
This man has such a pleasant voice to listen too. I could listen all day.
@KYTHERAOfficial
@KYTHERAOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
As a non native English speaker I find him really hard to understand
@nodnoc
@nodnoc 3 жыл бұрын
@@KYTHERAOfficial he does have a strong Southern accent
@KYTHERAOfficial
@KYTHERAOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
@@nodnoc Made it through anyway, I think I got most of it right in context. Very interesting. Lex is the podcast god right now. Unbelievably enriching stuff. I love him
@Porkins
@Porkins 3 жыл бұрын
"Gentleman" Thank you sir, may I have another?
@hootiehootheblowphish4109
@hootiehootheblowphish4109 3 жыл бұрын
@@KYTHERAOfficial I'm from South Carolina so I understood every word he said LOL
@LandonMC
@LandonMC 3 жыл бұрын
Really really great stuff Lex. I've been watching you since pod #8 and am so proud of you for keeping up the great work & for your dedication to improve. Thank you for posting.
@HatedNelevated
@HatedNelevated 3 жыл бұрын
@Jack are you self advertising or what?
@Coincidence_Theorist
@Coincidence_Theorist Жыл бұрын
L 2:06:20 this is v beatify
@Coincidence_Theorist
@Coincidence_Theorist Жыл бұрын
2:08:21 tearing up
@stevecase6168
@stevecase6168 Жыл бұрын
The classic phrase of "They don't make 'em like they used to." is an understatement with Roger-fiing-Reeves. I could listen to this man tell stories all day long.
@paytonj2620
@paytonj2620 3 жыл бұрын
I started this podcast hoping to hear tales of drugs, money, & adventure. I ended the podcast crying and thinking about family, love, and what it means to be a loving, honorable, & happy man caught in the crosshairs of the cartel & global governments. Lex, you have a legendary podcast that will outlive your lifetime. This is the future of journalism and, I pray that you never change.
@AfricaGeo
@AfricaGeo 3 жыл бұрын
Best comment so far ….
@paytonj2620
@paytonj2620 3 жыл бұрын
@@AfricaGeo Thanks 😊
@stephenpalenicek8805
@stephenpalenicek8805 3 жыл бұрын
Me to
@Lazepay
@Lazepay 3 жыл бұрын
he wasnt caught in the crosshairs he walked into the crossfire, when u wanna make money fast like that you gotta know the pros and cons.
@paytonj2620
@paytonj2620 3 жыл бұрын
@@Lazepay lol this is true.
@Damaraja
@Damaraja 3 жыл бұрын
Now THIS is the stuff, Lex. Get the elders on before they’re gone. 🤙✌️🙏
@snap0179
@snap0179 3 жыл бұрын
Well said. Great point.
@darrylaldrow7274
@darrylaldrow7274 2 жыл бұрын
You don't blolivwe eiervivib of f to be its self,,!!,
@Michellee970
@Michellee970 2 жыл бұрын
@@darrylaldrow7274 Were you drunk commenting?
@mattcurtis3019
@mattcurtis3019 2 жыл бұрын
@@snap0179 I couldn't agree more 🇬🇧
@djr113
@djr113 2 жыл бұрын
Wisdom is being lost at a rapid rate
@bucky7162
@bucky7162 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine bumping into this guy in a bar and just hearing some of these stories, you wouldn't believe it lol
@unclemonster48
@unclemonster48 3 жыл бұрын
I would be thinking about the late great tim Wilson’s uncle B.S.
@unclemonster48
@unclemonster48 2 жыл бұрын
@KikuyuandLuya southern comedian from ga
@thatdude4933
@thatdude4933 2 жыл бұрын
Cool stories but in reality he just a glorified fly on the wall doing what he was told. Kinda found this podcast boring to be honest
@canadianfox3099
@canadianfox3099 Жыл бұрын
What a damn good interview, Roger needs a true and accurate movie done on his life, one hell of a ride.
@Diesel_Outlaw
@Diesel_Outlaw Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree! 💯
@mariuspetre1613
@mariuspetre1613 Жыл бұрын
A movie would be to short… he needs a series with 12 seasons at least..
@aggibson74
@aggibson74 Жыл бұрын
@@mariuspetre1613 Roger told me today that he just closed with Apple on a 10 episode series.
@NOT-A-Monolith
@NOT-A-Monolith Жыл бұрын
​@@aggibson74sure he did
@aggibson74
@aggibson74 Жыл бұрын
@@NOT-A-Monolith he had a talk at the local flight school here in Santa Barbara and that’s what he said. Interestingly enough, they did not revoke his pilot certificate and Roger is going to train for an IFR rating. He’s a student at the school.
@dflsam
@dflsam 3 жыл бұрын
Lex just leveled up again
@daheikkinen
@daheikkinen 3 жыл бұрын
He’s a lvl 48 Podcaster
@Moonmonkian
@Moonmonkian 3 жыл бұрын
Ding.
@chuchaftw
@chuchaftw 3 жыл бұрын
Stonks
@gregprice7939
@gregprice7939 3 жыл бұрын
This guys memory is astounding… and Lex asks all the right questions… excellent episode!
@MegaWarell
@MegaWarell 3 жыл бұрын
He has written a book so he has gone through the memoriet thoroughly.
@harryolsen603
@harryolsen603 3 жыл бұрын
I think he is a psycopath.
@arribaficationwineho32
@arribaficationwineho32 3 жыл бұрын
@@harryolsen603 I do not agree
@HatedNelevated
@HatedNelevated 3 жыл бұрын
@@harryolsen603 based on what?
@amgbihhh2472
@amgbihhh2472 3 жыл бұрын
@@harryolsen603 ummmm please explain?
@LeonardoHOrtiz
@LeonardoHOrtiz 3 жыл бұрын
20:58 OMG. I'm from Xalapa ,Veracruz. The first time he was smuggling he was were I live. Never thought to hear about Xalapa in Lex's podcast!!
@jeromegarcia5396
@jeromegarcia5396 3 жыл бұрын
Feel the same about Moreno valley and terminal island he talks about...
@fredfintstone9528
@fredfintstone9528 2 жыл бұрын
I hardly comment on KZbin videos, excellent interview thanks for the storires Rodger! This guys a true legend
@jaytizzle6652
@jaytizzle6652 3 жыл бұрын
Look at him when his wife starts talking. Beautiful to see the love.
@frederickdoyon
@frederickdoyon 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible isn't it!?
@kipmcbride9910
@kipmcbride9910 3 жыл бұрын
This was a good interview. Roger really tells a tale . He was spot on in terms of the drug war and the fallacy we call our judicial system.
@williammorris3303
@williammorris3303 2 жыл бұрын
How I am only the 15th like is a good representation of how brainwashed america is
@jerryanstey7058
@jerryanstey7058 2 жыл бұрын
You are 100% correct !
@ybzo_go
@ybzo_go 2 жыл бұрын
So your telling me that 🖤🖤 America not 😭😭 for nothing in America 😑😑
@joshbell882
@joshbell882 2 жыл бұрын
@@ybzo_go the fuck does that even mean ?
@zielous
@zielous 3 жыл бұрын
“I like to make phone calls the same way” 😂😂
@donaldwilson5693
@donaldwilson5693 Жыл бұрын
That is an absolutely incredible story and Roger Reaves has to be one of the most interesting and genuine human beings there is, along with his wife Mari, also.
@whatcher8151
@whatcher8151 Жыл бұрын
too bad we are just hearing about it as he is 80 now, got out at 78.
@madfoxcityemnau6414
@madfoxcityemnau6414 7 ай бұрын
Yup genuine drug smuggler. 😅
@13daniel1974
@13daniel1974 2 жыл бұрын
This guy tells more truth than some will want to admit. What an amazing story.
@eyeson6113
@eyeson6113 Жыл бұрын
Dude, you were flying in poison that killed kids. WTF is wrong with you?
@LisaMaeSV650S
@LisaMaeSV650S Жыл бұрын
I bought the book "Smuggler" on Audible after watching this pod cast. What a story teller! He reads his own book he wrote while spending years in prison. HIGHLY recommended
@timklein8413
@timklein8413 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the Clinton connection was cemented by his comment on the Arkansas safe haven.
@evra0501
@evra0501 Жыл бұрын
He is more honest than most politicians
@slabbusterrtr7690
@slabbusterrtr7690 Жыл бұрын
The Clinton's was in the drug smuggling business 100%
@natebravo6804
@natebravo6804 2 жыл бұрын
Regardless of countless reputable sources, people still don't believe the CIA brought drugs into the US to fund the contras. It's mind boggling. The Big White Lie and Dark Alliance are both amazing reads. Bravo on your podcast as well. You are an excellent interviewer. The questions were excellent and I felt you had a great open and unbiased neutral stance plus you gave your guest time to answer questions in detail without interruptions.
@markhuntermd
@markhuntermd 2 жыл бұрын
Government creates the problems and sells the solutions! Post-911 opium imports from Afghanistan into the United States have grown exponentially from year to year. In the United States, opioid abuse and dependence have grown whilst treatment has been largely unsuccessful. For many decades, Rockefeller blocked the use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid addiction. Instead, he forced the use of methadone which has the same side-effects as heroin - Except the recovery takes nearly twice as long with methadone when compared to opioids! FACT: the Rockefeller solution is worse than the addiction to opioids! For the patient, coming-off opioid addition or methadone use is greatly traumatic. Except methadone takes much longer to recover from than opioids! For the next several weeks, patients coming off either opioids or methadone will feel profoundly cold; sleep will be diminished as they toss & turn in bed; their mind will be ‘racing’ and they will feel highly emotional; they will have very little or no motivation; appetite will greatly diminish resulting in massive weight loss, (e.g., thirty pounds lost in a 200 lb male over a period of thirty days is typical). Naturally pain perception will be greatly enhanced: a small breeze will feel like being scratched with pine needles; sound & light brings on piercing pain; and according to one patient, “The act of breathing felt like my chest and ribs were continually being ripped out of my body.” The patient will typically experience some alteration in motor function such as tremors and/or restless leg syndrome (RLS). About twenty days following opioid cessation the patient’s appetite, motivation and ability to rest will slowly return. Unfortunately, those recovering from methadone will suffer longer (typically 4 - 6 weeks). With buprenorphine, the side-effects of opioid cessation are impressively diminished. Motor symptoms will be greatly diminished; appetite and the ability to rest will be largely improved. Furthermore, the patient remains far more functional during the recovery process. The War On Drugs was never meant to be won. Just like all the other wars. The US Government is the CAUSE of most the problems! And now the Senate and others have discovered that Fauci designed and created the covid-19 virus!Piece for KZbin BUSH Contra Cocaine The US National Security State brought in the cocaine that created the crack epidemic: Contra Cocaine Train. They called it Operation Black-Eagle. [1] Yet no one was punished. Instead, Oliver North got his own talk show; and Admiral Poindexter was made head of the newly formed Orwellian Office of Information Awareness! The US Government creates the problem - then profits from selling a solution! Now the USA holds 30% of the world’s prisoners! The National Security State has been importing the drugs and controlling the drug trade since at least Vietnam. A Senate Committee attempted to inquire why the Obama administration was caught arming, training and laundering the Mexican drug cartel money. Obama and Eric Holder simply said they didn’t want to talk about it. Nothing happened. The US National Security State created the crack epidemic and imported heroin from Afghanistan. The CIA, Bush, the Contras and Crack Cocaine - The CIA planes brought guns, washing machines, gourmet food, and fancy furniture into Colombia and took drugs back to the U.S. “The people involved in drug smuggling are agents of the Central Intelligence Agency." Former Congressional counsel termed the combination of Contras and drug dealers "a marriage made in heaven" Costa Rica investigated large quantities of drugs frequently passing through CIA land and airstrips Just as they had done in Vietnam, Public officials and covert operators collaborated to suppress this information Head of the Justice Department's criminal division did not prosecute a single Contra-related narcotics trafficker The Mafia, the CIA and George Bush: Business Ties, the Crimes of Bush's Sons, BCCI Scandal (1992): kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGqVe4Cqm9l3rs0 The CIA, Bush, the Contras and Crack Cocaine: www.albionmonitor.com/9612a/ciacontra.html [1] impiousdigest.com/operation-eagle-ii-the-top-secret-cia-drug-running-empire-and-george-h-w-bush/ Side Note: Dan Quale introduced CIA operative John Hull to Oliver North to help run the cocaine trade. [5] George Bush made Dan Quale his VP so he could not be impeached for profiting off the Contra Cocaine Train. Quale himself was involved in cocaine train. Therefore, any indictment of Bush over the cocaine would take out Quale as well. [5] spartacus-educational.com/JFKhullJ.htm Also listen to CIA officer speaking here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHzFc6GVYtqGd7s The CIA, Bush, the Contras and Crack Cocaine The CIA planes brought guns, washing machines, gourmet food, and fancy furniture into Colombia and took drugs back to the U.S. The CIA called it Black-Eagle. [1] www.albionmonitor.com/9612a/ciacontra.html [1] Refer to operation Black-Eagle (later renamed Supermarket). impiousdigest.com/operation-eagle-ii-the-top-secret-cia-drug-running-empire-and-george-h-w-bush/ Side Note: Dan Quale introduced CIA operative John Hull to Oliver North to help run the cocaine trade. [5] George Bush made Quale his VP so that he could not be impeached for the cocaine trade. Everyone in the beltway jokingly referred to Quale as Bush’s impeachment insurance. As long as Quale was there as VP, Congress couldn’t take out Bush via impeachment without simultaneously taking out the VP and turning the Executive branch over to the head of Congress. [5] spartacus-educational.com/JFKhullJ.htm Also listen to CIA officer speaking here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHzFc6GVYtqGd7s Bill Clinton was rewarded with the Presidency for bringing in the Drugs for George H. Bush, Sr. and the National Security State. Whilst ramping up the so-called war on Drugs, Bush and the National Security State were busy creating America’s crack epidemic. They racked in so many prisoners under this arrangement - hundreds of thousands of nonviolent offenders - that Wall Street Corporations were permitted to wildly cash in on the Private Prison racket! The Clinton’s provided State security for the flights of CIA drug planes into Arkansas, (NSA called it the Black-Eagle [4]). Larry Nichols, a Clinton hit man working for the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (a money laundering scheme run by the Clintons and Rose Law Firm), [1] taught us that only the true psychopaths will rise to power in politics. Uncover tapes caught Roger Clinton buying cocaine - And on those tapes he said most of the cocaine was for his brother Bill, “who had a nose like a vacuum cleaner!” At the same time, Bill Clinton had settled several dozen rape charges by paying off women with CIA/Bush cocaine money and having them sign a non-discloser agreements. The CIA pedophile train (Epstein/Maxwell/Wexner - honey trap operation) and CIA drug dealings makes psychopaths loyal to the trade; and as such, they are rewarded with powerful positions within government. So, if Supreme Court Justice Scalia isn’t willing to play ball, the CIA will have one of their Kompromats smother him with a pillow. Everyone in top politics are a corrupt Kompromat. This guarantees that no substantive investigation will transpire, (JFK, RFK, Contra Cocaine, etc.). Epstein was just another notch on the ‘hashtag’ Clinton Body Count list. As were Gary Webb, Freeway Rick Ross and DEA agent Kiki Camarena. When it suited them, the CIA had Pablo Escobar taken out and replaced him with a new boss. [2] When Gary Webb ratted out the CIA for the cocaine train, Jeffrey Epstein and Leslie Wexner (CIA pedophile train) moved Southern Air Transport (CIA drug freight) to Ohio. Leon Black, (CIA money laundering operations) Bill Barr and his father promoted these operations on behalf of the National Security State. Thanks to the unchecked horrors promoted by the National Security State, only Super Predators become top officials in government, politics, and Wall Street. Check out Whitney Webb’s new book, “One Nation Under Blackmail: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence And Organized Crime That Gave Rise To Jeffrey Epstein”. Epstein & Maxwell were small potatoes in the National Security State pedophile operation. [3] Robert Maxwell’s, The Mega Group, was focused on Zionist policy goals, specifically blackmailing who would become the next president, Bill Clinton. Whitney conclusively documents the union between Wall Street, the mafia - specifically the New York-based mafia, the national crime syndicate - and the CIA and how really all of them engage in sort of this blackmail behavior and how it’s sort of the norm among these power elites in New York and in these intelligence agencies. Side Note: Dan Quale introduced CIA operative John Hull to Oliver North to help run the cocaine trade. [5] Refer to operation Black-Eagle (later renamed Supermarket). www.amazon.com/Compromised-Clinton-Bush-Terry-Reed/dp/1561712493 [1] www.truthandaction.org/larry-nichols-i-was-a-hitman-for-bill-and-hillary-clinton/2/ [2] shaunattwood.com/book/clinton-bush-and-cia-conspiracies-from-the-boys-on-the-tracks-to-jeffrey-epstein/ [3] trinedaily.com/2022/03/09/the-journey-84-whitney-webb-the-network-behind-epstein/ [4] impiousdigest.com/operation-eagle-ii-the-top-secret-cia-drug-running-empire-and-george-h-w-bush/ [5] spartacus-educational.com/JFKhullJ.htm Also listen to CIA officer speaking here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHzFc6GVYtqGd7s
@JRsmith.
@JRsmith. 2 жыл бұрын
Arkansas and Bill Clinton
@MyUserTubeAccount
@MyUserTubeAccount Жыл бұрын
people still line up to hand over their rights to these people, its truly crazy. the Founding Fathers were very smart, but could not forsee the depravity 200yrs down the road.
@markhuntermd
@markhuntermd Жыл бұрын
@@MyUserTubeAccount - Precisely! I would submit the USA is a cult from which few have the will-power to escape! In the USA, the people are too frightened to consider their belief system might be a fraud. I've been there. You go kicking and screaming. It's really scary to accept the world which you held as safe and workable is a toxic fraud. The ramifications of this truth are overwhelming! What to do? What will happen to me if the world I believed in is a fraud? But the fact is: the US Constitution is dead; liberty, freedom of speech dead! It is for this reason people remain in destructive and abusive relationships and cults - Afraid to walk outside that open jail cell door! Today, all the provisions of the US Constitution are cancelled for the first time since the birth of the nation! Therefore, at this time, we have no rule of law! The one with the most money or power reigns supreme above all else! You have no access to the courts or justice; or, decent health care for that matter! In fact, the US Government can arrest you for any reason - OR NO REASON - and lock you up indefinitely without trial! Seize your assets without filing charges! Moreover, the US Government can, and does, torture now! Some examples: US Judge Rules Citizens Have No Right to Grow Food threepercenternation.com/2016/09/miami-bans-vegetable-gardens/ ‘Camping’ on Your Own Land is Now Illegal countercurrentnews.com/2015/10/camping-on-your-own-land-is-now-illegal-govt-waging-war-on-off-grid-living/ Florida court rules off the grid living is illegal - Government claims it owns all photons emanating from the sun www.disclose.tv/news/Florida_court_rules_offthegrid_living_is_illegal/100317 Lawmakers in 10 States Blocking you from using Solar Panels! ecowatch.com/2016/04/27/states-blocking-rooftop-solar/ Man Gets Prison Sentence For Collecting Rainwater On His Own Property
@Mster_J
@Mster_J Жыл бұрын
I think you need to read more than two books that are definitely gonna be heavily biased before making any conclusions. Confirmation bias is hard to avoid
@tylerjackson2525
@tylerjackson2525 3 жыл бұрын
Holy fuck this is one of the best stories I have ever heard, and I have watched 100s of hours of podcast. Jeez I’m such a puss , this man had one hell of life lol.
@FIGGY65
@FIGGY65 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you all on the interesting and exciting aspects of his life, however, pretty much 98 percent of everyone I’ve ever read about ( or seen in interviews) that was involved with “illicit wealth” at some point in their lives, they fall victim to death by extreme illness or violent death…the internal stress and or karma associated with such activities must be overwhelmingly negative-I’m happy I never had such temptations in my life🤙🏼.
@potatolew4495
@potatolew4495 2 жыл бұрын
@@FIGGY65 it's the greed that does most in. You have to when to walk away and not be blinded by the almighty dollar. You stay in the game too long you become too comfortable, comfort brings sloppiness and the sloppiness brings the stress of being under the microscope of the ones you don't want looking at you.
@dodgedabullet670
@dodgedabullet670 2 жыл бұрын
@Greetings, it's me! Thank you for speaking the TRUTH! Absolutely the guy is a bum...a criminal and ex-con who profited off the hardships, addictions and early deaths and murders of others! Worked with the most notorious of all cartel leaders, Escobar...and this man trying to make him sound like freakin' Robin Hood! Wow!
@GS-zc4sk
@GS-zc4sk 2 жыл бұрын
These were very different times.
@GS-zc4sk
@GS-zc4sk 2 жыл бұрын
@Greetings, it's me! Muhahahaa 👽
@kblo7473
@kblo7473 2 жыл бұрын
First time got sucked up in podcast story from first second of it to the last! First time on Lex's channel - what a discovery! Host is a maestral in building a story with a right questions in right moments - I've enjoyed in every second.
@fabcat1ify
@fabcat1ify 3 жыл бұрын
You honestly have one of thee most interesting podcasts, just finished watching Yeonmi Park, thank you, that’s all I can say 💕
@timmcgrawsmustache4343
@timmcgrawsmustache4343 3 жыл бұрын
@@MiticDane leave my girl alone ya weirdo
@milesteg8627
@milesteg8627 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant fucking intro. Lex is getting exponentially better at these. How great will this podcast be in several years, should it continue
@ahlbrand92
@ahlbrand92 3 жыл бұрын
Give me a break Jose.... this man did his time, lived a crazy life, and has a cool story to tell... always has to be someone somewhere that finds a problem where there isn't one.
@milesteg8627
@milesteg8627 3 жыл бұрын
@@userumbleandgettr4freespee501 No - drugs being illicit gave that extra value to Central American producers. You're just carrying weight for DEA, FBI and cops all over America violating the 5th Amendment to disenfranchise PoC. People like YOU - defending monstrous bureaucracies which build a prison state - you are the real assholes. Not people altering their consciousness.
@christophsteck531
@christophsteck531 3 жыл бұрын
@@milesteg8627 nothing wrong with altering ones consciousness but you left out the addictive part, people that know it is rational to quit but there brains dont let them it is not like it is just a hard choice. Also drugs dont get designed for the most consciousness altering substances that will help you gain insight in life they will brew together poison you will never get off again until you are dead. Maybe it is possible to create a legalized drug industry were a lot of this could change but the current one is people selling addictive poison and designing their substances exactly for that purpose. It is basically impossible to decriminalize smth that is that addictive and it will get only worse the human body isnt a moving target sience gets an ever increasing power over it. Allowing the design and selling of products that try to get the effect but cut down the harm, addictiveness might be a way. People today are weak they cant even stop eating when it clearly harms them a lot sure who is the one that is allowed to force them to stop the answer should be somewhere along the line when their rational self chooses x there should be outer mechanisms that help them to enforce it when their lower instincts kick in - Brain computer interface introduces itself lol. Idk what the solution is but I coul very well imagine a whole society getting destroyed by cheap, ever available drugs, wouldnt be the first time.
@JS-sv3bq
@JS-sv3bq 3 жыл бұрын
Also getting his children involved... bringing them to meet these people. It was pretty clear from early on that these people were murderous... plenty of evidence
@evciachic
@evciachic 3 жыл бұрын
@@userumbleandgettr4freespee501 his wife is as sweet as he is. With family that clearly love him. No doubt he’s a badass. you can call him bad all you want. Or talk about being a libertarian that believes in freedom, which means nothing when you hold him responsible as an enabler. By libertarian, I think you mean cnn liberal.
@abc55052
@abc55052 3 жыл бұрын
A Southern Gentleman telling stories about running drugs and making million dollar deals. Love this episode
@gh8066
@gh8066 Жыл бұрын
this old man is so jolly i love it!
@kowalski8
@kowalski8 Жыл бұрын
Stoned you are ?
@whatcher8151
@whatcher8151 Жыл бұрын
YES, BEAUTIFUL SOUL, EVEN WITH JUSTIFICATIONS OF WRONG DOINGS, BUT HE DOES SEE CLEARLY. GOD HAS AN ETERNITY FOR HIM IF HE ACCEPTS AND FOLLOWS.
@jaybee9269
@jaybee9269 Жыл бұрын
Jolly little psycho, not thinking of the damage those smuggled drugs cause.
@22cryogen
@22cryogen 3 жыл бұрын
One of the most pure podcasts I've ever watched. Incredible.
@deshraj669
@deshraj669 3 жыл бұрын
@J W and he faced the consequences of his actions.
@matthewp5472
@matthewp5472 3 жыл бұрын
@J W only because of a bogus war on drugs
@VantageWelding
@VantageWelding 3 жыл бұрын
True gem of a podcast. If not the best out there on the internet.
@ericwiese7479
@ericwiese7479 3 жыл бұрын
Right! This was so entertaining
@Mickflippin
@Mickflippin 3 жыл бұрын
I knew Roger. Was in MDC L.A. with him. Great guy. I miss "story time with Roger."
@wadeboggs5163
@wadeboggs5163 3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about Rodger being a good dude to bid with.
@paladinomega3098
@paladinomega3098 3 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant episode! Lex you're a legend mate
@HotdogFish1
@HotdogFish1 3 жыл бұрын
I'm keeping the amount of likes to 69
@king1k463
@king1k463 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve learned so much from this guy
@boburwell9921
@boburwell9921 3 жыл бұрын
The legend is sitting across from him
@beneficent.programming
@beneficent.programming Жыл бұрын
sounds like the clintons made barry go away
@enjayflave
@enjayflave 3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Roger’s wife is just amazing. What a catch she is.
@finaltouchala
@finaltouchala 3 жыл бұрын
He looks at his wife, at the end of this video, like he has never seen a more beautiful woman, and is about to cry. What an incredible ending to this story.
@siracjaffa7879
@siracjaffa7879 3 жыл бұрын
Nm
@HatedNelevated
@HatedNelevated 3 жыл бұрын
@@siracjaffa7879 huh?
@diviningrod2671
@diviningrod2671 3 жыл бұрын
@Shorty Williams not to mention the single most useful plant on the planet
@diviningrod2671
@diviningrod2671 3 жыл бұрын
@Shorty Williams that's great you don't smoke it, more for me !! Lol, just kidding. You correct about Afghanistan. Some where I had read years ago that after ww2 we built roads going into Afghanistan out of asphalt ( smoother for Cadillacs) and Russia did the same, but out of concrete ( better for tanks).
@sudorights
@sudorights 3 жыл бұрын
@@diviningrod2671 Soviet dominance
@benklingman
@benklingman 3 жыл бұрын
Say what you want this man never forgets a good lunch he ate before committing a swathe of crimes
@grantlawrence611
@grantlawrence611 3 жыл бұрын
Lol true
@andyokus5735
@andyokus5735 3 жыл бұрын
Crimes,? Laws are a bunch of Bullshit created by worthless arrogant lawyers because they know they can profit off it down the road. I never voted for any of these laws so why do I have to obey them??!?.
@benklingman
@benklingman 3 жыл бұрын
@@andyokus5735 don’t obey them, you don’t have to
@TheRobdarling
@TheRobdarling 2 жыл бұрын
One mans crime is another mans legal profit center...
@mynamesjudge
@mynamesjudge 2 жыл бұрын
@@andyokus5735 I agree. Legalize murder!
@kristy_evans
@kristy_evans 2 жыл бұрын
Lex, whenever I introduce your podcast to anyone, this is the episode I show them. This is my absolute favorite. I literally laughed, cried, and just... It's just a really beautiful and amazing episode. Whenever I feel sad or alone, watching these transports me away from any negativity immediately. You have such a sweet and curious soul.
@eamonia
@eamonia Жыл бұрын
Dude, if you haven't yet seen or listened to his conversation with Paul Rosolie, please indulge yourself. He moved from New York to the Amazon when he was 18 and every sentence of the 3 hours he had on the show is an unbelievable tale of adventure and discovery that rivals that of the works of Homer. Please, do yourself the favor, I implore you.
@kristy_evans
@kristy_evans Жыл бұрын
@@eamonia Thank you!! I will watch that with my morning coffee! He is so fascinating.
@eamonia
@eamonia Жыл бұрын
@@kristy_evans Thank you! I'm so happy that you took the time to respond and I sincerely think that you're going to absolutely love it.
@liamivarsson
@liamivarsson 5 ай бұрын
@@kristy_evansHow was it?
@alexmason1387
@alexmason1387 3 жыл бұрын
Proof that being a criminal doesn’t make you a bad man. This man has values, standards, and truly believes the value of his word. Thank you for telling your story
@Saucey65
@Saucey65 3 жыл бұрын
Right? Delivering death.... oops I mean cocaine and doing it for money isn't bad at all right? Undeniable proof! I'm with you, he's a good guy great observation!
@deleted01
@deleted01 3 жыл бұрын
@@Saucey65 Dying from cocaine is better than dying in prison for possessing cocaine.
@Saucey65
@Saucey65 3 жыл бұрын
@@deleted01 which wouldn't happen unless you really fucked up. Possession isn't a life sentence. In the case of Roger reaves it was a year for his friend when he got caught trafficking. But wait how did we get off the topic of how drug dealers are good guys? 😂
@boburwell9921
@boburwell9921 3 жыл бұрын
Read his book.
@deshraj669
@deshraj669 3 жыл бұрын
@@Saucey65 still has more morals than CIA.
@miguelsantono4969
@miguelsantono4969 2 жыл бұрын
This was one of the best interviews I've ever seen. I can see how this man survived that world. He's gentle, but not weak.
@tonygambale9786
@tonygambale9786 3 жыл бұрын
Lex, the interview of Roger was an in depth autopsy of an incredibly unforgettable character. If it wasn't true it would be laughable. He is one complex human. Thanx for giving us the opportunity to peak into his life. Great great work.
@BobbyGeneric145
@BobbyGeneric145 3 жыл бұрын
He's definitely an amazing man. Such impeccable code of morals and ethics too!
@MiceDnP
@MiceDnP 2 жыл бұрын
This might be one of the best and most real, badass and heartwarming podcasts at the same time that i’ve ever listened to. So i’ll listen it again in a day or two!
@jt9907
@jt9907 3 жыл бұрын
His wife is a real one❤️👍🏾Won’t find many like her nowadays
@Mmmmkaaay
@Mmmmkaaay 3 жыл бұрын
Oh she enjoyed that money while he rotted in prison. Make no mistake.
@FirstLast-oz6rs
@FirstLast-oz6rs 3 жыл бұрын
@@Mmmmkaaay She still kept the family together, wrote to him, and was there after all those years. No amount of money would make a woman put up with that. She could have easily taken the money and left him to start a new life but she waited for him. She is a Queen
@Izzabenito
@Izzabenito 3 жыл бұрын
She was Dutch. Much different than an American Woman.
@Mmmmkaaay
@Mmmmkaaay 3 жыл бұрын
@@FirstLast-oz6rs Ah yes. Now if only American men could run drugs for millions of dollars and keep us in a lifestyle suitable for the queens that we are. 🙄
@SnowWhite-dr6xh
@SnowWhite-dr6xh 3 жыл бұрын
Yeh they don't make hoes the way they used to.
@0rnery0verwatch
@0rnery0verwatch 2 жыл бұрын
I'm only an hour into this... absolutely incredible story. This man didn't just live a life... he lived one hell of a journey. I'm really excited to finish the rest of it.
@willbrink
@willbrink 3 жыл бұрын
This podcast should be nominated for an award at the very least. Roger is a truly fascinating person who was a pawn and the true power players, per usual, didn't pay the price they should have, including several POTUS.
@mystijkissler8183
@mystijkissler8183 3 жыл бұрын
Why do "they" let the power players corruptions go free? Why do they lose their empathy for power? Roger says he has seen real evil in men. Greed doesn't make you evil. It makes you neglectful, impulsive, and lose ethically in areas; lose yourself unless grounded in moral righteousness.
@jasminejones9937
@jasminejones9937 3 жыл бұрын
There are no "innocent" people on this planet The Rogers of this world just see thru the corruption and hypocrisy and take their chances against all odds and..at a price ! Rodger has balls and a great spirit I, for one, respect him
@mbolduc
@mbolduc 2 жыл бұрын
Neither did Roger.
@briandenny5820
@briandenny5820 2 жыл бұрын
It’s just a shame so few saw that it’s a business that almost always ends badly. So few actually walked away with a load of cash. Happened to the very best of them!
@mbolduc
@mbolduc 2 жыл бұрын
@@briandenny5820 They should all be dead.
@dalzy1969
@dalzy1969 9 ай бұрын
As a former smuggler, I too have such stories. It was better than being a rock star. To this day, I regret every moment…
@dahleno2014
@dahleno2014 3 жыл бұрын
Lex keeps talking about betrayal between these cartel leaders and I have to interject. As a former dealer (not at this level) there are those who have honor and have your back, and those who will betray you. The people who betray you get shot or thrown in jail at a much higher rate. It’s logical to not betray others. It’s much more safe. When you have a true camaraderie with others and want to make money and be safe, betrayal is off the table. It’s stupid. Not all criminals are bad people. Breaking bad has a great quote on this: “I’ve known good criminals and bad cops. Bad priests, honorable thieves… You can be on one side of the law or the other. But if you make a deal with somebody, you keep your word. You can go home today with your money and never do this again. But you took something that wasn’t yours. And you sold it for a profit. You’re now a criminal. Good one, bad one? That’s up to you”
@dominickschrute3084
@dominickschrute3084 3 жыл бұрын
100%. So much is built on reputation, in drugs as well as any other business. If you're known as a straight up honest guy, then you're going to have other like minded people around you, if you're known as a thief or a liar, you're only going to be around other thieves and liars, because word gets out quickly. Besides that, your liable to get shot.
@MurdaMishou
@MurdaMishou 3 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯 Saul Goodman
@jlebrech
@jlebrech 3 жыл бұрын
This story needs to become a mod for flight simulator
@richiem7716
@richiem7716 3 жыл бұрын
What us mod? I see it everywhere. Boomer 🥴
@positronikiss
@positronikiss 3 жыл бұрын
@@richiem7716 Learn your damn language first, kid.
@eyeofthetiger7
@eyeofthetiger7 3 жыл бұрын
That would be amazing! I'm getting that soon when it comes out for Xbox Series X (two weeks from now).
@ETAlnes
@ETAlnes 3 жыл бұрын
@@richiem7716 Are you asking what a mod is and then stating that you're a boomer? If so a mod is a user made modification of any given game, a flight simulator "mod" of this story implemented in a flight simulator game would have you flying the routes he did and most likely have some custom made events, possibly new features and metrics as well. Think amount of drugs (weight), type of drug, fuel maybe of differing quality, customs, border patrol, different planes with different abilities when it comes to carrying capacity, money, new things to buy with the money, ideally a new more in depth economics system, some kind of narrativizing or campaign to tell the story etc. Essentially what often becomes an entire game is made by a private person or several in cooperation based on some already existing game infrastructure, sometimes it results in what is essentially just a new game altogether, Crusader Kings 2 is a prime example of this.
@richiem7716
@richiem7716 3 жыл бұрын
@@ETAlnes i am humbled by your extensive response. Thank u sir. I was miffed as to y one individual answered my question with disdain. Thanks mate
@jordansaipaia7874
@jordansaipaia7874 3 жыл бұрын
Letting the guest talk and tell their story is often missing from most podcasts.
@jrizzle3614
@jrizzle3614 3 жыл бұрын
Because podcasters are obsessed with their own voice
@thebook5458
@thebook5458 3 жыл бұрын
The biggest podcaster joe lets his guest speak rarely interrupts.
@a-t5380
@a-t5380 3 жыл бұрын
I love how jacko wilink does his... Starts from the childhood and gets them to tell him how they grew up..
@BlackleafLB
@BlackleafLB 10 ай бұрын
Listening to Roger is like listening to your Grandpa tell Smuggling stories. One of my favorite smugglers to listen to… amazing life, amazing storyteller.
@wadeboggs5163
@wadeboggs5163 3 жыл бұрын
His suggested fix for the prison system is actually brilliant 1:41:00 At the juvenile level at least.
@jwd888
@jwd888 3 жыл бұрын
a super idea
@ianpollard4501
@ianpollard4501 3 жыл бұрын
Ok I'll give it another listen.
@ianpollard4501
@ianpollard4501 3 жыл бұрын
Yes great idea. Especially for drug possession prisoners.
@jwd888
@jwd888 3 жыл бұрын
it wouldn't be too bad an idea to do it in schools too ,,send the kids out into the world with a trade under thier belts. might stop a few falling through the net
@MASJYT
@MASJYT 3 жыл бұрын
Been tried before, turns out most people don't get into prison for lack of skills.
@sammarino9063
@sammarino9063 3 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. Being from Louisiana, it makes certain things make sense from my youth. Wild. I had bits and pieces , but I'm so glad I heard it from him. Thank you for this.
@angelomarsili4536
@angelomarsili4536 3 жыл бұрын
This man is incredible. He's crazy, he's wild, he's a "criminal", he's complex, he's determined, he's a phenomenally unique blend of the mostly the best with a pinch of the worst of humanity. Yet somehow, he comes off as the most likeable person I may have ever seen interviewed. I wish he was everyone's grandpa
@HatedNelevated
@HatedNelevated 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr definitely got those cool Grandpa Vibes from him
@bojaiden5175
@bojaiden5175 3 жыл бұрын
He's a thief, a man without a conscience... he's evil with a smile.
@garlandremingtoniii1338
@garlandremingtoniii1338 3 жыл бұрын
You wish he was everyone’s Grandpa? You, are nuts!! My grandfather was an excellent, loving Christian Grandfather, that always thought of others 1st, himself 2nd.
@rsmetz88
@rsmetz88 2 жыл бұрын
@@garlandremingtoniii1338 Everyone has skeletons.
@renegademaster32
@renegademaster32 2 жыл бұрын
@@bojaiden5175 he done us all a favour bringing over our coke for us to sniff if it wasn't him it was the next man
@chuckwarchild3150
@chuckwarchild3150 11 ай бұрын
They gotta make this a movie!! his detail is more than amazing!!😊
@xNobleSavagex
@xNobleSavagex 3 жыл бұрын
His style sounds like he's describing the time he went next door to Miss Bessie for a cup of sugar and she was plumb out so he moseyed on down to the General's Store to pick up some for a yummy pie that the wife was a'bakin'. ...HELL NO...he's talking about smuggling TONS of dope into the U.S.!! Lol!
@boyerindustries
@boyerindustries 3 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo so accurate!
@tomlib6794
@tomlib6794 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaa yes
@jayjohnson5016
@jayjohnson5016 3 жыл бұрын
this comment hahahahah
@krsmedley
@krsmedley 3 жыл бұрын
Clicked on this at random, and have to say, this is one of the most interesting podcasts I have ever heard. I absolutley loved it. One can only hope this man's spirit is contagious. Thank you kindly.
@skip777
@skip777 2 жыл бұрын
Like a District Attorney doing the questioning....... ....all this admitting to past crimes with a ...." Cant be arrested Attitude".... You play chess?......this guy is the one that got caught first....he secretly rolls over on his employee.. Knowing his employee is working with dirty CIA.....(What an ace in the hole !) He told the guy last time he saw him ....Cartel is going to kill you " DEA plays the employee....sacrifices the employee..keeps this guy as their main player.. Cartel thinks this guy is a hero for not snitching and keeps him in their confidence...... he pretends to bug out to look rightous... and keeps providing deep info on Cartel To DEA until DEA gets to the very top of the food chain.....then he retires with a hidden funds..... Everyone is happy with him evan the Cartel.... DEA wanted the dirty CIA agents and the Cartel bosses......they got them all with this guys help...... CIA guys are dead......bosses dead or in jail.....and this guy has no fear.....the no fear is the tell... He really needs to stop talking.......the amount of coke he brought into America killed thousands of Americans..Wrecked millions of lives......and he laughs as if it was an adventurous rodeo........ ...he only trafficked in weed a short time....he mostly carried coke.....Hes got more blood on his hands than ISIS..
@GreenLight11111
@GreenLight11111 3 жыл бұрын
I find these real people actual life experiences more fascinating now than theoretical sciences.
@officialconoussierx1664
@officialconoussierx1664 Жыл бұрын
i remmember him from oz,in prison,several yrs back ,top bloke ,glad 2 see you free man,prop's & peace
@openeverydoor
@openeverydoor 7 ай бұрын
😂 man I hope he got your message!
@michaelr.4878
@michaelr.4878 3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best interview that I have ever listened to...and I have listened to a lot of them. This is absolutely fascinating. This dude is legendary.
@speedmetall
@speedmetall 2 жыл бұрын
I agree. And thought the same thing watching it. And I've also seen a lot of interviews for the past 3 years.
@vickielawson3114
@vickielawson3114 2 жыл бұрын
Then you should say it’s the best interview you’ve ever heard, not the best you have “listened to”. I’m pedantic, so I have to nitpick your grammar.
@harleyhall4485
@harleyhall4485 2 жыл бұрын
Legendary A-hole. He was one of the leading players for our drug crisis back then. He really doesn’t seem remorseful about it. Even when he was first arrested he just doubled down. Nothing against you, but a man should be remembered for his actions
@maggyfrog
@maggyfrog 3 жыл бұрын
ah lex is the man. the breadth of this podcast keeps expanding 😎
@BfreshMedia
@BfreshMedia 3 жыл бұрын
First time listening to an entire 2hr podcast because I simply couldn't stop. Roger is a fascenating man with impecable memory for details that make him an incredible story teller. Such a great episode!
@skip777
@skip777 2 жыл бұрын
Like a District Attorney doing the questioning....... ....all this admitting to past crimes with a ...." Cant be arrested Attitude".... You play chess?......this guy is the one that got caught first....he secretly rolls over on his employee.. Knowing his employee is working with dirty CIA.....(What an ace in the hole !) He told the guy last time he saw him ....Cartel is going to kill you " DEA plays the employee....sacrifices the employee..keeps this guy as their main player.. Cartel thinks this guy is a hero for not snitching and keeps him in their confidence...... he pretends to bug out to look rightous... and keeps providing deep info on Cartel To DEA until DEA gets to the very top of the food chain.....then he retires with a hidden funds..... Everyone is happy with him evan the Cartel.... DEA wanted the dirty CIA agents and the Cartel bosses......they got them all with this guys help...... CIA guys are dead......bosses dead or in jail.....and this guy has no fear.....the no fear is the tell... He really needs to stop talking.......the amount of coke he brought into America killed thousands of Americans..Wrecked millions of lives......and he laughs as if it was an adventurous rodeo........ ...he only trafficked in weed a short time....he mostly carried coke.....Hes got more blood on his hands than ISIS..
@ianadams7135
@ianadams7135 2 жыл бұрын
@@skip777 cry about it
@bobbyjones8752
@bobbyjones8752 Жыл бұрын
We are all sinners we have in our own minds sense of moral values but when we stand before God we all fall short. Jesus is the only one and way to go, follow him and trust in Him
@durplehaze6484
@durplehaze6484 3 жыл бұрын
Damn Lex, I didn't expect that you would go here 😄
@thomasmitchell4128
@thomasmitchell4128 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't see this guest coming but I'm so glad they got this guy on the podcast.
@chomdale
@chomdale 3 жыл бұрын
Just love how different this show can be episode to episode. Absolutely love it.
@blakekyle6939
@blakekyle6939 3 жыл бұрын
He was spot on about the prisons in America.
@Schuffe37
@Schuffe37 6 ай бұрын
This guys audio book is like listening to an old man telling his lifestory around a campfire in the summer.. This guy is very truthful and the definition of a true 1% outlaw
@gabrieletruzoli5425
@gabrieletruzoli5425 3 жыл бұрын
I need to hear this guy's advice for young people
@gickygackers
@gickygackers 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing you couldn't figure out yourself. Stop looking for guidance.
@senurarx99
@senurarx99 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@hotspothawkins6453
@hotspothawkins6453 3 жыл бұрын
“It’s not what you know; it’s who you know,” he didn’t say that but I could see it 😂
@gickygackers
@gickygackers 3 жыл бұрын
@@Garcia-elf mushroom
@yourdaddy.956
@yourdaddy.956 3 жыл бұрын
"Be a drug dealer" jk.
@marilyto
@marilyto 3 жыл бұрын
This is one, if not my favorite podcasts i ever listened to, this man and the life he lived is a piece of walking history. Hopefully Netflix gets in contact with him, his life and adventures need to be told, what a legend!
@briandenny5820
@briandenny5820 2 жыл бұрын
Hollywood won’t make a movie of Mr.Reeves he has to much truth and his story won’t match up with another couple movies that have been out a long time because of that truth.
@xcofcd
@xcofcd 2 жыл бұрын
Netflix could just call it Narcos America and show the American Smugglers and the drug distribution in the states...
@chrisdavid3144
@chrisdavid3144 2 жыл бұрын
Best podcast,ever heard,great preface the interviewer,started with.
@professorzoom7800
@professorzoom7800 3 жыл бұрын
Lex has touched on his admiration for Rogans ability to interview, when to let a person marinate a thought, when to guide them, when to prod or expand, most importantly when to SHUT UP. Far too many interviews die because the interviewer gets too wrapped up in the idea it’s about them. This guys story is probably a top 5 most fascinating stories i’ve ever heard in my life. Lex handled this interview masterfully, i loved it.
@deslars1956
@deslars1956 2 жыл бұрын
100% agree....who are the other 4? Thanks
@professorzoom7800
@professorzoom7800 2 жыл бұрын
@@deslars1956 the other 5 most fascinating stores you mean?
@deslars1956
@deslars1956 2 жыл бұрын
@@professorzoom7800 yes please :)
@professorzoom7800
@professorzoom7800 2 жыл бұрын
@@deslars1956 i’ll have to look some of them i don’t remember their names. one of my favorites that i do like is this endurance athlete body builder guy. he’s JACKED but swam around ALL of great britain 😂
@justinmartin4662
@justinmartin4662 2 жыл бұрын
It’s just a few bad agents, except the good ones don’t bust the bad ones, the bad ones never do any time or even lose their jobs and the charade keeps going. If our government locks people up for murder because someone they were with kills someone, then surely it would make sense that the people who work with, for, or supervise all these agents should be guilty. No American should ever “trust” the government. That’s just dumb. But this is a guy who sees human sacrifice as a beautiful idea so I have to question his sense of morals. Of course someone willing to accept Bronze Age morality that they don’t even follow themselves on faith is going to be a trusting person. They literally call themselves lambs of god.
@williamdolezal9184
@williamdolezal9184 2 жыл бұрын
This man has lived 100 lives. What an amazing person. He never complained even when things were less then miserable
@JonDruckerLA
@JonDruckerLA 2 жыл бұрын
Yep! We're working on a TV series about him.
@ClintGrantham
@ClintGrantham 3 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine a woman that loyal! Amazing!
@ahsanmohammed1
@ahsanmohammed1 3 жыл бұрын
Great point Clint! Agreed!
@jeffmiller3499
@jeffmiller3499 3 жыл бұрын
I'd say he deserves a lot of credit too. Who could leave such a wonderful soul? Hard to believe he's ever made an enemy in his life.
@josh124c
@josh124c 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of those home run interviews that knocks it out of the park
@enricopallazzo3244
@enricopallazzo3244 3 жыл бұрын
You’re one of those redundant guys who is also redundant.
@keeponrollin7922
@keeponrollin7922 3 жыл бұрын
Grand slam
@wmtomlinso
@wmtomlinso 2 жыл бұрын
I am a science nerd and I recently happened on Lex's channel. I have watched many of his videos. This is the first time I watched the whole video in one sitting. I dont know anything about drugs, but this was so entertaining. He is a great story-teller. THANK YOU, Lex.
@johnnyfire3860
@johnnyfire3860 Жыл бұрын
It is a great thing you know nothing about drugs. It really is. I’ve lost everything I ever loved because of them. But it makes me happy to know there are people out there that will never know the pain these things cause. I wish you nothing but the best.
@petrabridgemohan7006
@petrabridgemohan7006 Жыл бұрын
White folks speak with forked as native indians found..still so now Any drug smuggler js a criminal so do not try whitewash the white criminal
@enriquecardona1819
@enriquecardona1819 7 ай бұрын
You say that you have lost everything because of drugs but you or the family that did drugs dint take any responsibility for your or their actions. If someone gives me a gun does that mean that I’m going to use it? No it does? If someone leaves a car running with the key in to does that mean that I’m going to steal it? No it doesn’t. If a blind person drops money on the floor does that mean that I take it and run or do I say excuse me sir you dropped your money.😊
@guitardeez
@guitardeez 3 жыл бұрын
best podcast I’ve watched this year.
@constein4126
@constein4126 3 жыл бұрын
#200 going to be Putin, I'm calling it.
@YeahClickClack
@YeahClickClack 3 жыл бұрын
That would be epic. Needs to happen
@benomarton8299
@benomarton8299 3 жыл бұрын
My bet is Jordan Peterson.
@ryanmelvey8764
@ryanmelvey8764 3 жыл бұрын
i took a shot every time he said 'gentlemen' and ended the night in the hospital
@wildestcowboy2668
@wildestcowboy2668 11 ай бұрын
Pops be lying but he still cool
@andrewkuoppala3925
@andrewkuoppala3925 3 жыл бұрын
if the drug lords need a pilot call me...im sick of living in poverty as an airline pilot doing things the so called right way. I feel like a sucker flying regional jets for nothing and living in a "crash pad" thats an apartment with 20 or so people living in it. capitalism failed long ago. PABLOs replacement please CALL ME, I don't give a crap anymore.
@madtrucker9990
@madtrucker9990 3 жыл бұрын
First time a heard of the guy who is a pilot and lives in poverty, meybe you should go to fridman podcast and tell the story, it would be interesting ;D
@Benpriebe314
@Benpriebe314 3 жыл бұрын
ain't no way you're living in poverty. maybe its money management..
@jjosephm7539
@jjosephm7539 3 жыл бұрын
No aircraft anymore, too many airborne sensors. The next transport mechanism will be autonomous marine drones.
@pauljnellissery7096
@pauljnellissery7096 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂👍
@stazi7532
@stazi7532 3 жыл бұрын
What is the rough salary as an airline pilot? Google says 120-150k on average upwards of 300k but they tend to be wrong
@a-t5380
@a-t5380 3 жыл бұрын
Its insane we live in a day and age where we can just listen to stories like this..we truly live in the future
@unprophete6909
@unprophete6909 3 жыл бұрын
duh......
@danielstanley5336
@danielstanley5336 3 жыл бұрын
Also, we used to live in the past too. Seriously, you're right though it is amazing
@hyboirds1536
@hyboirds1536 3 жыл бұрын
I mean... we still live in the present, as we always have... but sure lol
@robertplatte5700
@robertplatte5700 2 жыл бұрын
if this lad didn't spend 33 years in jail he probably wouldn't be talking now
@Eric-gd3ec
@Eric-gd3ec 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously watched this whole thing, kept me entertained the whole time wanting to hear more. Great job!
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