Mariana Van Zeller Was Stuck in Niger During a Military Coup

Taken from JRE #2092 w/Mariana Van Zeller:
open.spotify.com/episode/1b4I...

[@chipsthedog1]

It's so refreshing to hear a story almost uninterrupted so many interviewers don't give their guests space to speak. Props to Joe.

[@PrimeTonysElbows]

He talks to much

[@robertgarcia7024]

Im sure it was a frightening experience for those who were involved, but the story did nothing for me, it was boooring.

[@lilsand.]

@@robertgarcia7024 What a wild life you must live where a story like this bores you, hot damn. Or is it just an effect of living in the type of digital world we live in now, constantly having death and murder on our feeds, to the point where tense real life situations have just become mundane to our overly stimulated minds? This must be the new age nihilistic apathy that psychs have been talking about.

[@CantTellYou]

_is_ he so good at it??? or is it just that... most people really fucking suck at it?

[@IKIGAIofficial]

@@robertgarcia7024🤓

[@ilikebassandagiraffe]

I read that title a little too fast😂

[@ElementofDefiance606]

My nisha

[@davidgruber9576]

😂😂😂

[@G1806]

😆😆

[@daverogan9900]

That’s why we are all here.

[@jonathansaffron3119]

Maybe he was stuck in her

[@johnfritz7222]

I can just see the mixture of humanity that saved this woman. The pilot feeling the kinship one would when you see someone who from the same country as you, while in a foreign one. And the guy who was working at the airport fighting against the military people trying to keep them from taking off. It's a great story

[@wanton1234]

Oh yeah, that happened to Hillary Clinton!

[@zxcasdqwe33]

I lost my mom in the supermarket once when I was 5. I can relate how scary her story was.

[@ProducerKeylo]

Kind of hard to lose a mom twice, unless… WAIT… Did you get an extra mom!?!? 😱😩

[@alaskansummertime]

Did you live?

[@HyperXsoduK]

@@alaskansummertime Naw man I think he dead lol You from Anchorage?

[@CantTellYou]

Lame. I lost my *mind* in the supermarket when I first saw how big these strawberries have gotten recently

[@bloodycheeseinsidemyass]

3:24

[@JohnBlaze505]

This is real journalism, kudos to her amazing bravery!

[@sadbravesfan]

Her story of escape doesn't sound that real

[@torismifff]

I'm watching a newer episode right now, I've always admired her for how far she goes to be real journalism.

[@mydogniko]

We need more people like Mariana van Zeller. Investigative journalism is sadly a dying art. So awesome she's still going at it. Been following her for over a decade now.

[@KimboKG14]

finally a good episode again. she should come on way more often, like joe said last time. but she's BUSY as hell as we get to hear now.

[@baddreams123451]

Agreed I love the show but I’m tired of seeing stupid comedians give their opinions on things they know nothing about.

[@ThatGuy-tx4vm]

judging by these stories, she has to make those appearances soon. She has the life expectancy of a stage 4 cancer patient.

[@CantTellYou]

I do love her episodes on here, just wish someone would make her drink some water every now and then

[@jtriay1324]

Bobby Lee was on a few days ago, that's like seeing an albino rat in the wild or something.

[@michaeldoran4367]

Too busy having Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura on. Two of the worst comedians

[@Murad_Jim]

Goosebumps at the end - I’m referring to the “..happy birthday…”; A very powerful moment that shows humanity in the midst of chaos

[@josephschmidt1751]

Omg! This woman is an amazing mixture a brass balls courage and tender motherly love . I am always enthralled by her stories and Joe you are the best at letting someone tell a good story.

[@nakedsnake6076]

tender motherly love?hmmm

[@TTFN55]

She's got those lady balls!

[@josephschmidt1751]

@@nakedsnake6076 lol. Ya I know

[@MaXMaX-wd4wt]

I concur. It never clicked with me til u explained it. :)

[@Jdubayou]

I know Jamie was sweating when he typed out this title.

[@inspte1096]

If you're ever in Austin, TX I want to buy you a beer haha

[@S2GUnit]

Haahaha

[@TheGuyfromValhalla]

Fax

[@kalrandom7387]

DAMN!!! Going to have to watch this interview.

[@erikdexter3100]

I was stuck on the subway …i feel her pain it was scary

[@CantTellYou]

Same, except it was an amusement park ride when I was 8, I was forced to go “weeeeeeee” for way too long

[@MrHeavy466]

"It ended in a military coup in Africa" has the same energy as "It ended in getting a book from the bookstore".

[@LordBovyn]

😂😂😂 True

[@nagaManu6485]

Muslims or blacks, a similar pattern.. watching from India

[@LordBovyn]

@@nagaManu6485 your point is not very clear, Muslims is a religion, black is a color, both are not exclusive. Did you mean Arab and African?

[@BasilHagens]

@@nagaManu6485how’s the caste system?

[@kingvxv6438]

@@nagaManu6485Indians shouldn’t be talk about other, when you guys are everywhere that not in precious India.

[@virginianative847]

Joe is still hands down the best podcast I strayed away from Joe podcast and watched this and I was just like damn. The level of guest he gets and the way he goes about convo idk why I even left lol

[@mack9208]

Jamie: Are u sure u want me to put this in the title?

[@d4nnysf]

Joe’s favourite word

[@vickilockeby3172]

This is one brave woman and I DVR all her episodes! Love her so much❤

[@MaaZy_]

That’s a movie right there, just adding the credits flying up

[@HeisenbergFam]

"stuck in Niger" is officially one of the wildest titles in Joe Rogan's history

[@torched80]

Joe won't stop with the n word

[@BlackDolphin-ro5gr]

Haha , I didn't seen it before I read your comment

[@alabamawyatt5490]

he never used the n word. He called them apes.

[@DogmenHardcastle]

Notice how hard she bends over backwards to say it as inoffensively as possible "neesher", yeah ok lady.

[@user-pc9oj9ci1r]

grow up man

[@EliteElk221]

4:00 - I was deployed to that Air Base in the country KZbin won't let us type. Not the same exact time as her mind you but close enough, it's just outside the city of Agadez, AB201. She lied about its size, it is absolutely not "one of the biggest Air Force bases ever built," and I would be shocked if it cost as much as she claimed because, even today, it is still majority tents there. She also has a huge lack of real understanding as to our policy in the country and the military relationship with it. The junta never wanted to kick U.S. troops out, they very explicitly only wanted the French out (as the country used to be a French colony). The media even outright lied about it saying the junta said the U.S. Ambassador had 48 hrs to leave when that never happened, they only threatened the French.

[@CC-wp6ni]

I agree with you. I dont understand any of this but you sound right

[@joshuavoncannon9047]

She’s also confused about the 4 troops that died in Tongo Tongo, they were not Marines they were Army Special Operations.

[@vasyle2236]

1) I can't verify that you was deployed there 2) are you sure she knew the truth and lied ? (And not like - she really have not seen that base, and just repeating rumors from locals here)

[@EliteElk221]

@@vasyle2236 It's been like 5 days or something but you're right, I should've said exaggerated because I can't know if she is truly lying or not. Regardless of my poor choice of one word, the fact is still that Air Base 201 in the country KZbin won't let us type the name of is absolutely not "one of the biggest Air Force Bases ever built." You are welcome to question if I was actually deployed there as I'm just a guy online where everyone's source is "trust me bro," but if it helps I spent approximately 5 months there (Jan to June of 2023) and left before the events she mentioned unfolded. One of the people in my shop arrived to AB201 almost right after I departed (Hoping he comes home on time here soon) and he was there for the coup so I got to hear some quote unquote "insider info" which is how I knew about the media lying about the junta threatening the US ambassador/military. I can't really speak to things there right now however and it would be inappropriate of me to comment as such on events I have no knowledge of.

[@vasyle2236]

@@EliteElk221 haha, no worries It is just random youtube anyway 😀 Just wanted to say that it is not safe country for usa journalists (regardless of any exaggeration on her side during talk). I'm happy he and her crew returned safely.

[@pedrosaraiva8097]

THIS is journalism. Hails from Portugal.

[@marcfitzhenry7581]

Wow, that was an incredible story. Wow!

[@patmack2871]

She has the best stories

[@chasbo25]

Just wow! Joe has so many interesting guests and he lets them tell the story. Great stuff Joe!

[@673AWSF]

They weren’t Marines. They were Green Berets killed in an ambush.

[@-SheepDog-]

Exactly, She used the TongoTongo ambush to reference the place and then misquotes the men killed there by not even knowing what branch they served in, and then says how amazing her gold mining story is, its distasteful.

[@mrstarbuck9212]

She was exaggerating a lot.

[@justinmartin6068]

Two of the four were green berets. All served in 3rd Special Forces Group

[@kimmy3469]

My Cousin Ssgt. Bryan Black was one of the four killed. Please at least acknowledge his branch of service while discussing his death.

[@mrstarbuck9212]

@@kimmy3469 sorry about your cousin

[@gusthejoker85]

This one was a great podcast specially the talk about Bodies Exhibitions

[@AWAKENIUM]

this is one of my favorite jre stories

[@Rick-pt4ox]

What a great guest !!

[@sofianedestro1364]

jamie had fun with naming this video

[@MichaelRector-qf7xp]

Well played sir

[@rikmoore622]

Ohhh that's how you pronounce it 😬🤦‍♂️

[@montys8th]

Mariana is a force of nature and absolutely fearless.

[@kathleenp3135]

Great show she has!

[@chipsthedog1]

What is her show called?

[@kathleenp3135]

@@chipsthedog1 Trafficked. It’s wild.

[@chipsthedog1]

@@kathleenp3135 Thank you I hope it's on line as I do not think it airs here in the UK.

[@jugz9130]

@@chipsthedog1use a VPN brother

[@lloydymk2013]

Joe is terrified of all things africa. U ever notice any time its mentioned. Even him visiting hes like fuck that 😂

[@emmaread5505]

In the podcast she talks about gold and wasn’t sure on its uses. Gold is a great connector and conductor so is used in almost all electronics, the most gold is found in ocean water (microscopic) it’s too expensive to extract. Gold is super soft so most is lost from purely wear tear. We’ve been mining gold for 40 years North Queensland Australia

[@kowalabearful]

I feel like I just watched a movie... wow, what an amazing portrayal of the events.

[@dylang8359]

I could listen to her beautiful voice all day

[@daltonsnow5855]

It was 4 soldiers, not 4 marines

[@majinvegeta3181]

Jamie : can you put out a video of a bear negotiating in Portuguese.

[@markv7161]

Love her journalism!

[@mrstarbuck9212]

she is lying.

[@mizler6444]

My team are the ones who rejected them access to the base but things were super restricted during the “coup” 😂

[@d.castillo9495]

Where was she on Jan 6th?

[@cezarmartins3489]

Here we go...

[@jopo7996]

I never realized Pam from the office had an accent.

[@Sarnarath]

Where can i find the footage of her in the makeshift gold tunnels?

[@harryprince9768]

She made sure she pronounced that extra carefully

[@yasirzainal1]

Life as it should been lived

[@dominicbonarrigo6502]

Joe pumping out fire lately sheeeeshh

[@Fuhrious]

0:25 she brings up four marines that were killed when in fact, they were US Army special forces.

[@Ironman829]

I love Maria and her docs.

[@elnesto408]

It's Mariana, but yes. Her documentary's are amazing.

[@lucideyemedia]

Lmao SUCH A BRAIN... "what came first? Weed or the hash? I think the hash" 😂😂😂

[@byktorvictor]

MAD Respect to this Lady. This lady got the biggest balls. King Kong doesn't have nothing on her Being a fan of her since her days in the Vanguard show

[@hamidcherif3398]

I actually still live here. Nothing changed and it wasn’t as dramatic as they made it sound

[@josephgriffin2388]

Even as a vet, I would never choose such dangerous work

[@jannz1942]

Geeeeezus.... listening to her describe this harrowing experience.... wow... feel like I already saw the movie.... ugh... scary stressful

[@dajierena]

I used to watch her all the time

[@josephmcconnell8905]

The happy birthday bit is like an actual movie ending 😂

[@kanadop473]

I know people like this, they make up stories or exaggerate to sound cool.

[@ismashurmom1123]

@@kanadop473came of as a bit disingenuous but it may be true

[@virginianative847]

And this lady did the oxy highway documentary and it was amazing and just crazy lol

[@JankyToe]

Thank goodness Jamie didn't misspell the title of this video.

[@daletalaplaya5086]

A little female blond motorcycle rider just rode through the country with no problem except the roads were pure mud.

[@criticalcog6363]

Itchy boots!

[@criticalcog6363]

But tbf, she was in Nigeria, not Niger from what I recall.

[@barbaracovey]

Noraly was told to avoid Niger because of the coup.

[@daletalaplaya5086]

@@barbaracovey She ended up going, I think she delayed but still went.

[@vasyle2236]

You sure know why pacific ocean is named "pacific" 😅

[@enormuspeter69]

It was not 4 US Marines that were murdered & hung out to dry by their Command, THEY WERE US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES. Big difference Ms. Van Zeller.

[@AlejandroLopez-cl2vs]

Is anyone not able to see the video on Spotify?

[@mikeyfox-]

Maybe I'm wrong here. Which is fine I'm open to objectivity BUT she seemed to be telling a really good story up until around 6-7 mins when Joe asked her about what defence she had and it turned out that a whole ass US military base was situated like a few miles away!? I saw her whole demeanour change after that and I lost interest and called bullshit. Sorry whoever doesn't like this comment, I'm open to be corrected

[@globewanderers9673]

I mean I think it is quite harsh to just drop a sick episode just because of what she said in 5 min out of more than 2h podcast

[@beanstalker2123]

Wait. Stuck in what?

[@macduff1699]

She got stuck BY not in ! 😂

[@Fleshlycarnal]

Niger. It’s a country in Africa 😊

[@Canxervero]

​@@macduff1699And that's exactly why she does what she does. She insists in putting herself in situations or places where someone will take advantage of her. Why? Probably got a fantasy or fetish and it isn't a nice one.

[@Tuner775]

Awesome to see someone from my country in your show huge props to Mariana for the big sack of balls she has , should bring more people down to the show . In Portugal we really like the states and consider Americans awesome people . Gov bless you all .

[@helviogouveia4164]

Fala por ti.

[@JFabric500]

My favorite Vice reporter. She needs to bring back the dinner between nations and put spin on it.

[@lorigarza9971]

Her show is interesting. I have been watching it a few years now.

[@Bullwinkle056]

I love her series but I worry for her safety too.

[@RolandSpecialSauce]

Wow you can't even type the name of that country in the comments without getting your comment removed.😂

[@JeepMan1970]

OH BOY!!!

[@abdulrahmanmohamed441]

CIA agents always have the best stories

[@whiteowl2092]

So that's where the word comes from

[@rustywantstowin]

It's like she just described a great movie thriller with a happy ending.

[@Sarsour_]

Waw what a story!

[@MP-nz8nr]

How ironic. I'm stuck in America during a governmental coup.

[@otmossampacado1550]

Sure

[@parasocialbondsmetaswvoits9078]

that's what you call a crazy story

[@polorat-_-4999]

Stuck in who?

[@sandymayte]

Actual movie! My God

[@davide8641]

wow she can recount an episode

[@pinny_wiz8090]

Crazy video title I’m assuming Jamie came up with it.

[@Olie986]

It's literally a succinct description of what happened to her. That is the name of the country, what else would you title it?

[@beetlejews]

@@Olie986 black people dangerous

[@Lapisslazuli]

Why don't I see anything wrong with the titles

[@pinny_wiz8090]

@@Olie986woke leftist lmao.

[@jamespadilla5703]

I'm pretty sure those guys weren't Marines. I thought I had seen on the news that they were special forces from the army

[@SlayuhM]

Green Beret!

[@jamespadilla5703]

@@SlayuhM I knew.it was either Delta or GB thanks for the reply

[@Kevin-mx4vm]

​@@SlayuhMpink beret

[@carltyden78]

But she blatantly lied to him - where's the humanity in that?

[@keypatterson9732]

Praise the Lord

[@mickeymomighty5660]

This woman is very brave.

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

She’s also very lucky.

[@mickeymomighty5660]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 Fortune follows the brave.

[@mrstarbuck9212]

She is adding a lot of drama. Because her story doesn't make a sense. She said that she was in many war zones countries but Niger coup was the most scary for her...she is lying because it was a bloodless coup, none was killed even the president was arrested under the protection of the military, and all the crisis was in Niger was solve with diplomatic talk . So she is lying.

[@SlayuhM]

@@mclovinfuddpuckerNO, THAT'S YOU! 😂

[@bobzyurunkel]

And hot

[@jrpgaddict7726]

Wow this woman is amazing and very crazy 💪🏾

[@HighlyDecorated]

My boy Jamie sweating typing out this title lmao

[@asap5629]

stuck where??

[@pixelfacekillah]

Jamie sweating as he types the title and gets to the "g" button

[@josepena3699]

I love how americans being in a place they shouldn't be and neglecting their family is spinned like a romantic adventure...

[@overlord165]

Shout out my homeboy who worked at the airport! Don't know him though

[@kenwrickwairagu]

This lady is next level. Her team must be legit.🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@kenwrickwairagu]

@@mclovinfuddpucker ooookaaay.

[@mikhail_fil]

Reread the video title twice, to make sure.

[@lonetrader1]

I definitely read that title wrong.....

[@trollol_]

where?

[@YKXZ69]

boy lemme tell ya im way too high when i read this video title

[@josepena3699]

Also, yeah the guys with guns just let people with no authorization to leave to board a plane and take off with only yelling. Nothing sketchy about it

[@WinstonWilliamsofficial]

I know im not the only one that read that title wrong lol

[@bobsacamanno5123]

If anyone ever goes to these places definitely need to set up a Bat phone prior linking straight to Mike Glover/Andy Stumpf/Tim Kennedy.

[@pragmaticparadox5981]

Multiple soldiers with boots on the ground during the Afghan withdrawal said Kennedy is an idiot and that his attention-seeking behavior acted as a catalyst for the bombing that killed 182 people including 13 US servicemen. Tim Kennedy is a first rate narcissistic douche. Source was a live chat where two service members were chatting about their experiences there; they were explaining the situation, in detail, and stated Kennedy's grandstanding(he brought numerous busses and demanded to cut in line)leading to an epic clusterf*ck that created chaos and massed people for the bomb to be that much more effective.

[@-SheepDog-]

She Misquotes the Men killed in the Tongo Tongo ambush calling them "Marines" when they were in Fact Green Berets from 3rd Special forces group, 5 Nigerians died fighting with them with no mention, and then goes on to talk about how amazing her goldmining story is, lost my respect.

[@justinmartin6068]

Only two were green berets but yes all 4 were from 3rd Special Forces Group

[@zaidmeazer3617]

70% of what she talks about is bullshit. she just wants the book deal

[@TDH-FENRIS]

story need a movie

[@ivanvargas2425]

She baited that worker at the end