Sebastian Junger - "In My Time of Dying” | The Daily Show

“I was almost killed a number of times, which is different from the experience of dying.”
Sebastian Junger, author of "In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face-to-Face with the Idea of An Afterlife," joins Michael Kosta to discuss surviving an aneurysm and his new lease on life. He catalogs years of near-death experiences from surfing to war reporting, being faced with his dead father and the possibility of an afterlife, the terrifying nature of mortality and its ability to make life miraculous, and how the simple act of donating blood saved his life. #DailyShow #SebastianJunger #Death #Afterlife
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[@rozz481]

I really appreciated this interview. I went through the horrible loss of my son. A veteran to suicide. I was the one that walked in on this. I have been apathetic about whether I live or die since then. The “who do you want to be on your last day” gave me pause for thought. I don’t want to be this.

[@the1LASharp]

You are not alone. ❤

[@thruautisticeyes2971]

My oldest son committed suicide almost 2 years ago. I agree with you, write the script that you want to be and then just play that role. You are free to personify something beautiful. Even if you feel dead inside just go through the motions.

[@malcolmlarri9073]

Live life fully on behalf of your son, so that he can experience a fully lived life THROUGH you. I think of the loss of my loved ones as a heavy backpack I wear but I can still move around with it , because I must. I am rooting for you to be proud of yourself on your last day

[@camelshyte.stardust.heroes]

Much love and strength, dear stranger ♥️⚡️

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Friend introduced me to UCL unconditional love years ago, once we are gifted that no one can take it, your son wouldn't want you to suffer.

[@jbuster9]

Great interview. What a story. This atheist appreciated the reminder to live fully.

[@andrewf9677]

Lol. Atheists realize this is the only life we have and aren't blinded by dogmatic delusions

[@largedoglover99]

Thank you for being an atheist

[@itriedtoeatmyphone7619]

As some who had a brain abscess and lost a ton of blood and almost died, thank you to anyone who donates blood.

[@moniqueengleman873]

So true

[@insidejazzguitar8112]

We were friends in the 80s and 90s. He was an inspiration to me back then and still is. I’m so glad he’s still alive.

[@LindaC616]

A friend of mine who worked as a writer/,editor said he was the most interesting person she ever interviewed

[@laraoneal7284]

@@LindaC616. I’ve actually followed his career bc I’m fascinated with photojournalism. He is definitely a fascinating man for so many reasons.

[@Gpenguin01]

“Who do you want to be on your last day? Be that person on every day.” 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

My mom had a ruptured braim aneurysm in 2003. Something like 50% of people die immediately and another 25% on the weight of the hospital due to complications. Thankfully she survived and recovered.

[@christinerenee5616]

I like Michael Kosta as an interviewer.

[@nuthinmuffins5073]

See, I was just thinking that I like when he hosts, doing the other bits, but I don’t always like his interviews. Maybe my standards are too high though, ‘cause Stewart is a superb interviewer. Kosta isn’t bad overall, there’s just little things that kinda annoy me. For instance, here, there’s a couple times when I’d liked it if he’d just listened and allow Junger to steer the conversation when he had something he clearly wanted to say. Just stuff like that.

[@Myron90]

So do I

[@mandcbruce]

There is a ridiculous amount of talent on the Daily Show-- a real murderers' row.

[@jakelesnake]

I like him as a person

[@rikkiechambers4959]

Have read several books by those who have died and returned , most of the accounts are Christian people or those who then became Christian because of their experience , it’s fascinating to hear an account by an avowed atheist who still has the same take on life and living ! His advice for life is very solid . Thanks for this interview !

[@mayatara1980]

People become christians because they grow up in a society under christian influence and in those moments the religious figures that take shape to them are christian influences they carry on the back of their minds. I'm pretty sure that people in buddhist or hindu countries don't see Jesus Christ when they have NDEs nor do they turn christian afterwards. I'm sure they see buddhist and hindu deities.

[@user-zw5yu1ky9g]

The mind will convince you of many things

[@tscottshea]

I've never seen Michael Kosta do serious (mostly) interviewing, and he did a great job. He's still one of the funniest guys on the planet, but this shows his range! Kudos to Junger for his insights--he's a very cool guy who teaches us regardless of where he is. :)

[@ANXIETOR]

“like a dog understands a television screen”. Yes.

[@offtarget1758]

Really loved that analogy

[@TalesofaDeathDoula]

Thank you for doing this interview about Sebastián Junger's near death experience. Death has so much to teach us about life.

[@ting-ting7001]

I lost my friend to a car accident 20 years ago. He was only 12. I had a dream of him. It was really bright where we were. He was telling me he was alright. He’s okay. He wasn’t in any pain. He’d left his body before he incurred any pain. The last thing he said to me, before I woke up, was “I wanted to come to class.” We found out on a Monday in school. He had so many friends. I dreamt this on 12/28. It was also him telling me when he was 12, he died on the 28th. And he did. I had every single class with him, and he had so many friends. His friends loved him. He enjoyed learning. So him saying that, was fitting. He’d say that. The dream still brings me to tears.

[@brentdnowicki]

I enjoyed the end, I'm a regular blood donor. I look forward to my next donation.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

So does a complete stranger.

[@brentdnowicki]

@@unowen-nh9ov That's part of the reason I do it. I've been going for about 16 years. I've finally gotten one of my best friends to join me. I got him to make an appointment at the same time as me. He's been saying for years that he'd like to join and now he finally is.

[@samrubinoff]

Big Sebastian Junger fan. Terrific interview, Michael!

[@ronallen2458]

Great interview Kosta! Great question about the anniversary. Unexpected. I think it’s almost impossible to put down a Sebastian Junger book after the first page. He is such an engaging and real storyteller. I’m so glad he survived this and so many other times. Please keep writing Sebastian and I promise to keep reading.

[@stansbruv3169]

Nice interview Kosta!!

[@elainekavros7965]

Heavy and engaging conversation with touches of lighthearted humor via Michael Kosta!

[@chynnhowe]

You can listen to his entire experience on the Otherworld podcast

[@Radiatoron88]

To anyone seriously interested in NDEs, I recommend you read the books of Eben Alexander, (a neurosurgeon who had an NDE himself and wrote about it in two books), Bruce Greyson's "After," Mary C. Neal's "To Heaven and Back," and the various books by Raymond Moody as well. There are also a number of KZbin videos by former atheists who had NDEs and subsequently changed their views about their being some "divinity" "beyond the veil." The writers mentioned above are all physicians, so what they have to say regarding the significance of NDEs is especially worth considering.

[@markantrobus8782]

We have to turn around and ask "What needs my life? " The only thing that makes sense to me in the face of our common death is helping out, relieving pain.

[@ting-ting7001]

June 16 is the day of my best friend’s birthday. She’d passed 12 years ago. She loved watching the Daily Show. She was super spiritual.

[@rajpunjabi5947]

Wow! What an experience to share 👏👏

[@whistl034]

I adore Sebastian's attitude on life. Enjoyed this whole video. Thanks

[@paulvana2378]

Love this guy!

[@roncotton7963]

Having been to prison and having had a heart attack and dying, but waking up and being told your miracle Going to prison when set free makes you appreciate everything more than waking up and being told you a miracle maybe because only one last the moment and the other one last for years

[@Aeonshield]

I successfully endured a medical emergency with a critically low hemoglobin level of approximately 2.9, and the underlying cause remains undiagnosed. Furthermore, I experienced a traumatic incident involving an armed robbery while under the influence of LSD on the premises of a defunct school for the visually impaired, which Stevie Wonder once attended. These experiences have understandably contributed to my heightened anxiety levels.

[@moniqueengleman873]

2.9 hgb How in the World did you even breathe? Not a sudden drop, but chronic loss?

[@Aeonshield]

@moniqueengleman873 I had to take an ambulance, but I guess I was joking with the EMTs and ICU staff, haha. Four blood transfusions later

[@Aeonshield]

@@moniqueengleman873 it waz out of nowhere

[@moniqueengleman873]

@@Aeonshield okay. I am in the medical field. Have they not found a causation? I am glad you survived. Cheers

[@Aeonshield]

@moniqueengleman873 nope. I had a bunch of follow ups and had to swallow a pill camera

[@winterbird4447]

Kosta is a great host!

[@marianneb.7112]

This was great. Thank you, gentlemen. 🎉

[@edub9930]

Fascinating interview & topic. More of this please 🙏

[@mrwest5552]

interesting video / show segment. what i DO know is during my read of The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger 1997 i had never be so powerfully impacted before, so much so i would close the pages after 3 or so chapters and pace the room filled by anxiety.

[@peppermintpoppy]

Fabulous interview!

[@JillKnapp]

Great interview. I could have watched another hour!

[@user-ue7wu2dh4o]

facinating interview.

[@scottieapplseed]

Inspirational.

[@SusanMihalic--Writer]

Outstanding insights, outstanding writer and guest.

[@timothyadams6163]

Very well put , have had three node's I'm sure of , one I suspect, thank you for the words you put to an experience I'm so very familiar with thanx

[@thebayonneguy]

Be great to watch Junger have a tête-à-tête with another war correspondent: the brilliant Chris Hedges.

[@theotherme4120]

Also love the host!

[@Starlight_Silver]

Very cool guest

[@grrrant]

A++

[@3321far]

This makes me want to watch Ikiru again.

[@dad102]

Wow.

[@bloggerpillai]

The man was pretty close to the Lion of Panjshir, Ahmed Shah Massoud and interviewed him last if i remember right, and Massoud was assassinated couple days before 9/11, as part of the plan of OBL.

[@dougliner2521]

I can see Robert Downey Jr playing this guy in the ER seeing his deceased dad above him.

[@pinealgasm]

he should watch is there life after death moderated by john cleese.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

No, just watch him in MP.

[@eveja9783]

waw 😮

[@Myron90]

This is a wild guy

[@bsykes89]

💎💎💎💎💎

[@karenninascott]

Please, this guy, tv hosts and everyone know there are millions of out of body experience stories through to today and over the decades. There are so very many. All are from the perspective and interpretation of the experience, and most have amazing messages to relate. I recommend Love Covered Life here on KZbin. The host is the kindest interviewer, and she has a wide interest of these matters. Go learn!

[@bjdefilippo447]

Acts of service and citizenry are important. And blood donors get snacks!

[@jasonwachtel3285]

Reminds me of 'the tales of thomas covenant'. I say wearing a white gold ring just in case.

[@sassy2215]

He actually sounds like a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist. Namo Amida Butsu🙏🏻

[@bentonvinyl]

What a very special interview. Both these guys are great, however, I'd take MK in a head-to-head tennis match. Just remember, Christ loves atheists just as much as His believers.

[@alexwixom4599]

Ideology can blind one from the fullness of the view.

[@publicuser2534]

I like the conversation between an atheist and a believer. I am currently reading a chapter in a book…the chapter is called Athiests and Agnostics.

[@judebastien]

Our physical body always has parts that die and are reborn.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Yes, like hair & nails.

[@urkiddingme6254]

@@unowen-nh9ov Scientists say that very cell in the body is replaced every 7 years. It's not just the stuff you see on the outside.

[@mauricepowers3804]

Remember that song we're here because we're here because we're here because we're here we're here because we're here because we're here because we're here song to the tune of Auld Lang Syne

[@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf]

Great mind blowing lyrics

[@thesuncollective1475]

A quantum experience...that's the next book?

[@unowen-nh9ov]

No, it was a James Bond movie.

[@urkiddingme6254]

Sounds like he's still pretty confused. Many people have had life-after-death experiences. Some learn more from it than others. Just like life itself, I guess.

[@user-jc4zc1is3u]

What happened between him and Rogan

[@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf]

He told Joe that MMA was fake

[@derekaguon3176]

☯️

[@xTerminatorAndy]

10 units of blood? is that what he said? I thought we only have got like 12 pints of blood. Maybe us 1 unit of blood means something different?

[@foto21]

Actually, in dreams, conversations don't go very far. Your brain can take in someone talking to you, or you talking to someone else, but extended interaction in dreams is something I've never had much of.

[@Omni0404]

Walking is tough, too! You get that concrete leg thing going on.

[@LindaC616]

I've remembered whole conversations from dreams

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Lucid & you're not everyone, my dreams & recall vary depending on where I am in life & physical & mental health.

[@hackedbyBLAGH]

Raises the question. That's not how you use begs the question

[@NWPaul72]

You should check out Seth Meyers' "Corrections". It might be right up your alley.

[@teresab1998]

Most people nowadays "could care less" about grammar.

[@arinrose699]

Tribe is incredible even though i deeply disagree. Love Junger.

[@user-tc5pl3zw3h]

Hyperdimensional consciousness. We are a far more sophisticated being than just this body. We're just connected to it by our soul's adaptation to three dimensions at our brain. There is far more reality than we can access from here. Death is not the end, but a return to the rest of reality.

[@GregorBarclay]

It’s a fun idea but there’s no evidence for it…

[@NWPaul72]

But we bound ourselves to these bodies at this time for a reason, whether we chose to or not. It may be that we are here fleeing the other dimensions, or are sentenced to these lives. This moment in the sun is all we can know in these bodies, it may be how we vacate and recreate.

[@user-tc5pl3zw3h]

@@NWPaul72 Not to be contrary, but if we bound ourselves to these bodies, then it was our choice. I don't think it was our choice. I think we are put in these bodies to live a lower form of physical life before we return to our original condition, above ten dimensions. Therefore, I feel things like an NDE or other profound physiological influences/changes to the body affects our ability to access our hyperdimensional perception of reality. Since our brains act like adapters between a higher form of ourselves and this physical only body, I think it can be reconfigured by experiences like an NDE, and let information from higher dimensions through. My view of human consciousness is that we're all connected to one another freely in our original state, but completely independent as physical people. But when we have some trauma or other, we get glimpses of the higher access to other souls' knowledge/experiences. I think that is what we interpret as psychic powers.

[@GregorBarclay]

@@NWPaul72 We're bound to our bodies, yes, but it doesn't have to be for any specific reason.

[@timsnyder8431]

No evidence against it either ​@@GregorBarclay

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

don't poo-poo the woo-woo

[@saammahakala]

9:49 This is how religions begin!

[@theotherme4120]

Black pit

[@carbuzz7435]

This interview would have been brilliant if not for the interviewer dumb comments and questions.

[@Queenread82]

Our brains hallucinate when we are near death.

[@leviashanken2506]

But why?

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

Daily show discusses NDEs guts.

[@JeighNeither]

Okay, Kosta missed it, but I'm calling Junger out for swiping his title from the incredible Willie Dixon song (made famous by the Led Zeppelin cover from "Physical Graffiti"), without giving any-of-the-above, a shoutout?

[@brendasmart553]

Did you mean blind Willie Johnson cuz that's who keeps coming up when I enter the name you gave and song title??

[@gerardbyrnes5780]

Willie Dixon didn't write that song. Blind Willie Johnston did. Zep gave him credit. They also gave Willie Dixon credit for "You shook me all night long" I don't think it's a big deal that Junger didn't give credit for the title in this interview... he likely did in the book.

[@dceplay]

“You Shook Me” was Zeppelin’s cover; “You Shook Me All Night Long” is AC/DC...

[@gerardbyrnes5780]

@@dceplay My mistake. The lyrics include 'all night long'.. the title does not. Thanks!

[@Idlewyld]

I clicked on this video because of the Zeppelin song.

[@JasonDoege-js8io]

Mortality is terrifying: spoken like a true athiest.

[@rachelstanger6079]

First non bot

[@theorenhobart]

but that's exactly what a bot would post...

[@leviashanken2506]

If there's life after death but no Gd, who is running the show? Why would quantun mechanics care?

[@roscoemuttley]

Jebus Costa, STOP interrupting him

[@JKFlaker]

Agreed. It was a great interview except he did interrupt him quite often.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Dialogue is an exchange, read the book if you don't want interruption.

[@MikeS-7]

He really doesn't get it. I feel sorry for him. His father was there to take him into the PIT! He is on a trajectory to enter the PIT!

[@theotherme4120]

Was it his dad or…?

[@augustmoon0004]

A hallucination!

[@martin2289]

Certainly not the worst epiphany though his postulate of another realm of existence isn't terribly convincing.

[@andrewwinslow9315]

On the ground I lay Motionless in pain I can see my life flashing before my eyes Did I fall asleep Is this all a dream? Wake me up I'm living a nightmare I will not die (I will not die) I will survive I will not die, I'll wait here for you I feel alive when you're beside me I will not die, I'll wait here for you In my time of dying On this bed I lay Losing everything I can see my life passing me by Was it all too much Or just not enough? Wake me up I'm living a nightmare I will not die (I will not die) I will survive I will not die, I'll wait here for you I feel alive when you're beside me I will not die, I'll wait here for you In my time of dying I will not die, I'll wait here for you I feel alive when you're beside me I will not die, I'll wait here for you In my time of dying I will not die, I'll wait here for you I feel alive when you're beside me I will not die, I'll wait here for you In my time of dying

[@therose5783]

This man does not look healthy. My ex had eyes like that when diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at 44.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

He's ALWAYS looked like that, now older & literal survivor, you are NOT a diagnostician.

[@therose5783]

@@unowen-nh9ov ... Correct. Just an observation.

[@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf]

But he plays one on tv

[@darrylbannon8933]

The brain is so under-researched, we don't know if the mind knows when close to death, if it 'thinks' to create images of comfort, such as a parent or loved one to shepherd us on. But that is simply a figment of our imaginations to make the end, peaceful.

[@timsnyder8431]

There are accounts of people being met by people they didn't care for in life. What's that?

[@MetatronsWing]

how sad. mortality isn't terrifying. he learned nothing. he needs to get out of his ego mind and realize he is not his ego thoughts.... we are here to LOVE in the present moment. Even his dad tried to tell him, he'll be fine.

[@L5player]

Still an atheist, even after that. Sorry, I don't get it. Most people will never be given that experience before it's too late. What else does he need?

[@augustmoon0004]

First, he never died. Second he's logical and smart enough to understand hallucinations.

[@johndavid4831]

This book should be titled...What happens when your brain isn't getting enough oxygen.

[@timsnyder8431]

And what about the people who had similar experiences but there wasn't a oxygen problem?

[@douglashotek2675]

Please quit interrupting your guest.

[@Amor_Fati_]

Jesus is Lord ✝️❤️

[@augustmoon0004]

Nope! He's one of THOUSANDS of man made gods. Just another invisible sky fairy!

[@yellstr]

Michael seems a bit insincere in this piece. Maybe is is a bit tired doing paid promo stuff.

[@Charity4Chokora]

My friend, you have now become a Muslim as Muhammad described. Before, you where a Al-Kafirun as Surah 109 described. Welcome to joining religion, a true walk of life. You are always going to be aware of the afterlife, independent and not in requirement of life. It's inside of the quantum and we are connected to the quantum just like Roger Penrose has predicted.