Paul Rosolie's Craziest Stories From The Jungle | Ep. 827

You may know Paul from the time he let himself get swallowed alive by an anaconda, or his recent interview on Lex Fridman. He talks today about life in the jungle and what draws someone to the deepest parts of the Amazon where uncontacted tribes, giant bugs, disease, and toxic plants await.
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What We Discuss with Paul:
0:00 - How often Paul is in the Amazon
7:49 - Daily life in the jungle
20:55 - Why uncontacted tribes kill everyone on sight
33:32 - Gold miners
44:21 - Toxic plants of the Amazon used as medicine
50:32 - Jungle Narcos
58:10 - It's surprisingly common to find new species in the jungle
1:02:47 - Crazy huge bugs
1:06:48 - Bullet ant roulette (Paul lost) and other painful stings
1:14:44 - There are so many ways to get hurt in the Amazon
1:31:39 - Paul's anteater friend
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[@avscript1]

Paul is the real 1%. I am not physically or intellectually capable of doing what he does. No more than I could play in the NBA. But I can celebrate what he does. And learning from him inspires me to be a better human the way I can.

[@ellie698]

It's so beautiful to hear that there are still completely untouched places that we just can't get to. That is so good to hear.

[@BillBlazejowski]

You just did tell us

[@ariojalilzadeh3821]

@@BillBlazejowskihe can’t tell us

[@kenw2225]

Well, what about the fact that we can get there? Excuses are for athletes, politicians, and dodo birds

[@sunizbliss]

I met Paul while hiking and was totally shocked at a shelter he made by hand in the woods it was so incredible. He was so chill he invited me to the Amazon with a team we met at Rei in soho New York. I never went although the cost would have been around $ 2000 I want to say it was around 2011 we met ..still he. Looks exactly the same and strong.

[@wolfiemum461]

Would have been the best 2 k spent ever

[@kayc7442]

​@@wolfiemum461Or the last $2000 ever spent 😂😅

[@Supreme___408]

2k? gonna save up for that, that’s not bad

[@lathanwise6202]

@@wolfiemum461d⛪️🏵🎪

[@bcsbbq7829]

For 2k that’s really not bad at all

[@krystall1989]

I'm a doctor and Amazonian medicine sounds hella fascinating I wish I had the guts to go out there and learn. Great interview thanks x

[@bugzmunny3805]

Holy shit I don’t want a Dr that says hella working on me lol

[@_SPREZZATURA_McGEE_]

Please read - A Shaman's Apprentice.

[@treyhill8230]

Quit playing lol. If anything your a CNA.

[@robertstratton1805]

By doctor she means she wipes old folk ass part time to supplement her welfare

[@christigoth]

why not just study tropical parasites and find out how to eradicate them in this country since they HAVE been brought here and a lot of people have them, passed down from previous generations and never treated. There are remedies but this is an extremely neglected area of medicine. millions of americans have them , from previous generations that came from tropical regions or whatever . ( mother to baby , pets, or environmental transmission.)

[@ellie698]

This man is such a beautiful human being. Hearing him talk about elephants and anteaters 💖

[@denigong9708]

Bot flys are my nightnare fuel. Just to hear him talk about it like its just another day in the jungle made my skin crawl

[@alwaysstrapped814]

I spent a month in the Amazon and got absolutely tore up by bot flys. I have the scars to prove it. They're brutal!!

[@flare242]

I was taught a lot about animal intelligence and emotional capability by pet rats of all animals. To most people, rat is a filthy bottomfeeder. A disgusting animal carrying diseases or diseased parasites. And while that might be true about rats living in suburban areas, rats infesting various food storage areas or food processing plants etc., there's a lot more to them than that. Rats are actually absolutely amazing, highly intelligent, very social and very emotional animals. They have distinct individual characters, social hierarchy, they have moods, they even have language that combines squeeks, facial expressions, whisker positions and even touching and nipping each other. They can make fun of each other, and we've seen them even making fun of people. And very recent research already confirmed that rats actually do laugh. They can feel love, they can feel fear and they can feel rage and everything inbetween. They mourn the loss of their rat pals. Rats are so similar to humans, it's unbelievable. Think about it. When an animal as small as a rat, is actually this complex, what about the bigger animals? What about pigs, what about cows? How intelligent must really be a dolphin or a whale? It's absolutely horrendous when you realize what is happening to highly emotional, intelligent creatures on a daily basis. You gotta switch the empathy off, otherwise you'd go mental.

[@davidsummerville351]

This is the second interview I've seen and this guy is absolutely fascinating. I'll tune again and hear more of what he has to say.

[@chrisblester37]

Yes iv seen this guy on Joe Rogan and someone else and he tells the same stories so he's not lieing and very interesting, I wish I'd done something like that with my life very interesting and if he died tomorrow he would have lived more of a life than most of us ever will .

[@dariusEMPEROR]

​@@chrisblester37he was not on Joe Rogan podcast. He was just mentioned in there. He recently was in the podcast of Lex Fridman.

[@geemonster9179]

@@dariusEMPEROR I've seen that

[@romanianmoto]

@@chrisblester37smart one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKjUn6qFgb-KZposi=dHe7ezSFt8EDmL_Y Wow that’s Joe isn’t it ? 🤣🤣

[@toriscott1881]

There is a plant for everything!

[@maxwellfisher446]

I appreciate the host and his knowledge of the Amazon. This is the best Rosolie interview out of all of them.

[@chrisblester37]

Keep us the great work and memories, the world needs more people like you

[@pjhunton]

Paul is awesome, I couldnt imagine doing anywhere near what he does. Serious respect to him for sharing some of his incredible experiences.

[@Libra_Strings]

This is way more entertaining and informative than all the movies and mainstream news has given us for the past 2 years!

[@angelalewis3645]

Yeah it is!

[@jayfermin7449]

What's so strange about a kid who grew up in 1990's and 80's New york? Going to the Amazon. He's been in the jungle his whole life.

[@zucchinii8123]

The concert jungle.

[@johnbwill]

Excellent interview Jordan. Thanks to both.

[@stevenquon1657]

This guys amazing, a man’s man! We can relive his adventures n not even get dirty! Love his stories! He’s seen so much! Just crazy awesome stuff, I m hooked on his stories!

[@traviscole4121]

Checkout his books. His life has been a wild ride.

[@jwiki1]

Some of this conversation reminds me of the movie Medicine Man. I am so glad I came across this interview. Keep saving the rainforest! ❤🙏🏼

[@poppylove3673]

Around 27 minute mark, among the missionaries he is speaking of, was Jim Elliot, and his wife ended up still going to that tribe, showing them forgiveness and the love of Jesus, and they came to be friends and Elizabeth stayed with them awhile. There was a movie made about this, called "The Edge of the Spear." ❤

[@traviscole4121]

They don't qualify to be forgiven. There's nothing wrong with violently defending one's culture. The only reason they persist is through that protocol on foreign incursion.

[@birdsflowers2289]

The tip of the spear ? I wanted to see that movie. I have seen interviews with her. I also saw footage of the man who helped kill him. Life has really changed for him. He takes his little grands to school by canoe.

[@angelalewis3645]

I found this by accident, and it changed my view of the world. Thank you so much! This is amazing!

[@kreynolds6424]

This was fascinating to listen to thank-you to BOTH..

[@Sh1tzboutagodown]

Uncle Keith Auntie needs you at the house and back to work. You can’t stay in a garage playing xbox and watching conspiracy videos. We love you and want you back to normal.

[@aaronmorgan2476]

Frank zappa is looking soo young these days omg

[@skillzsett7958]

😜😆😆

[@Ashbash-kf5xd]

Paul has 2 eyebrows. Frank didn’t.

[@heynsenene]

Nailed it. Lol😂 Btw, this guy's work is amazing. I recommend becoming a jungle keeper...a donor I mean.

[@craigfarkas8506]

Don’t eat the yellow snow!😂

[@Atlas_21]

Great talk and awesome guest!

[@EmilyBrownstone-ul1un]

One of the best interviews ever!!!! Paul seems so solid of a human being! Thank you for the opportunity to hear both of your experiences.

[@erikafreebird6449]

Excellent conversation!

[@jennifromtheblock216]

I absolutely adore Paul Rosalie and he looks like a beautiful rare creature from the Amazon. Those eyes tell stories and go back to ancient time. He’s mesmerizing 🥰 the story of Lou Lou the baby ant eater captures my heart ♥️ what a life w/meaning & purpose. I’ve been to that part of Amazon 2 times & can relate to all the stories. 🍃🌿🍃🌿🌱♥️

[@kurtnunn6116]

Great content!

[@MaliciousMollusc]

Best rule of thumb on dealing with people like uncontacted tribes is to never bring any city bs.

[@jamessmith-ri7kr]

He reminds me of serg tankian the lead singer of system of a down

[@ifyoulikepinacoladas.]

Yeeeesesssssssss!

[@gordoncheyne5567]

This was the most fascinating thing I've watched in years

[@suddensirens8281]

Great episode... I enjoyed the levity of this topic compared to your normal (very heavy) subjects.

[@mdrennen73]

I'm telling you this guy's the closest thing to tarzan we're ever gonna get..

[@_--Reaper--_]

does he swing on vines?

[@alexanderren1097]

I’m eating a PB&J sandwich during the bot fly story. Fortunately I already knew about those buggers

[@Gothdancer67]

It’s fascinating to hear what the wild parts of the world still hold as most of us deal with traffic jams, cell phones and stresses about work. It’s hard to listen to how there humans are humans who only think about making money. I loved the end with the talk about the animal interactions. The baby anteater had my eyes watering.

[@williamstamper442]

This feller Rosolie is freaking awesome at telling stories. I believe him and imagine all his stories are true. I'm just saying he is really good at bumping up the freak factor with every story. His botfly explaination is a great example of his story telling. I could listen to him all day and of course I will never go to the Amazon rainforest for sure now

[@ttskaff]

Just read his book Mother of God and I can tell you his writing is just as engaging as his oral story telling.

[@valerievasiliou2721]

Lifestyles vary dramatically. Your guest is so interesting.

[@brandonbeard8638]

I thought that was the singer of System of a Down

[@thothtahuti5509]

Paul is a super hero to me, i could listen to his stories and knowledge all day ❤ i hope we get to see and hear more from him :) lex's podcast is the only other one i know of 😢 i need more

[@jessicawill3301]

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[@sb4311]

Joe rogan poscast

[@thothtahuti5509]

@sb4311 already watched ir, but Good point :)

[@lazarbotev290]

@@thothtahuti5509 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iny1eX6PZrWKsJI

[@KurtOnoIR]

Hes been on a couple. Julian Doherty or something like that.

[@sultanrob11]

great job man

[@Yuenix]

the real life Tarzan

[@ReefMimic]

Better interview than the others ❤️

[@JeffLemmon-kh4nm]

That was SO MUCH FUN!

[@ToBasqueO]

We encountered Bullet Ants in the Costa Rica rain forest. They were intimidating but we just had to stay clear of them. Of course I wasn’t sleeping out there. I was just hiking. Such an an amazing ecosystem. Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life. So cool. Vines growing on trees and animals living on those and bugs living on those. It is such a crazy diverse system. Seeing the turtles lay eggs on the beach in Costa Rica while jaguars and raccoons and vultures and sharks and crocodiles and hundreds of other animals all interact together for this birthing process was amazing. It made me feel so connected to life and disconnected from the bullshit of our American life.

[@gloriagillham9844]

Your podcast was so awesome I loved yours and your guests stories so educational and interesting Thankyou for sharing !!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤😀😀 throughly enjoyed it.

[@letstalkaboutweirdsht3789]

This is my favorite episode

[@awesometaiwan6514]

wow great episode!

[@gregsmithers4493]

Awesome adventures, Thanks 🐸

[@AarronS]

Excellent show.

[@formxshape]

38:05 that happened to me when I returned to UK with two sites of green pus Leishmaniasis on my arm. It’s a parasite not a bacteria, transferred by sandflies. I had 3 months of a daily injection of sodium stibogluconate, it eventually went, no side affects. My tropical disease doctor was super excited about it all…

[@Arthurian.]

Wow. How do they handle these things down there in the wilds?

[@formxshape]

@@Arthurian. they don’t!

[@iamatlantis1]

@@Arthurian. he describes how he went back sick as fuck an his tribesman buddy took him somewhere and got the medicine from trees and plants and cured him within 24 hours.

[@RogueReplicant]

formxshape - The doctor was actually glad you got the parasites so he could study them, ha ha ha ha 😊

[@AlexNHitDogs]

Great content! Do you think you’ll be making anymore videos like these anytime soon?

[@TheLokiito94]

Guy heals himself with plants like in Far Cry.

[@topg-ko6vs]

That book shelf behind him is beautiful

[@user-kc7nd8re3y]

Great interview Paul Rosolie is pretty awesome as a person

[@user-ex9sb2io7t]

This Guy is so awesome his story and storys are nothing short of amazing 💯💯

[@jonathana8411]

My room mate in Colorado, from Alaska, her mom started alpaca rafts, he is the only person I have ever heard talk about them. But they are dope.

[@jocelynpettenato183]

The fact that Paul is from NY but goes to the Amazon makes him so relatable i love how he makes references to city life to help us understand what its like there he is awesome

[@dottietaboot4916]

After seeing his interview with Danny Jones - Koncrete I started donating to Junglekeepers. What an amazing guy & I'm so happy to find this second interview!!

[@toriscott1881]

Much respect for Paul!!

[@ritamaldonado2332]

I am glad I ran into this video very interesting and great conversations, I loved it. Thank you again. Paul is so hansom.

[@714bbsl]

If I ever had the money I would definitely take a trip to the amazon with this guy as a guide.Right up there with a trip to Guadalupe for a week on that awesome liveabord to dive with the great white sharks.

[@KurtOnoIR]

That's crazy how they cured him like that! Wow.

[@tommyvarcity2783]

Like how ?

[@craigallen1936]

That’s a ingenious way of conservation.

[@BIGBOOM2077]

Literally one of my heroes. INCREDIBLE!

[@mickroe8798]

Very interesting. What a man

[@rozsheehy6146]

I thought the same thing! I was interested all the way through!

[@Duzzzzzz]

Nice talk brother

[@rsmyth75]

He reminds me of Zappa lol 😂

[@1badjane493]

I know 😮 WOW !! 😅 Son maybe ?? 🤔

[@grodydagrimy1748]

He reminds me of Screech from "Saved by the Bell"

[@keyshia6909]

I’ve been binge watching Paul rosolie for 2 days now. I am utterly FASCINATED. this is the coolest man ever, I want to be him so bad but I know I’d be dead in a week. This man is a walking miracle!

[@jostewart554]

This man is fascinating

[@freemanfamilytv9029]

Paul you have great channel one of thee best out 🎉

[@DanJacksonAndTheSmokers]

Uncontacted tribes are fascinating!

[@dudethadog]

The scariest part of this to me is the elephants are pissed off at us

[@carrielawooto9933]

Jordan first introduced me to 'The Lost City of the Monkey Gods' and now this. I think I'm officially traumatized and I definitely have zero desire to go anywhere near tropical rainforests. I like my northern hemisphere way of living a lot more. I've been to the rainforest in Washington state. That's more my kind of thing. I couldn't handle this guy's book. I will not be purchasing.

[@lauravonutassy1919]

You know your limitations, and that's a good thing !

[@nilesgillis2511]

Is there a way I can somehow get the recording of the growl of the male howler monkey that in his video ?

[@durandus676]

21:00 the I contacted tribes thing is so different. In Africa they first contacted the Hazda in the 60s and they were completely peaceful. I’ve only seen records of them killing a poacher who murdered one of them in 2012. Like people have lived with the hazda to learn from them and film some of their traditional practices like how they refine natural poisons to be strong enough to kill something faster but weak enough to eat the meat.

[@JohnnyDLaw]

They weren't uncontacted...us africans knew about them already

[@sharonsyster2669]

And the Hadza learned that from the San Bushmen...

[@DARPAchief21]

the ant eater bit never gets old

[@brandimyhren6317]

Everyone that is physically able and has the desire to understand and experience the Amazon should totally make the trip.

[@wcstrawberryfields8011]

Excellent

[@tmac9972]

Amazing person and amazing stories, a facinating life he has had and hopfully more adventures in the future. We all can't and shouldn't go to the Amazon but both of these men descibe it in a way that brings it to life better than any doc I have seen.

[@alwaysstrapped814]

There's absolutely NOTHING wrong with going to the Amazon. It's actually beneficial for more people to see it. Because the more who actually see it's beauty in person the more who will take saving it seriously. I spent a month in the Amazon and will forever be one of my most amazing experiences of my life. It was 8 years ago that I went an when I sit an think about it I can still smell the jungle and hear all the sounds. I will be going back an this time plan to spend a few months. It's an absolutely amazing place.

[@DF-mo8gq]

Wow, you guys are brave! Not my idea holiday! Lol

[@arizonasunflowers5226]

Didn’t know Frank Zappa had a brother!

[@jkapown]

Jordan in reference to your belief that there is way less molestation now then in previous generations, (Ep.#825) considering the world population has almost doubled since 1980 statistically speaking odds are theres at least as much if not more today...?

[@toriscott1881]

I was bit by a bullet ant in Pucallpa. Incredible pain immediately! Lucky I had just gotten Dragon's blood sap; i put it on the bite and immediately got relief! Other people got bit and the swelling and pain was intense. I tried to give them the Dragon's blood serum but they didn't believe me, also it might have been too late! It took them days! I felt bad.

[@G.e.m.m.a.]

While having an anxiety attack this was fun until the bug stories came and it freaked me out even more but I had to listen 😂.

[@Smokkedandslammed]

The botfly story was great! Hahahaha! His fuckin smirk, he loves telling that story and freakin people out hahaha

[@jjohnsengraciesmom]

Dr. Pol ( a show about a Veterinarian in Michigan) they regularly fldig out grubs out of cats, amd one dog had a germ that was eating his flesh. They never fohnd out what ot w a s but they gave antibiotics for weeks, sent tissu samlles. The dog got better but never found out what was wrong. Not the same as this. But interesting stories hwre.

[@curtise.gill67]

How do we get in contact with him to help?

[@atozentertainment9828]

Awesome that you got Frank Zappa on for an interview 😂

[@sandrabarney285]

Your right i partied with Zappa in the 70s super cool 😎

[@JordanHarbingerShow]

Ha!

[@DanJacksonAndTheSmokers]

I'm gonna record my next song in the amazon. Talk about pressure

[@txtardis7887]

Suggestion, tell a major pharmaceutical company that you can get them the compounds that cured you if they send some mercs down to clean out the Gold Miners. And the Lulu story is fantastic. Yes, I would also go with that was her saying HI.

[@user-nl1xq2mu4b]

It's odd that he went from new york to the amazon one jungle to the next....great man

[@kamilzabiegala1649]

I just bought his book "Mother of God" can't wait to read it. Fascinating stuff.

[@3yeview]

I wanna go to the Amazon and find my own species of moth! Added to bucket list

[@toriscott1881]

Use dragon's blood sap to heal from bites and other skin problems! In the Amazon I was bit by a huge ant, tremendous pain! I put dragon's blood on it and it healed immediately! Others were bit and didn't use the dragon's blood, their wounds swelled dramatically and the pain lasted for days😢 I wish they would have listened to me!

[@brucegoodall3794]

( On the Amazon. ) NRPS RIP Spencer Dryden and Skip Batten. " I used to be a drummer, but it got to be a bummer... Now I am an outlaw on the Amazon.... Up in the city, you think my crop is pretty 😍 Sailing my cargo on the Amazon.... " 😂

[@Mikeykalnins]

Imagine our marines trying to go in and talk to them

[@Castigar48]

Man thank god for chapters

[@DirtySanchez658]

Very interesting

[@Bry98]

This dude is on every podcast lol

[@jusme8060]

I'd love to hear some creation stories from those parts. Do they believe in the globe model? Germ theory?

[@rastajay8883]

This adventure is serious!

[@erikfreezer6282]

R.I.P.🙏✝️ Sister Dorothee 😪 Please leave a prayer ❤ GOD BLESS Y'ALL

[@remcotevreden1228]

I have seen some great other interviews with Rosalie, but the great thing about this one is that Jordan also has experienced the amazon, which is obviously appreciated by Rosalie

[@firerainkeeler]

I just found this show this morning 😊! I enjoyed the conversation, and found it extremely interesting! I have the spiritual gift of Animal Communication, and when he talked about the Elephant's 🐘 I could really relate! Because when I was at the Circus last time! When the woman was having the Elephant do tricks, I started communicating telepathically with the Elephant Annie May, she talked about being tired of that life😥 she just wanted to rest and said she was too old for this Sh--! When the woman would be having the Elephant do tricks with her hanging on Annie May I couldn't believe the animal was swearing calling the woman a B 😮😂! My mother told me to quit talking to Annie May because she thought the Elephant would stampede! Because the Elephant kept searching for who was communicating with her in the audience! Once she realized it was me😮she looked hard in my direction and headed towards me, looking dead at me, it scared the people and my mother who were seated in my area! I told Annie May to Stop! And she went back to her routine! But when she was leaving the Circle she was in, she was looking back at me the whole time!!! I LOVE having this Spiritual Gift! I attribute it to not having any people friend's when I was a child. And only having animals, bugs, and lunch my mom would make for me and book to entertain myself with as a child, until my teen and being OSTRACIZED by the other kid's! I didn't know everyone couldn't do this by choice, until one day my father saw me talking to the 🐦 birds and told me to "knock it off"! He said that people would think I was strange! But by that time in my life it was way too late! It had become a part of my everyday experience and activities, all threw the year! He knew I was different from other children but ignored it like it would just go away! I'm a animal communicator now among having other special spiritual gifts!

[@bayscit]

you've got a nice imagination

[@jameseff]

Out of everything this man said, the least believable was that he turned down the cartel drugs. Who wouldn’t want to go skiing in the Amazon.