Getting shot down in Mexico and Colombia while smuggling drugs | Roger Reaves and Lex Fridman

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Komentáře • 94

  • @chuckmartin935
    @chuckmartin935 Před 3 lety +41

    This dude is a tough hombre. Like the mike trout character on better call saul series

    • @dougpaust4709
      @dougpaust4709 Před 3 lety +1

      But friendlier! Lol

    • @BR-ty3hx
      @BR-ty3hx Před 3 lety +3

      Mike Trout 🤣 the killer baseball player

    • @fweg2530
      @fweg2530 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah the comparison doesn't match up, apart from toughness. Could have done better pal

    • @SavageAudits
      @SavageAudits Před 3 lety

      Roger doesn’t even have a thousand subs. Sub to him, everyone!

    • @themissinglightninglink
      @themissinglightninglink Před 3 lety +4

      Mike ehrmantraut was his name not mike trout

  • @MrMoonFlame
    @MrMoonFlame Před 3 lety +28

    One of the most captivating clips ever...

  • @EwaldDieser
    @EwaldDieser Před 3 lety +37

    He’s such a great storyteller!

  • @locust266
    @locust266 Před 3 lety +99

    Hell of a life to live.

  • @fougee1
    @fougee1 Před 3 lety +9

    I'm 68 and have lived a very adventurous life.
    But this man has me beat in a few short stories.

    • @williamlannan3129
      @williamlannan3129 Před rokem

      Yeah you and me both brother I'm 62 and I thought I had fun but nothing compared to this guy's life although I will say I did smoke some of Barry seals weed that he smuggled in back in the day and it was good Colombian quality

  • @slope_d00d2
    @slope_d00d2 Před 3 lety +21

    This dude needs a movie

  • @Ashley0491
    @Ashley0491 Před 3 lety +5

    This mans life stories I could listen to every day, what a life.

  • @rebornsmith7542
    @rebornsmith7542 Před 3 lety +13

    I... I was stuck behind a learner driver this morning who seemed to have a problem finding first gear. Stick shift.

  • @kwicksandz
    @kwicksandz Před 3 lety +3

    how many people have survive being shot down twice? this guy is next level.

  • @hungryhil
    @hungryhil Před 3 lety +5

    One of the best interviews ever, thank you both, I have listened to it twice the past week, thank you Lex

  • @norbitcleaverhook5040
    @norbitcleaverhook5040 Před 3 lety +15

    "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story" - Chopper Reid

  • @nkoanyanemakateng2177
    @nkoanyanemakateng2177 Před 2 lety +1

    I could listen to this old timer every day!

  • @brittanymichaelknight1879

    “I just stepped out...took my briefcase with me...”
    As do so many people when evacuating an airplane even to this day. Human nature is funny.

  • @mr.9754
    @mr.9754 Před 3 lety +2

    Amazing story!

  • @Euruk1
    @Euruk1 Před 3 lety +7

    The real Han Solo in the flesh ladies and gentlemen.

  • @jacobmarley8350
    @jacobmarley8350 Před 3 lety +2

    Lex Barley talked , that’s why he is great he knows when to listen

  • @tracyshoemake9686
    @tracyshoemake9686 Před 3 lety +2

    Do you know about the Red Top mountain crash in Georgia in the 70s?

  • @adamdemirs3466
    @adamdemirs3466 Před 3 lety +5

    Funny how I believe his guys version more so than the official narrative.

  • @deebo3864
    @deebo3864 Před 3 lety +3

    couldnt find any info on the 1980 dc3 crash. there was a story of a 4 engine airplane being shot down in 1980, but no dc3 records that i saw

    • @thechunkiestmonkey6887
      @thechunkiestmonkey6887 Před 3 lety +7

      May have been in alot of people's interest to not document a drug plane getting shit down

    • @norbitcleaverhook5040
      @norbitcleaverhook5040 Před 3 lety

      He missed the part where Chopper Reid picked him up in Mexico.

    • @jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974
      @jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974 Před 2 lety

      @@norbitcleaverhook5040 that was Chuck Norris in disguise

    • @roberthunter7081
      @roberthunter7081 Před 2 lety

      Interesting…..no record of a drug plane used in 1980 inside a corrupt, foreign country, before computers?
      Hard to imagine your internet search came up empty.?🤷‍♂️

  • @chuckmartin935
    @chuckmartin935 Před 3 lety

    This dude is a tough hombre. Like the mike trout character on better call saul series l.

    • @FrankieFerrando1220
      @FrankieFerrando1220 Před 3 lety +5

      Mike Trout plays for the Angels. Ehrmantraut is who you’re thinking of 😭

  • @dadybenny9958
    @dadybenny9958 Před 3 lety +1

    He the real G.O.A.T. 💯

  • @jdslfc
    @jdslfc Před 3 lety +6

    Saw the title and came directly to the comments to see how many angry columbians were complaining. 1/3 of the comments, seems about right.

    • @Space_Toasty
      @Space_Toasty Před 3 lety +1

      It's amazing that that's all they took from the video lol

    • @stevemill8959
      @stevemill8959 Před 2 lety

      Colombians get really offended if you say something negative about their country. My gf is from there and we just got back from there

  • @juankarron9215
    @juankarron9215 Před 3 lety +5

    How did Rogers plane consistently take -off with the weight of his giant balls?

  • @jmctigret
    @jmctigret Před 3 lety +2

    Crazy

  • @Dragondezznuts
    @Dragondezznuts Před 3 lety +3

    He my dad now.

  • @juiceentertainment7096
    @juiceentertainment7096 Před 3 lety +1

    Insane

  • @jasonrains61
    @jasonrains61 Před 3 lety

    Are you f-ing kidding me? The most excitement I’ve had on a “road” trip is car trouble.

  • @jake.presents
    @jake.presents Před 8 měsíci

    Surviving 11 days in the jungle, for a non-indigenous, is ridiculous.
    I lived in a community in the Amazon rainforest and even with all basic essentials, it's challenging with the humidity & animals, not to mention keeping the mosquitos well-fed

  • @robotsrule5051
    @robotsrule5051 Před 3 lety +1

    Junior soprano?

  • @alexando587
    @alexando587 Před 3 lety

    Hi

  • @HoneyLove77
    @HoneyLove77 Před 4 měsíci

    I wanted to hear the rest of the first story! Did he pay the family that helped him? When he went South did his partner go South too since they were only looking for an American?

  • @illumination101
    @illumination101 Před 2 lety

    So wild it doeant even sound real.

  • @ISREHL
    @ISREHL Před 3 lety

    What’s. Coincidence, I have many friends studying in Loma Linda University

  • @llamawizard
    @llamawizard Před 3 lety

    What???

  • @madplanet3351
    @madplanet3351 Před 3 lety +1

    Top man. Respect.

  • @sheepdog1102
    @sheepdog1102 Před 3 lety

    What a life!

  • @jonathancastaneda9067
    @jonathancastaneda9067 Před 3 lety +5

    I guess you could exaggerate and no one would ever know

  • @itsajaysharma
    @itsajaysharma Před 3 lety +2

    Haha such an intriguing story!

  • @cjosuegp
    @cjosuegp Před 3 lety +3

    Hi Lex! you have a small grammatical error in "Colombia" :)

  • @lachlanp1347
    @lachlanp1347 Před 3 lety +3

    its ackshualy kalumbiya 🤓

  • @lprophit
    @lprophit Před 3 lety

    salute to this man

  • @WhatsTheDill
    @WhatsTheDill Před 3 lety +3

    sounds like some cap

    • @YoungEli9
      @YoungEli9 Před 3 lety +2

      Its not tho, stop watching movies

  • @adamwalker8649
    @adamwalker8649 Před rokem

    Wow

  • @EstebanMAndrade
    @EstebanMAndrade Před 3 lety +11

    its Colombia, Not Columbia.

    • @travismcclymans5487
      @travismcclymans5487 Před 3 lety

      Hahahaha

    • @EstebanMAndrade
      @EstebanMAndrade Před 3 lety

      @@robthomas4237 yes, point is he's not talking about the providence British Columbia of Canada, he's referring to the country of Colombia. I guessed they changed the title by now.

  • @swervfrmebs9604
    @swervfrmebs9604 Před 8 měsíci

    Craziest stories ever

  • @knuckles-3386
    @knuckles-3386 Před rokem +1

    I’m sorry I have no sympathy for this guy how many lives has he helped destroy

  • @Manny_ADE
    @Manny_ADE Před 3 lety +3

    A lil 🧢 here and there never hurt nobody 😂

    • @Jake-oo5ek
      @Jake-oo5ek Před 3 lety

      Why you say that lol

    • @TIPTOESMOOTH
      @TIPTOESMOOTH Před 3 lety

      😂, he definitely threw on a couple extra toppings...

  • @dadybenny9958
    @dadybenny9958 Před 3 lety

    I believe in Bob lazar commander fravor and Joe Rogan and dmt and of course the best in the biz lex..but this guest is the real deal 🐐

  • @matthewriegel315
    @matthewriegel315 Před 7 měsíci

    Just saying Browing HI-Power classic firearm . Very pimp move in a good way . Great conntent lex love the channel. This guy is the biggest liar or the real deal.Met many liars and I actually beleive this man .Can i get into MIT for Interpretive lesbian basket weaving or do I need to go to UCLA for thant kind of expressionism ?

  • @tottenhamhotspurish
    @tottenhamhotspurish Před 3 lety

    A choice of flying in a storm while your plane is getting iced up or getting shot at by 20mil SLUGS. Talk about a double edged lightning sword.
    Is this bloke based on the character Tom Cruise played?

  • @sphoit.r6786
    @sphoit.r6786 Před 3 lety +1

    First

  • @sebastianhabib620
    @sebastianhabib620 Před 3 lety +10

    Lex is the classic sigma male. He’s too busy being a hustlemaniac octillianaire to notice that he made a spelling error. All the betas are complaining about the grammar while he’s raking in money from views #grindset #sigmasshitbetaswipe

    • @cjosuegp
      @cjosuegp Před 3 lety +5

      No Sebastian, everyone makes mistakes. I don't think Lex is like that, I have huge appreciation and respect for Lex. It's important to have respect when you recommend or correct someone :)

    • @sebastianhabib620
      @sebastianhabib620 Před 3 lety +2

      @@cjosuegp sensing some serious beta vibes, currently driving to the barbershop in my lambo get back to me once you stop being poor

    • @JuanGarcia-tb7ph
      @JuanGarcia-tb7ph Před 3 lety +6

      @@sebastianhabib620 What a weird fixation you have on the hierarchy of males. Your insecurities are on full display 😂

    • @raodoar117
      @raodoar117 Před 3 lety +1

      @@sebastianhabib620 Shame you can't buy a new personality

    • @itomba
      @itomba Před 3 lety +1

      @@raodoar117 Once a douche, always a douche.

  • @eugenemalone9796
    @eugenemalone9796 Před 3 lety

    Lies !!!!