Jocko Willink: War, Leadership, and Discipline | Lex Fridman Podcast

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  • Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL, co-author of Extreme Ownership, and host of Jocko Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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    OUTLINE:
    0:00 - Introduction
    3:10 - The beauty and tragedy of war
    8:44 - Soviet Union in World War II
    15:03 - What makes a just war?
    28:39 - Jordan Peterson
    31:51 - Fear of death
    36:02 - Autonomous weapons systems
    47:37 - What makes a great leader?
    50:24 - Elon Musk - a leadership case study
    1:04:12 - Steve Jobs - a leadership case study
    1:14:24 - Sundar Pichai - a leadership case study
    1:21:24 - Young Jamie
    1:25:32 - Discipline
    1:28:24 - A day in the life of Jocko
    1:34:39 - Jiu Jitsu
    1:50:27 - Books
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  • @lexfridman
    @lexfridman  Před 2 lety +476

    Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast.
    0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions:
    - Linode: linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit
    - Indeed: indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit
    - SimpliSafe: simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera
    - Ground News: ground.news/lex
    3:10 - The beauty and tragedy of war
    8:44 - Soviet Union in World War II
    15:03 - What makes a just war?
    28:39 - Jordan Peterson
    31:51 - Fear of death
    36:02 - Autonomous weapons systems
    47:37 - What makes a great leader?
    50:24 - Elon Musk - a leadership case study
    1:04:12 - Steve Jobs - a leadership case study
    1:14:24 - Sundar Pichai - a leadership case study
    1:21:24 - Young Jamie
    1:25:32 - Discipline
    1:28:24 - A day in the life of Jocko
    1:34:39 - Jiu Jitsu
    1:50:27 - Books

    • @iketerrible6661
      @iketerrible6661 Před 2 lety +6

      Hey Lex who wins if you and Jocko roll? Are you tapping first or is he? 🥊👍great podcasts! Love your content with Bret

    • @chesstictacs3107
      @chesstictacs3107 Před 2 lety +8

      Lex, thanks for the great guests. It would be fantastic to see Peter Thiel on one of your upcoming episodes.

    • @giraffeasaurus8643
      @giraffeasaurus8643 Před 2 lety +10

      @jazz biz the length of comment has an inverse relationship with dick & brain size.

    • @kyron42
      @kyron42 Před 2 lety +2

      I'd like to see Jocko the next expendables movie.

    • @mirandaei80
      @mirandaei80 Před 2 lety +1

      @lexfriedman
      Excellent choice in guest Lex - and excellent questions. So thoughtful and pointed. Great (GREAT) job!

  • @xrunner55
    @xrunner55 Před 2 lety +5343

    It's like the terminator from the first movie gets interviewed by the terminator from the second.

  • @FPSGameClips
    @FPSGameClips Před 2 lety +3326

    Lex: Spends 3 minutes constructing a well thought out, open ended and philosophical question
    Jocko: Yes

    • @calvitocalvon1711
      @calvitocalvon1711 Před 2 lety +68

      Lmao

    • @dr.doppeldecker3832
      @dr.doppeldecker3832 Před 2 lety +165

      Willink puts more focus on making a mean face than constructing a well thought out response:)

    • @McBain2024
      @McBain2024 Před 2 lety +68

      Jocko: Good

    • @hiddenknowledge2012
      @hiddenknowledge2012 Před 2 lety +91

      @@dranreb1118 I'd say he asked too thought out long questions. It was always about to get to the point of the question then it never did.
      Either way. Epic podcast.

    • @calvitocalvon1711
      @calvitocalvon1711 Před 2 lety

      @@craiggrocott7559 lol

  • @sevenfifty7650
    @sevenfifty7650 Před 2 lety +1442

    Title should be: Lex Fridman interviews Lex Fridman, Jocko tactically observes.

    • @shaunindia
      @shaunindia Před rokem +9

      🤣🤣🤣 Underrated comment

    • @mbfun9298
      @mbfun9298 Před rokem +4

      Omg u apsolute unit 🤣

    • @jensbang5923
      @jensbang5923 Před rokem

      🤣that's so funny!🤣Lex is to Jocko .. what Chris Kitan is to Dwayne Johnson..🤣❤️😎

    • @WhizPill
      @WhizPill Před 11 měsíci

      @@jensbang5923 What about the convo Jocko had with Andrew Huberman, what would this one be titled?

  • @jakedivita
    @jakedivita Před 2 lety +754

    Lex: "How's the old man doin?"
    Jocko: "You talkin to me?"
    I fucking died

    • @markcampbell8158
      @markcampbell8158 Před 2 lety +5

      Someone better write that up for a movie. That was great.

    • @DaviAreias
      @DaviAreias Před 2 lety +13

      So almost did him

    • @jarischol331
      @jarischol331 Před 2 lety +74

      Now Lex has a near death experience

    • @syderwarp
      @syderwarp Před 2 lety +4

      What minutes is that?🤔😳😲🤣

    • @kuumaaa
      @kuumaaa Před 2 lety +35

      @@syderwarp 1:33:05

  • @paarugsethi5292
    @paarugsethi5292 Před 2 lety +757

    This is now the Jocko Willink Podcast.

  • @falkenlaser
    @falkenlaser Před 2 lety +1649

    Jocko caught every Pokemon in Pokemon Go using a landline phone.

  • @justinfeemster2023
    @justinfeemster2023 Před rokem +213

    It’s actually amazing how little patience Jocko has for Lex’s poetic sentimentality 😂

    • @beastmasterbg
      @beastmasterbg Před rokem +37

      dude he seemed so over it with all the long questions haha

    • @mkf628
      @mkf628 Před rokem

      maybe he sees through the bullshit.. an interviewer should shut the fuck up and listen...

    • @marcinp2782
      @marcinp2782 Před 7 dny

      His brain is really slow so he has a lot of trouble to process all the data.

  • @TANGOSVC
    @TANGOSVC Před 2 lety +561

    I wish to see Lex, wearing a full adidas tracksuit to the interview.

    • @jul6956
      @jul6956 Před 2 lety +19

      Blyat

    • @darkfangulas
      @darkfangulas Před 2 lety +22

      Squatting the whole time

    • @jonih3274
      @jonih3274 Před 2 lety +26

      He just did, with Michael Malice lmao

    • @alstud1
      @alstud1 Před 2 lety +3

      His accent isn't strong enough to pull that off 😅

    • @boyracer3000
      @boyracer3000 Před 2 lety

      Brilliant

  • @reginaldpooftah4525
    @reginaldpooftah4525 Před 2 lety +1560

    When Jocko doesn't hit the gym, the equipment gets all the rest it can

    • @indianbrotheradventures
      @indianbrotheradventures Před 2 lety +16

      Haha good one dude

    • @stephenlegrande4036
      @stephenlegrande4036 Před 2 lety +37

      Bro, Lex didn't make eye contact the entire podcast and Jocko was dead eyeing him.
      I literally thought that Jocko suspected some Russian influence shit about Lex and Jocko was giving him the look like "We still kill commies around here, let me hear you praise Puttin again"
      Better Dead Than Red.
      Lex is super suspect considering how much he admires the dictator Putin.
      Just joking but not really...

    • @gazicj
      @gazicj Před 2 lety +1

      haha nice

    • @shaunindia
      @shaunindia Před 2 lety +1

      Hahahaha

    • @nequals151
      @nequals151 Před 2 lety +2

      Gym equipment rests because gym equipment is WEAK!!
      ROFL.

  • @mikeutube7888
    @mikeutube7888 Před 2 lety +1441

    Lex: are you afraid of death?
    Jocks: no.
    Death: fuck…

  • @MiamiDolphins-zk4eq
    @MiamiDolphins-zk4eq Před 2 lety +369

    I love how direct Lex's questions are and how blunt Jocko's answers are

    • @lotharingia3585
      @lotharingia3585 Před 2 lety +47

      With a guy like Jocko you can be direct because he will never take itpersonal. Guys like Jocko are great people and even better mentors.

    • @coal2710
      @coal2710 Před rokem +14

      Lex asks questions like he wants an AI to understand humanity.

    • @vanjam412
      @vanjam412 Před rokem +12

      He's too much of a meat head to have a profound thought or philosophical conversation. You can tell it's uncomfortable for him to think abstractly

    • @WeightedCali
      @WeightedCali Před rokem

      @@vanjam412 You're braindead. Lex asked things in a way that didn't allow him to expand much. And why should he anyway? Jocko is not here to entertain you, he's in there to reply to what he's been asked about, and he did everytime.

    • @harshdave1392
      @harshdave1392 Před rokem +39

      @@vanjam412 abstraction is not a virtue. The person who judges another person's way of thought, labeling them as "meatheads" is precisely the kind of person who believes they think deeply, but in reality, have quite a shallow intellect.

  • @mostafaphotography2371
    @mostafaphotography2371 Před 2 lety +154

    Lex: Do you...
    Jocko: No.

  • @jameslee4519
    @jameslee4519 Před 2 lety +325

    It's kinda strange seeing Jocko in color. I thought you HAD to look at him in black & white, kind of like how you have to look at a solar eclipse through a filter to avoid eye damage

  • @mohitnagarkoti4086
    @mohitnagarkoti4086 Před 2 lety +417

    " Jocko can build a snowman out of rain "

    • @hongo3870
      @hongo3870 Před 2 lety +1

      oh my

    • @evansaidhi
      @evansaidhi Před 2 lety +6

      I hope Jocko becomes the next Chuck Norris running gag

    • @gazicj
      @gazicj Před 2 lety +2

      jocko builds raindrops out grains of sand

    • @semtex6412
      @semtex6412 Před 2 lety

      😅😂

    • @disposabull
      @disposabull Před 2 lety

      Not a snowman, an iceman when the rain freezes in terror as Jocko glances at it.

  • @lomigreen
    @lomigreen Před rokem +75

    My dad was a lieutenant in Vietnam. He was only interested in getting his troops home safely. They were Texas boys. He actually got them home safely and they showed up to his funeral in 2005. The funniest story was everyone in the squad having to use Campho phenique -a menthol salve-on their balls to combat jock itch from wading into brackish water. Eventually he came to laugh about it. War is hell. But I think my dad was a good leader. His troops loved him. Hoorah!

  • @scarkilla9630
    @scarkilla9630 Před 2 lety +283

    Lex came at Jocko in a way 95% wouldn’t just because he’s Jocko. Great minds here. Great interview, really shows the humbleness of this beast of a man.

    • @caseyanderson7600
      @caseyanderson7600 Před 2 lety +43

      Lex is a robot so he doesn't have the same instincts to protect his self like a human being does.

    • @MikeF031
      @MikeF031 Před 2 lety +4

      @@caseyanderson7600 lol

  • @elidames6889
    @elidames6889 Před 2 lety +288

    Jocko makes me want to drink orange juice after brushing my teeth, and like it.

    • @yew2oob954
      @yew2oob954 Před 2 lety +19

      How's that orange juice after brushing your teeth?
      Good.

    • @Menaceblue3
      @Menaceblue3 Před 2 lety +4

      @@yew2oob954
      Sorry, I'll be staying at weenie hut jr.'s this time around....

    • @yoko1813
      @yoko1813 Před 2 lety +3

      @@yew2oob954 it’s tough

    • @adrienne4213
      @adrienne4213 Před 2 lety +4

      GOOD

    • @IAmTheGreatest514
      @IAmTheGreatest514 Před 2 lety +3

      I read the last part in his voice

  • @ashleycottrell5056
    @ashleycottrell5056 Před 2 lety +148

    The clash of MAN and MACHINE.

    • @jamesr2936
      @jamesr2936 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah, Lex is a cool dude, and Jocko is an absolute machine.

    • @sinatrz6654
      @sinatrz6654 Před 2 lety

      Haha

    • @Str8tJcktLmbo93
      @Str8tJcktLmbo93 Před 2 lety +1

      Let's see if lex can implement an ai system into jocko

  • @scarybarry2275
    @scarybarry2275 Před 2 lety +266

    "I was born a Russian. I will die as an American."
    Wow. Respect.

    • @mansoorafridi2636
      @mansoorafridi2636 Před 2 lety +66

      That’s what a true Russian spy would say.

    • @YELLTELL
      @YELLTELL Před 2 lety +3

      @@mansoorafridi2636 🤣

    • @victorialightning3017
      @victorialightning3017 Před 2 lety

      He is "proud" ga'y that's the reason he runaway from Russia

    • @delete7316
      @delete7316 Před 2 lety

      @@mansoorafridi2636 Where did this spy meme come about?

    • @mrcutkut
      @mrcutkut Před 2 lety

      @@mansoorafridi2636 y spy if satellite in sky. Hi;)

  • @nevetz1006
    @nevetz1006 Před 2 lety +52

    Bro I died laughing when he asked if the old man still got it 😂

    • @P.a.r.a.d.o.x
      @P.a.r.a.d.o.x Před 2 lety +1

      @Lex Fridman° Nice fake comment

    • @botbadger
      @botbadger Před 2 lety +4

      He even stumbled when saying it. Was pretty funny. Jockos response was classic

    • @berniemac4422
      @berniemac4422 Před 2 lety +4

      Don’t think I’d ask Jocko that

  • @rafabar6652
    @rafabar6652 Před 2 lety +619

    Lex is a type of guy who launches a rocket from his mech-robot at enemy while saying: "what a beautiful way to die."

  • @Sychonut
    @Sychonut Před 2 lety +329

    When Jacko turned 18, he gave his father the talk.

    • @indianbrotheradventures
      @indianbrotheradventures Před 2 lety +2

      Hahaha gonna steal this

    • @arthurmorgan4460
      @arthurmorgan4460 Před 2 lety +5

      Yes we know. When he left home his father became the man of the house. When he was born the doctor said it's a man and every other comment in all of jockos comment sections

    • @Sychonut
      @Sychonut Před 2 lety +10

      @@arthurmorgan4460 Thanks for letting us know you do!! I was worried you weren't, but you proved my fears were baseless.

    • @demun6065
      @demun6065 Před 2 lety +3

      @@arthurmorgan4460 well this is the first time I've heard Jocko. So I'm glad to have all these comments you're gate-keeping for.

    • @nofxdude89
      @nofxdude89 Před 2 lety

      Lol

  • @warlockEd73
    @warlockEd73 Před 2 lety +35

    So this is how it would look if Data interviewed Worf for two hours

  • @davidrich6552
    @davidrich6552 Před 2 lety +27

    Jocko is a great example of CONTROLLED ego. Lex keeps coming at him with philosophical open ended questions and Jocko responds like a hammer driving large nails in two taps. Both guys just think on a completely different level and that was why Lex hardly at all followed up on Jocko's answers. It was weird....I was waiting for responses. Jocko is just full on military war machine geared and Lex, bless his heart was trying to assimilate. Way to go guys, entertaining.

  • @self-transforming_machine-elf

    "What do you think about humanity being on a path to self-destruction?"
    "Good."

  • @TheGunmanChannel
    @TheGunmanChannel Před 2 lety +589

    Beautiful intro there about America mate. Much respect, from Australia.

    • @crakatinni
      @crakatinni Před 2 lety +6

      Gday cobba

    • @Cracktune
      @Cracktune Před 2 lety +9

      respect from the US. Im glad to have Lex as an American

    • @Predestinated1
      @Predestinated1 Před 2 lety +6

      Australia is a racist country. I see what you are doing to people of color, especially black people and East-Asians and Indians

    • @tvcent4651
      @tvcent4651 Před 2 lety +30

      @@Predestinated1 how can a country be racist u muppet..theirs racists everywhere.

    • @CJ_Williams
      @CJ_Williams Před 2 lety +7

      @@Predestinated1 what do you think they're doing? It's one of the most multicultural countries on earth.

  • @javier8284
    @javier8284 Před 2 lety +48

    Lex: Hopefully I see you on a mat one day
    Jocko: Could be sooner than you think.

  • @jaredvizzi8723
    @jaredvizzi8723 Před 2 lety +130

    Lex: Does the old man still got it?
    Jocko: You talkin to me?
    Lex: 😐

  • @jasongray2431
    @jasongray2431 Před 2 lety +54

    I'd like a format where I can see Jocko's face when some of these questions are being asked.

  • @uasiddiq
    @uasiddiq Před 2 lety +190

    Lex trying to be complicated is overshadowed by Jocko's simple sophistication.

    • @PhilippeCarphin
      @PhilippeCarphin Před 2 lety +33

      So accurate! When Lex talks about the whole relaxing thing, it's a hard point to articulate and he gets it across. And then Jocko goes "I tell people to relax harder", that was perfect!

    • @Dogspark841
      @Dogspark841 Před 2 lety +29

      There are a number of questions the Jocko truly isn't understanding, not how to answer the question, but he isn't understanding even what the question is.

    • @Michels1
      @Michels1 Před 2 lety +2

      It was nice to see indeed.

    • @Spokenwisdom1
      @Spokenwisdom1 Před 2 lety +30

      Lex isn’t trying to be complicated. That’s how he is. He lives in his head so it’s naturally difficult for him to achieve the same level of clarity and simplicity that Jocko speaks with.

    • @Hellraizorr
      @Hellraizorr Před 2 lety +10

      Not entirely sure that “trying to be complicated” is what he’s doing, it just seems to be his mode of thinking & delivery style.
      Joko is a mature man of action with a brain-Lex, on the other hand, is a very intelligent & sensitive guy who is slightly dysfunctional & a lot younger who isn't.

  • @ervinkahorere849
    @ervinkahorere849 Před 2 lety +52

    Jocko's sense of humor is military, hits you when you least expect it 🤣 that's pretty dope.
    Another powerful conversation. Thank you Lex.

  • @billlets5460
    @billlets5460 Před rokem +48

    Jocko's communication, joice of words, and grasp of big picture forces is other worldly. Must certainly a trustable warrior-leader.

  • @Jon-bd5xi
    @Jon-bd5xi Před 2 lety +132

    Having Jocko on your channel on the 4th of July is America as fuck! His book Extreme Ownership is a must read for anyone that wishes to be a leader or wants to improve their capability as a leader!

    • @ifoundthistoday
      @ifoundthistoday Před 2 lety +2

      I just want to be chill and live my best life ... excess testosterone has limited benefits in the long run

    • @blo0mfilter868
      @blo0mfilter868 Před 2 lety +2

      @GOPareTerrorists lol trump is still in your head. still havent found a new scapegoat? kek

  • @Eddie53172
    @Eddie53172 Před 2 lety +504

    They say Jesus walked on water;
    but Jocko swims on land.

  • @JohnVallas
    @JohnVallas Před 2 lety +8

    20:19 That eye contact and silence says it all

  • @DarrenWulfen
    @DarrenWulfen Před 2 lety +12

    This shows how streamlined and practical Jocko is and how depth can impede success.

  • @jordansumner4374
    @jordansumner4374 Před 2 lety +165

    This is a great 4th of July

    • @Vorenus875
      @Vorenus875 Před 2 lety +16

      One of the most American pods you can drop on the 4th! I think we can all agree these men are both stand up examples of being great Americans 🇺🇸

    • @BallJuiceOfZeus
      @BallJuiceOfZeus Před 2 lety +2

      Why do you guys speak English?

    • @adrienne4213
      @adrienne4213 Před 2 lety +1

      @@BallJuiceOfZeus we dropped the accents doe

    • @BallJuiceOfZeus
      @BallJuiceOfZeus Před 2 lety

      @@derekladyga1716 so England invented your Country? Cool

  • @Robot_247
    @Robot_247 Před 2 lety +60

    I respect Lex so much for telling Jocko that his lack of worry worries him. That takes a lot of gall to be so blunt.

    • @HansBaier
      @HansBaier Před 2 lety +2

      The US army would be unable to work as intended if most of the soldiers had a conscience. Because those that do get imprisoned. See Bradley alias Chelsea Manning.

    • @hongo3870
      @hongo3870 Před 2 lety

      Jocko is a soldier, soldiers don't get worried, they get war.

    • @Robot_247
      @Robot_247 Před 2 lety +3

      @@HansBaier He was a part of the Navy

    • @HansBaier
      @HansBaier Před 2 lety +4

      ​@Chirag Mehta Tell me a single US war in the last 70 years that was necessary for that.

  • @Silkki6
    @Silkki6 Před rokem +22

    As Echo once put it, "It seems that Jocko is in one of his moods today" :D

  • @MarkMarxonsBassChannel
    @MarkMarxonsBassChannel Před 2 lety +13

    This was an amazing conversation. Funny, dark, compelling, informative, inspiring and easy. Thank you Gents 🙏

  • @HowsSIGHTS
    @HowsSIGHTS Před 2 lety +98

    Tough Interview but you handled it great lex

  • @mikkaboy
    @mikkaboy Před 2 lety +148

    This pairing is like the perfect dichotomy. A man of incredibly deep thought and a man of incredible action.

    • @thedigitalrealm7155
      @thedigitalrealm7155 Před 2 lety +5

      @Bioneer Science Hmm... Not so sure about that. Possibly, but definitely very different ways of thinking. Jocko is a very pragmatic, short term, problem solving type of thinker - likely what made him such a good soldier. He's not introspective or philosophical, unlike Lex. I'd imagine Jocko would consider those to be inefficient and time consuming ways to think.

    • @alexcalvoimagery
      @alexcalvoimagery Před 2 lety +2

      @@thedigitalrealm7155 I think Jocko will surprise you. He studied English lit

    • @thedigitalrealm7155
      @thedigitalrealm7155 Před 2 lety +2

      @@alexcalvoimagery Oh I'm not doubting his intelligence, just that his thought process is different.

    • @michaelb1761
      @michaelb1761 Před 2 lety +4

      @@thedigitalrealm7155 I don't think you are that familiar with Jocko. I'm not either. But, I've listened to Jocko for several years now, and about 3 months in, I realized how deep of a thinker Jocko is.

    • @prez343
      @prez343 Před rokem

      @@Droolbaby yeah man shit happens in war

  • @daemonz1979
    @daemonz1979 Před 2 lety +5

    30:57 Jocko's gaze seems to tell Lex: "You better change your agenda"

  • @LukaszJarochowski
    @LukaszJarochowski Před rokem +3

    Those last words, I can't stress enough as the truth. “There are no bad teams, only bad leaders.” - Jocko

  • @Xpistos510
    @Xpistos510 Před 2 lety +345

    Demonstrated are the two different mindsets of both a patient scientist who analyzes and explains data all day, juxtaposed with a commando whose job it is to capture a building and eliminate insurgents as quickly as possible. Both personalities are needed in this world. Both have their roles.

  • @pablod930
    @pablod930 Před 2 lety +152

    Jocko to Lex: “Look at me. I’m the host now.”

  • @kdrio99
    @kdrio99 Před 2 lety +14

    Lex really seems like a great guy. However, I had trouble with his lengthy sidebars/missives which disrupted the flow and tenor of this conversation. Ditto the Katherine de Kleer interview.
    He will get better and more consistent and I really appreciate the time and effort he is putting into this and all of his endeavors.

    • @alexisjuillard4816
      @alexisjuillard4816 Před 2 lety +2

      I feel it's actually the opposite most of the time, lex is much more to the point then most his guests.
      Here he talks more but I think you'd have been even more disappointed if the podcast had been normal lex jocko and reccuring 5 minute blanks lol, jocko isn't a chatter type

  • @rodrigotstipp1283
    @rodrigotstipp1283 Před 2 lety +4

    Two Giants!!! Hope when the mat time comes, someone is filming it so we can all have a master class!!! Another fantastic podcast Lex!!!

  • @khj5582
    @khj5582 Před 2 lety +101

    Hard to find more opposite personalities talking to each other.

    • @P.a.r.a.d.o.x
      @P.a.r.a.d.o.x Před 2 lety +9

      @pinned : Lex Fridman Find something new and meaningful to do in life instead of scamming people.

    • @UserName-ii1ce
      @UserName-ii1ce Před 2 lety +1

      Both are fans of black and white color palettes too

    • @jbo3536
      @jbo3536 Před 2 lety +1

      Hard listen. Had to bail.

  • @adamwoodie4029
    @adamwoodie4029 Před 2 lety +439

    Lex looks like an incarnate AI trying to learn what it means to be human.

  • @jacklempke7779
    @jacklempke7779 Před 2 lety +39

    Lex, thank you for a fantastic podcast. I’ve always been a fan of Rogan and all you IDW guys. But I’ve always felt like I can’t be as good as some of these guys because I’m introverted, or not as smart, or I’ve made big mistakes that I know these guys have made, but haven’t seen them making. As the son of an immigrant, your 99% perfect English and your self admitted slight awkwardness draws me in because I feel a lot like you. And seeing you interview people like Jocko, it makes me feel like with my personality, I DO have something to offer the world. Anyway, I don’t know if this makes any sense, but I’m glad I found your channel Lex. I think you’re awesome. Thank you.

    • @melartista
      @melartista Před rokem +4

      This makes perfect sense. We need all personalities to add value to our world. I hope you do something you love, and through your love for it, value bleeds to the rest of us.

  • @assetbackedsecurity
    @assetbackedsecurity Před 2 lety +4

    Both of my favorite podcasters go into this cross-over conversation. My podcast app went beserk and I felt the shockwave of this gem by just reading the host and guest names. First time that I ever actually watch a full episode of Lex and Jocko on youtube instead of just listening to the podcast. This - is - a - weird - combo!
    My brain spins in circles - good ...

  • @adamwilson2227
    @adamwilson2227 Před 2 lety +186

    Lex is the type of guy to send a get well card to an enemy he has killed.

  • @anthonyvincentsukkar8047
    @anthonyvincentsukkar8047 Před 2 lety +131

    This podcast is officially better than the Joe Rogan experience.
    Fight me

    • @instaves
      @instaves Před 2 lety +19

      Has been for a long time now

    • @JM-ip7hf
      @JM-ip7hf Před 2 lety +8

      It’s alright. Rogan’s stuff has gone downhill lately.

    • @DustinWayneHotard
      @DustinWayneHotard Před 2 lety +3

      ...always has been...

    • @petefromdewoods5157
      @petefromdewoods5157 Před 2 lety +3

      Joe agrees

    • @mbaxter22
      @mbaxter22 Před 2 lety +3

      Definitely true since Joe went to Spotify. The decline really set in at that point.

  • @MrHutchhh
    @MrHutchhh Před 2 lety +27

    For me, Jocko's best podcasts are when he's read something historical and has a bunch of quotes from it. I reckon if you did that together it would be a quality podcast.

    • @jensoh
      @jensoh Před 2 lety

      would you be willing to recommend some episodes? ps nice blastoise

    • @MrHutchhh
      @MrHutchhh Před 2 lety +1

      @@jensoh 31 is the one I'm listening to now, about the My Lai massacre, heavy stuff. 133 is about Unit 731. 60 is Nanking. The jocko unravelling podcast is worth a listen as well, goes quite deep into the Iraq war.
      They are very dark, but reminders of what people are capable of. They are the most gruesome that come to mind but there's plenty of others if you're willing to scroll

  • @gpower9129
    @gpower9129 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for doing what you do. I appreciate the angle of questions you bring to the table with your conversations with these truly inspiring human beings.

  • @massn1990
    @massn1990 Před 2 lety +37

    Props to Lex for not pissing himself when receiving the jocko death stare 18:36

    • @doorshotel
      @doorshotel Před 2 lety +9

      I had a heart attack looking at it. You can see Jocko in a Legionnaire helmet thousands of years ago. A natural warrior and leader. Carved from granite.

    • @per_scep_tivegamer879
      @per_scep_tivegamer879 Před 2 lety +6

      hard to piss one self when one avoids eye contact to that extent.

    • @johnsampson6387
      @johnsampson6387 Před 2 lety +1

      How do you know that? Lex may have worn diapers for this interview.

    • @johnsampson6387
      @johnsampson6387 Před 2 lety +1

      @@per_scep_tivegamer879 Does Lex have social anxiety or something? I noticed he doesn't make a lot of eye contact and he fumbles his words somewhat regularly and overall isn't very well-spoken. He seems like a smart guy though.

    • @muzikjay
      @muzikjay Před 2 lety +3

      @@johnsampson6387 Considering the fact that English is Lex’s second language, I’d say he’s pretty well spoken lol

  • @Big_Pete.
    @Big_Pete. Před 2 lety +64

    I just saw this and freaked out that my favorite Podcaster is with my second favorite Podcaster and idk which is which

    • @Big_Pete.
      @Big_Pete. Před 2 lety +3

      @@LANCEtheBOIL when big dick energy meets big brain energy

    • @adrienne4213
      @adrienne4213 Před 2 lety

      @@Big_Pete. 😂

  • @Publicspectaclefashion
    @Publicspectaclefashion Před rokem +7

    Love Jocko and all of his audiobooks. Thank you for this interview Lex🙏💫

  • @kevinorr6880
    @kevinorr6880 Před 2 lety +10

    I really appreciate your monologue. Thank you. Inspirational.

  • @rebelsoul9609
    @rebelsoul9609 Před 2 lety +108

    This discussion serves up a candid, honest delivery from both of these men. Lex wants someone to worry with him and jocko simply executes solutions. Wondering if jocko ever just kicks back

  • @edub1170
    @edub1170 Před 2 lety +52

    Watching fireworks and listening to Jocko and Lex. America!!!!! 🇺🇸

  • @joang.8735
    @joang.8735 Před rokem +23

    I wish I could see Jocko's face while some of these questions are being struggled through.

  • @rogelio26901
    @rogelio26901 Před 2 lety +13

    01:33:00 best moment in podcast history

  • @bryanmerica4074
    @bryanmerica4074 Před 2 lety +54

    Perfect guest for Independence Day! Well done sir.

  • @ateam137
    @ateam137 Před 2 lety +37

    I've watched a lot of Jocko and I've never seen him seem so serious and tense. It's as if Lex's line of questioning made him go somewhere that he doesn't normally.

    • @francorodriguez8252
      @francorodriguez8252 Před 2 lety +40

      I think he was annoyed at his intellectual pretensiousness.
      He had shitty questions. And they were long winded. As if they were deep and toughtful

    • @marksoria4160
      @marksoria4160 Před 2 lety +6

      He know lex is Russian intelligence

    • @jreviews5924
      @jreviews5924 Před 2 lety +1

      @@francorodriguez8252 100% agree with you on that. Lex was trying so hard to ask a question in the most absurd way possible, it was borderline cringeworthy.

    • @MoralesCorner
      @MoralesCorner Před 2 lety

      I think he made him uncomfortable right away with all those questions about the morality of war at the beginning. Obviously Jocko is going to understand and read history and war from a completely different angle. They're not talking about the same thing.

    • @gmailaccount1964
      @gmailaccount1964 Před rokem

      Interrogations make people serious and tense

  • @estebanquinones8831
    @estebanquinones8831 Před rokem

    Thank you Lex&Jocko, this kind of carisma in a room shows the strength of diverse identities. Jocko, you represent the virtue in extreme durability of enduring suffering with a stubbornness of excellence. Your actions and reactions have serve humility.

  • @unedited8204
    @unedited8204 Před 2 lety +6

    A fascinating range of topics covered here, in depth and in very very useful ways. Jocko is as badass intellectually as he would be on the mat. Well done, Lex, for attracting such supreme guests and for wisely knowing how to get the best and all the use out of them that you do.

  • @number22torres
    @number22torres Před 2 lety +27

    I love the duality of this conversation.

  • @Justin_GFM
    @Justin_GFM Před 2 lety +329

    When Jocko was born, his parents were told "congratulations, it's a man"
    (comment credit goes to Jocko's comment section lol)

    • @euphegenia
      @euphegenia Před 2 lety +13

      I gave you this like out of respect for you being honest that you didn’t conceive of the comment 👍

    • @sneakers_guy5488
      @sneakers_guy5488 Před 2 lety +1

      Holy shit I died laughing reading this lmao

    • @Gunnplay
      @Gunnplay Před 2 lety +1

      Here's a version of this that I heard somewhere: When Jocko was born, the doctor told him "Congratulations, it's your parents."

  • @JohnVallas
    @JohnVallas Před 2 lety +2

    The first three minutes of this video...give me hope in humanity and this country. Lex, I respect and admire you from afar...and it's so inspiring to hear your words, behind all that Russian "stoicism"!

  • @arash1934
    @arash1934 Před rokem +14

    Beautiful intro Lex! Very wholesome!

  • @LetsTalkAboutPrepping
    @LetsTalkAboutPrepping Před 2 lety +77

    Me: sees lex upload: ooh
    Me: sees guest: *OOOOHHHHH*

  • @GonzoSaavedra
    @GonzoSaavedra Před 2 lety +53

    All of this felt like a long Turing test...
    At the beginning would have being perfectly ok if Lex started showing
    Grid collages of digital pictures and ask Jocko.
    "Point at all the fire hydrants"

  • @spiritofthefuture6164
    @spiritofthefuture6164 Před rokem +4

    Wow, what an interview! You both opened a many of emotional doors. It will take a lifetime to learn all the human inspiration received.

  • @ToddJohnston-ty3xx
    @ToddJohnston-ty3xx Před 9 dny

    God bless our veterans and all those who serve this nation and the sacrifices they have made to keep us alive

  • @sammysam2615
    @sammysam2615 Před 2 lety +118

    Jocko beat the sun in a staring contest

  • @guitarlessonswith4480
    @guitarlessonswith4480 Před 2 lety +158

    When Jocko went to school, the principal said, "when I grow up I hope I'm a man like you."

    • @goudafeta2165
      @goudafeta2165 Před 2 lety +1

      JACKO?

    • @guitarlessonswith4480
      @guitarlessonswith4480 Před 2 lety

      @@goudafeta2165 typo

    • @jarl-caysen
      @jarl-caysen Před 2 lety

      @@goudafeta2165 wacko jacko steals the elephant mans bones

    • @johnsampson6387
      @johnsampson6387 Před 2 lety

      I've seen videos of a principal getting heightmogged by a young student who looks like more of a man than him. Genetics are brutal...

  • @Raphael-vj3eq
    @Raphael-vj3eq Před 2 lety +7

    The words, facial expressions, and body language of 1:56:20 - 1:57:38 says a lot more about this interview more than any other moment

  • @luvbeans405
    @luvbeans405 Před 2 lety +16

    Lex is such an inspiration. His full commitment to being authentically himself warms my heart.

  • @greyisometrix
    @greyisometrix Před 2 lety +35

    The way Jocko looks at Lex when he asks "What does it feel like....to kill another human being?" Priceless. These conversations can be titillating.

  • @lzsk4512
    @lzsk4512 Před 2 lety +53

    Lex: Has the old man still got it?
    Jocko: Are you talkin' to me?

    • @johnsampson6387
      @johnsampson6387 Před 2 lety +8

      Lex's sphincter must've tightened up quite a bit in that moment.

    • @epicking7
      @epicking7 Před 2 lety +6

      shit had me dying

  • @Joecool20147
    @Joecool20147 Před rokem +6

    This has to be one of Lex’s best interviews.
    I feel like I would have just gotten sorry for myself when Jocko answered the questions like he did.
    However Lex knew this was going to happen, prepared for it and perfectly blended his style and Jocko’s.

    • @camdenritter7652
      @camdenritter7652 Před rokem +1

      I agree. My cheeks were tight this entire conversation. I felt like I was Lex 😂 His interview style is certainly the best.

  • @bingomachine
    @bingomachine Před 2 lety +65

    I wonder how Jocko would behave on weed or psychedelics. Imagine him suddenly starting to worry about AI weapon systems. 😂

  • @rick2402
    @rick2402 Před 2 lety +99

    Lex: "Do you worry about this?"
    Jocko: "No."

  • @SICKISHjoey
    @SICKISHjoey Před 2 lety +25

    I’ve been listening to Jocko for so long I almost know what he’s going to say

  • @jimmysantana5310
    @jimmysantana5310 Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful intro Lex! Thank you for this podcast.

  • @Peter_Parker69
    @Peter_Parker69 Před 2 lety +3

    Lex is the perfect interviewer for Jocko. I respect these two men a lot.

  • @Tlicious04
    @Tlicious04 Před 2 lety +50

    Couldn't have chosen a better guest for Independence day 🥰🥰🥰🇺🇲

  • @luke-oakley
    @luke-oakley Před 2 lety +27

    One of my favorites yet. Lex, your questions have been on point, great progress. Jocko is like an iceberg, you managed to shed light on what lies beneath the surface.

  • @Zacyfarms22
    @Zacyfarms22 Před 2 lety +2

    Winning through losing is more valuable then winning. And when there's ego involved, challenge that ego and give it a chance to be humbled and shifted. Challenge being the main source of happiness. Creating the best version of yourself. So challenge yourself, and love to lose knowing you're doing something difficult and that is a win. That's what I learned among other things on this episode. I thought this was a beautiful discussion. And Jiu Jitsu is so powerful with changing perception. Makes me wanna get back on the mat.

  • @yehongchen4341
    @yehongchen4341 Před 2 lety +27

    Thank you Lex to pointing out China and US are demonize each other that worries me as well. I have to say as a Chinese, we share many things in common. We are all human being. We love food, we love our family, but we hate war. We are not monster, we just have different model of human society. We should be friends, even competitor, but not enemy.

  • @NathanCassidy721
    @NathanCassidy721 Před 2 lety +14

    First Tim Dillion interviews Glenn Greenwall and now Lex interviews Jocko.
    It’s is truly the 4th of July.

  • @colyn544
    @colyn544 Před 2 lety +44

    30:00
    Jocko: "That's the butt"
    Lex: *Laughs quietly*

  • @AmericanWarrior93
    @AmericanWarrior93 Před rokem +2

    Lex’s intro is beautiful and pumps me up.. my family immigrated to this country and I feel the exact same way. I love America and Humanity.

  • @pouyakoohsoltani420
    @pouyakoohsoltani420 Před 2 lety +1

    What a great podcast... wow... thank you for this lex !

  • @UIM_Loki
    @UIM_Loki Před 2 lety +45

    Its not always what is being said, but rather how it is said. recently had a falling out with my partner, and Jocko's way of talking made me feel so assured that I was going to be alright. thank you lex for having such a great guest on

    • @10111115
      @10111115 Před rokem

      Falling out with your partner? GOOD.

  • @wonderboycrypto2622
    @wonderboycrypto2622 Před 2 lety +79

    When Chuck Norris wants to feel like a badass, he dresses up like Jocko.

  • @mardouk1992
    @mardouk1992 Před rokem +4

    Many times this felt like the interview was Lex thinking out loud and Jocko just being there to throw in a couple of sentences to Lex’s monologues.