#2379 - Matthew McConaughey

The Joe Rogan Experience

Joe Rogan

Comedy

4.6 • 228.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 166 minutes

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Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award–winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author. His new book, "Poems & Prayers,” comes out September 16. His latest film, "The Lost Bus," will open in select theaters in Los Angeles, New York, and London on September 19 and premiere globally on October 3 on Apple TV+. Matthew is a professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin, co-owner of Pantalones tequila, co-owner of the Austin FC soccer club, and co-founder of the just keep livin' Foundation, which supports youth through programs in health, education, and active living. www.jklivinfoundation.org https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720700/poems-and-prayers-by-matthew-mcconaughey/https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-lost-bus/umc.cmc.4p7gv4trt1rt0kuiwzmitibiv WWE Wrestlepalooza Live Sept 20, 7 PM ET on ESPN Don’t miss out on all the action - Download the DraftKings app today! Sign-up at https://dkng.co/rogan or with my promo code ROGAN. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). 1 per new DraftKings customer. $5+ first-time bet req. Get 1 promo code to redeem discounted NFL Sunday Ticket subscription and max. $200 issued as non-withdrawable Bonus Bets that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos. NFL Sunday Ticket: YouTube TV base plan (not included in this offer) required to watch Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV. Subscription autorenews yearly at then-current price (currently $378 for YouTube TV subscribers, or $480 for YouTube subscribers); cancel anytime. Terms, restrictions, embargoes and eligibility requirements apply. No refunds. Commercial use excluded. Addt’l terms: https://tv.youtube.com/learn/nflsundayticket/draftkings/. Offer ends 9/29/25 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Joe Rogan podcast, check it out.
0:04.0	The Joe Rogan Experience
0:06.0	Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day.
0:10.0	Good girl.
0:13.0	Cheers, cheers, sir.
0:14.0	Thank you, man.
0:16.0	Yeah, hey.
0:18.0	You, uh, you're a man of many talents, my friend.
0:23.6	Tell me about this book.
0:25.6	Poems and prayers.
0:28.6	Yeah.
0:29.6	Um, so I've been kind of writing.
0:32.6	Try to keep this like, these are a little bit directions.
0:35.6	How's that?
0:36.6	I've been kind of i've been writing
0:38.1	points and prayers down for since i was like 18 um and then this last i don't know a couple years i
0:47.1	started looking around at life and the facts and evidence and people and I was like not finding the amount of things
0:58.0	or people to believe in that I was wanting to.
1:00.3	And I was starting to have doubt to myself as well.
1:03.4	And I started to see myself slip into a little bit of cynicism, which I promised myself that's,
1:09.6	no, that's a living man's disease.
1:12.6	Don't go there.
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