meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Rich Roll Podcast

[EXPLICIT] The Punk Iconoclast on GMO’s, The “V” Word & Expanding Consciousness

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.713.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2013

⏱️ 128 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

S$#*t's about to get raw. Authentic. And real. Back by popular demand, Cro-Mags' frontman John Joseph– aka “Bloodclot” — returns to the podcast today to do what he does best – light fires, blow stuff up and burn the house down. All for the sake of getting people to wake up, expand consciousness and take control of our lives. Weaned from the ailing womb of Scorsese's Mean Streets, JJ is a true American original. Lower East Side thief, abuse survivor, drug dealer & brawling gutter rat reborn as spiritual warrior. CBGB Street Poet. Punk-ass Robin Hood. Plantpowered Ironman. Spiritual evangelist. A life story so astounding it echoes some demented amalgam of Bukowski, Hugh Selby, Jr., Jerry Stahl, Eckhart Tolle & Paramahansa Yogananda. Plus he can write. His tale of survival is so vividly depicted in his autobiography Evolution of a Cro-Magnon, it's currently being adapted into a movie. And July 2014 brings Harper Collins' wide release of his previously self-published (and currently out-of-print) cult hit Meat is For Pussies*– with a foreword by yours truly. But more anything, this boy can spin a yarn. JJ's first appearance on the podcast was a massive hit, and we barely scratched the surface of John's ability to opine and pontificate on a vast array of subjects — life on the streets, GMO's, Monsanto, the strange history of Aspartame, the power of meditation, the importance of expanding consciousness, the problems with the “V” word, what it means to be truly punk in this post-millenia era, and why meat really is for pussies. If you're new to the show, be sure to check out JJ's previous appearance in RRP 41. It's like a bomb exploding in an elevator. Enjoy! Rich

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome, episode 66 of The Rich Roll Podcast, with John Joseph.

0:17.2

The Rich Roll Podcast.

0:20.4

Hey everybody, happy holidays.

0:22.0

I am Rich Roll.

0:23.0

I am your host.

0:24.0

This is The Rich Roll Podcast.

0:25.6

What do we do here?

0:26.8

Well, each week I bring to you the best and the brightest

0:29.6

minds in health, wellness, fitness, nutrition

0:34.6

with one goal in mind to help you unlock and unleash your best

0:39.0

most authentic self.

0:40.6

I've had all kinds of people on the show, world-class athletes,

0:43.0

doctors, nutritionists, lawyers, yoginis, yogis,

0:47.4

meditators, spiritualists, entrepreneurs, the whole gamut.

0:51.8

And, you know, I don't agree with everybody

0:53.6

that I have on the show.

0:54.6

And I wouldn't want it that way anyway.

0:56.3

You don't learn anything unless you have people on that have

0:59.3

different ideas from you that help you broaden your perspective.

1:04.5

I only ask that you listen with an open mind,

1:07.2

take what resonates with you, discard the rest.

1:09.5

It's cool.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Rich Roll, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Rich Roll and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.