Dave Landau

Date: 2025-09-02 | Duration: 2h 44m

Episode Overview

Comedian and former drug addict Dave Landau joins Joe for an unfiltered conversation about addiction, recovery, stand-up, and the various absurdities of modern life. Landau opens by recalling his time working at a pharmacy in the 1990s — a uniquely terrible idea for a drug addict — and traces his relationship with opioids through a chance encounter with a former addict at a pool tournament years later. A physical comedy bit about making fun of a friend who tackled him on a keg-beer linoleum floor escalates into an injury story. The conversation covers coyotes and sheep predation, the genetics of psychopathic tendencies and follower behavior, toxoplasmosis as a possible explanation for certain kinds of performatively weird behavior (especially among specific internet demographics), and the poppy seed / drug test problem. Dave wraps up with the discovery that no universally proven aphrodisiac exists, despite centuries of searching, and shares a connection to Mike Costa through their early comedy group.

About Dave Landau

Dave Landau is a dynamic comedian and the co-host of the "Normal World" podcast, where he shares his unique perspective on contemporary culture and personal anecdotes. Known for his sharp wit and engaging storytelling, he has made a name for himself in the comedy circuit, performing on stages nationwide and captivating audiences with his relatable humor. Additionally, Landau is the author of "Party of One: A Fuzzy Memoir," where he delves into his life experiences with honesty and humor. His appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience episode #2373 further solidified his reputation as a thought-provoking voice in comedy, making him a compelling figure in today’s entertainment landscape.

Key Moments

– Working at a pharmacy as a drug addict in the 1990s
– Opioid use and running into a former addict at a pool tournament
– Tackled on a keg-beer linoleum floor — injury escalation
– Toxoplasmosis causing unusual behavior in certain demographics
– Poppy seed bagels and failing drug tests
– No universally proven aphrodisiac exists
– Gender ideology and who is actually driving surgical transitions
0:15:30 – Working at a pharmacy in the 90s as a drug addict — a great place for that
0:34:19 – Running into the addict years later at a pool tournament — no problems left
0:49:27 – Made fun of a friend, got tackled on a linoleum keg-beer floor — what happened next
1:32:41 – Who's actually pushing gender surgery — not poor kids; who has the money and access
1:47:23 – Toxoplasmosis — Mark Maron and the people who behave weirdly might just have toxo
2:04:55 – Poppy seed bagels and drug tests — how long does it stay in your system?
2:20:26 – No universally proven aphrodisiac exists — despite millennia of searching

Transcript Excerpt

Starting point is 00:00:00 Joe Rogan podcast checking out The Joe Rogan Experience Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night All day There we go How you doing? Good to see you, sir Let's crack a lock on it. Starting point is 00:00:18 Not much. Just rocking the shiny We're talking about your Shinole watch I'm glad Detroit's coming back You know and I like how Shinole represents Shinole is definitely one of the things that's great about Detroit Starting point is 00:00:31 Yeah they say it like made in Detroit They're proud Yes Which we didn't have for a long time Dude Detroit is the craziest story If you know the story about Detroit Like in the 1950s and 60s Starting point is 00:00:42 It was the third richest city in the world Well yeah it was called The Paris of the Midwest And it's a city that's still built For 7 million people With supposedly 700,000 living in it I mean so you do see a lot of like Starting point is 00:00:56 How is there like a million dollar condo in the same place that has like eight abandoned other apartments it's when you go downtown it makes no sense logistically you ever watch that show top gear oh yeah the jeremy clarkson i think it was easier top gear was maybe the the the one they did after that that they did for amazon but they went to detroit and they bought a house for five hundred dollars yeah you can and there's also the people that buy them and open the door and get mulled by pit bulls or you see the ones that, like, they'll put a, like, a pumpkin pad. Like, they'll do an urban farm, which is hysterical. Starting point is 00:01:29 And you'll see, like, these hippies on the news, like, they cut my face and stole my plums. And I'm scared. It's like, yeah, but you're in a crack neighborhood. Nobody wants your farm. No, we're gentrifying. Yeah. Isn't that what you guys want? And it's like, they don't want that at all. Starting point is 00:01:43 There's some delusional fucking people out there, dude. And what they did to Detroit, like, any...

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