The Joe Rogan Experience - #2104 - Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson is a podcaster, YouTuber, and club promoter. He's the host of the "Modern Wisdom" podcast.https://chriswillx.com/modernwisdom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Broadcast on: 16 Feb 2024
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Chris Williamson is a podcaster, YouTuber, and club promoter. He's the host of the "Modern Wisdom" podcast.https://chriswillx.com/modernwisdom

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[MUSIC] >> The Joe Rogan, experience. >> Train by day Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day. [MUSIC] >> Cheers sir. [MUSIC] >> What is that, black rifle? >> Yeah, we're up Chris, what's up baby, how are you? >> Good to see you man. >> So how long have you been in Texas now? >> Two years. >> Wow, do you feel like this is where you live? >> This feels like home. >> Really? >> Yeah, I went back home for Christmas in the UK. And it's so strange to go back to a place that you know so well. You're super familiar with, but you're kind of different. And everything's changed, but everything's the same. And you fall back into old patterns. You remember that tree that you used to walk past on your morning walk and all the. It's very disquieting, but it's fun, it's nice. >> The oddest thing for me is the contrast and the amount of freedom you have for things that you would never think were important. Like, these little nicotine things. In California, you can't buy this because it's flavored. In California, you can put a tent in front of people's houses and fucking cook meth and no one says anything. No one does anything. You could commit violent crime and you get arrested and released with no bail. They'll never find you again, the laws are so ridiculous. But you are not allowed to have flavored nicotine. Flavored nicotine is dangerous, Chris. >> They're trying to ban flavored vapes in the UK very aggressively, super aggressively. It's like that's the big deal. That being said, I think it's like some non insignificant percentage of school children are using vapes. >> It's very addictive. >> There's a no vapes sign in schools. Like that wasn't something that was already self-evident. >> Well, cigarettes were a big deal when I was in high school. A lot of kids smoke cigarettes. It was a cool kids thing to do. >> What's the smoking age in America? >> I think it's 18. >> Yep. >> 18? >> Legally. >> Legally? >> Yeah. >> It's 18. But when I was a kid, people got cigarettes. Someone got you cigarettes. I don't know, when I was young, I remember before I turned to 18,

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