475 Joe Rogan Experience Review of Russell Crowe

Summary

Joe Rogan Experience Review Podcast: Episode 475

Review of JRE #2406 with Russell Crowe

Date: November 11, 2025
Hosts: Adam Thorne & Brandon

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Adam and Brandon break down Joe Rogan’s interview with actor Russell Crowe (JRE #2406). Their 45-minute discussion dives into highlights from the episode, Crowe’s prolific career, quirky stories from the podcast, and their own reflections on topics like gambling, the culture at Rogan's Comedy Mothership club, the infamous cane toad problem in Australia, and more. Throughout, they keep things light and irreverent, with a mix of admiration and humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Russell Crowe’s Staggering Work Ethic

[01:44] – [02:48]

• Crowe currently has five unreleased movies, including Nuremberg and the upcoming Highlander reboot, where he fills Sean Connery’s shoes.
• Hosts marvel at Crowe's recent workload and age.
  • "He could probably take like a decade off after this." – Brandon [02:01]
  • "He's not a spring chicken... so he might be overdoing it." – Adam [02:17]
• Both agree Crowe still "strikes the anvil while it's hot."

Russell Crowe’s Distinct Presence & Voice

[03:47] – [04:21]

• Admiration for Crowe’s gravelly, manly voice and subtle accent.
  • “I wish he read an audiobook or something.” – Brandon [03:47]
  • “He’s so good. There’s just something very powerful and, like, manly about him.” – Adam [03:54]

Chemistry with Joe Rogan

[01:44] – [05:10]

• The hosts observe Crowe and Rogan becoming genuine friends, adding warmth to the episode.
• Noted for avoiding repetitive Rogan “bingo card” tropes and keeping the conversation fresh.

Celebrity Encounters at The Comedy Mothership

[06:11] – [07:41]

• Discussion on the influx of celebrities at Rogan’s Austin club, including surprise trios like Crowe, Ed Sheeran, and Jimmy Carr.
  • “You just hit shuffle on celebrities. It’s like, why are the three of you talking?” – Brandon [05:47]
• Comic Lucas McQuarrie and others might find themselves performing for a room with A-listers in the crowd.

Family Gambling Stories & Reflections

[07:44] – [11:07]

• Crowe shared a story about his great-grandfather gambling away the family home, causing hardship for multiple generations.
  • “He said it made his family poor for two generations. How crazy is that?” – Brandon [09:38]
• Extended talk on gambling addiction: Adam and Brandon reflect on how risky and destructive betting can be, with comparisons to stories from Artie Lange and Dana White.
  • “I can’t fathom risking that much...that’s so much money. The risk/reward just isn’t there for me, truly.” – Brandon [10:21]

The Morality and Regulation of Gambling

[13:42] – [19:23]

• Ongoing debate: keeping gambling legal and regulated versus banning it. Discussion draws on Rogan’s perspective from the episode.
  • “The house always wins for a reason.” – Brandon [15:43]
  • “You can’t lose your house... or your kid to another country.” – Adam [18:30]

Humorous Boundary-Setting

• “You’re not allowed to bet your organs.” – Adam [19:37]
• “You do have two kidneys...” – Brandon [19:46]

Sports – Cricket and Russell’s Athletic Ties

[21:01] – [22:48]

• Crowe makes cricket sound appealing, leading Brandon to express interest in trying the sport.
• Adam relates his English family’s deep cricket tradition and marvels at Crowe’s relatives being top players.
  • “It’s cool to hear that Russell’s cousins was some of the best players and one of them, one of the best plays of all time.” – Adam [22:39]

Crowe’s Films: Rewatching Gladiator & Beyond

[22:57] – [29:25]

• Both hosts revisit Gladiator, with Adam highlighting its timelessness and impact.
  • “Even though I know every bit that’s about to happen, I am as captivated by it as I would be if I’d never seen it before.” – Adam [23:31]
• Discussion of Crowe’s other notable roles: Cinderella Man, The Nice Guys (with Ryan Gosling).
• Praise for Crowe’s onscreen chemistry and ability to match or command presence alongside big stars.

Serendipity: Crowe and Henry Cavill

[29:25] – [31:12]

• Recounting the story of young Henry Cavill meeting Crowe, keeping a signed photo for years, and later co-starring as Superman’s dad.
  • “Fucking Superman looks up to him. Picked him to be the dad in the movie. Like, no doubt has to be him.” – Adam [29:49]

Highlander Reboot Speculation

[31:12] – [34:56]

• Talk shifts to the forthcoming Highlander film: casting mystery, Dave Bautista, Russell Crowe, and the legacy of Sean Connery.
• Tangent: discussion about DragonHeart and iconic Connery quotes.
  • “There can be only one!” – Both [33:34]
  • “You don’t even have to see him to know how cool he is. Just that voice.” – Adam [34:00]

Crowe’s Legendary Work Rate

[34:48] – [35:08]

• Russell Crowe currently has seven unreleased movies in the pipeline.
  • “That’s a workaholic right there.” – Brandon [34:58]

The Wild Cane Toad Invasion of Australia

[35:08] – [38:43]

• The episode discusses Crowe's story of cane toads in Australia, their environmental impact, and the fantasy of harnessing French chefs to turn them into a culinary delicacy.
  • “Unless you find a really good recipe for them, you’re in big trouble.” – Adam [35:47]
• “If anyone has a better idea than my idea...we’d love to hear it. We will pass it along to the Australian government.” – Adam [37:58]

Nuremberg Movie & Crowe’s Performance

[39:13] – [41:51]

• Discussion on Crowe’s Oscar-contending performance in Nuremberg—his acting is praised even if the overall film doesn’t reach the same heights.
  • “Russell Crowe, it like easily is in Oscar contention again for his role...it’s that good. The problem is the rest of the movie isn’t that strong.” – Adam [39:13]
• Brings up the challenges and gravity of playing a Nazi character.

Dark Humor & Final Spirals

[41:51] – [44:28]

• Jokes about “genociding” the invasive cane toads tie back to Crowe’s Nuremberg project—a mix of dark humor and irreverence.
  • “Figure out a way to genocide the cane toad frogs and think of some suggestions...the winner will get—I don’t know, we’ll probably be on the Nuremberg trial because...crimes.” – Brandon [39:08]
• Ongoing riffing about frog-leg recipes, French chefs, and the potential for a movie starring Crowe as the chef-hero.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Russell Crowe’s Voice:
  • “He is so experienced. I think he’s ready. Now is the time. Strike the anvil while it’s hot.” – Brandon [02:48]
• Celebrity Comedy Club Shuffle:
  • “You just hit shuffle on celebrities. Like, why are the three of you talking?” – Brandon [05:47]
• Gambling Reflection:
  • “It’s a compulsion...the shame of having to tell your family you lost your house.” – Adam [09:11]
  • “Being in pool halls and being around a lot of gamblers... I just can’t fathom risking that much.” – Brandon [10:21]
• Cricket Nostalgia:
  • “He had a little patch... we would play every Sunday.” – Adam [21:56]
• On Crowe’s Screen Power:
  • “It was almost shocking how well he did it...like you just see him in that movie and you’re like, oh, 20 years ago, he was cooler than Ryan [Gosling].” – Adam [28:34]
• Serendipity—Cavill & Crowe:
  • “Superman looks up to him. Picked him to be the dad in the movie.” – Adam [29:49]
• Cane Toad Genocide Plan:
  • “If anyone has a better idea than my idea...we’d love to hear it.” – Adam [37:58]
• Nuremberg Film Critique:
  • “Crowe is easily there [for an Oscar]... the rest of the movie isn’t that strong.” – Adam [39:13]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Intro / Crowe’s Filmography & Exhaustion: [01:24] – [02:48]
• Crowe’s Voice & Persona: [03:47] – [04:21]
• Crowe & Rogan’s Friendship Dynamic: [01:44] – [05:10]
• Comedy Mothership Celebrity Cameos: [05:24] – [07:41]
• Gambling Stories & Commentary: [07:44] – [16:11]
• Regulation of Gambling: [18:18] – [19:23]
• Cricket—Cultural Stories: [21:01] – [22:48]
• Gladiator & Crowe’s Film Legacy: [22:57] – [29:25]
• Cavill Coincidence Story: [29:25] – [31:12]
• Highlander Reboot/Connery Praise: [31:12] – [34:56]
• Cane Toad Environmental Dilemma: [35:08] – [38:43]
• Nuremberg Film Reaction: [39:13] – [41:51]
• Frog-Leg Movie / Wrap-up: [43:34] – [44:28]

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Tone & Language

The hosts maintain their signature irreverent, bro-friendly energy—mixing heartfelt respect for Crowe with a steady flow of jokes, sidebars, and playful banter (“I kind of wanted to drink some scotch during this episode” – Brandon [05:10]). The language mirrors Rogan’s own conversational and informal style.

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Summary Takeaway

This review captures the fun and enthusiasm Adam and Brandon have for both Russell Crowe’s cinematic legacy and the engaging, unpredictable energy he brought to his latest Rogan interview. From tales of lost family fortunes to the wild drama of Australian toads, the episode underscores Crowe’s status as a modern legend—and why Rogan’s show remains the epicenter of wildly eclectic, entertaining pop culture conversations.

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[Adam Thorne]

You're listening to the Joe Rogan Experience Review. What a bizarre thing we've created now with your host Adam Thorne.

[Brandon]

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[Adam Thorne]

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[Brandon]

Enjoy the show.

[Adam Thorne]

Hey, guys, and welcome to another episode of the Joe Rogan Experience Review. Brandon and I, well, we're gonna break down some episodes and this week we.

[Brandon]

Got Russell Crowe, the man.

[Adam Thorne]

Russell Crowe, episode 2406. Can you believe he's done 2400 episodes of this dude?

[Brandon]

It's like he's becoming a regular of this podcast. Who would think Russell Crowe out of everybody, huh?

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah, I mean, they. They definitely seem to be becoming friends. Yeah, Russell Crowe. So he's done Nuremberg and also, what was he saying? Like, five movies and he's getting exhausted. He's worn out.

[Brandon]

I looked at his letterbox and yeah, there's like five movies that are yet to be released that he's done. Like, that's a hell of a paycheck, man. Like, he could probably take like a decade off after this.

[Adam Thorne]

For sure.

[Brandon]

For sure.

[Adam Thorne]

And. And also, like, he's not a spring chicken, you know, he's not that young, so he might be overdoing it.

[Brandon]

Yeah, like, burnout is definitely a real thing in acting. And if you're playing like a Nazi, probably doesn't help.

[Adam Thorne]

I do, I do like the idea of him coming back for the new Highlander, though. I like that he's playing Sean Connery's old role. I mean, That's. That's big shoes to fill.

[Brandon]

If there's anyone who could do it, man, it's Russell Crowe. Like, he's such a solid actor. He is so experienced, and you look at his calendar, he's been acting his ass off. It's something where he's so seasoned in it. He's been doing it so much. I think he's ready. It's not like he kind of has to grease up the gears again. All right, I got to get back into acting. He is in it. He is doing so much acting right now, where I think now is the time. Strike the anvil while it's hot. So that's it. Yeah. I love this episode, man. I thought it was great. I love Russell Crowe. And honestly, like, when it comes to a lot of the feedback and, like, reaction to this on Reddit x Instagram, the comments Spotify, everyone seems to agree this was a great episode. Also, just, Russell Crowe has such a good speaking voice. It's like, I wish he, like, read an audiobook or something.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah.

[Brandon]

I don't care what book it is, man. Just to hear his voice or just.

[Adam Thorne]

Do documentaries or something. Right?

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

He's so good. So there's just something very powerful and, like, manly about him in general.

[Brandon]

Yeah, yeah. And he has a really nice accent, too. It's like, it's. It's a bit Americanized at this point.

[Adam Thorne]

Sure.

[Brandon]

It's. It's really nice. I. I think just his. His age, the accent. He has this, like, gravel to his voice, too. It's so, so amazing.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah, yeah, he's a badass. He's a badass for sure.

[Brandon]

The man even, like, you know, when it comes to a lot of the fan feedback here, a lot of people also agree they. They like to Joe's commentary as well. That's, like, a big criticism I see recently with some of these episodes where there's that Joe Rogan bingo card of AI, you know, and all these other things he talks about all the time. Like, you know, I wouldn't have been surprised if he was like, jamie use perplexity to generate Russell Crowe's speech from Gladiator, but performed by 50s soul artist. You know, I was. I was waiting for that to happen. You know, I'm so glad 50 Cent didn't make an appearance as well, but, yeah, it was just a great conversation, man. Yeah, I felt like I was in the room. I kind of wanted to, like, drink some scotch during this episode.

[Adam Thorne]

Right? Yeah. Yeah. What was the name of his liquor company? Diving.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

Muff licking the muffle liquors.

[Brandon]

I think so. Great name.

[Adam Thorne]

Brilliant.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

God bless him. And who was. Who was it? Jimmy Carr. It's like an unusual crowd. Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Carr and him. Yeah. I wouldn't put that. That trio together, but I'm glad they exist.

[Brandon]

That is a conversation I would just love to be a fly on the wall for.

[Adam Thorne]

Oh, dude. Could you imagine just bumping into those three at dinner?

[Brandon]

You just hit shuffle on celebrities. It's like, why are the three of you talking? It just makes no sense.

[Adam Thorne]

You hit shuffle on three of my favorite random ones and been like, there's no way you three have anything in common. And then they're like, we own the muff diving liquor.

[Brandon]

Exactly. Company and the stocks or something.

[Adam Thorne]

Let's get drunk.

[Brandon]

Let's. Let's get fucked up, man. What's so awesome? Like, imagine being a regular at the Comedy Mothership and just having all these celebrities come in. Like, just being like, someone like Lucas McQuarrie who's like, you know, someone who's in their 20s, a comic who's doing a lot of spots. There's. You look in the crowd. You're doing crowd work. Holy. There's Russell Crowe. It's one of those clubs where it's like, so many celebrities stop into Austin to hang out with Joe Rogan and to be on his podcast where it really dawned on me in this episode where it's like, wow, that comedy club must have so many fucking celebrities in and out of there.

[Adam Thorne]

Oh, yeah, yeah. It's an unusual place for that. I mean, listen, the comedy still gets its share of them, but really in a different way. Anyone rolling through Austin, a lot of times it's people going on Rogan show, and then he gives them the invite out to his club. Therefore, they. They the kind of people that wouldn't even potentially go to a comedy club at all time.

[Podcast Listener/Caller]

Exactly.

[Adam Thorne]

And then they have this, like, exclusive VIP little package. They get to enjoy it. Of course they have fun, because comedy clubs are fun for everybody. And it just kind of opens up this whole new world and. Yeah, yeah. What. What.

[Brandon]

Exactly.

[Adam Thorne]

Great opportunity for people.

[Brandon]

I know, right? Well, there are a lot of cool topics on this podcast. I had no idea, like, Russell Crowe has such history with, like, gambling in his family. That story he told about his great grandfather being, like, a professional gambler and then going home being like, yeah, so this isn't our house anymore. And then two generations.

[Adam Thorne]

You imagine that. Imagine that, though.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

I mean, I was thinking about that while listening to it, and it's like, you know, in today's world, number one and you and I are in the same boat. It's like, it's hard to buy a house today. Housing prices are through the roof. You're a younger guy. I'm not anywhere as young as you, but I didn't buy property young, so in a similar way, it's still hard to buy. It's like you needed to have got on the ladder 10, 15 years ago, otherwise, kind of good luck, unless you live in a shed. It's. It's a different world for property. Right. And, you know, I was thinking of my family, and I'm like, finally getting to that point where we own something and then having this thought where you would be. And I almost don't want to say dumb enough because. Because, you know, I do believe it's like, it's a bad decision, it's a poor decision, but it's also an addiction. I know. That's real as well. It's a compulsion. It's like, maybe something some people just cannot stop. But to be in that place, I mean, the shame of having to tell your family you lost your house.

[Brandon]

What.

[Adam Thorne]

Where do you go from there?

[Brandon]

He said it made his family poor for two generations. How crazy is that? Imagine being that shitty of a family member where you just over your family for two generations. That's insane to me.

[Adam Thorne]

Well, you imagine there's some land that would go with it, right? It's not just the house bit of land.

[Brandon]

Yeah, but it's the adrenaline, you know, it's like. Artie Lang talks about this on, like, Stern when he goes into his gambling addiction, where he's like, yeah, dude, it's just. It's that adrenaline, and you can't find it anywhere else. He. He was doing heroin. He was doing all these drugs, but he's like, gambling is another animal completely. Him and Norm used to do a ton of gambling, and it's something that I just. I can't understand. It's just not in my blood. You know, Joe also is talking about that on the podcast, like, being in pool halls and being around a lot of gamblers, where he's like, I just can't fathom risking that much. Like, that's the whole thing where he's like, yeah, I have friends who, like, you know, will bet $3 million. Even if you have a ton of money, like, if you lose that three mil, I wouldn't be able to sleep for, like, weeks. That's so much money. It's just such the risk reward just isn't there for me. Truly.

[Adam Thorne]

Well, I mean, you know Rogan, Dana, Dana White bets a lot and that's a good friend of Joe's, of course, and he's seen it. He's seen that happen a bunch. He's known Dana to lose like a million dollars in a night.

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[Adam Thorne]

And Rogan has a lot of money and that's still like, what the heck. Yeah, you know, it's like you can't even contemplate that type of thing. And you know, I think it's a good perspective to have. Like, I don't recommend anyone should get in a place where you think losing a million in a night is a. Is a good move. Also, what I was thinking about, which was interesting is, you know, Rogan has made. If you think about the over and under of gambling, very few gamblers are in the plus.

[Brandon]

Right.

[Adam Thorne]

It's not really designed for you to win. Even if you're like a lifelong gambler and you think you're good, chances are you've lost more than you've made, even if you've won some big things. However, if you've been sponsored by gambling companies like we have with DraftKings, yours truly.

[Brandon]

Yes.

[Adam Thorne]

And Rogan has to probably definitely a much higher degree than we have been, then it's safe to assume since I'm not really much of a gambler at all, I've maybe lost like $80 in my entire life gambling. We're in the plus, so it's like we're in, you know, we're outliers like the, in the very rare like spaces of people that have made money from gambling. Since Joe was, I was wondering if he would somehow defend it kinda. And he kind of did. He kind of did. He kind of was like, well, it's just a bad choice and is your blah, blah, blah. And you know.

[Brandon]

Yeah, he was on the fence, like on it a little bit too. Like he was saying, I get it but like also at the same time, I can't comprehend it, you know. And to your point, there's that saying the house always wins for a reason. Like it's just, it's not. It's a losing battle. It really is for. I just. I'm not a gambler at all. I have friends who do it and they've lost so much fucking money. Sports betting. He brought this up right now.

[Adam Thorne]

He brought it up, though, with the Twinkie thing. He's like, yeah, I know Twinkies are dog shit, but I think they should exist. I think you should have the right to have that. Now, honestly, I think gambling should exist more than Twinkies. And hear me out, gambling with education and at least, like, some stopgaps. It's like, yeah, we, like, there should be an opportunity for some people to bet on some things. For a food product to be clearly so nasty that it's not even food, then I don't know. I don't know if it should. Now. If you want something to just be that delicious, find a way to make it that delicious with actual food. Then I will allow it because. Because we can do that. We for sure can. My grandma used to make this pudding that was like a sticky toffee pudding. It's like old British, you know, type of cake with toffee on. That shit was made of real ingredients. Old school, grandma stuff. British old lady. Amazing. It was better than a Twinkie. So it can be done. You don't need to poison yourself. You know what I mean? So there's like, it's a bit of a difference. However, the freedom that Joe was talking about and the choice, it's like, yeah, you should be able to get something you enjoy that much. However, the part of it that destroys your life, we might need to have some controls over. Like, maybe you don't get to lose your house. Maybe you don't get to instantly get cancer from whatever the food product is.

[Brandon]

It has to be regulated for sure. Because you look at the Twinkie company and you look at the house, they're not in it for quality of life. They're in it to make as much money as possible.

[Adam Thorne]

And, yeah, they don't care what happens to you.

[Brandon]

Right, yeah. Yep. And the Twinkies are cardboard goo. And yeah, you can lose your house. You can lose everything. Like. And the thing is, like, you can't ban it because gambling is something people do all the time. Even, like, illegally. If. If all of gambling was banned, like, people still do it. I go to bars all the time where people play poker in the corner for money. And I know it's not the most legal thing, but people. It will still do it. Just goes to show it's not going anywhere. You can't get rid of it. So since it's going to stay, I think it needs to be regulated. And I'm not saying, like, you know, strict regulations, but exactly what you're saying. You can't lose your house. You can't, like, lose your kid to another country. I don't know.

[Podcast Listener/Caller]

Okay.

[Adam Thorne]

We're all in agreement. You can't bet your house. You can't give away your kid to other countries.

[Brandon]

Exactly.

[Adam Thorne]

And maybe a few other rules. Yeah, yeah, it seems reasonable.

[Brandon]

I think that's fair. I think that's fair.

[Adam Thorne]

You're not allowed to bet your organs.

[Brandon]

I don't know. You know what? We don't know.

[Adam Thorne]

I guess you do have two kidneys.

[Brandon]

That is true. Do you need both of them?

[Adam Thorne]

You do have two kidneys. Yeah. But I feel like there would be a nasty bedding, black market kidney thing going on if you could.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

I mean, there are some real gullible people out there, dude. Can't.

[Podcast Listener/Caller]

Can't.

[Adam Thorne]

You can't start allowing that.

[Brandon]

Yeah. People get their kidneys hustled, you know?

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah. That's. We are. We are not sponsored by DraftKings again until the 25th of this month. So feel free to talk about gambling as freely as you need to. Until that episode, then, we may need to moderate.

[Brandon]

Great timing. Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah.

[Brandon]

Wasn't there a DraftKings ad during the Russell Crowe episode? I think.

[Adam Thorne]

Was there really?

[Brandon]

I think so, yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

That would be hilarious.

[Brandon]

It was very poetic and beautiful.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah. Also, I'll be honest, those are done regionally though, so.

[Brandon]

Got it.

[Adam Thorne]

I listened to it in Bozeman. I didn't hear one. You're listening in Boston, so maybe. Maybe you got more gamblers out there.

[Brandon]

A ton of gamblers in Boston. A lot of people running books here, too. I'll be honest, man. After listening to this episode, I think I want to play cricket. He made it seem so.

[Adam Thorne]

Good game. Yeah, cricket's a good game. You know, it's like when I hear this, though, remember, I'm coming from. You know, I grew up in England and my grandfather was a huge cricketer. He loved it. My dad loved it. I played it with my grandfather in the garden every weekend we go up there. He had a little patch we used to have. If you ever seen those things that kind of roll the lawn, they're like a big. They're like a big steel wheel.

[Brandon]

Yes.

[Adam Thorne]

Kind of similar to the things that. That roll the. The roads with when they make the roads. Well, on the machines. But you drag it across the lawn and it's the flatten out the bit that you bowl on. He had one of those.

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[Adam Thorne]

What they call the wicket, make it nice and flat, set the stumps up, and we would play every Sunday. So when I hear the, like the, you know, the minutiae about the game and, like, the elements of it, it's like I don't even know what is going on in baseball. So of course I understand cricket. When Joe asked, do you have the equivalent of a home run? I'm like, yeah, well, of course I know what that is to me is just. You're already talking my language.

[Brandon]

Yeah. Where I'm on Joe's side, where I just don't really know much about it, but the conversation just made it seem so appealing. I'm like, fuck, I think I got to try it.

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[Adam Thorne]

Yeah, it's cool to hear that. Russell's cousins was some of the best players and one of them, one of the best plays of all time. Good for him.

[Brandon]

How insane is that? There's a. There's a lot of interesting coincidences in Russell's life. Like, even Henry Cavill. Dude, dude, relax, Relax.

[Adam Thorne]

Did you watch Gladiator? I watched it two days ago out of respect for this episode. Now, it's easy to do because just like Predator is one of my favorite movies, which you should be Predator and I. I was once again just riveted and blown away by it. Like, my brain. Even though I know every bit that's about to happen, I am as captivate, captivated by it as I would be if I'd never seen it before.

[Brandon]

And I got to revisit it, dude.

[Adam Thorne]

I was just locked in. Like I always am. Every line, every bit. I'm just like, this is amazing. Joaquin Phoenix is just brilliant in it, too. He's such a snake piece of shit, but he's amazing. And the fight scenes, the loyalty, like, just all the pieces. You look at who he is amongst all those legends, like, tough guys. It's like, yeah, of course he has world class sportsmen that are genetically related to him. Like, you don't just randomly get some guy from Australia who's just like, oh, he's just a good actor. No, you get like a Liam Hensworth. You know, you get like, specimens.

[Brandon]

Dude. Yeah, dude. It's so.

[Adam Thorne]

I don't want to get all, like, bro love here over Russell. But, like, he's. He's.

[Brandon]

If we're talking about Gladiator, dude, you have to. You have to.

[Adam Thorne]

Legend.

[Brandon]

It's so funny. I think it was on a prior episode where he was. On where he was talking about how when he goes to Rome, they treat him like Maximus. Like, they treat him like fucking royalty. They're. Holy fuck, there you are. Like. Like it was. It was a. Like a biopick or like it actually happened.

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[Adam Thorne]

So on the last. The last time he came in Rogan, he said he went in a store. He went to buy a nice watch. He likes watches, right? So it was like a Breitling or some nice watch. And he comes out and he's got, like, his shopping bags of watches, so he's not feeling, like, very masculine. Because, to be fair, if you've got little watch bags, you know, and you've been shopping for watches, it's not exactly, like, the toughest thing you do. And the streets were lined up, so he stood out there thinking it was like a parade. As you would. You would. You'd be like, what's the parade? And then everyone just starts going, maximus, Max. He's like, oh, shit. My life is not the same, dude. I would love to have been there. I would have joined, then I would have probably started the chat.

[Brandon]

Dude. What does that do to someone, though? If I was in that role and that happened to me, I would go right into the character, I think. I think I would embody that. The energy of that, the power. Like, what does that do to someone?

[Adam Thorne]

Well, I would throw. I would immediately throw the watches, because who even needs to know the time? That's a timeless moment. I would look around and hopefully somebody could throw me a sword, and then I would hold the sword up in the air like he. Man. I mean, I'm from the 80s, so that, like, that's. I would do that.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

And, yeah, I would just march down the road like, I'm in charge of Rome.

[Brandon]

Yeah. Or I would just, like, pull a sword out, cut someone's head off, have the. Hold it above my head, have the blood drip down on me, you know, embody the character.

[Adam Thorne]

You went. You went too far that you went immediately to.

[Brandon]

You know, you don't think people before. Well, look who it is. Don't you think Russell Crowe gets a pass, especially in a moment like this? He's.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah. At the peak of his.

[Brandon]

Are you not entertained, Adam?

[Adam Thorne]

At the peak of his fame, right after an Oscar, he's allowed to kill one person in Rome. And they just. They just allow it. They're like, it's fine. That guy was a farmer. We're not even worried about it.

[Brandon]

He's too badass. For laws. You know, just. Just have him have one.

[Adam Thorne]

You know, it must have. I mean, had a very strange effect. And to be fair, I mean, he's had some great movies. Some. I mean, a bunch of movies have been really big that he's been in. Nothing touched Gladiator, though.

[Brandon]

I mean, Cinderella man was great.

[Adam Thorne]

Timeless Pieces, dude.

[Brandon]

Yeah. The Nice Guys was a newer one. That was really good too. I'm not sure if we saw that.

[Adam Thorne]

Goslin.

[Brandon]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that was great. Yeah, that was a good one. He's still putting out bangers and that's like a really high rated movie in his career.

[Adam Thorne]

Well, think about it. Think about how difficult it is to hold the space next to Ryan Gosling. Like, Ryan, for one, he's a powerful actor. Very good looking, great style. You know, he's got an unbelievable presence. He's acted with the best of the best. You've got Russell in there, to be fair. He's like, what, in his 50s, he's overweight, he's just looking a bit sloppy, with all due respect. And he just holds his own so hard in that movie that it was almost shocking how well he did it.

[Brandon]

Right.

[Adam Thorne]

Like, he was effortless. Was almost like you just see him in that movie and you're like, oh, 20 years ago, you know, he was cooler than Ryan. Yeah, right.

[Brandon]

And it transfers over, I think also the chemistry between both actors I thought was great. Like, he's. That's like an, like an underrated element, I think of Russell Crowe is like, he has such great chemistry with other actors and like bouncing energy off. It's so good. Like, he's such an amazing actor, man. And this podcast. And then like going back and watching some scenes from, like, prior movies he was in. Because, like, a lot of these movies I saw in college and college is a bit of a blur, you know, I've seen a lot of his movies and I gotta revisit a lot of them, but really just such a legendary actor, one of them.

[Adam Thorne]

Right? And. And just like you were saying, and I interrupted you earlier, but, like, let's go back to the story of him meeting Cavill.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

How nuts is that?

[Brandon]

Some crazy coincidences in this guy's life seem real.

[Adam Thorne]

When he was telling that, I was like, that's bullshit.

[Brandon]

Yeah, the Kingmaker dude. Yeah, dude.

[Adam Thorne]

So he bumps into him when he's a kid. And then of course, Russell, like, could barely remember it, but, you know, with. With Henry, it like, stuck with him like you couldn't imagine. And remember, this is Superman, right? Mr. Handsome Mr. Suave, like, easily could be James Bond. The whole time is looking up to this character. Like, that's who Russell is, dude. Fucking Superman looks up to him. Picked him to be the dad in the movie. Like, no doubt has to be him.

[Brandon]

He said that he had that signed picture with him everywhere. Any apartment he moved to, wherever he was, he had the signed photo.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah. And now they kept going. I think that's why Highland is going to be that much better. Because again, when you talk about that on screen chemistry, I mean, it's. It. It's going to make that movie powerful. And I think that's why that original Highlander was so powerful. I don't know necessarily if it was that main actor. I really do think that it was Connery's. It's just like anytime Connery was in a movie, he was such a dominating force that it just spread everywhere.

[Brandon]

Yeah, dude, I'm for.

[Adam Thorne]

I'm a bit. I love Connery.

[Brandon]

Like, me too, man. And I think this is going to be its own thing. But the fact that it's such a full circle for like, you know, Henry Cavill and like, the story behind it, I think this is going to be some great acting here. And, like, we got some heavyweights in this movie. It's not like it's just. Yeah, it's a reboot. We're throwing Will Ferrell in there. We're gonna have just a couple. It's. It's a real Will Ferrell's in it. No, no.

[Adam Thorne]

Who's. Who's gonna be the cra. Like the really scary bad guy because that guy was a legendary.

[Brandon]

That's a great move. That's another great actor too, rip. You know, I did see recently Dragon Heart. Have you seen that? No. What's that? It's got him in. It's. It's really. He plays a dragon, a talking dragon. It's like one of the first ever, like, CGI movies where, like, they make a main character fully cgi. They use the same render as the T. Rex and Jurassic park because it's like there was like literally one CGI company.

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[Brandon]

And it was like in the 90s and they're like, all right, we're going to do a movie about talking dragons and we're just going to do full CGI dragons. And it looks like the whole movie looks like a PS2 game, but it's.

[Adam Thorne]

Like Dennis, what's the guy's name? Quaid or something?

[Brandon]

Yes, yes.

[Adam Thorne]

The actor.

[Brandon]

Yeah, it's a weird ass movie. Next time you're like doing edibles.

[Adam Thorne]

Oh, there's. You know what? I know it. There's a great line in there. He's like, I. He's a. I am the last one.

[Brandon]

Yes, yes. That's it. That's it. That is, it's a bigger.

[Adam Thorne]

Basically the same line is Highlander, which is. There can be only one.

[Brandon]

Oh yeah, I think that's a reference that probably a rip off. A ripoff. You think, well, he's ripping himself off.

[Adam Thorne]

He's allowed. Fucking Sean Connery.

[Brandon]

You're allowed to steal from yourself, you know?

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah, there's no stealing when it's Connery.

[Brandon]

You know, it's funny.

[Adam Thorne]

That was a good movie.

[Brandon]

It is a good movie. That's funny how that's like the, the most memorable quote from.

[Adam Thorne]

Think about, think about how amaz Connery was that. You don't even have to see him to know how cool he is. Yeah, like just that voice.

[Brandon]

One of the most iconic like voices of any actor. Legend. Top five.

[Adam Thorne]

Absolute legend.

[Brandon]

Top five.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah. I'm looking at the new Highlander. They, I, I think that it's like just on hold enough. They don't even have. They don't even have Russell Crowe listed on the IMDb. Batista's in it. Maybe he's the bad guy. I don't know. He got skinny though. Didn't he get weirdly skinny?

[Brandon]

He did, yeah. He lost.

[Adam Thorne]

I don't know who the bad guy would be. Henry's in it. We'd have to.

[Brandon]

I'm looking on letterbox. It seems like Russell Crowe has seven unreleased movies right now.

[Adam Thorne]

Wow.

[Brandon]

Insane. That's a workaholic right there.

[Adam Thorne]

Get him done. Yeah, get them done.

[Brandon]

Wow. Well, you know what? I, I do want to say also with this episode, I was really stunned about the cane toads. I know it's kind of random and off topic from like acting and everything, but.

[Adam Thorne]

Oh, those giant, giant ass toes. Dog sized frogs.

[Brandon]

What were they saying? They were using like cricket paddles or something or Just killing them.

[Adam Thorne]

Oh, yeah. Smash them.

[Brandon]

Going like to and from the pub. Like, that's awesome. Just like all these. And apparently there's 200 million in Australia. Oh, you. You're done. It's over. They live there now.

[Adam Thorne]

Unless you find a really good recipe for them, you're in big trouble. So I would recommend bringing in some of the best chefs because, you know, when. When they were saying, oh, we can't introduce something else to eat them because that'll fuck up the whole ecosystem, I'm like, of course. Bad idea. So I was like, racking my brains. I was in the sauna sweating away, you know, respected Joe doing my 20 minutes. And I was like in there, like, well, what could you do? Then you kind of fucked. However, I was like, well, you know, humans are really good at hunting generally, but what is the motivation of hunting? Well, mostly back in the day, it was, like, for skins or fur or meat.

[Brandon]

So.

[Adam Thorne]

And nowadays it's mostly for meat because we don't really care about fur or skins. So if they could find a dish that was that delicious. And since it's frogs, you need the French, so you got to bring in some Michelin star French chefs to find the dish that is just so good. Make it cheap, a little bit of, you know, subsidized by the Australian government, you know, and then everyone's eating these lavish dishes of those type of toads or frogs or whatever they are. Boom.

[Brandon]

Well, you know what the dish would be, right? Like, the best part of the frog is the. The legs.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah.

[Brandon]

Maybe not the most.

[Adam Thorne]

Like a small bit of it. Yeah, but that would. That would sort it out, dude.

[Brandon]

The. If you were to eat the frog legs of the one they showed off. That's like a turkey leg.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah. Yeah. That's huge.

[Brandon]

Yeah, it's like a chicken wing or something. That's. That's it.

[Adam Thorne]

That would keep that. Keep you going. Yeah, that keeps you going. So that was my idea. Unless you know anyone out there listening, if you have a better idea, we'd love to hear it. In fact, we might have a competition. If anyone has a better idea than my idea, and I hope you do, because mine was off the cuff and a bit quick during that moment, sweating in the sauna. We'd love to hear it. And we will pass it along to the Australian government in the hopes that maybe we could help. Maybe if there's anything we could do in 2025 that is positive from this podcast, we could help the Australian people and their toad frog problem.

[Brandon]

So to celebrate his New movie, Russell Crowe's new movie about Nuremberg. Figure out a way to genocide the cane toad frogs and think of some suggestions or the. Just the cane toads, not frogs, toads, a whole different thing. But figure out a way to genocide them. Send us an email and the winner will get. I don't know, we'll probably be on the Nuremberg trial because Crimes.

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[Adam Thorne]

Yeah, I will, I will. I do have to say I don't, I don't really care for how you title that together. I'm not gonna lie. Not gonna lie. I mean, I think we could have not tied all that together. But since you did bring it up, let's talk about that movie a little bit. What I've heard about it and I read an article that was like pretty good actually, and quite fair. They were saying that Russell Crowe, it like easily is in Oscar contention again for his role. Like, it's that good. The problem is the rest of the movie isn't that strong. Like the script isn't that good, but his acting is like easily there. So it's a bit of a bummer that it doesn't really stand up. It almost, you know, it's kind of one of those things that needed like, of a Christopher Nolan character behind it. But Russell was there, you know what I mean? He's like bringing his energy back. And what that tells me and gives me some hope and some faith is he starts to jump on with. Instead of knocking out five movies a year that are barely getting released, jump on with the biggest name directors, pull your heart into the role and, you know, bash out that next Oscar. You know what I mean?

[Brandon]

Yeah, I do. And he was talking about how this new movie is going to have like unreleased footage of the trials. And you know, hearing what you're saying, I'm kind of afraid it's going to be like, you know, those shitty history docu or those history documentaries that have like those shitty acting sections because there's no footage of what they're talking about in history. So they get some like Z list actors to like act out the parts. I'm afraid it's going to be one of those. But just with one of the greatest actors of all time, huh? You know, so I don't know, I think it'll be cool because I, I do like World War II history and to just like see unreleased footage will be cool and I think it will be more of a historical curiosity for me than like, oh, I can't wait to see this masterpiece.

[Adam Thorne]

Right.

[Brandon]

But I don't know, to See him as a Nazi will be interesting, because that's quite a. That's a hard role. It is, yeah. It is.

[Adam Thorne]

Would you ever play a Nazi in a movie?

[Brandon]

Sure.

[Adam Thorne]

I mean, after your recent comment, I.

[Brandon]

Listen, listen, man. There are. There are. There are literally condoms called spermicide condoms. Last time I checked, they're not coming from Germany. You know, so. It's a good point. It is a. It is a term. It was a term before. Before the Reich.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah, that's true.

[Brandon]

Unfortunately.

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Where are those ones made?

[Adam Thorne]

Israel. What? All right, we just have to.

[Brandon]

We'll have to edit that out. Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

No, I mean, who knows where they come from, but, you know, at the end of the day, these are words, and this is silly, and we're all having a good time, but.

[Brandon]

Well, yeah, exactly. And that's the thing. Like, if you kill a whole frog population, you have to live with.

[Adam Thorne]

Well, that is a genocide.

[Brandon]

It's a genocide. It is.

[Adam Thorne]

I mean, when is it not? Is it how you did it, or is it just the fact you did it to all of them? I'm pretty sure if you do it to all of them, what happens? If you did it to all of them really nicely? And they all agreed it would still be a bit of a genocide. Right?

[Brandon]

Biggest suicide pact of all time.

[Adam Thorne]

Yeah. You got rid of them. I mean, I don't know what the rules are if.

[Brandon]

If you kill half of the cane toad population, that's a hundred million. I. I feel like if there's a word for something bigger than a genocide, it's probably what we would use, because a hundred million is.

[Adam Thorne]

It's a lot of frogs.

[Brandon]

It's a hell of a lot of frog legs. Yeah. Yeah. Make me hungry.

[Adam Thorne]

Delicious.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Adam Thorne]

I'd be down.

[Brandon]

It'd be the most delicious.

[Adam Thorne]

If you're a French chef out there and you, you know, want to tackle some giant legs, put it in a dish and open it up to the people out there, you might be able to save it.

[Brandon]

And maybe if you want to take a. Take a hit at the getting rid of that cane toad population, then Russell Crowe might play you in a movie in the future. Ooh, Cane toad trials.

[Adam Thorne]

That's when he wins his Oscar. He just. He wins it. He's just the chef, like, licking his fingers. This is the one that is the most delicious. Oh, yes.

[Brandon]

In a second. I am seeing that movie in a second, dude.

[Adam Thorne]

I. I want to write it. We're gonna write this, all right?

[Brandon]

We're gonna shoot this movie. It'll be on Patreon. So a couple of weeks.

[Adam Thorne]

It won't take as long. Well, yeah, let's. Let's finish that. And yeah, we're gonna get the. We're gonna. We've been saying it, but we are gonna do it. We're gonna get the Mark Marin out Rogan this week. Right out this week. We're gonna. Let's Friday, Saturday, let's get it posted.

[Brandon]

Yep.

[Adam Thorne]

Okay. Let's commit.

[Brandon]

It's gonna happen. Brilliant.

[Adam Thorne]

All right, thank you everyone for listening. We love you and we will speak to you later.

[Brandon]

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