Lex Fridman‘s most recent podcast took him deep into the jungle to see Paul Rosolie for another interview. Seriously, he traveled to Peru in a very remote part of the Western Amazon basin to record a 4 hour podcast worth the listen. Paul has spent his adult life exploring the Amazon Rainforest interacting with the plants and species within and it is his life’s mission to save it all. Any interview with Paul is one worth listening to as he has been previously featured on Lex Fridman, Danny Jones (Konkrete) Podcast, and even the The Joe Rogan Experience.
Who is Paul Rosolie?
Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author, and award winning wildlife filmmaker. For the past 16 years he has specialized in threatened ecosystems and species in countries like Indonesia, Brazil, India, and Peru. In the Amazon, Rosolie has spent extensive time traveling with poachers documenting the illegal trade in endangered species. Rosolie’s memoir on Amazonian wildlife and exploration, “Mother of God”, was hailed as “gripping” by Jane Goodall, and the Wall Street Journal applauded Rosolie’s environmental call-to-arms for its ‘rare immediacy and depth’. In 2013 Rosolie spoke at the United Nations global Forum on Forests while accepting an award for his Amazonian wildlife short-film ‘An Unseen World”. He is the founder of Junglekeepers Peru an organization that focuses on protecting threatened habitat in western Amazonia. To date, Junglekeepers protects over 77,000 acres of primary forest.
Paul Rosolie #429 Lex Fridman Podcast Outline:
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 2:07 – Amazon jungle
- 4:25 – Bushmaster snakes
- 15:51 – Black caiman
- 34:11 – Rhinos
- 37:25 – Anacondas
- 1:07:42 – Mammals
- 1:19:48 – Piranhas
- 1:30:38 – Aliens
- 1:48:23 – Elephants
- 1:59:40 – Origin of life
- 2:12:59 – Explorers
- 2:26:16 – Ayahuasca
- 2:34:41 – Deep jungle expedition
- 2:48:48 – Jane Goodall
- 2:51:19 – Theodore Roosevelt
- 3:02:15 – Alone show
- 3:12:01 – Protecting the rainforest
- 3:28:14 – Snake makes appearance
- 3:36:25 – Uncontacted tribes
- 3:49:49 – Mortality
- 3:51:17 – Steve Irwin
- 3:58:57 – God
Support his efforts at https://junglekeepers.org
