Oct 14, 2026 · 2 hr 10 min · 15 segments
Michael Douglas is an actor, producer, writer, and philanthropist whose film and television credits include "Wall Street," "Fatal Attraction," "Basic Instinct," "Behind the Candelabra," and "The…
Michael DouglasGuest
Joe RoganHost
I, I think they're looking to other planets, first of all, because it's very difficult to do, and people always wanna do s- be the first to do something- Yeah ... to colonize a planet.
But also because we all feel like at any moment now, this could all go sideways, and that there could be a nuclear conflict in the war, uh, and it, it could ignite.
And the, the thing is, much like when we were talking about Falling Down, if you watch that film and you see the, the issues he was dealing with then, it's the same issues we're dealing with today.
It's always leaders and people who control those leaders who want access to resources and control resources, and we let those people dictate- Dictate ... what happens in the world, 'cause it's a very small amount of people affecting a very large amount of people.
And the only hope is that we all together figure that out, because I don't think people were even completely aware of that in this country until probably, like, the '60s and the '70s.
It's m- it's, the whole thing is more transparent now than it's ever been before, which I think is a good sign.
When I look back at my, my father's career in post-World War II, where characters were the good guys or the bad guys.
I, I think they're looking to other planets, first of all, because it's very difficult to do, and people always wanna do s- be the first to do something- Yeah ... to colonize a planet.
But also because we all feel like at any moment now, this could all go sideways, and that there could be a nuclear conflict in the war, uh, and it, it could ignite.
And the, the thing is, much like when we were talking about Falling Down, if you watch that film and you see the, the issues he was dealing with then, it's the same issues we're dealing with today.
It's always leaders and people who control those leaders who want access to resources and control resources, and we let those people dictate- Dictate ... what happens in the world, 'cause it's a very small amount of people affecting a very large amount of people.
And the only hope is that we all together figure that out, because I don't think people were even completely aware of that in this country until probably, like, the '60s and the '70s.
It's m- it's, the whole thing is more transparent now than it's ever been before, which I think is a good sign.
When I look back at my, my father's career in post-World War II, where characters were the good guys or the bad guys.
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