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Bert Kreischer has told the same Russian-mob story enough times that it became a movie, but the man behind The Machine has done far more than one bit across his podcast appearances. Pulled from our full library of episode summaries, this is every Bert Kreischer sit-down we've covered, from a philosophical hang with Lex Fridman to four separate trips onto Joe Rogan's couch.
We ranked these by how much new ground each one actually covers rather than by download numbers. Expect steroids, dominatrices, Winston Churchill, oxycodone addiction, and a jiu-jitsu beatdown from his own teenage daughter. Here's which episode to start with depending on what you're after.
Bert Kreischer: Comedy, Drinking, Rogan, Segura, Churchill & Kim Jong Un | Lex Fridman Podcast #382
The most reflective Bert conversation on this list, and the one where he actually opens up instead of just riffing. He credits Joe Rogan with everything, from the Machine story to the movie deal, and breaks down like a business memo how he and Tom Segura once split a payout evenly because 'our feelings are more important than the money.' The gut-punch moment is his dad sobbing at the movie premiere, telling him 'I've underestimated you your whole life.' Listen to this one if you want the real Bert behind the shirtless persona.
Read the full episode notesJoe Rogan Experience #2445 - Bert Kreischer
Bert admits, on record, that he fabricated a 'lost everything and built it back' story on Shannon Sharpe's show just to go along with the narrative, which is a rare moment of a comedian catching himself mid-bit. He also copped to getting the COVID vaccine four separate times just to keep working, a detail that cuts against his public tough-guy image. Add in Joe's Watergate-was-a-setup theory and a long bit questioning whether Helen Keller and Stevie Wonder were really blind, and this is the episode for anyone who wants Bert at his most unguarded and conspiratorial.
Read the full episode notesJoe Rogan Experience #2291 - Bert Kreischer
This one goes to genuinely dark places for a hangout episode: Bert details getting hooked on oxycodone and negotiating like a junkie when his wife cut him off, while Joe relays his own cardiologist's warning that benzos are a leading cause of dementia. There's also a wild detour into Colorado's wolf reintroduction near Aspen and Johnny Carson nearly getting killed by the mob. Best for listeners who like their comedy podcasts with real stakes mixed into the jokes.
Read the full episode notesJoe Rogan Experience #1954 - Bert Kreischer
Bert reveals he's now on TRT plus Winstrol and Deca after a wellness clinic flagged his testosterone, calling steroids 'medicine' he genuinely loves, and later describes a graphic bound-and-shocked dominatrix shoot with the safe word 'marshmallow.' There's also the detail that his wife Leanne secretly bought a house and built him a full podcast studio without telling him. This is the episode for listeners who want Bert at his most chaotic, mixing health-optimization talk with genuinely unhinged stories.
Read the full episode notesJoe Rogan Experience #1990 - Bert Kreischer
Recorded while promoting The Machine, this episode traces the origin of his signature story back to a 2011 JRE appearance and explains how Joe's offhand comment that 'comedies don't go hard anymore' made Bert rewrite his movie's opening scene the night before shooting. He also opens up about a lifelong feeling of 'not being good enough' that he traces to his upbringing. Best for fans who want the business and psychology behind the Machine legend rather than another retelling of it.
Read the full episode notesThat's the full run of Bert Kreischer appearances in our library, from confessional to chaotic. Browse the rest of our episode summaries for more comedians, guests, and podcasts worth your time.