In JOJ Episode 87, Jack, Ben, Cal, and Sam record live from Sam’s family ranch in Graham, Texas for one of the most raw, wide-ranging conversations the podcast has ever released. What begins as a hunting weekend evolves into a deep discussion on patience, survival, masculinity, and nature, before expanding into paranormal encounters, ghost stories, UFOs, consciousness, alien abductions, psychedelics, ketamine therapy, SSRIs, and distrust in modern institutions. Sam shares chilling first-hand experiences involving bear encounters in Colorado, haunted cemeteries, EVP recordings, and unexplained phenomena witnessed by multiple people. The group debates the ethics of hunting, the reality of the spiritual realm, government narratives surrounding COVID, the pharmaceutical industry, and why humans feel an innate pull toward the wilderness. Recorded around a fire under the Texas night sky—with coyotes, owls, and total silence—this episode captures the essence of JOJ: honest conversation without filters. 🔥 No studio 🌲 No scripts 🧠 Just truth-seeking dialogue If you enjoy conversations about nature, spirituality, aliens, hunting, psychedelics, freedom, and reality itself, this episode is for you. 👉 Like, subscribe, and share if you enjoy long-form, uncensored discussions. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Podcast begins at Sam’s ranch in Graham, TX 01:00 – First-time hunting experiences & learning patience 03:30 – Deer behavior, full moon hunting & ethics 06:00 – Luxury deer blinds & high-fence ranch culture 07:45 – Thermal hunting, coyotes & legality 10:00 – Hunting morality & where meat really comes from 13:30 – Deer biology, rut season & herd management 15:00 – Best cuts of venison & clean wild meat 16:30 – Bear hunting in Colorado & mountain survival 18:45 – Living off-grid & the spiritual pull of the mountains 21:00 – Bear encounters, bear spray & survival stories 25:00 – Apex predators, wolves & mountain lions 27:30 – Why humans feel drawn to nature 30:30 – Guns, responsibility & outdoor competence 33:00 – Life in extreme isolation 35:30 – Gold mines, ghost towns & haunted Colorado 38:30 – Paranormal experiences & EVP recordings 42:00 – Haunted cemeteries & communicating with spirits 48:00 – Ghost encounters witnessed by multiple people 53:00 – Spirits, demons & the spiritual realm 55:00 – Paranormal experiences at the ranch 59:00 – Objects moving & unexplained events 01:03:00 – UFOs, Dogman, skinwalkers & portals 01:08:00 – Owls as spiritual messengers 01:12:00 – Animals sensing the unseen 01:15:00 – Would you accept an alien encounter? 01:18:00 – Isolation, belief & being called “crazy” 01:22:00 – History, propaganda & truth 01:26:00 – Aliens, ancient texts & humanoid theory 01:30:00 – COVID, control & institutional distrust 01:36:00 – Medical system failures & incentives 01:41:00 – SSRIs, withdrawal & lifelong dependency 01:46:00 – Ketamine therapy & psychedelic healing 01:50:00 – Psychedelics, PTSD & ancient medicine 01:55:00 – Power, monopolies & information control 02:00:00 – Fire dies down & episode wrap-up
