The 'Yeonmi Park on Joe Rogan' parody memes emerged following the North Korean defector’s appearances on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast in the early 2020s. While her initial life story was harrowing, internet users began creating satirical versions of her anecdotes, characterized by increasingly absurd and hyperbolic claims about life in North Korea. These memes typically feature Yeonmi recounting a fictional, impossible hardship while Joe Rogan reacts with his trademark expression of stunned belief. The format is widely used on platforms like TikTok and X (Twitter) to poke fun at sensationalized storytelling and the perceived gullibility of long-form podcast hosts.