Survey says: Do you like Joe Rogan? Why or Why not?

No. He's a horrible comedian. The only well-known comedian worse than him is Dane Cook, but he's very very close to as bad. He believes Trump is a better choice than Biden, so that means he's stupid. I've never heard him say anything interesting ever.

He's no idiot. Joe is a maverick, hard to pin down politically which keeps it lively, and he has a real skill with keeping the conversation rolling.

For sure he's a real DUDE. Manly! This has its good points, and also brings up some less than great moments but he keeps an open mind.

What I like about Joe is that he gets running, and also he is all the way in with Psilocybin, which IMHO is something we humans can get a huge benefit from.

Like it or not he has a lot of power with his huge audience, and handles it pretty darn well.

It depends. Rogan's guests can be broadly divided into 3 genres:

1. Comics

2. Fighters

3. Intellectuals/experts

His interviews with intellectuals are fantastic. He does a great job and they are very informative. He is probably the best I've ever seen with this genre, for the common man at least. His interviews with Steven Pinker, Jonathan Haidt, Nickolas Kristakas etc are incredible.

The comics are ok. They are moderately entertaining but often venture into talking about topics where they have no clue what they are talking about and it can be cringeworthy.

I have no interest in the fighters.

Those sound great, thanks for the intel!

Big Red wrote:

He's no idiot. Joe is a maverick, hard to pin down politically which keeps it lively, and he has a real skill with keeping the conversation rolling.

For sure he's a real DUDE. Manly! This has its good points, and also brings up some less than great moments but he keeps an open mind.

What I like about Joe is that he gets running, and also he is all the way in with Psilocybin, which IMHO is something we humans can get a huge benefit from.

Like it or not he has a lot of power with his huge audience, and handles it pretty darn well.

I agree with a lot of what you said but what's so great about Psilocybin? Isn't it just a hallucinogenic drug? Seems dangerous....

I don't find him offensive, but his hardcore fans are intolerable. They act like he is some sort of guru when he is just a cool guy with a cool podcast. He literally has to surround himself with buffoons like Brendan Shaub, Eddie Bravo, and Joey Diaz to make himself look comparatively intelligent. I overall enjoy his shows though when he has an interesting guest.

What I find annoying is these 80-90 IQ semi-moron gym bros who think they are enlightened because they listen to his podcast while they work out. It is pretty brutal to deal with firsthand.

AstroGlide wrote: Great as host of "Fear Factor." That is all.

Joe Rogan is the man who attempted to have two hot girls drink a large glass of DONKEY JIZZ on network TV! Don't you all remember that? Actually, they did drink the donkey jizz but the show never was broadcast on network.

Even though it didn't quite work, that's some serious chutzpah.

Rogan has a talent for coaxing his guests to expound on their areas of expertise at the level of a lay audience.

He says stupid sh*t. So what? It's not about his opinions. Based on the responses Rogan elicits, he is a great interviewer.

Comedy is subjective, but I've never found a bit of his funny. I can't say that about another well-known comedian.

I like podcast hosts who can keep up with their guests, Tim Ferriss being the perfect example. Joe cannot do that. He's also a victim to his emotions and is prone to preachy tangents on things he isn't knowledgeable on. And IMO he's only tolerable when he is sober. Then there's the cohosts-Joey Diaz and Schwab are tough to listen to as well. I also hate that he repeatedly gives a platform to conspiracy theorists to spread their message.

Most of these are awful traits for a podcast host. And yet, he's massively successful for a reason. Clearly I'm not the target audience.

kawa_ wrote:

I enjoy some of his podcasts, not all of them... He gets a lot of interesting people on... Knows how to listen and doesn’t interrupt them consistently and pushes his own agenda... There is also enough lighthearted banter and sh*t talking to keep it fun... After all he is a stand up comedian....

For some of you here on Letsrun you must be so much [insert you favorite vulgarity] fun in real life... Rolling my eyes... Not everything is meant to be taken so seriously... Live a little, chill... It’s a podcast, you [insert you favorite vulgarity]... Not a Nobel Prize speech!!! LOL...

This.

runnER/DR wrote:

It depends. Rogan's guests can be broadly divided into 3 genres:

1. Comics

2. Fighters

3. Intellectuals/experts

His interviews with intellectuals are fantastic. He does a great job and they are very informative. He is probably the best I've ever seen with this genre, for the common man at least. His interviews with Steven Pinker, Jonathan Haidt, Nickolas Kristakas etc are incredible.

The comics are ok. They are moderately entertaining but often venture into talking about topics where they have no clue what they are talking about and it can be cringeworthy.

I have no interest in the fighters.

I've only watched a handful of has podcasts, and they were mainly with intellectuals, so I have a good impression of some of his guests at least, and how he stays out of the way. He didn't say much himself, so I don't really know who he is - I'm not into fighting, and don't watch many films or TV. I watched a sample of his stand up just to get a better idea of what he does, and it was OK. I'm not going to seek it out.

I don't understand his following - my 21 year old son thinks he's great (I'm 60...) so there's that... He's a loud, bombastic, thinks he needs to swear to get his point across, if he has one.

oldcrowbar13 wrote:

Tulsi G not exactly establishment. Then he was willing to call out the so called NYT reporter on her ignorance. I can’t believe that chick is still being invited on all the left news outlets. She should still be hiding in shame getting educated.

I think he does a better than most job of listening and allowing his guest to respond. I can’t stand any of the mainstream outlets with their 3 to 5 min segments and the hosts talking during at least 50% of the time.

Tulsi Gabbard endorses Joe Biden.

I like his podcast, but not his comedy.

Honestly, I could take him or leave him. The only reason I ever find myself watching him is when he interviews someone I’m interested in. He seems reasonably intelligent and has some life experiences that give him an interesting perspective in certain fields. Just don’t care one way or the other about his personality or recreational drug habits.

I don't think he's funny as a comedian.

I do enjoy his podcast for the same reason many have said, people are actually allowed to speak and explain their stance on issues and why they believe this or that. It's not a few 12 sec blurbs jammed in a 5 min shouting match like most "news" shows.

I think his interviews with comedians are good because he knows that world. He does a good job of letting the other experts actually speak, so when he does have an intellectual on he does a good job of getting out of their way.

I don't care about any fighting stuff at all so I don't listen to those. Also when he's really high I find him intolerable because he's like every stoner ever "wow... like wow man that's sooo interesting...."

Probably the best interviewer of all time.

Rhodium Nights wrote:

I agree with a lot of what you said but what's so great about Psilocybin? Isn't it just a hallucinogenic drug? Seems dangerous....

there is a lot that is great about psilocybin, a lot of great work that is being done at Hopkins/NYU/MAPS, etc.

there isn't a lot that is dangerous about it. for instance, to get to the lethal dose for a 150lb person, they would have to eat ~42lbs of mushrooms within a 30 minute window. that isn't possible.

His comedy isn't very good and some of the podcasts are boring, but overall I like him and would rather hang out with him than 98% of people who would join a running club.

Not a surprise that the same people that are afraid of nick symmonds are also afraid of joe rogan.