Current Events > why is the Joe Rogan podcast so popular?

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he's pretty dumb. and he doesn't even have good guests most of the time. for every 1 good/interesting guest he has (guys like Alex Honnold, Henry Rollins, academics) he has like a ton of lame comedians and mma fighters

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You answered your own question. He basically has every kind of guest you could want.

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lww99 posted...

You answered your own question. He basically has every kind of guest you could want.

huh? that's the opposite of what i said. i said he has mostly dumb comedians and mma fighters.

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He's not dumb. You just disagree with him so you assume he is.

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You can project a range of polical views onto him, so people find a a way to identify with him.

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Lame comedians? Lmao, this coming from the message board that loves anime.

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He's got that "average dude" appeal. People love that imo.

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It's better than the other podcasts, podcasts are fucking boring besides O&A. Everyone and their mother seems like they have a podcast and 99% of them suck.

GodardOnGodard posted...

huh? that's the opposite of what i said. i said he has mostly dumb comedians and mma fighters.

Im not suggesting its an even split among types of guests. Like you said, he has on more fighters and comedians than anything else.

But he does also have his fair share or scientists, authors, musicians, political figures, etc.

JRE is a gift, IMO. Roganisms be damned.

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I heard someone describe him as oprah winfrey for men. Never really watched oprah, so not sure if that's accurate.

Anyway, Rogan is cool. I listen when he has interesting people. It's just a couple of people talking and shit
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trappedunderice posted...

It's better than the other podcasts, podcasts are fucking boring besides O&A. Everyone and their mother seems like they have a podcast and 99% of them suck.

O&A in its prime is like the greatest thing in existence. All comedy podcasts were pretty much born there.

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Even if you don't like Joe, you gotta respect that he has 2 to 3 hour hangouts with guests rather than a 5 minute spot on a cable news network. Conventional news is dead. Joe wields more influence than Anderson Cooper or Maddow or Tucker.

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I got into him in 2012 because it was a laid-back, funny podcast where a guy shot the s*** with his friends and occasionally talked about MMA. As he got bigger the appeal became more about the guests, since he repeats himself so much (making the banter kind of old). He's become unbearable lately for me due to his coronavirus opinions.

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He was one of the first on the game and had the time to build up base - as oppose to some Youtuber who started it like 2 years ago despite having a large fanbase. That base is largely anyone with a slight interest in current topics, since Joe invite all kind of guests to show regardless of their political lending, education level, likability and whatnot. And folks just love to listen to people talk lol.

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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

I got into him in 2012 because it was a laid-back, funny podcast where a guy shot the s*** with his friends and occasionally talked about MMA. As he got bigger the appeal became more about the guests, since he repeats himself so much (making the banter kind of old). He's become unbearable lately for me due to his coronavirus opinions.

youd enjoy his most recent podcast with Bill Burr. Bill goes pretty hard on Joe during the first hour, about corona, wearing masks etc


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Squall28 posted...

He's not dumb. You just disagree with him so you assume he is.

He gives legitimacy to people like Alex Jones and Gavin McInnes. He can play the whole "trying to learn" card all he wants, but the second you give those people any sort of benefit of the doubt you're in the wrong. He's also the type of person to see something on twitter and assume that person represents millions of people's views in America.

To answer TC's question, he's popular because it's basically a daytime talk show for men

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Squall28 posted...

He's not dumb. You just disagree with him so you assume he is.

Hes not dumb but he loves to speak authoritatively on subjects that he basicallu doesnt know shit about. The dude will rant about issues like hes schooled on the subject when its obvious he basically skimmed an article on it 5 minutes earlier and previously never even thought about it.

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Reddit tbh

Cause its entertaining

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CanuckCowboy posted...

Hes not dumb but he loves to speak authoritatively on subjects that he basicallu doesnt know shit about. The dude will rant about issues like hes schooled on the subject when its obvious he basically skimmed an article on it 5 minutes earlier and previously never even thought about it.

Yeah but that's part of the "average dude" appeal.

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lww99 posted...

youd enjoy his most recent podcast with Bill Burr. Bill goes pretty hard on Joe during the first hour, about corona, wearing masks etc

Yup, I loved that one.

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Cause hes dumb and most people are dumb so he appeals to a large audience

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Last bastion of civil discourse as both sides cut off communication from each other and prepare for war.

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That whole "Joe gives an audience to bad people" argument doesn't really matter at all. That opinion comes from blue checkmark bloggers and people that are still protective of the mainstream media regime. The mainstream news constantly gives legitimacy to all sorts of morons and bad ideas. Joe Rogan never sold a war to the masses. He never lied his country into a mess that they're still stuck in.

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Because people enjoy it. As far as the podcast realm is concerned most outside of the top 10, unless its for some niche interest, are God awfully boring.

Wide range of guests and often fence sits on many issues. So he often appeals to both sides. He will endorse Bernie Sanders in one podcast and defend Alex Jones/Trump in another.

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Lebronwon posted...

Wide range of guests and often fence sits on many issues. So he often appeals to both sides. He will endorse Bernie Sanders in one podcast and defend Alex Jones/Trump in another.

have you not been on CE? theres a lot of Bernie bros that are suddenly pro alt right trumpers now

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

have you not been on CE? theres a lot of Bernie bros that are suddenly pro alt right trumpers now

I have been on CE. I actually have posted several Joe Rogan videos here.

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Oh i forgot:

why is the alt right Joe Rogan podcast so popular?

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tommybel89 posted...

Even if you don't like Joe, you gotta respect that he has 2 to 3 hour hangouts with guests rather than a 5 minute spot on a cable news network. Conventional news is dead. Joe wields more influence than Anderson Cooper or Maddow or Tucker.

Yes, Joe Rogan invented the long interview. C'mon dude

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My problem with Joe Rogan

My problem with him isn't that he tries to act like a centralist playing both sides or that he gives a platform for "evil people" or that he enables dumbasses.

My problem with him is his fakeness for intelligence. He sure knows how to act like he knows everything and he's good at convincing others he's some incredibly smart person by confident articulate usage of words that goes along with his tone and assurance. With just these attributes he's able to catch something of a cult following. He's really good at selling himself as some enlightened ahead-of-the-curve kind of guy.

I swear this dude see's a headliner article about something on Insider Business and then does a quick 3 minute Google glimpse through about it and then acts like he has a lifetime education of said subject. His knowledge on shit are very surface leveled. Any great thinker knows the more you dig into something the more you'll realize you don't really know. He's the literally cover boy of what the phenomenon term is called "Gell-Mann amnesia effect".

In a speech in 2002, Crichton coined the term Gell-Mann amnesia effect. He used this term to describe the phenomenon of experts believing news articles on topics outside of their fields of expertise, even after acknowledging that articles written in the same publication that are within the experts' fields of expertise are error-ridden and full of misunderstanding. He explains the irony of the term, saying it came about "because I once discussed it with Murray Gell-Mann, and by dropping a famous name I imply greater importance to myself, and to the effect, than it would otherwise have"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnesiaEffect

I mean holy shit if he doesn't fit that description to a fucking T. How many times have this dude said "I've read an article about X subject and here's how smart I am now about it". Basically he just have really bad takes on shit and the sad thing is people eat his shit up. And I'm 100% sure he's aware of his own bullshit but he's got so many blind and loyal listeners now that he don't give a shit. I guess it's all about the hustle.

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Lebronwon posted...

I have been on CE. I actually have posted several Joe Rogan videos here.

so would a bernie bro supporting trump over Biden make sense to your post?

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His guests. Most times I search a person's name on YouTube theres usually a Joe Rogan Podcast interview (and H3 Podcast)

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lww99 posted...

Im not suggesting its an even split among types of guests. Like you said, he has on more fighters and comedians than anything else.

But he does also have his fair share or scientists, authors, musicians, political figures, etc.

JRE is a gift, IMO. Roganisms be damned.

Other interview shows have more varied guests

Blue_Target posted...

His guests. Most times I search a person's name on YouTube theres usually a Joe Rogan Podcast interview (and H3 Podcast)

why are you constantly looking up comedians and mma fighters?


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I've listened to a bunch of interview style podcasts and Joe is the ONLY one that actually asks questions that a normal person would ask

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GodardOnGodard posted...

Yes, Joe Rogan invented the long interview. C'mon dude

Annnnd no one said that.

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He's an average, relatable guy. He's cynical about both political parties, which is how a lot of people feel now, he gives his take on politics and the news but doesn't try to shove his opinions down your throat.

tommybel89 posted...

Annnnd no one said that.

so why does one gotta give him respect for giving long interviews?

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Long interviews are a better platform than a 5 minute soundbite of people shouting over each other on Fox and CNN. That's all I'm getting at.

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Its because we are all alt-right now.

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