Joe Rogan is winning me over

I hadn't spent much time watching Rogan's podcast until recently, and I have been surprised at how much I've enjoyed watching his show.

Not too long ago, I squawked about Joe Rogan being squishy. I wrote that article within the context of politics, and based it partly on his last-minute endorsement of Trump for president. The reaction to that article was notable in terms of likes, or the lack thereof. It got 41 likes, a rather low number for one of my articles. Clearly, my readers did not share my thoughts about Joe Rogan.

So I started wondering if I had missed something about Rogan. It’s not that I was unaware of Rogan or that I had never seen clips of his podcast. He’s one of the people who always gets tons of shares for his show. So I’d seen him here and there, with clips flying around from this or that episode of his show. You can’t be on the Internet and not run into clips from Rogan’s show. As soon as he has a famous guest on, clips flow onto the Internet like water flowing down a mountain.

I was also familiar with Rogan from UFC. I don’t watch UFC like I used to back in its earlier days. I don’t really know who the top fighters are these days. But earlier on, Rogan was a big part of the UFC’s culture and broadcasts. Give him his due; he is a great commentator and knows the fight game inside and out. You can tell it is something that he is passionate about, and he’s not just spewing bullshit to collect a paycheck. He genuinely loves that sport, and it’s obvious as soon as he starts talking about it.

However, until recently I had not bothered to sit down and watch his show regularly. I found it on Rumble and added it to my subscriptions. I think part of the reason why I hadn’t sought it out before was because I thought it was a Spotify exclusive after he signed his contract with them. But apparently it isn’t an exclusive since his show is on Rumble, YouTube, etc. Or perhaps some of his episodes are released on other platforms and some are Spotify only? I really don’t know for sure. 🤔

Anyway, I started watching it, and I can see his appeal. His podcast reminds me of hanging out with other guys and shooting the shit. The conversations go all over the place, and there is a free flow of view points going back and forth. It’s a comfortable, chill type of environment, and also a masculine one.

You can tell by how his studio is decorated; the colors are easy and comfortable on the eyes. There’s not much there that is designed to appeal to females; it’s a male-oriented environment, and it makes it easy for a viewer to watch the show and just chill like he was hanging out with a buddy. I’m sure Rogan had the set designed that way, and it works very well indeed. He knows who his audience is, and he has made sure that his studio was set up to provide a welcoming, comfortable experience.

Compare Rogan’s show to the estrogen-addled, evil harpies on The View, and it’s night and day. There are no feminine hysterics or drama on his show, and so the vibe is much more relaxed. I can put Rogan’s show on in the background and enjoy it without worrying it is going to blow up into some drama-laden screech-fest that will grate on my ears. Joe Rogan doesn’t aggravate the shit out of me while I have his show playing on my computer or phone.

To put that in further context, I actively avoid seeing any clips from The View because I cannot stand listening to Whoopi Goldberg and her fellow travelers spew their venom. I have never gotten a similar feeling from seeing clips of Rogan’s show. It’s a drama-free environment that doesn’t stress out the viewer. The difference between Rogan and the female Nazgûl shriekers on The View is palpable. The View exists solely because of the endless drama, and Rogan’s show exists completely outside such hysterics. Perhaps this is some statement about the differences between men and women? 🤔

Rogan does a good job calmly interviewing his guests and, in some cases, being interviewed by them. The exchanges between Rogan and his guest feel like people sitting around, having coffee and just talking, with the viewer included as part of the gathering. It’s a friendly vibe, not an antagonistic one. Rogan isn’t there to foist “gotcha” questions on his guests to try to embarrass them or push a particular point of view. He just lets the conversation flow, and the results speak for themselves.

Part of this obviously comes from Rogan’s personality. He doesn’t seem woke, and I think that lends itself to him not feeling the need to push a particular ideology on his viewers. Sure, he has his opinions about whatever topic is being discussed, but he’s not shoving them into his viewers faces to try to force them to conform to his point of view. He just shares his thoughts and lets his viewers make up their own minds. This is notable and laudable in the age of woke communism that we have been living in for so long.

Whatever Rogan’s secret sauce is, you cannot argue with his success. He is one of the top podcasters on the planet, and he shows no signs whatsoever of slowing down or becoming bored with his show. I think he’s been doing it for ten years or something like that, and he must love doing it because he’s rich enough to walk away from it and still live comfortably for the rest of his life.

I watched the episode with Mike Benz and was astounded to discover just how bad the government censorship complex is in this country. I had no idea of the size or power of it, or how it spread like a disease throughout the government. If you haven’t watched the episode yet, here’s the YouTube version (since I can’t embed Rumble links in articles for some reason):

The other big one was, of course, Donald Trump. I’m sure all of you have likely seen it, but if you haven't, here it is:

I’m going to keep Rogan on my Rumble subscription list. I can understand his appeal more now than I could when I hadn’t spent much time watching him. His podcast is something I can enjoy without getting a headache from people screaming at each other and that sort of crap.

If I had to describe Joe Rogan’s podcast in one word, it would be this one: Chill.

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