I think this is a fair assessment of The Joe Rogan Experience.
You're right, he's a gateway to a whole bunch of other interesting people that I would never encounter in traditional media.
You're right to point out too that listeners of his podcast don't agree with every single thing he says. I've heard his thoughts about JFK, aliens, and "President AI" enough times now that I'd comfortably fast forward through those sections of each podcast if I could. He's a complicated person with many different ideas that evolve and change over time.
I think the piece Rogan doesn't get enough credit for is that he is a phenomenal interviewer. This sounds weird, but he reminds me of Oprah Winfrey. Rogan will let his guest talk for long periods of time, concisely summarize what the guest just said, and then ask a related follow-up question. He actually listens. He doesn't interject or wait for a break in the conversation to talk about what he's been thinking about while the other person is talking.
This is such a useful model for listeners. We get to be a fly on the wall and see what actual conversation looks and sounds like, rather than two people taking turns data dumping on each other.
Anyways, thanks for sharing! Glad to hear you've gotten a lot out of the JRE!
Thank you so much for this kind and thorough comment Scott.
I'm glad to hear that you understand what I'm saying here and agree with at least some of it.
You are so right that he is a phenomenal listener. I just watched the first 30 min of the recent Terrance Howard interview (that was as far as I could get) and at one point Howard talked for 16 min uninterrupted! He is indeed a great listener and a great interviewer. Especially in his ability to put guests at ease.
Yeah, that Terrance Howard interview is a tough listen! You made it further than me! I gave up after 3 minutes.
It's hard to listen to someone talk about being inside his mother's womb. I hoped they'd start with some stories about Howard working on "Iron Man" or "Hustle and Flow."
Oh well, it takes all kinds. Give Rogan credit for having Howard on, and, as you noted, letting Howard talk about whatever he wanted to talk about for as long as he wanted to.
I think this is a fair assessment of The Joe Rogan Experience.
You're right, he's a gateway to a whole bunch of other interesting people that I would never encounter in traditional media.
You're right to point out too that listeners of his podcast don't agree with every single thing he says. I've heard his thoughts about JFK, aliens, and "President AI" enough times now that I'd comfortably fast forward through those sections of each podcast if I could. He's a complicated person with many different ideas that evolve and change over time.
I think the piece Rogan doesn't get enough credit for is that he is a phenomenal interviewer. This sounds weird, but he reminds me of Oprah Winfrey. Rogan will let his guest talk for long periods of time, concisely summarize what the guest just said, and then ask a related follow-up question. He actually listens. He doesn't interject or wait for a break in the conversation to talk about what he's been thinking about while the other person is talking.
This is such a useful model for listeners. We get to be a fly on the wall and see what actual conversation looks and sounds like, rather than two people taking turns data dumping on each other.
Anyways, thanks for sharing! Glad to hear you've gotten a lot out of the JRE!
Thank you so much for this kind and thorough comment Scott.
I'm glad to hear that you understand what I'm saying here and agree with at least some of it.
You are so right that he is a phenomenal listener. I just watched the first 30 min of the recent Terrance Howard interview (that was as far as I could get) and at one point Howard talked for 16 min uninterrupted! He is indeed a great listener and a great interviewer. Especially in his ability to put guests at ease.
I think history will be kind to Mr. Rogan.
Yeah, that Terrance Howard interview is a tough listen! You made it further than me! I gave up after 3 minutes.
It's hard to listen to someone talk about being inside his mother's womb. I hoped they'd start with some stories about Howard working on "Iron Man" or "Hustle and Flow."
Oh well, it takes all kinds. Give Rogan credit for having Howard on, and, as you noted, letting Howard talk about whatever he wanted to talk about for as long as he wanted to.
I was hoping to hear about Hustle and Flow as well more than anything haha. It did not seem like that was going to happen.😂
I think I might listen to the JRE podcast now!