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"Joe's podcast is actually incredibly informative and dense with good information." If you want to be informed with what ever the latest pseudoscience/conspira

by splawn 10y ago

"Joe's podcast is actually incredibly informative and dense with good information." If you want to be informed with what ever the latest pseudoscience/conspiracy fad is. Rogan has a reputation for his lack of critical thinking. Fake moon landing, 9-11 "truther" BS, chemtrails... all things he has pushed on his show. Oh yeah don't forget to buy stuff from his line of supplements too! Imo, he is nothing more than a meathead snake oil salesman that happens to be funny too.

jokull 10y ago
He has that reputation but he has also improved a lot over the years.
- splawn 10y ago
  I am glad to hear that, but if you are looking for an actual science podcast there is too much competition out there for one that has "improved a lot over the years", imo. I recommend "This week in microbiology" for the topic of the OP, btw.
  - cmdrfred 10y ago
    Also this week in virology if you like such things.
beachstartup 10y ago
his podcast is pure entertainment, he says so himself quite often. he makes fart and dick jokes and says dirty words and drinks liquor and smokes weed while on air. if you take this seriously and are somehow indignant about the content or the sponsors, that's on you, not him. "if you're looking for real science, then..." -- well no kidding dude. it's entertainment and can serve as a jumping off point to do your own research. having said that his UFC content is really good, but you're probably not into that sort of thing, what with your 'meathead' pejorative which i guess you think is somehow cool because we like computers and supposedly shun exercise? that's cool i guess.
- splawn 10y ago
  You are 100% correct, and if the article had been about how fart, dick jokes, and UFC was identified for the first time as a key factor in Chron's disease then perhaps your correctness would have a point related to the discussion.
  - beachstartup 10y ago
    well, fortunately, you don't decide what can or can not be discussed in a thread, the community does through voting and moderation.
    - splawn 10y ago
      At least we are in violent agreement that Rogan is "for entertainment purposes only". :)
busterarm 10y ago
Pushed!? He often says the stuff is wacky but that he loves considering the ideas. He likes to talk to cranks. What good are your ideas if they can't stand up to being challenged by the ideas of others?
laserDinosaur 10y ago
I was just starting to get into his old podcasts when he was interviewing Bas Rutten and started saying how cutting out gluten made him a hundred times more healthy and fixed all his ailing woes. I couldn't believe some of the stuff he was saying it fixed. It was at least a bit funny because I guess Bas knew it was all BS since he uncharacteristically goes very silent while Joe peddles the anti-gluten bandwagon. I stopped listening after that.
- serg_chernata 10y ago
  Pretty sure Bas said that, not Joe

by splawn 10y ago

jokull 10y ago

He has that reputation but he has also improved a lot over the years.

splawn 10y ago
I am glad to hear that, but if you are looking for an actual science podcast there is too much competition out there for one that has "improved a lot over the years", imo. I recommend "This week in microbiology" for the topic of the OP, btw.
- cmdrfred 10y ago
  Also this week in virology if you like such things.

beachstartup 10y ago

his podcast is pure entertainment, he says so himself quite often. he makes fart and dick jokes and says dirty words and drinks liquor and smokes weed while on air. if you take this seriously and are somehow indignant about the content or the sponsors, that's on you, not him. "if you're looking for real science, then..." -- well no kidding dude. it's entertainment and can serve as a jumping off point to do your own research. having said that his UFC content is really good, but you're probably not into that sort of thing, what with your 'meathead' pejorative which i guess you think is somehow cool because we like computers and supposedly shun exercise? that's cool i guess.

splawn 10y ago
You are 100% correct, and if the article had been about how fart, dick jokes, and UFC was identified for the first time as a key factor in Chron's disease then perhaps your correctness would have a point related to the discussion.
- beachstartup 10y ago
  well, fortunately, you don't decide what can or can not be discussed in a thread, the community does through voting and moderation.
  - splawn 10y ago
    At least we are in violent agreement that Rogan is "for entertainment purposes only". :)

busterarm 10y ago

Pushed!? He often says the stuff is wacky but that he loves considering the ideas. He likes to talk to cranks. What good are your ideas if they can't stand up to being challenged by the ideas of others?

laserDinosaur 10y ago

I was just starting to get into his old podcasts when he was interviewing Bas Rutten and started saying how cutting out gluten made him a hundred times more healthy and fixed all his ailing woes. I couldn't believe some of the stuff he was saying it fixed. It was at least a bit funny because I guess Bas knew it was all BS since he uncharacteristically goes very silent while Joe peddles the anti-gluten bandwagon. I stopped listening after that.

serg_chernata 10y ago
Pretty sure Bas said that, not Joe