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I'd love to have it explained to me. To me he's like a more palatable Alex Jones.

by a2tech 7y ago

bantunes 7y ago
I think it's because he welcomes everyone on the show, and just lets them talk. He's pro-gun but had a former Marine and cop explaining why guns are terrible, for example. He's also had Bernie Sanders on, and reaction to the video has been very good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-iLk1G_ng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-iLk1G_ng . Dr Cornell West is one of his personal heroes, had him on the show recently too. At the end of the day, I suspect most of his audience is US-libertarian, right-wing though.
bitlax 7y ago
Alex Jones is also popular.
- parasanti 7y ago
  HN isn't going to like that comment but it's true.
ycombinete 7y ago
As someone who doesn't like Joe Rogan's content, but has listened to a fair amount of it, I think this comparison is unfair. Rogan might be a little myopic, and perhaps a little credulous, especially when it comes to drugs, but he's far more rational than Jones.
loudmax 7y ago
It's all about the long form interviews. Each week, he puts out several of these long conversations with a very diverse set of subjects. Without being a centrist, his politics are pretty close to the middle, and he interviews folks across the spectrum. The conversations are very natural. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but his common-sense approach has a way of keeping things interesting and often unexpected. One time he interviewed James Hetfield, the lead singer of heavy metal band Metallica, and they spent 20 minutes talking about beekeeping. It's okay, it was fun, and it's the kind of thing you can get away with in a three hour interview.
phito 7y ago
How is he even comparable to Alex Jones? Have you ever watched a full, normal episode or are you just watching clips taken out of context with a clickbait title on youtube?
ssully 7y ago
I am not a fan of Rogan, but I struggle to see how he is comparable to Alex Jones.
EpicEng 7y ago
That's a pretty bold condemnation to throw out there with nothing to back it up. He's nothing like Jones.

I'd love to have it explained to me. To me he's like a more palatable Alex Jones.

by a2tech 7y ago

I'd love to have it explained to me. To me he's like a more palatable Alex Jones.

I think it's because he welcomes everyone on the show, and just lets them talk. He's pro-gun but had a former Marine and cop explaining why guns are terrible, for example. He's also had Bernie Sanders on, and reaction to the video has been very good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-iLk1G_ng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-iLk1G_ng . Dr Cornell West is one of his personal heroes, had him on the show recently too. At the end of the day, I suspect most of his audience is US-libertarian, right-wing though.

bitlax 7y ago

Alex Jones is also popular.

parasanti 7y ago
HN isn't going to like that comment but it's true.

ycombinete 7y ago

As someone who doesn't like Joe Rogan's content, but has listened to a fair amount of it, I think this comparison is unfair. Rogan might be a little myopic, and perhaps a little credulous, especially when it comes to drugs, but he's far more rational than Jones.

loudmax 7y ago

It's all about the long form interviews. Each week, he puts out several of these long conversations with a very diverse set of subjects. Without being a centrist, his politics are pretty close to the middle, and he interviews folks across the spectrum. The conversations are very natural. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but his common-sense approach has a way of keeping things interesting and often unexpected. One time he interviewed James Hetfield, the lead singer of heavy metal band Metallica, and they spent 20 minutes talking about beekeeping. It's okay, it was fun, and it's the kind of thing you can get away with in a three hour interview.

phito 7y ago

How is he even comparable to Alex Jones? Have you ever watched a full, normal episode or are you just watching clips taken out of context with a clickbait title on youtube?

ssully 7y ago

I am not a fan of Rogan, but I struggle to see how he is comparable to Alex Jones.

EpicEng 7y ago

That's a pretty bold condemnation to throw out there with nothing to back it up. He's nothing like Jones.