> I guess it’s a matter of opinion whether or not making people sweat is the mark of a good interview. Exactly. Part of the reason Joe Rogan is so huge is tha

> I guess it’s a matter of opinion whether or not making people sweat is the mark of a good interview. Exactly. Part of the reason Joe Rogan is so huge is that a lot of people are sick of the current interviewing model, where some sneering journalist (who usually lives in Brooklyn) asks a bunch of leading questions in an effort to humiliate his guest by luring them into a contradiction. Well-adjusted people don't regularly enjoy watching others get humiliated. They'd rather see an interesting conversation between interesting people, which is exactly what Rogan gives them and exactly what the traditional media does not.