I disagree. I've watched most of them and have learned a lot over the years, both from the high-profile experts sharing their knowledge on topics I would never otherwise think about to the BS conversations with friends.

Rogan is also not an interviewer and explicitly does not approach the podcast as an interview (outside of special guests). The free uninterrupted conversation is what gets the best out of people.

His podcast is about getting to know the guests, it is not meant to be an adversarial interview.

Hard questions are how you get to know someone.

There many ways to do that, the format Rogan chose is to try and let each guest feel at ease and let them properly explain their stances. Rogan's role is then to play the audience role in the conversation, asking question/clarifications.

What rogan usually does not do for example is to bring up controversies about his guests.

Letting them talk for hours also works.

And what of it? JRE has routinely had both sides of debates on -- equal opportunity ego stroking.