Re:Joe Rogan Is the New Mainstream Media
by petercooper on Monday May 25, 2020 @11:18AM
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A BBC reviewer [1] of his podcast picked up on this as well and called him the "Bruce Springsteen of chat" and said:
"His listeners get him, like him; maybe even want to be him. He's not a show-pony, or a light-entertainment phoney: he's the all-American do it yourself modern man, tough but intelligent."
I don't really like Rogan personally but this behavior is intentional and quite smart in my opinion. Rogan (and his team) preps quite a bit, the vibe he is going for is an everyman who does not know anymore about the situation than you do. This is not reality. The idea is that this style makes the listener not feel stupid or embarrassed to learn about the viewpoints of the interviewee. He's among the most listened to interviewers in the world, so I guess it works.