[throwaway829]

> never listened to a single episode Then maybe that’s why you don’t understand why people would listen. I only listen to Rogan occasionally but he’s a decent interviewer and does long (3-4 hour) interviews. Many guests are mainstream personalities like Neil deGrasse Tyson but he also invites people the mainstream shuns.

[mholm]

To me, who hasn't heard much of Rogan, it seems like the appeal _was_ largely in the same vein as Channel 5 currently operates: Going to all sorts of interesting subculture events/personalities and just letting them talk. Rogan seems to give individuals much more time, while Channel 5 will just give 20-30 minute skims of the wild parts, but I think they tickle the same part of the brain.

[selfportrait]

Your statement about not listening much to Rogan shows with this comparison. I don’t think the two are alike at all. Channel 5 lets the crazies talk while he stays silent for the most part, which says everything about his subjects. Rogan on the other hand lets his grifter repeat characters talk and then he himself talks and parrots all sorts of insane disinformation and obviously reactionary nonsense and neatly justifies it all away by saying “but don’t listen to me, I’m an idiot” all under the guise of rational dialogue and all the while elevating his guests who all conveniently have something to sell you.