Joe Rogan

[[File:Joe Rogan.png|thumb|right|165px|Joe Rogan in 2017.]]
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{{bronze}}{{cquote|Back when I was a kid you didn't need Joe Rogan. Your best friend had a 27-year-old brother who was a fucking loser who would smoke [[Cannabis|pot]] in a room with blacklight posters and tell you that the Mayans invented cell phones.|||@srnyonw4i<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200208035629/https://twitter.com/srnyonw4i/status/1225523459343757312 Back when I was a kid you didn’t need Joe Rogan Your best friend had a 27 year-old brother who was a fucking loser who would smoke pot in a room with blacklight posters and tell you that the Mayans invented cell phones] by @srnyonw4i (12:55 PM - 6 Feb 2020) ''Twitter'' (archived from February 4, 2020).</ref>}}
{{cquote|I don't know why everyone hates this guy so much. He's a meathead who does [[DMT]] and and has enough money to say whatever he wants. We've probably all agreed with Joe Rogan about something at some point, which is to say everyone is a complete idiot in their own special way.|||"Big Money" Erik Salvia (Internet Comment Etiquette)<ref>[https://youtu.be/lYYPbsv0ADY?t=395 Internet Comment Etiquette: "Dr. DeWormer"] (Sep 8, 2021) ''YouTube''. time 8:19-8:30.</ref>}}
'''Joseph James Rogan''' {{lived|1967}}, known professionally as '''Joe Rogan''', is an [[United States|American]] comedian, podcaster, martial artist, right-wing [[pundit]], and actor best known for hosting ''Fear Factor'', being a commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and his podcast '''''The Joe Rogan Experience''''' ('''JRE'''),<ref>[https://www.joerogan.com/about About] ''Joe Rogan'' (Official Website)</ref> one of the most-listened-to podcasts in the world. The show features conversations with a wide variety of well-known people, with no set theme for topics discussed, nor an archetype for guests. People who have appeared on Rogan's show include [[Elon Musk|weed-smoking CEOs]], [[Bernie Sanders|left-wing politicians]], [[Sam Harris|famous atheists]], and the occasional [[Alex Jones|madman]].<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-rogan-podcast-spotify-net-worth-career-ufc-comedy-2020-5?r=US&IR=T How comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan became the world's highest-paid podcaster] by Katie Warren (Sep 21, 2020, 1:19 PM) ''Business Insider''.</ref> Although he has been described as '[[libertarian]]-leaning' by [[CNN]],<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-rogan-endorsement/index.html Bernie Sanders draws criticism for touting Joe Rogan endorsement] by Gregory Krieg (Updated 1:57 PM ET, Sat January 25, 2020) ''CNN''.</ref> with the exception of [[Bernie Sanders]],{{efn|He supported [[Tulsi Gabbard]] before Sanders in 2020.}} Rogan has only supported right-wing [[libertarian]] candidates for president ([[Ron Paul]], [[Gary Johnson]], and Jo Jorgensen).

Rogan is known for his [[fringe]] views, which include [[New Age]] ideas. Raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], his spiritual views are now derived from experiences he has had using [[psychedelic drug]]s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwV8_Oc0EuY Joe Rogan | The Link Between Religion and Psychedelics] by ''JRE Clips'' (Jan 7, 2020) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarpenter/2020/02/26/podcast-host-joe-rogan-is-steadily-documenting-a-psychedelic-record-of-the-21st-century/ Podcast Host Joe Rogan Is Steadily Documenting A Psychedelic Record Of The 21st Century] (Feb 26, 2020,05:50pm EST) ''Forbes''.</ref> He has promoted numerous [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] and is notable, in part, because of it.<ref>[https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4125 Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful Pseudoscience] by Brian Dunning (October 28, 2008) ''Skeptoid Podcast'' #125.</ref> One of his more prominent traits is his willingness to repeat anything he heard anyone say in the last five minutes and then adopt those beliefs for a time, often without any consideration of their validity,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/business/joe-rogan.html Joe Rogan Is Too Big to Cancel: He’s now one of the most consumed media products on the planet. His Spotify deal, estimated at $100 million, speaks to the allure of making audiences feel they’re in on something subversive.] by Matt Flegenheimer (Published July 1, 2021; Updated July 2, 2021) ''The New York Times''.</ref>{{efn|This style is not necessarily always a bad thing — it has the virtue of putting his guests at ease and letting conversations go to poignant places. It is part of his appeal. However, this unquestioning style tends to fail badly when Rogan hosts guests promoting [[conspiracy theories]] or other [[bullshit]].<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/my-joe-rogan-experience/594802/ Why Is Joe Rogan So Popular? He understands men in America better than most people do. The rest of the country should start paying attention.] by Devin Gordon (August 19, 2019) ''The Atlantic''.</ref>}} indicating that he is exceedingly [[credulous]].

This doesn't mean that Rogan hasn't disagreed with (even to the point of getting pissed off at) some of his guests on rare occasions (five times out of hundreds), however, and some conspiracies such as [[flat earth]] are [[Stopped clock|too out there for even him to believe]].<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-times-joe-rogan-lost-guests-podcast 5 times Joe Rogan lost it at his guests during a podcast] by Rishabh B. (Modified 06 Mar 2021) ''SKPop''.</ref> Nonetheless, Rogan frequently has regurgitated many hoaxes, [[fake news]], false viral Internet [[bullshit]], and similar on his show and on his social media feeds. Examples from 2022 alone include repeating a "rainbow colored {{wpl|fentanyl}} being confused for [[Halloween]] candy" [[urban legend]] in a podcast with {{wpl|Dr. Phil||,}}<ref>[https://uproxx.com/viral/joe-rogan-dr-phil-fentanyl-halloween-candy/ "Joe Rogan And Dr. Phil Got Fact-Checked In Real-Time About The Bogus ‘Fentanyl In Halloween Candy’ Story"] by Mike Redmond, Uproxx, 2022 October 31</ref> repeating a bogus story on his podcast (that was circulating among extremist [[Republicans]] such as [[Lauren Boebert]] at the time) that schools were installing {{wpl|Litter boxes in schools hoax|cat litter boxes in bathrooms to accommodate furries,}}<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/joe-rogan-tulsi-gabbard-litter-box-lgbtq-1849743771 "Joe Rogan Walks Back Fake Story About School Using a Litter Box for 'Furry' Student"] by Kevin Hurler, Gizmodo, 2022 November 4</ref> repeating on his podcast a ridiculous online rumor that an Australian agricultural bill wouldn't let you grow your own food,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/18/joe-rogans-rant-about-growing-food-in-australia-what-did-he-say-and-is-any-of-it-true "Joe Rogan’s rant about growing food in Australia: what did he say and is any of it true?"] by Caitlin Cassidy, Guardian, 2022 May 18</ref> and spreading a false tweet on his social media (doctored to look like it came from [[CNN]]) that claimed that actor [[Steven Seagal]] had joined Russia special forces to [[Ukraine#2022_Russian_Invasion_of_Ukraine|fight Ukraine.]]<ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/joe-rogan-steven-seagal-russia-ukraine-fake-repor/ "Joe Rogan Skewered for Spreading Fake Report That Steven Seagal Joined Russian Special Forces" by Dessi Gomez, Wrap, 2022 February 28]</ref> In addition, Rogan's incredibly wide range of guests includes some conspiracy theorists, political oriented guests of questionable integrity, and even a few genuine oddballs and kooks. 

To be fair, Rogan, unlike more obstinate conspiracy theorists, will actually sometimes apologize for spreading {{wpl|misinformation|}} when corrected.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2020/09/18/joe-rogan-uncharacteristically-apologies-for-spreading-misinformation/?sh=595f8b781619 "Joe Rogan Apologizes For Spreading Misinformation"] by Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 2020 September 18</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2023/01/06/joe-rogan-edits-podcast-apologizes-after-promoting-hoax-tweet/?sh=38af8e071538 "Joe Rogan Edits Podcast, Apologizes After Promoting Hoax Tweet"] by Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 2023 January 6</ref> Still, it is wise to double-check any information repeated on either Rogan's show or his social media accounts, given his susceptibility to misinformation.

Rogan is also a [[Poe's Law|personal friend]] of [[Alex Jones]],<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2019/02/07/alex-jones-and-joe-rogan-are-in-the-midst-of-a-hilarious-feud/ Alex Jones And Joe Rogan Are In The Midst Of A Hilarious Feud] by Dani Di Placido (Feb 7, 2019,03:48pm EST) ''Forbes''.</ref> and has been featured several times on ''[[InfoWars]]'' together with Jones, also providing "''InfoWars''-exclusive interviews".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v15wXc_aNYk INFOWARS.COM - Joe Rogan - Truth Seeker: The Interview.] by 1984Resposta1776 (Dec 7, 2012) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njawVmkMvLY Joe Rogan on InfoWars - FULL INTERVIEW] by The Northwestern Sway (Mar 30, 2019) ''YouTube''.</ref> 

Some [[Christian fundamentalism|fundies]] think Rogan is a [[demon]].<ref>[https://archive.ph/Kid84 Joe Rogan Pushing The New Age Religion] (December 12, 2015) ''Truthportal.org'' (archived from 4 Jan 2016 15:17:21 UTC).</ref>

==''Joe Rogan Questions Everything''==
In 2013, Rogan hosted the show ''Joe Rogan Questions Everything'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193656/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-wednesdays-tv-highlights-joe-rogan-questions-everything-on-syfy-20130723,0,6092535,full.story Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Joe Rogan Questions Everything' on Syfy] by Ed Stockly (July 23, 2013) ''The Los Angeles Times'' (archived from October 29, 2013).</ref> which aired on [[SyFy]] for only 6 episodes. The show debunked [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] such as a "[[bigfoot]] human hybrid"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140717063613/http://www.syfy.com/joeroganquestionseverything/episodes/season/1/episode/1/bigfoot_human_hybrid Season 1 — Episode 1: Bigfoot Human Hybrid] Joe Rogan Questions Everything, ''SyFy'' (archived from July 17, 2014).</ref> and [[HAARP]]-making [[chemtrails]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140716124407/http://www.syfy.com/joeroganquestionseverything/episodes/season/1/episode/2/weaponized_weather Season 1 — Episode 2: Weaponized Weather] Joe Rogan Questions Everything, ''SyFy'' (archived from July 16, 2014).</ref>

==Pseudoscience promotion==
====Mental health====
Rogan has, on many different occasions, [[Mental illness denial|expressed doubt over well-established medical knowledge]]. He has expressed doubt over the existence of some kinds of [[autism]], as well as [[ADHD]] as a "disease of the brain" ("Didn't someone just say that they invented that? And that it's not real?").<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_JNLXZ7-A Joe Rogan on: ADHD, Autism and Stand Up Comics] by Murray Milburn (Nov 19, 2014) ''YouTube''. Time 0:30-0.35.</ref>

====COVID-19 pandemic and anti-vaccination====
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{{cquote|I actually think he's a menace to public health because he speaks on things that have no scientific backing.|||Katrine Wallace, epidemiologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw&t=3360s Doctors call out Spotify for letting Joe Rogan spread ‘false and societally harmful’ covid-19 claims] by Timothy Bella (January 14, 2022) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>}}
{{cquote|There's so many wackos out there that think that vaccines are a scam or dangerous … there's so many people are [[paranoid]] and delusional, and they want it all to be a conspiracy…|||Joe Rogan on March 10, 2020, warning listeners about wackos like Joe Rogan in 2022<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw&t=3360s Joe Rogan Experience #1439 - Michael Osterholm] by PowerfulJRE (Mar 10, 2020) ''YouTube''. Time 56:11-57:55.</ref>}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rogan became infamous for hosting multiple guests who spouted misinformation about COVID-19, as well as for making a few questionable statements of his own about [[face masks]], vaccines, and other public health measures.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/media/joe-rogan-spotify-controversy/index.html Joe Rogan's path from reality host to Covid controversy king] by Allison Morrow (1:59 PM EST, Tue February 1, 2022) ''CNN''.</ref>

On May 7, 2020, [[Elon Musk]] appeared on Rogan's show in a two-hour journey filled with lies and misinformation about the pandemic.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcYjXbSJBN8 Sign in
0:00 / 2:00:08 Joe Rogan Experience #1470 - Elon Musk] by PowerfulJRE (May 7, 2020) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/elon-musks-interview-joe-rogans-show-was-full-covid-19-misinformation Elon Musk's interview on Joe Rogan's show was full of COVID-19 misinformation] by Madeline Peltz (05/11/20 2:46 PM EDT) ''Media Matters for America''.</ref> On May 22, he  hosted David Pakman (from ''The David Pakman Show'') for almost three hours in which he defended [[Donald Trump|Trump's]] 
obvious lies
 comments about [[hydroxychloroquine]] and injecting [[COVID-19 pandemic#Disinfectants and ultraviolet|disinfectant]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPKIudzwJmM Joe Rogan and David Pakman Debate Social Media Censorship] by JRE Clips (May 22, 2020) ''YouTube''.</ref>

On June 12, 2020, comedian {{wpl|Bill Burr}} ribbed Rogan's [[broscience]] tendencies by joking about Rogan's previous promotion of [[vitamin D]] as a way to prevent COVID-19. Then, Burr slammed Rogan's brainless hyper-masculinity when Rogan called [[face masks]] something only "for bitches".<ref>[https://uproxx.com/tv/bill-burr-joe-rogan-masks-bitches/ "Bill Burr Absolutely Blasted Joe Rogan For Saying That People Who Wear Masks During The Pandemic Are ‘Bitches’"] by Kimberly Ricci, Uproxx, 2020 June 18</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSKVXl-WnrA "Bill Burr on Coronavirus Quarantine, Rants About Mask Wearing"], JRE Clips, Youtube.com</ref>

On April 23, 2021, Rogan encouraged healthy young people to ''not'' get a COVID-19 vaccine, citing more broscience and claiming that "if you're a healthy person, and you're exercising all the time, and you're young, and you’re eating well, like, I don't think you need to worry about this."<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/joe-rogan-experience/spotifys-joe-rogan-encourages-healthy-21-year-olds-not-get-coronavirus-vaccine "Spotify’s Joe Rogan encourages “healthy” 21-year-olds not to get a coronavirus vaccine"] by Alex Paterson, Media Matters, 2021 April 27</ref> Never mind that COVID has actually severely affected even young elite athletes, with effects ranging from reduced peak performance after recovering to [[COVID-19 pandemic#Long COVID|long-haul symptoms]] that have ended careers.<ref>[https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2021/3/3/22292213/athletes-covid-recovery-stories-jayson-tatum-mo-bamba-asia-durr "How elite athletes have struggled with the long-term effects of Covid"] by Sydney Umeri, SBNation, 2021 March 3</ref> Rogan's statement prompted a sharp critical rebuttal from White House chief medical advisor {{wpl|Anthony Fauci}} a few days later, where he reminded people that — aside from the fact that young people are not completely immune from this virus — people "could do damage to somebody else" if they are infected, even if they have no symptoms at all, and that Rogan's position only made sense if one "[[Narcissistic personality disorder|worr[ied] about [themselves] and not society]]."<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/28/dr-fauci-to-joe-rogan-young-healthy-people-should-get-covid-vaccine.html "Dr. Fauci on Joe Rogan’s ‘incorrect’ vaccine comments: Why young people should ‘absolutely’ get vaccinated"] by Cory Stieg, CNBC, 2021 April 28</ref> Rogan has repeatedly invited antivaxxer Alex Berenson onto his show.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/26/tucker-carlson-airs-his-most-dishonest-dangerous-pandemic-segment-yet/ Tucker Carlson airs his most dishonest and dangerous pandemic segment yet] by Philip Bump (January 26, 2022) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>

On September 1, 2021, Rogan announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and had embarked on treatment involving several drugs, including the anti-parasitic drug [[ivermectin]], which is popular with conspiracy theorists and other idiots in [[fringe]] communities.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/01/media/joe-rogan-covid/index.html Joe Rogan, controversial podcast host, says he tested positive for Covid-19] by Kerry Flynn (September 2, 2021) ''CNN''.</ref> In a weird bit of events, in spite of ivermectin being the 433<sup>rd</sup> most prescribed drug in America (pre-pandemic),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211008193518/https://clincalc.com/DrugStats/Drugs/Ivermectin Ivermection: Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2019] ''ClinCalc'' (archived from October 8, 2021).</ref> the media went on a frenzy insisting that Rogan was taking "horse dewormer", and Rogan was widely mocked across numerous platforms and media.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/media/576723-gupta-tells-joe-rogan-cnn-shouldnt-have-called-ivermectin-horse-dewormer CNN shouldn't have called Ivermectin a "horse dewormer"] by Dominick Mastrangelo (10/14/21 10:44 AM ET) ''The Hill''.</ref> While technically true, this is incredibly misleading as medicines can have more than one use, e.g., nitroglycerin being both a chemical used in explosives and a heart medication. Rogan was far more bothered by people calling the drug that he took a "horse dewormer" than by the prospect of actual human beings dying because they took his anti-vaccine advice.

By the end of 2021, Joe Rogan's [[Twitter]] feed<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220101185531/https://twitter.com/joerogan/ Joe Rogan] ''Twitter'' (archived from January 1, 2022).</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211214004027/https://twitter.com/joerogan/ Joe Rogan] ''Twitter' (archived from (December 9, 2021).</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211221200155/https://twitter.com/joerogan/ Joe Rogan] ''Twitter'' (archived from December 21, 2021).</ref> had very little of the "stand up comic" and "mixed martial arts fanatic" content that his feed description promised. Instead, most of his retweets concerned doomsday conspiratorial content (largely centered around COVID-19) from such [[Fear, uncertainty, and doubt|fearmongers]] as [[Glenn Greenwald]] and [[The Grayzone|Max Blumenthal]] and support for spreaders of COVID misinformation, such as {{wpl|Peter A. McCullough}} and {{wpl|Robert W. Malone||.}} 

On January 3, 2022, Rogan invited Malone onto his show for a podcast episode that was widely criticized when Malone evoked [[Godwin's law]] by claiming that people were only flocking to COVID vaccines because of "mass formation psychosis", which, according to Malone, was a form of [[hypnosis]] similar to what led to the rise of [[Hitler]] in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/joe-rogan-mass-formation-psychosis-covid-b1990337.html Joe Rogan, ‘mass formation psychosis’ and why people really believe unscientific things] by Noah Berlatsky (10 January 2022 20:41) ''Indepdendent''.</ref> This led to an open letter from over 270 doctors calling for {{wpl|Spotify||,}} then the host of Rogan's podcast, to develop a comprehensive policy prohibiting misinformation.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/covid-misinformation-joe-rogan-spotify-petition-1282240/ ‘A Menace to Public Health’: Doctors Demand Spotify Puts an End to Covid Lies on ‘Joe Rogan Experience’] by EJ Dickson (January 12, 2022) ''Rolling Stone''.</ref> 

Shortly after the Malone episode achieved widespread notoriety in the news, a few musicians (most notably {{wpl|Neil Young||,}} which eventually led to a rare moment of unity when the rest of the members of the acrimonious 1970s supergroup {{wpl|Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young}} followed suit) removed their music catalogue from Spotify in protest of Rogan spreading [[anti-vaccination]] [[bullshit]].<ref>[https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/crosby-stills-nash-neil-young-to-pull-music-spotify.html Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Reunite … Against Spotify] by Devon Ivie (Feb. 2, 2022) ''Vulture''.</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-demands-spotify-remove-music-vaccine-disinformation-1290020/ Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove His Music Over ‘False Information About Vaccines’] by Andy Greene (January 24, 2022) ''Rolling Stone''.</ref>

In June 2023, Rogan hosted [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] on his podcast. True to form, Kennedy spewed out a vast amount of [[bullshit]] [[conspiracy theories]]. As too typical with Rogan and conspiracy theories, there was little push-back from Rogan regarding this misinformation — in fact, Rogan agreed with much of it.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7zz9z/spotify-rogan-rfk-vaccine-misinformation-policy "Spotify Has Stopped Even Sort of Trying to Stem Joe Rogan’s Vaccine Misinformation"] by Anna Merlan, Vice, 2023 June 16</ref> This resulted in a feud on [[Twitter]] with vaccine scientist {{wpl|Peter Hotez||.}} The feud started when Hotez shared a critical Vice article about the Kennedy Jr. episode. In response, Rogan challenged Hotez to a debate with Kennedy Jr. Hotez was willing to appear on the podcast (and had done so in April 2020),<ref>[https://www.dailydot.com/debug/joe-rogan-robert-f-kennedy-jr-vaccines-debate/ "Joe Rogan is trying and failing to get an actual scientist on his show after RFK Jr. anti-vax debacle"] by David Covucci, Daily Dot, 2023 June 19</ref> but he refused to appear with Kennedy Jr., feeling that such would not be productive and would only result in a {{wpl|Jerry Springer Show|"Jerry Springer Show"}} type atmosphere due to Kennedy Jr.'s frequent use of debate fallacies (such as [[moving the goalposts]]). This resulted in not only the usual Twitter drama (including death threats against Hotez, as well as [[Nazi]] images being sent to him due to Hotez being [[Jewish]]), but anti-vaccination protesters actually accosting him outside his home. [[Elon Musk]] even weighed in on the matter with an tweet that implied that he supported Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccination bullshit.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06/19/joe-rogan-hotez-rfk-vaccine-debate/ "Vaccine scientist says anti-vaxxers ‘stalked’ him after Joe Rogan’s challenge"] by Timothy Bella, 2023 June 19</ref><ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-hotez-joe-rogan-elon-musk-rfk-jr-vaccine-twitter-2023-6 "A vaccine scientist says being tag-teamed and dogpiled on by Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, and RFK Jr. all at once has been 'overwhelming'"] by Cheryl Teh, Business Insider, 2023 June 19</ref> 

The dog-piling from Rogan and his sycophants resulted in a scathing tweet directed at Rogan from {{wpl|Mark Cuban||,}} who acknowledged that while there was "a lot of fucked up things about pharma", it was "disrespectful to all the doctors, researchers and  medical professionals that dedicate their lives to saving lives" to also not acknowledge the benefits of the pharmaceutical industry. He also strongly criticized Rogan for "trying to bully Dr Hotez" and slammed Rogan for, in effect, becoming "everything supposedly wrong with [[mainstream media|MSM]]", e.g. entirely driven by self-interest.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230619143113/https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1670483371393421312 "Way to talk in generalities Joe. Not saying there aren't a lot of fucked up things about pharma.  That's why we created http://Costplusdrugs.com. But to ignore that the same industry has saved who knows how many lives is bullshit and you know it."] by Mark Cuban, @mcuban, Twitter, archived on 2023 June 19</ref>

====HIV/AIDS denialism====
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In 2024, Rogan hosted frequent guest and ex-[[evolutionary biologist]] [[Bret Weinstein]]. Weinstein claimed that [[HIV]] was not the cause of [[AIDS]] and Rogan credulously agreed with him. Both of them thought that "party drugs", such as {{wpl|Poppers|"poppers"}} (alkyl nitrites), caused AIDS instead.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2024/02/15/joe-rogan-provides-a-platform-to-hivaids-denialists/ Joe Rogan Provides A Platform To HIV/AIDS Denialists] by Joshua Cohen (Feb 15, 2024,10:40pm EST) ''Forbes''.</ref> Poppers had long been discredited as causative of AIDS; rather, poppers had been ''associated'' with sexual behavior among [[gay]] men in the 1980s who had contracted HIV/AIDS,<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14740789/ Poppers: epidemiology and clinical management of inhaled nitrite abuse] by Frank Romanelli (2004) ''Pharmacotherapy'' 24(1):69-78. doi:10.1592/phco.24.1.69.34801.</ref><ref>[https://academic.oup.com/smr/article-abstract/12/1/67/7240000 Poppers use and HIV infection—a literature review] by Kalil B. Abdalla et al. (2023) ''Sexual Medicine Reviews'' 12(1);67–75. doi:0.1093/sxmrev/qead035.</ref> i.e. [[correlation does not imply causation]].

====Supplements====
{{cquote|Joe Rogan is [[Goop]] for men|||Dr. Danielle Belardo, cardiologist<ref name="mcgillscience">[https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-health-and-nutrition-pseudoscience/science-vs-joe-rogan "Science vs. Joe Rogan"]  by Jonathan Jarry (20 Nov 2021) ''McGill Office for Science and Society''.</ref>}}

Unsurprisingly for a person tied to mixed martial arts&nbsp;– a sport prone to some of the same [[dietary supplement]] and [[alternative medicine]] [[bullshit]] found in other athletic endeavors like [[bodybuilding woo|bodybuilding]]&nbsp;– Rogan has long been an avid consumer and endorser of various dietary supplements, ranging from mostly harmless but generally (expensively) ineffective [[nootropics]], to potentially problematic supplements like [[human growth hormone]] and {{wpl|testosterone||.}}<ref>[https://slate.com/culture/2019/03/joe-rogans-podcast-is-an-essential-platform-for-freethinkers-who-hate-the-left.html Joe Rogan’s Galaxy Brain: How the former Fear Factor host’s podcast became an essential platform for “freethinkers” who hate the left.] by Justin Peters (March 21, 20195:45 AM) ''Slate''.</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/how-joe-rogan-went-from-ufc-announcer-to-21st-century-timothy-leary-182319/ How Joe Rogan Went From UFC Announcer to 21<sup>st</sup>-Century Timothy Leary: "I've had trips where my sanity became slippery. But I don't see any negative in it," says Rogan] by Erik Hedegaard (October 22, 2015) ''Rolling Stone''.</ref> On occasion, Rogan has hosted those who market this sort of [[woo]] directly on his podcast, such as [[Andrew Weil]].<ref name="mcgillscience"/>

Unsurprisingly, Rogan is a major business partner of the fitness/supplements company Onnit,<ref>[https://www.onnit.com/academy/onnit-joins-unilever/ Onnit Joins Unilever: An Interview With Aubrey Marcus] (April 28, 2021) ''Onit''.</ref> whose products he frequently endorses on his podcast and on Twitter.<ref>[https://archive.is/a9CFa#selection-615.0-661.9 A single dose of @Onnit Alpha Brain significantly increases processing speeds http://onnit.com/academy/single-dose-of-alpha-brain-significantly-increases-processing-speed/ #science #getonnit"] by Joe Rogan (8:24 PM · Feb 22, 2015) ''Twitter'' (archived from 12 Jan 2022 20:14:10 UTC).</ref>

====Meat-only diet====
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After hearing from [[Shyster|grifters]] like [[Jordan Peterson]], Rogan embarked on a meat-only diet,<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/what-joe-rogan-learned-from-eating-a-carnivore-diet-for-30-days.html Joe Rogan ate nothing but meat for 30 days and said his ‘energy levels were amazing’] by Cory Stieg (Published Sun, Feb 16 202010:01 AM EST; Updated Fri, Apr 17 20201:47 PM EDT) ''CNBC''.</ref> something that experts caution about in regards to health risks (since it can deprive the consumer of essential nutrients) and the [[environmental]] impact (due to meat production requiring farmland and emission of [[greenhouse gas]]es by livestock).<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-05/carnivore-diet-of-meat-and-water/11757396 Carnivore diet of meat and little else gains traction but health experts urge caution] by Malcolm Sutton (4 Dec 2019) ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation''.</ref>

====Bro-esoteric authoritarianism concerns====
{{cquote|…I'm an unreliable source. I'm a comedian…|||Rogan, speaking truthfully<ref name=hains/>}}
Ordinary [[End Times]] doomsday [[bullshit]] doesn't suit the mind of someone like Rogan. Instead, tying him to esoteric [[Nazis]] of the past like [[Savitri Devi]],<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-41757047 Savitri Devi: The mystical fascist being resurrected by the alt-right] (29 October 2017) ''BBC''.</ref> and echoing the modern [[nationalist]] fantasia of [[alt-right]] figureheads like [[Steve Bannon]],<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/the-strange-origins-of-steve-bannons-nationalist-fantasia Inside the Secret Strange Origins of Steve Bannon's Nationalist Fantasia] by Joshua Green (July 17, 2017) ''Vanity Fair''.</ref> Rogan prefers to completely misuse the {{wpl|dharma}}-centric [[Hindu]] [[cosmology]] concept of {{wpr|Kali Yuga}} to describe the gloom and doom of the modern world, using an American-style two-axis [[Political Compass|political compass]] chart, and masculine concepts of strength and weakness. In Rogan's view, the Kali Yuga stage of the world is filled with weak, [[liberal|left-wing]] men, and the next stage will be left-wing [[authoritarianism]] and "hard times".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211127175800/https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRightCantMeme/comments/r3c0cc/joe_rogans_completely_delusional/ Joe Rogan's completely delusional] r/TheRightCantMeme (November 27, 2021) ''Reddit'' (archived from November 27, 2021).</ref><ref>[https://www.opindia.com/2021/11/joe-rogan-instagram-post-kali-yuga-hinduism-chaos/ ‘The chaos we are seeing was predicted in Hinduism thousands of years ago’: Joe Rogan speaks of ‘Kali Yuga’ in Insta Post. Joe Rogan shared a popular meme that describes a cycle of strong men producing good times and good times producing weak mean, who in turn produce difficult times, which in turn produces strong men. The meme was in the political compass format.] (27 November, 2021) ''OpIndia''. "We are in Kali Yuga. The age of conflict. All of the chaos we’re seeing right now was predicted in Hinduism thousands of years ago. Civilizations move in predictable cycles, and we are in the lower left hand square of the chart. Do your best to elevate yourself and the world around you from the madness that is in the air, but understand that this insanity is all a part of an infinite process.".</ref>{{efn|The [[meme]] Rogan bizarrely conflated with Kali Yuga, "hard times create strong men",<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hard-times-create-strong-men "Hard Times Create Strong Men"], KnowYourMeme.com</ref> is a quote that originated in G. Michael Hopf's 2016 post-[[apocalyptic]] novel ''Those Who Remain''.<ref>''Those Who Remain'' by G. Michael Hopf (2016) CreateSpace. ISBN 1539031314.</ref> Not surprisingly, the quote was picked up online and spread by the sort of warrior-obsessed alt-right [[manosphere]] crowd that also uses terms like "[[snowflake]]" and "[[Pornography#Addiction|porn addiction]]" un-[[ironically]].<ref>[https://archive.is/MMZpX The World Craves LEADERSHIP. You Can STEP UP To Fill The Need!] promotion for a self-help book ''Hard Times Create Strong Men'' by Stefan Aarnio ''StefanAarnio.com'' (archived from 7 Jan 2022 17:51:53 UTC).</ref> Far from being anything new, the [[meme]] echoes a long-running trope in Western literature, described in [[TV Tropes]] as "Misery Builds Character".<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MiseryBuildsCharacter Misery Builds Character] ''TV Tropes''.</ref> If one closely examines [[history]], however, it turns out that this pervasive trope is, well, kind of bullshit.<ref>[https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/02/hard-times-dont-make-strong-soldiers-warrior-myth/ Hard Times Don’t Make Strong Soldiers: Western strategists keep falling for myths of invincible barbarians.] by Bret Devereaux (May 2, 2020, 12:50 PM) ''Foreign Policy''.</ref>}}

While Rogan's Twitter feed is often ''very concerned'' about encroaching authoritarianism, Rogan's blend of esoteric politics, anti-corporate and anti-authority stances, and a habit of listening to everyone (no matter how crazy) and not doing a lot of fact-checking, leaves him vulnerable to repeating bullshit claims found in online rumor mills. For instance, in September 2020, he falsely repeated a fringe claim fostered online that [[antifa]] left-wing activists were responsible for the {{wpl|2020 Western United States wildfire season|wildfires burning in the West Coast}} at that time.<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/joe-rogan-apologizes-for-bogus-antifa-wildfire-conspiracy Joe Rogan Apologizes for Spreading Bogus Wildfire Conspiracy: 'I Fucked Up'] by Caleb Ecarma (September 18, 2020) ''Vanity Fair''.</ref> At the same time, Rogan has clear blind spots when it comes to recognizing ''actual'' authoritarian movements. For instance, when confronted with the news that the {{wpl|Patriot Front||,}} an actual [[fascist]] group, staged a bizarre rally in downtown Washington D.C. in early December 2021,<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/patriot-front-white-nationalists-stage-bizarro-rally-in-downtown-dc-find-themselves-stranded White Supremacists Stage Bizarro Rally in Downtown D.C., Find Themselves Stranded] by Blake Montgomery & Zachary Petrizzo (Updated Dec. 05, 2021 11:30AM ET / Published Dec. 04, 2021 9:19PM ET) ''Daily Beast''.</ref> Rogan refused to believe the story (calling the group "feds", implying he thought it was a [[false flag]]), simply because he said there were no fat people in the rally and "idiots are usually fat".<ref name=hains>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/09/joe_rogan_im_calling_bullshit_on_patriot_front_rally_these_are_feds_where_are_the_fat_people.html Joe Rogan Calls "Bullshit" On "Patriot Front" Fascist Rally: These Are Feds… "Where Are The Fat People?"] by Tim Hains (December 9, 2021) ''RealClearPolitics''.</ref> In May 2023, Rogan repeated this bizarre conspiracy theory yet again after another Patriot Front rally in Washington DC, insisting that the Patriot Front were the feds because no one was fat and all the participants were wearing the same uniform.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/joe-rogan-doubts-white-supremacist-march-wheres-fat-people-1800468 "Joe Rogan Doubts White Supremacist March: 'Where's the Fat People?'"] by Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 2023 May 15</ref>

Fortunately, Rogan has discovered the perfect tool for fighting fascism: [[magic mushrooms]]!<ref>[https://archive.is/6I62C Scientists find magic mushrooms could help fight fascism] by Joe Rogan (2:52 PM · Jan 29, 2018) ''Twitter'' (archived from 1 Jan 2022 21:40:43 UTC).</ref> Never mind that [[Atomwaffen Division]], actual [[neo-Nazis]], trafficked in [[LSD]] and magic mushrooms.<ref name=weiner>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/andrew-thomasberg-court-arrest-drugs-white-supremacist-neo-nazi-lsd-ak47-a9114461.html White supremacist who praised 'psychedelic Nazis' caught with stockpile of guns and LSD: Drug crime going hand in hand with guns in US far-right networks] by Rachel Weiner (21 September 2019 12:14) ''The Independent''.</ref>

====General conspiracy nuttiness====
Over the course of his career, Rogan has promoted several conspiracy theories. For years, he was a prominent supporter of the [[moon landing hoax]] conspiracy, which led to him debating [[astronomer]] and [[skeptic]] [[Phil Plait]] on [[Penn Jillette]]'s show. He has, however, since changed his mind.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-9ub-we3pg Joe Revisits the Phil Plait Moon Landing Debate w/Penn Jillette] by JRE Clips (Aug 29, 2019) ''YouTube''.</ref> Today, he seems to be very sympathetic to the [[Roswell]] crash conspiracy and provided a platform for [[alien]] conspiracy theorist [[Bob Lazar]] to spout nonsense to millions of people.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEWz4SXfyCQ Joe Rogan Experience #1315 - Bob Lazar & Jeremy Corbell] by PowerfulJRE (Jun 20, 2019) ''YouTube''.</ref> Over the years, Rogan has also been a consistent supporter of [[JFK assassination conspiracies]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJsOmYjsy88 Joe Rogan Discusses JFK Assassination with Former CIA Officer] by JRE Clips (Aug 21, 2017) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQTf5ZtZRoI Who Really Killed Kennedy? - Joe Rogan and Michael Shermer] by JRE Clips (Jan 10, 2019) ''YouTube''.</ref>

Rogan has also repeatedly insinuated that the [[2021 U.S. coup attempt]] was a [[false flag operation]]. The basis of Rogan's conspiracy theory centered around former Marine and [[Oath Keepers|Oath Keeper]] {{wpl|Ray Epps (military veteran)|Ray Epps|,}} who was present at the riot. Rogan, like other conspiracy theorists, has repeatedly claimed (without evidence) that Epps was a federal agent, and (without evidence) claimed that Epps clearly instigated the riot. This conspiracy theory originated with [[Tucker Carlson]] and was heavily promoted on ''Tucker Carlson Tonight'' between mid 2021 and his exit from [[Fox News]] in 2023. In July 2023, Epps sued Fox News for defamation for Carlson's false claims.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/business/ray-epps-fox-tucker-carlson-lawsuit.html "Arizona Man Cited in Conspiracy Theories Sues Fox News for Defamation"] by Alan Feuer and Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 2023 July 12</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/13/tucker-carlson-ray-epps-fox/ "Fox News’s trouble with Tucker Carlson and Ray Epps"] by Aaron ?Blake, Washington Post, 2023 July 13</ref><ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/january-6-insurrection/spotifys-joe-rogan-has-repeatedly-spread-baseless-conspiracy-theory-january "Spotify’s Joe Rogan has repeatedly spread the baseless conspiracy theory that January 6 was a false flag orchestrated by the FBI"] by Alex Paterson, Media Matters, 2022 October 12</ref><ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/jim-gaffigan-spars-with-joe-rogan-over-who-is-more-satanic-biden-or-trump "Jim Gaffigan Spars With Joe Rogan Over Who Is More Satanic: Biden or Trump?"] by Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 2023 July 31</ref>

Rogan has also promoted religion, a suspected grift to appeal to this rightist religious viewers. This is despite him being an agnostic, giving further evidence of a grift.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S-tZB0qx5c Joe Rogan says we need religion, we need Jesus] by the David Pakman Show, ''YouTube''</ref>

===Hosting Nazi apologists===
Rogan has hosted Nazi sympathizer and World War 2 holocaust revisionist Darryl Cooper, who was previously interviewed by Tucker Carlson. While Cooper was spewing vile pro-Nazi and pro-fascist bullshit, Rogan did not even push back once against him nor questioned his false statements.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/704596/joe-rogan-hosts-holocaust-revisionist-darryl-cooper-on-his-podcast-and-complains-of-paranoid-jews/ Joe Rogan hosts Holocaust revisionist Darryl Cooper on his podcast and complains of ‘paranoid’ Jews] Forward</ref>

==Transgender talks==
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===="Transgenderism" with Kyle Kulinski====
Rogan has many doubts about the transgender experience and has invited a couple of guests to speak about it, one of them being [[Kyle Kulinski]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq1rX54u69U Joe Rogan Experience #1085 Kyle Kulinski] ''YouTube''. Note: This video was set to private because Rogan can't stop saying the [[Nigger|n-word]].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ7exLigsEw Kyle Discovers REAL Reason His Rogan Podcast Was Pulled | The Kyle Kulinski Show] by Secular Talk (Feb 9, 2022) ''YouTube''.</ref> Specifically, he doesn't think that transitioning is effective, despite scientific [[evidence]] to the contrary,<ref name="Hormone Therapy for Transgender Patients">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5182227/ Hormone therapy for transgender patients] by Cécile A. Unger (2016) ''Transl. Androl. Urol.'' 5(6):877–884. doi:10.21037/tau.2016.09.04.</ref><ref>[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10532528.2007.10559851 Surgical Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Adults and Adolescents: Recent Developments, Effectiveness, and Challenges] by Luk Gijs & Anne Brewaeys (2007) ''Annual Review of Sex Research'' 18(1).</ref><ref name="Physiologic Response to Gender-Affirming Hormones Among Transgender Youth"/> and claims that it "doesn't have an impact on [[suicide]] rates"&nbsp;— except that it does.<ref>[https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/ss/2013-v59-n1-ss0746/1017478ar/ Suicidality among trans people in Ontario: Implications for social work and social justice] by Greta R. Bauer et al. (2013) ''Érudit: Service Social'' 59(1):35–62. doi:10.7202/1017478ar.</ref><ref>[https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/AFSP-Williams-Suicide-Report-Final.pdf Suicide Thoughts and Attempts Among Transgender Adults: Findings from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey] by Jody L. Herman et al. (September 2019) ''University of California Los Angeles, The Williams Institute''.</ref> It is true, however, that studies have found a similar suicide rate for post- and pre-transition [[Gender dysphoria|gender dysphoric]] individuals, although these same studies typically explore what's behind the post-transition suicide rate, and the causes are never discussed. Increasing and improved studies further suggest that the rate decreases post-transition. All studies thus far agree that the causes of post-transition suicidality are familial nonacceptance, social rejection, harassment, [[discrimination]] (in employment and housing), lack of access to medical care, violence, etc.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977075/ The effect of cross-sex hormonal treatment on gender dysphoria individuals’ mental health: a systematic review] by Rosalia Costa1 & Marco Colizzi (2016) ''Neuropsychiatr. Dis. Treat.'' 12:1953–1966. doi:10.2147/NDT.S95310.</ref>

Rogan also claims that transition is "elective" care and suggested that there was no difference between having gender dysphoria and feeling a need to transition to address it and "wanting bigger tits". It's no question that gender dysphoria is debilitating (causing physiological and psychological stress that may cause mental trauma).<ref name="Hormone Therapy for Transgender Patients"/> While it's not urgent for some transgender people to acquire some aspects of transitioning, wanting medical care to address debilitating conditions is not "elective".

====Age of transitioning====
There's a concern by Rogan that many transgender people are transitioning before the age of 25 and that too many are transitioning too young. Claims suggesting that transitioning before the [[brain]] stops developing entirely before the age of 25 will mess up your brain is entirely untrue when you consider that being a [[child]] who has not entered puberty does not automatically mean that one is cognitively "messed up". Endocrinologists suggest that children who reach puberty should only be put on hormone blockers to prevent undergoing changes under the wrong primary hormone,<ref name="Guidelines for Pubertal Suspension and Gender Reassignment for Transgender Adolescents">[https://www.childpsych.theclinics.com/article/S1056-4993(11)00077-0/abstract Guidelines for Pubertal Suspension and Gender Reassignment for Transgender Adolescents] by Wylie C. Hembree (2011) ''Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics'' 20(4):725-732. doi:10.1016/j.chc.2011.08.004.</ref> and the transition to the correct primary hormone should proceed safely at age 16.<ref name="Hormone Therapy for Transgender Patients"/> Tests of individuals starting the replacement therapy at age 12 reported normal progression,<ref name="Physiologic Response to Gender-Affirming Hormones Among Transgender Youth">[https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(17)30412-3/fulltext Physiologic Response to Gender-Affirming Hormones Among Transgender Youth] by Johanna Olson-Kennedy et al. (2017) ''Journal of Adolescent Health'' 62(4):397-401. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.08.005.</ref> and the delay of hormone replacement therapy may lead to psychological and cognitive trauma.<ref name="Hormone Therapy for Transgender Patients"/> Puberty suppression causes no irreversible or harmful changes.<ref name="Guidelines for Pubertal Suspension and Gender Reassignment for Transgender Adolescents"/>

====Misinforming about trans children in conversation with Adam Conover====
Thinking that women are "hard-wired" to be attracted to athletic male bodies,<ref name=conover>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4yz-P94n0Q Joe Rogan | Are Alpha Males and Beta Males Real? w/Adam Conover] by JRE Clips (Apr 17, 2019) ''YouTube''.</ref> Rogan decided to spring a conversation on Adam Conover, the host and program creator of TruTV's ''[[Adam Ruins Everything]]'', about transgender athletes and children.<ref name=conover/> Conover wasn't prepared but felt compelled to defend, and he later pinned a tweet<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220402212103/https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1118692567821033474 On today's episode of @joerogan's podcast, Joe engaged me in a discussion about trans youth. I felt it important to respond, but since I didn't expect the topic to come up, I didn't have sources close at hand. To remedy that, I've collected some here:…] by Adam Conover (6:47 PM - 17 Apr 2019) ''Twitter'' (archived from April 6, 2021).</ref> linking to a website<ref>[https://www.adamconover.net/adding-evidence-to-the-discussion-of-trans-issues-on-joe-rogans-podcast/ Adding Evidence to the Discussion of Trans Issues on Joe Rogan’s podcast] (April 17, 2019) ''Adam Conover''.</ref> that already confirms what was speculated above in hopes that JRE fans would read and learn that which Rogan did not learn, alongside the Olympic history of trans athletes.

====Transphobic rants to Fallon Fox====
If all that wasn't enough, Rogan outright went on a [[transphobic]] rant over MMA fighter {{wpl|Fallon Fox||,}} despite her having been post-transition for 7 years before that point. Consequently, according to health experts, she would have had no physical advantages over her competitors, given that so much time had passed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230415203555/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1573044-ufc-joe-rogan-to-transgender-mma-fighter-fallon-fox-youre-a-man UFC's Joe Rogan to Transgender MMA Fighter Fallon Fox: 'You're a F***ing Man'] by McKinley Noble (March 18, 2013) ''Bleacher Report''.</ref>
{{quotebox|She calls herself a woman but… I tend to disagree. And, uh, she, um… she used to be a man but now she has had, she's a transgender which is [the] official term that means you've gone through it, right? And she wants to be able to fight women in MMA. I say no fucking way. I say if you had a dick at one point in time, you also have all the bone structure that comes with having a dick. You have bigger hands, you have bigger shoulder joints. You're a fucking man. That's a man, OK? You can't have… that's… I don't care if you don't have a dick any more…

Look, [Fox is] huge! She's not just huge, she's got a fucking man's face. I mean, you can wear all the lipstick you want. You want to be a woman and you want to take female hormones, you want to get a boob job, that's all fine. I support your life to live, your right to live as a woman. Fight guys, yes. She has to fight guys. First of all, she's not really a she. She's a transgender, post-op person. The operation doesn't shave down your bone density. It doesn't change. You look at a man's hands and you look at a women's hands and they're built different. They're just thicker, they're stronger, your wrists are thicker, your elbows are thicker, your joints are thicker. Just the mechanical function of punching, a man can do it much harder than a woman can, period.

If you want to be a woman in the bedroom and you know you want to [[Kinder, Küche, Kirche|play house]] and all of that other shit and you feel like you have, your body is really a woman's body trapped inside a man's frame and so you got a operation, that's all good in the hood. But you can't fight chicks. Get the fuck out of here. You're out of your mind. You need to fight men, you know? Period. You need to fight men your size because you're a man. You're a man without a dick. I'm not trying to discriminate against women in any way, shape, or form and I'm a big supporter of women's fighting. I loved watching that Ronda Rousey/Liz Carmouche fight. But those are actual women. Those are actual women. And as strong as Ronda Rousey looks, she's still looks to me like a pretty girl. She's a beautiful girl who happens to be strong. She's a girl! [Fallon Fox] is not a girl, OK? This is a [transgender] woman. It's a totally different specification.}}

===="Transgenderism" with Blaire White====
After years of trans lies, misinformation, fearmongering and general transphobia and spreading hate, Rogan finally decided to bring an actual trans person on for an honest discussion. However, that person was [[Blaire White]], a known misinformation spreader and enabler of transphobia.<ref name=blair-white>[https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qU87d06Co2I50Pn6B2UZl?si=Prg4Y6DbTj2uibMUWRXNSQ&nd=1 #1746 - Blair White]. The Joe Rogan Experience, 10 December 2021.</ref>

==Stopped clock==
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*After a guest on his show said that [[gay adoption]] is morally wrong and leaves the child "automatically fucked up", Rogan completely debunked his arguments before mocking him and laughing in his face.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6IPWTIoWgs Joe Rogan Calmly Dismantles, Laughs At Anti-Gay Guest] by Secular Talk (Mar 28, 2022) ''YouTube''.</ref> He is also a supporter of gay marriage.<ref>[https://www.ibtimes.com/joe-rogan-talks-about-abortion-rights-gay-marriage-they-wanna-divide-us-3586371 Joe Rogan Talks About Abortion Rights, Gay Marriage: 'They Wanna Divide Us'] by Sana Khan (July 26, 2022) ''International Business Times''.</ref>

==External links==
* [http://joerogan.net/ His website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq1rX54u69U Joe Rogan Experience #1085 - Kyle Kulinski]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcYjXbSJBN8 Joe Rogan Experience #1470 - Elon Musk]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf93nfm2U2o Joe Rogan Experience #1479 - David Pakman]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/JoeRogan/comments/82ira4/joes_been_misinformed_on_trans_issues_re_his_chat/ Subreddit Discussion]
* [https://www.adamconover.net/adding-evidence-to-the-discussion-of-trans-issues-on-joe-rogans-podcast/ Adding Evidence to the Discussion of Trans Issues on Joe Rogan's Podcast by Adam Conover]

==Notes==
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==References==
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