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The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 11 min read
Ali Siddiq on Going Independent, the Texas Prison System, Teachers, and the Sweet Science

Comedian Ali Siddiq talks YouTube specials, how Texas prisons really work, personal responsibility, great teachers, and a long stretch of boxing talk.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 10 min read
Big Jay Oakerson and Ari Shaffir on Cults, the RESTRICT Act, Manson and Building a Comedy Scene

Big Jay Oakerson and Ari Shaffir join Joe Rogan for a rowdy hang on cults, AI and the RESTRICT Act, Paul Mooney, Manson and Austin comedy.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 9 min read
Jim Breuer and Joe Rogan: Old Friends on Comedy, Distrust of Institutions, and Florida's Monsters

Jim Breuer and Joe Rogan riff for three hours on 30 years of friendship, pandemic anger, war, trucks, gators and favorite movies.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 10 min read
Mike Vecchione on the Long Process of Stand-Up, Wrestling Lessons, Boxing and Mental Toughness

Comic Mike Vecchione and Joe Rogan on the slow craft of stand-up, lessons from wrestling, boxing fandom, cold plunges and writing jokes.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 10 min read
Howie Mandel on Stumbling Into Comedy, Living With OCD, and Why He Isn't Afraid of AI

Howie Mandel tells Joe Rogan how a dare made him a comic, how he copes with OCD and depression, and why he embraces AI while Rogan worries.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 10 min read
Ric Flair on the Nature Boy, North Korea, Surviving a Plane Crash and Wrestling's Wildest Era

Ric Flair tells Joe Rogan and Tony Hinchcliffe about North Korea with Ali, a plane crash, hour-long matches, anxiety and his cannabis second act.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 10 min read
JRE #2000 with Duncan Trussell: Narratives, War, UFOs and Calming Yourself First

Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell mark episode 2,000 with four hours on power, war, censorship, UFOs, karma and prayer.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 12 min read
John Hennessey on the 1,817-Horsepower Venom F5, Building a Tuning Empire, and Trading Ritalin for Cold Plunges

Car builder John Hennessey on the Venom F5, how a Viper deal launched his company, Top Gear and Jay Leno stories, and quitting Ritalin for cold plunges.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 27, 2026 · 10 min read
Ms. Pat on Her Sitcom, Surviving Her Past and Building the Life She Wanted

Ms. Pat tells Joe Rogan how she turned a brutal childhood into a hit sitcom, a tour and a family, with plenty of jokes along the way.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 11 min read
Steven Pressfield on The War of Art: Resistance, the Muse, and the Inner War Behind Creative Work

Steven Pressfield on war as a metaphor for the inner fight, where Resistance comes from, serving the muse, and the daily routine of a working writer.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Kim Congdon and Sara Weinshenk with Joe Rogan: Pandemic Comedy, Psychedelics, Hemp History, UFOs, and Strange Dreams

Comics Kim Congdon and Sara Weinshenk riff with Joe Rogan on podcasting, pandemic comedy, weed and hemp, Mike Tyson, UFOs, dreams, and a timeshare.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Andrew Dice Clay on the MTV Ban, The Day the Laughter Died and Always Wanting to Act

Andrew Dice Clay tells Joe Rogan how he became the first arena comic, survived the backlash and why acting was always the dream.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
JRE #1994 with Theo Von: The Comedy Mothership, Morning Routines, SSRIs and Staying Even

Theo Von and Joe Rogan celebrate the Comedy Mothership and talk routines, SSRIs, vapes, exercise and drug companies.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 9 min read
Brian Simpson on the Titan Sub, Addiction, Comedy Clubs and Wild Animals

Joe Rogan and comic Brian Simpson riff on the Titan sub, money and freedom, gambling, fair pay for comics, memes and dangerous wildlife.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Gabriel Iglesias on Dodger Stadium, VW Buses, Diabetes and the Comedy Grind

Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias and Joe Rogan talk Dodger Stadium, early comedy grind, VW buses, diabetes, weight loss and aliens.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Steven Wright on Boston Comedy, Creative Play and His Novel Harold

Steven Wright and Joe Rogan on the 1980s Boston comedy scene, how Wright writes jokes, the value of doing nothing, and his novel Harold.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 12 min read
Duncan Trussell on Costumes of Authority, Ideas as Life Forms, and the Hidden Side of Society

Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell riff on cults and costumes, procrastination, the Gospel of John, child influencers and UFO secrecy.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 12 min read
Jim Gaffigan on Joe Rogan: Comfort, Cold Plunges, Gardening, Outrage and a Country Overwhelmed by Information

Jim Gaffigan and Joe Rogan riff on sugar, social media, cold plunges, gardening, politics, overfishing, microplastics and why busy beats bored.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Michael Malice on the White Pill, Anarchism, North Korea and Humor Amid Chaos

Michael Malice and Lex Fridman trade jokes and history: the white pill, Stalin and Hitler, North Korea, anarchism and secession.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Brian Redban on Owning a Comedy Club Next Door to Joe Rogan, AI Fakes and VR Done Right

Joe Rogan and Brian Redban catch up on their Austin comedy clubs, AI voice fakes, VRChat, salt myths and fast-food nostalgia.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Tony Woods on Comedy, Grief, Bigfoot and an Ice-Bath Prostate Protocol

Tony Woods and Joe Rogan swap military and comedy stories, man-eating animals, parasites in history, and a cold-plunge fix for high PSA.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Protect Our Parks 9: Joe Rogan with Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir on Plastics, Fluoride, Drugs, History and Movie Stars

The Protect Our Parks crew returns for a boozy, rowdy hang covering microplastics, fluoride, Carl Hart, the Donner Party, hippos and Tom Cruise.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 25, 2026 · 12 min read
Eddie Bravo on Muay Thai, Bare Knuckle MMA, Fight History and Fixing His Back

Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo talk Muay Thai, bare knuckle fighting, MMA rule changes, fight history, wild animals and Bravo's back rehab.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 10 min read
Motivation Is Garbage: Mel Robbins on the 5 Second Rule and How She Rebuilt Her Life

Mel Robbins explains why waiting for motivation fails and how the 5 Second Rule countdown helped her climb out of rock bottom.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 25, 2026 · 10 min read
Bill Maher on Why Liberal Isn't Woke, Obesity, Ozempic, Trump vs. Biden and COVID Medicine

Bill Maher and Joe Rogan debate wokeness, crime, obesity and Ozempic, gender medicine, Trump versus Biden, campus echo chambers and COVID policy.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 25, 2026 · 13 min read
Ehsan Ahmad on the Austin Comedy Boom, the Art of Opening a Show, and Trusting the News

Comedian Ehsan Ahmad and Joe Rogan talk about the Mothership, the craft of opening a show, media distrust, AI and luck.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 16 min read
Cal Newport on Deep Work, Time Blocking, Social Media and a World Without Email

Cal Newport and Lex Fridman on deep work, time blocking, boredom, quitting social media and replacing email's hyperactive hive mind.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 25, 2026 · 12 min read
Joe List on Crowd Work, the Comedy Mothership, Phones and Boredom

Joe Rogan and comic Joe List riff on building the Comedy Mothership, crowd work, phones and boredom, sauna, AI and the soul.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 11 min read
Mel Robbins on Manifesting the Right Way: Four Neuroscience-Backed Steps

Mel Robbins redefines manifesting as mental rehearsal: name the goal, visualize the hard steps, feel them, then do the work patiently.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins on "F*** It" Moments: Why Wanting to Quit Is Part of Change

Mel Robbins shares her own near-quit and coaches a listener who broke a 300-day sobriety streak, explaining why 'F*** it' moments help you grow.