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The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 9 min read
Daniel Cormier on Jon Jones, Alex Pereira, Weight Cutting and Why Everyone Should Wrestle

Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan talk the fighter's inner monster, brutal weight cuts, Alex Pereira's power, Dagestani wrestlers and why kids should learn to fight.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 23, 2026 · 10 min read
Danny and Michael Philippou on Making Talk to Me, YouTube Stunts and Deathmatch Wrestling

The twin directors of Talk to Me tell Joe Rogan about drug trials, car-hit stunts, their indie horror hit, practical effects and a deathmatch wrestling documentary.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 11 min read
Chuck Lorre on Sitcoms, Scientology, Sobriety, and the Power of Saying "I Don't Know"

Chuck Lorre and Joe Rogan on the fading multi-cam sitcom, difficult stars, a decade in Scientology, and why success never fills the hole inside.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Whitney Cummings on Pregnancy, Birth Control, Algorithms and Comedy Without a Net

A pregnant Whitney Cummings and Joe Rogan riff on birth control, toxic chemicals, online depravity, coyotes, the Mothership and free speech in comedy.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Debra Soh on Academia, Dating Apps, Sex Robots and Raising Kids Online (Joe Rogan Experience #2082)

Sex neuroscientist Debra Soh and Joe Rogan discuss ideology in academia, dating in the app era, sex robots, social media's toll on kids and trust in media.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Dr. Phil McGraw on Social Media, the Border, School Closures and His Book "We've Got Issues"

Dr. Phil and Joe Rogan discuss smartphones and youth mental health, the border, school closures, deepfakes, and his book We've Got Issues.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Abigail Shrier on Bad Therapy and Why Kids Aren't Growing Up

Journalist Abigail Shrier tells Joe Rogan why she thinks too much therapy, medication and hovering are making kids more anxious, not less.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Joe Pyfer on Surviving Childhood Abuse, Record-Breaking Power and His Rise in the UFC

UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer tells Joe Rogan about his punch record, an abusive childhood, a career-threatening arm injury and fighting Jack Hermansson.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 19, 2026 · 11 min read
Taylor Sheridan on 1883, the Real American West, Critics, Food and a Divided Country

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and Joe Rogan talk 1883's brutal history, critics, hunting, energy, politics and why coexistence has to come back.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Joe Rogan and Bobby Lee: Sobriety, Comedy Store Stories, Writing Discipline and a World That Feels Fragile

Old friends Joe Rogan and Bobby Lee finally sit down to talk relapse, 90s Comedy Store tales, writing habits, Star Trek, politics and why podcasts changed comedy.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 18, 2026 · 10 min read
Chad Daniels and Joe Rogan on Comedy Craft, Mortality and the Simulation

Comedian Chad Daniels and Joe Rogan cover where jokes come from, funerals, comics lost too soon, Tyson's rise, pool, free speech, Bigfoot and the simulation.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Sam Tallent and Joe Rogan on Road Comedy, the Muse and Punk Ethics

Comedian and novelist Sam Tallent talks touring the world, punk-rock work ethic, the muse, cults, money guilt and politics with Joe Rogan.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
That Mexican OT on Joe Rogan: A Bay City Childhood, Rap as His Mother's Dream, and Keeping It Playful

Texas rapper That Mexican OT tells Joe Rogan about a wild Bay City childhood, rapping since age four, gratitude, and why his next project is called Recess.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min read
James Lindsay on Queer Theory, ESG, China and the 'Politics of Compliance' (Joe Rogan Experience #2119)

James Lindsay and Joe Rogan discuss border strategy, ESG, China's rise, queer theory in schools, cult psychology, Boeing and degrowth, often in 'tinfoil hat' mode.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Christopher Rufo on DEI, Gender Ideology in Schools, and the Fight Over American Institutions

Activist Christopher Rufo and Joe Rogan discuss crime policy, DEI, gender ideology in schools, Harvard, free speech and Rufo's turn from the left.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 8 min read
Jonathan Haidt on The Anxious Generation: Phones, Social Media and Rescuing Childhood

Jonathan Haidt tells Joe Rogan how smartphones rewired childhood, why teen depression soared, and the four norms he believes can turn it around.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Gary Clark Jr. on JPEG RAW, Creative Freedom, Obsession, Fame and Austin's Boom

Gary Clark Jr. and Joe Rogan talk about his genre-defying album JPEG RAW, obsession, the music business, fame, Austin's growth and forgotten songs.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min read
Eleanor Kerrigan and Joe Rogan on Comedy Store Days, Authenticity on Stage and Life on the Road

Comic Eleanor Kerrigan and Joe Rogan swap Comedy Store stories, talk finding your real voice on stage, women in comedy, Ambien, and culture war tangents.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 11 min read
Greg Overton on Painting Native American History, Escaping the System and the Mysteries of Space

Painter Greg Overton and Joe Rogan talk art, Native American history, escaping office life, Bigfoot, solar storms and the Comanche.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min read
Zack Snyder on Making 300 and Watchmen, Director's Cuts, Rebel Moon and Superheroes as Modern Myth

Zack Snyder talks with Joe Rogan about making 300 and Watchmen, Spartan culture, director's cuts, Rebel Moon, grief and why superheroes are modern myth.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 9, 2026 · 9 min read
Jack Carr on Joe Rogan: Writing Red Sky Mourning, the Beirut Bombing, AI Warfare and the Muse

Former Navy SEAL and novelist Jack Carr talks writing, his Beirut bombing history, AI weapons, D-Day, UFOs and JFK with Joe Rogan.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 9, 2026 · 8 min read
Harland Williams on Joe Rogan: Tapeworm Bits, Nature Tangents, Remembering Phil Hartman and Comedy Thieves

Harland Williams commits to absurd bits with Joe Rogan, who also remembers Phil Hartman and explains how comedy thieves operate.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 9, 2026 · 10 min read
Eric Weinstein and Terrence Howard: Separating Genius From Error in Howard's Theories

Mathematician Eric Weinstein steelmans and critiques Terrence Howard's ideas, praising his geometry while calling out errors and broken peer review.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 9, 2026 · 9 min read
Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes on Rebellion, Records and the Muse

Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson talks punk roots, defying the music business, the muse, record collecting, travel and why art needs craft and anger.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 6, 2026 · 10 min read
Adam Sandler and Joe Rogan on Bombing, Youthful Delusion, SNL and the Craft of Stand-Up

Adam Sandler and Joe Rogan swap stories on early bombs, Boston comedy, SNL, NewsRadio, rock legends and how to prepare a great special.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 6, 2026 · 12 min read
Russell Crowe on Joe Rogan: Tarantulas, Cinderella Man, Regenerative Farming and a Moment in the Vatican

Russell Crowe tells Joe Rogan about wild film sets, training with Angelo Dundee, humane cattle farming, injuries and a moving night in Rome.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 5, 2026 · 13 min read
Sam Morril on Building a New Hour, AI in Film, and Comedy's Legends

Sam Morril and Joe Rogan talk touring Europe, writing a new hour, AI fears, JFK theories, true crime and comedy greats.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 5, 2026 · 9 min read
Greg Fitzsimmons on Comedy Clubs, Joke Thieves, AI Movies, Kids and Martial Arts, and His Special "You Know Me"

Joe Rogan and Greg Fitzsimmons riff on comedy history, joke stealing, AI video, exercise and kids, nukes, ice pits, muscle cars and pool.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
David Choe on the Hadza, Giving It All Away, Beef, Psychedelics and AI (JRE #1965)

David Choe tells Joe Rogan why he gave up chasing money and sex for a spiritual quest, plus the Hadza, Beef, iboga and AI.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
David Blaine on Kissing Cobras, Pushing the Body's Limits and the Secret World of Card Cheats

David Blaine tells Joe Rogan about kissing king cobras, breath-holding, his Vegas injury, marked decks and legendary card cheats.