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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.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 13 min read
Eugenia Kuyda on Replika, Grief, Loneliness and Friendship with an AI Companion

Replika co-founder Eugenia Kuyda on loneliness, losing her best friend, and building an AI companion that makes people feel seen.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 15 min read
Lisa Feldman Barrett on the Predicting Brain, Constructed Emotions and Empathy

Lisa Feldman Barrett explains why the brain predicts rather than reacts, how emotions are constructed, and why empathy costs energy.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Stephen Schwarzman on Going Big in Business, Philanthropy, China and AI

Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman on going big, spotting the lint on the dress, the MIT College of Computing, China and AI.

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.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 16 min read
Michael Malice on Anarchy, Democracy, Libertarianism, Love and Trolling

Anarchist Michael Malice and Lex Fridman spar over the state, trolling versus love, conspiracy theories, Ayn Rand and the meaning of life.

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.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Joe Rogan on Mortality, Inner Demons, Creativity, Long-Form Conversation and the Meaning of Life

Lex Fridman interviews Joe Rogan on 2020's chaos, his violent competitive streak, ideas as living things, podcasting advice, and love.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 12 min read
Patrick Bet-David on Biden, Trump, BlackRock and the Power of Podcasts

Patrick Bet-David and Joe Rogan debate the 2024 race, COVID distrust, ESG and BlackRock, and why Rogan should interview Trump.

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.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 15 min read
Lisa Feldman Barrett on Love, Brain Evolution, Evil and Why You Have Many Selves

Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett on falling in love by text, how brains really evolved, evil, many selves and consciousness.

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 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 Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 11 min read
The 4 Attachment Styles and How to Become More Secure, with Dr. Marisa Franco

Dr. Marisa Franco explains the four attachment styles, how to spot them, and daily tools to become more secure and let love in.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 15 min read
Dr. Russell Kennedy on Healing Anxiety: Why It's an Alarm in the Body, Not a Thinking Problem

Neuroscientist MD Russell Kennedy tells Mel Robbins anxiety is a childhood alarm stored in the body, and how to heal it neck down.

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.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Becky Kennedy on Emotional Triggers: Why We React and 3 Steps to Rewire Your Response

Dr. Becky Kennedy explains how childhood wiring drives adult triggers and shares three steps to repair and rewire your reactions.

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 · 7 min read
How to Learn to Love Yourself: Mel Robbins and Her Son Oakley on Beating Self-Hatred

Mel Robbins and her 17-year-old son Oakley share how he went from hating himself to self-acceptance, plus simple tools to like yourself more.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Ralph Barbosa on His Sudden Rise, Comedy Craft and Painting Cars (JRE #2066)

Ralph Barbosa and Joe Rogan talk Austin comedy, going viral, ignoring comments, painting cars and finding your own comedic voice.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Mel Robbins: 3 Lessons From One of the Hardest Years of My Life

Mel Robbins shares three lessons from a brutal year: friction is a teacher, excuses are just fear, and change is hard but worth it.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Joe Rogan with Evan Hafer: Purpose, Freedom, Elk Hunting and the Cost of War

Black Rifle Coffee founder Evan Hafer and Joe Rogan talk purpose, freedom and responsibility, elk hunting, veteran struggles and the true cost of war.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Tim Dillon on Comedy, Power, Deplatforming, Conspiracy Theories and Freedom

Comedian Tim Dillon and Lex Fridman talk deplatforming, Alex Jones, QAnon, Trump, the deep state, comedy's power, his mother and what makes life well spent.