He also doesn’t really “interview”. Interviews involve a reporter actually asking intelligent questions and follow-ups. Rogan’s style usually just involves his guest soapboxing for 40 minutes and Rogan just nodding along and maybe occasionally going “I see”.
I think people like Joe because the people watching are also unqualified, and have a half-justified belief that a lot of these science wizards and political professionals aren’t as wise as they think they are and are fucking up the planet, and so they feel like they can relate to Joe and how he looks at things.
I’m not saying it as a good or bad thing, just that I think that’s a big reason for his popularity.
He also doesn’t really “interview”. Interviews involve a reporter actually asking intelligent questions and follow-ups. Rogan’s style usually just involves his guest soapboxing for 40 minutes and Rogan just nodding along and maybe occasionally going “I see”.
I think people like Joe because the people watching are also unqualified, and have a half-justified belief that a lot of these science wizards and political professionals aren’t as wise as they think they are and are fucking up the planet, and so they feel like they can relate to Joe and how he looks at things.
I’m not saying it as a good or bad thing, just that I think that’s a big reason for his popularity.