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20.02.2025
When I Met Rogan & Why He Champions Trump

I met Joe Rogan briefly in L.A. back in 2003 when Doug Stanhope invited me out to his wonderfully decadent desert party. They were both hosting The Man Show at the time and we went out to the studio cos Doug had a couple of things to wrap up before we took off to Panamint Springs.

Rogan was sitting at a computer that he barely looked up from. I took an instant dislike to his dismissiveness. I don't get starstruck easily and back then he was hardly the celebrity he is now (me being from Scotland I only knew him as some comedian guy that I personally never found that funny). Something about his demeanour pissed me right off.

I've always been the kind of person that goes with gut instinct when I meet someone for the first time (it's served me well over the years) and my gut told me this guy was a dick. To me, he seemed to come across as having a sense of entitlement.

It was a very brief encounter and introduction, but I never forgot it and haven't been too surprised by the level of fame he has achieved. He came across as someone very focussed and driven on making it big at any cost. I guess we now all see the cost. There was a sweet spot a few years ago when his interviews were good and entertaining but now it's just him repeating himself all the time and getting the same guests on like his CIA handler Mike Baker (oh look, this fucker is actually back on his show again today).

Here's the bottom line folks: there's undoubtedly a political agenda to Joe Rogan's podcast and he's clearly been bought and paid for many times over. Basically, he kowtows to Trump, Vance and the likes of tech bros Musk and Zuck because ultimately there's something in it for him.