[S1E3] Joe Rogan: The Beginner's Guide [Is He a Bigot? Or an Enlightened Explorer?]

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Joe Rogan is an American comedian, mixed martial artist, UFC commentator, and podcaster with a cult following. In 2019, his 'Joe Rogan Experience' (JRE) podcast was averaging 190,000,000 downloads a month -- giving him a greater reach than even American mainstream media! But is Joe (as writer Theodore Kupfer asks) a "weed-smoking DMT-obsessive, whose most cherished political cause is the quest to end male circumcision"? Or is he "one of the last bastions for civil discussion in contemporary America"? 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄: --What is MMA? And is there beauty in violence? (11:30) --Joe's origin story (17:10) --Why watch the JRE podcast? What's cool about long-form podcasts? (22:50) --Does having a messed up childhood make you a more interesting person? (33:09) --How podcasting is a one-way mirror into someone's life (34:23) --Free speech: How outrageous are we allowed to get? Should we shut down someone just because we don't agree with them? The Jordan Peterson controversy. (36:37) --Why learn self-defense? And the darkness in a Navy SEAL's mindset. (51:25) 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐋: --Follow him at @susheel_c (Twitter) and susheel02 (Instagram) --Consult with him at ColoursAlive.com 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐎𝐇𝐀𝐍: -- Consult with him at rohantharyan.com -- Follow him at rohantriesthinking (Instagram) 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐭 : 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫.𝐟𝐦/𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬-𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭/𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞

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Joe Rogan is an American comedian, mixed martial artist, UFC commentator, and podcaster with a cult following. In 2019, his 'Joe Rogan Experience' (JRE) podcast was averaging 190,000,000 downloads a month -- giving him a greater reach than even American mainstream media! But is Joe (as writer Theodore Kupfer asks) a "weed-smoking DMT-obsessive, whose most cherished political cause is the quest to end male circumcision"? Or is he "one of the last bastions for civil discussion in contemporary America"? 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄: --What is MMA? And is there beauty in violence? (11:30) --Joe's origin story (17:10) --Why watch the JRE podcast? What's cool about long-form podcasts? (22:50) --Does having a messed up childhood make you a more interesting person? (33:09) --How podcasting is a one-way mirror into someone's life (34:23) --Free speech: How outrageous are we allowed to get? Should we shut down someone just because we don't agree with them? The Jordan Peterson controversy. (36:37) --Why learn self-defense? And the darkness in a Navy SEAL's mindset. (51:25) 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐋: --Follow him at @susheel_c (Twitter) and susheel02 (Instagram) --Consult with him at ColoursAlive.com 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐎𝐇𝐀𝐍: -- Consult with him at rohantharyan.com -- Follow him at rohantriesthinking (Instagram) 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐭 : 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫.𝐟𝐦/𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬-𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭/𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞

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