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The Joe Rogan Experience

Disciplines:
podcasting
comedy
mma
long-form interviews

Summary

Joe Rogan's long-form interview podcast — launched 2009 — the most listened-to podcast in the world — which covers MMA, comedy, science, conspiracy theories, psychedelics, and politics through multi-hour conversations with guests ranging from scientists to comedians to politicians.

Core Contribution

Creates the long-form podcast interview as mainstream media — JRE demonstrated that 3-hour unedited conversations with genuine curiosity (not adversarial journalism) could reach larger audiences than any traditional media format, making it the model for the podcast industry's growth.

Historical Influences

Howard Stern Tom Green

Intellectual Lineage

Joe Rogan 2009 Ustream then YouTube then Spotify$100M Spotify deal 2020

Allied Works

Fear Factor UFC commentary

Contemporaries & Peers

No recorded contemporaries.

Minds Influenced

Podcast industry

Intellectual Posterity

JRE Long-form podcast formatSpotify podcast model

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