Brick wrote:
W_Z wrote:
It’s not Rogan’s or the guests’ job to “inform”. I mentioned the Daily Show comparison a while back when Stewart defended Rogan on the basis of “engaging” rather than “canceling”. But when people proudly admitted years ago that they “got their news from The Daily Show”, I don’t recall an onslaught of “misinformation” charges coming from anywhere but…surprise, Fox News.
What is the point of his podcast and covering serious topics like this if not to inform? Are you basically saying "It's not his fault that people listen to things said on his podcast and think it is true?"
W_Z wrote:
Rogan isn’t a political figure but he’s taken seriously as one because people have to keep coming up with relevant Boogeymen. He doesn’t give a shit and that’s why I still listen…he also still brings in great guests.
I don't think it helps the case to argue that someone that chooses to cover serious topics even though it's not his job to inform about them and he also doesn't care about it if it does happen and people hear things on it that aren't correct and treat it as the truth.
yeah, brick, i'm actually saying it's up to people to make up their own minds. joe rogan's podcast has always been the same. it's him having a guest on to talk about random things, sometimes it gets deep, sometimes it's dumb, sometimes it's jokey, and sometimes they talk about political stuff. it's no different than having a conversation with a person for 3 hours. things go in different directions.
the shrill response to his show now reminds me of late 80's-mid 90's howard reactions. oh, howard's popular so now all of his opinions and guests hold weight. so the religious right swooped in, got the FCC on their side, to try and get rid of him on the air. he pissed a lot of people off, but he just kept doing his show. that's basically what i see rogan doing now. he's just not some crusader like stern was, he's way more laid back.
his best guests are the ones that do most of the talking. there are times where rogan inserts himself too much. he's not that bright. he will admit that.
again, this is the Daily Show Disease. rogan is also a comedian, like stewart was. what's his responsibility? i think if people want to be sheep, they're going to be sheep. but rogan isn't going on political talk shows to champion himself the way stewart would. maybe that's his luxury, but mostly i think rogan just would rather have another guest on than do something like that.