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Joe Rogan is an American stand-up comedian, UFC color commentator, and he hosts the popular Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast. With over 1170 episodes and counting, the JRE has been running for almost 9 years and is one of the most listened-to contemporary podcasts. The majority of the episodes have a long –up to 3 hours — continuous live-streamed format which enables an in-depth conversation with wide variety of topics and guests, ranging from celebrities and entertainers to scientists and athletes. The uninhibited and uncensored long format along with the colorful and inquiring personality of Joe Rogan has helped the podcast to grow and rise to prominence, with each episode having multiple millions of listeners worldwide and offering an alternative and competitive program to the mainstream media. Amongst a variety of other modern intellectuals, Joe Rogan was listed by the New York Times as one of the members of the “Intellectual Dark Web”. Here is a list of some of the best Joe Rogan Experience podcast episodes:

1. Joe Rogan, stand-up comic and color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, reached an impressive milestone last month when his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, topped 11 million monthly downloads, making his one of the highest downloaded podcasts on the internet and top five in comedy.
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JRE #1169 – Elon Musk

Aired on 7th September 2018

If you don’t know who Elon Musk is, you’re probably living under a rock (how’d you find this article?). The leading edge innovator and the CEO and founder of SpaceX and Tesla sat down with Rogan to discuss a variety of issues, ranging from the problems of developing artificial intelligence too rapidly to the manic driving force behind his own ideas and success. His multiple business ventures were obviously also a part of the conversation along with a few hints of what the future could have in store for us.

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JRE #1054 – Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Aired on 18th December 2017

If you care for your health, this podcast is a must. Dr. Rhonda Patrick is a Ph.D in biomedical science and expert on nutritional health. She breaks down in-depth how diet and exercise affect our wellbeing and health in many levels and explains the biochemical interconnectedness of our bodies and how to keep it healthy. In fact, Joe was so impressed with her knowledge that she has been on the podcast on plenty of other episodes (#459 #502 #568 #672 #773 #901).

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JRE #1159 – Neil deGrasse Tyson

Aired on 22nd August 2018

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Everything about the space and the universe mixed in with the mundane earthly matters, Tyson speaks and acts like a bridge between the common man and the expert field, a fascinating mixture indeed.

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JRE #1006 – Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein

Aired on 1st September 2017

The two former university professors and intellectual heavyweights don’t shy away from controversial subjects and discuss contemporary social issues, conflicts at university campuses, Hitler, racism, the radical left and evolutionary sociological aspects in humans while uncovering different layers of our complex nature.

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JRE #962 – Jocko Willink

Aired on 18th May 2017

Jocko Willink is a NYT Best Seller author, the host of Jocko Podcast and a retired US Navy Seal Commander of the most highly decorated unit during the Iraq War. He gives a great insight to what makes a great leader, how to deal with crisis, how to cultivate personal willpower and why discipline grants you freedom (Discipline Equals Freedom is also a title of one of his books).

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JRE #543 – Sam Harris

Aired on 2nd September 2014

Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, podcast host and author of multiple New York Times Best Sellers. His skillful articulation has risen him to the top ranks of thinkers, as he tackles many complex subject matters from neuroscience to the existence (or lack thereof) of free will and the place of religion in modern society.

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JRE #692 – Jay Leno

Aired on 3rd September 2015

Most of us know him probably from the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Nowadays he spends his time doing stand-up comedy and hosting Jay Leno’s Garage, showcasing sports cars and restoring rarities. On JRE he opens up about being a true petrolhead and his huge passion for cars. The podcast doesn’t lack any fun stories from the old days either.

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JRE #737 – Lance Armstrong

Aired on 15th December 2015

Since confessing to doping use back in 2013, the 7-time winner of the Tour de France has faced multiple lawsuits and a ton of flack from all sides. Armstrong gives the listeners an insightful insiders perspective to the widespread use of forbidden performance-enhancing substances in the top ranks of professional cycling and top-tier competitive sports.

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JRE #1041 – Dan Carlin

Aired on 16th November 2017

Though Dan Carlin is not a real historian with credentials, his podcast Hardcore History is one of the most captivating mediums to learn the extreme happenings of our history. Being a political commentator with radio background, he also hosts another popular podcast Common Sense. This episode gives you a taste of both history and common sense evaluation of the current political landscape. And more.

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JRE #967 – Bill Burr

Aired on 30th May 2017

This outspoken comedian was ranked 17th of Rolling Stones list of 50 all time greatest stand-up comics in 2017. As to be expected, the conversation gets rather eclectic between Joe and Bill. Nothing seems off-limits to crack a joke about, and that illustrates Burrs overall approach fairly well.

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JRE MMA Show #28 – Georges St-Pierre

Aired on 23rd May 2018

Georges St-Pierre, the former UFC champion has one of the most meticulous records on the UFC to date. Although the JRE MMA podcasts might seem a little uninteresting to the casual listener, there are definitely interesting bits for everyone, like the story about when St-Pierre met his childhood bully a few years ago.

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JRE #993 – Ben Shapiro

Aired on 2nd August 2017

As a witty right-wing conservative, Shapiro seems to love trashing the leftist social justice warriors at any given opportunity. The viral debates and Q&A’s have added fuel to the fire and Shapiro has had to resort to having multiple bodyguards accompanying him whenever he gives speeches at campuses. Mainly discussing social issues such as identity politics and gender pronouns, Shapiro gives his perspective on present-day issues that would’ve seemed absurd pseudo-problems one or two decades ago.

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JRE #138 – Anthony Bourdain, Brian Redban

Aired on 11th September 2011

The late internationally traveling chef and the stories he tells are hard not to like. The episode was recorded on the earlier phase of the Joe Rogan Experience, when it was still being streamed from Joes home. Brian Redban co-hosted and produced the JRE from the beginning of the show from 2009 to 2013. For the Bourdain fans and veteran JRE listeners, this episode is definitely a nostalgic one.

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The Joe Rogan Experience is a free audio and video podcast hosted by American comedian, actor, sports commentator, martial artist and television host Joe Rogan. It was launched on December 24, 2009 by Rogan and comedian Brian Redban who also produced and co-hosted. It has grown to become one of the world's most popular podcasts.^[1]

History[edit]

Around 2003, Rogan hired Brian Redban, a self-taught video editor and an employee at a Gateway computer store in Ohio, to work for him full time to film, produce, and edit videos for his website.^[2][3] He then started to produce videos for Doug Stanhope, which led to Rogan offering him trips to film at his own stand-up gigs.^[2] Redban accepted Rogan's offer to work with him, and relocated to California in the process, following Rogan with a camera 'and recording everything'.^[2] After several years, Redban said that Rogan's fans were wanting more content and for it to be delivered faster. To meet these demands, the crew began to seek out new ways of making the lengthy editing process quicker and the program itself more interactive for the audience.^[4] Coupled with his interest in popular live video streaming services of the time, Redban wanted 'to do the same thing I was filming, but live', and set up live streams on Justin.tv from the green room at Rogan's comedy gigs.^[3][4] Following several broadcasts, Rogan suggested to host a live stream with Redban from his home and talk to fans in a chat room, using the audio of the video stream as a podcast.^[3][4]

Redban had no prior experience with audio engineering, so he taught himself how to operate the mixing board and microphone setups.^[4] Rogan and Redban recorded the first episode on December 24, 2009,^[5] which initially took the form of a live weekly broadcast on Ustream^[6] with the two 'sitting in front of laptops bullshitting'.^[7] Early episodes featured a snowflake effect that was incorporated into the video stream that they later revisited in 2015 in episode #674^[8] and in 2017 to commemorate episode #1000.^[9] The first guest on the podcast was comedian Ari Shaffir who appeared on the third episode broadcast on January 6, 2010.^[10] The podcast had its first sponsor in the sex toy production company Fleshlight, a partnership that began in May 2010 and lasted until mid-2012 when the company claimed it had saturated their market.^[11][12] By August 2010, the podcast was named The Joe Rogan Experience and was recorded several times a week.^[13] In May 2011, Rogan secured a deal with SiriusXM, a subscription-based satellite radio service, to have the podcast air on its talk channel The Virus.^[7]

In 2013, Redban started to reduce his time as the podcast's sole producer. He explained in the following year that Rogan had started to record multiple podcasts in a day, 'and it got to the point where [Rogan] wanted to keep on going, six, seven hours' which became too much work for him to handle by himself. As a result, Jamie Vernon was hired as a second producer, initially as Redban's assistant, to fill in, leaving Redban to produce 'about half of the episodes'.^[14] Vernon soon became the sole producer, with Redban subsequently appearing on the podcast as a guest.^[8][15][16]

The podcast was originally recorded at Rogan's home in California.^[5] From November 24, 2011, some episodes were recorded at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California, also known as the Deathsquad Studios.^[17] Since November 27, 2012, the majority of episodes have been recorded in a private studio that Rogan acquired in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles.^[18] The 1,000th episode aired on August 18, 2017 and featured comedians Joey Diaz and Tom Segura as guests.^[9]

Reception[edit]

The podcast has become one of the most popular in the world. In August 2010, nine months after its launch, it entered the list of Top 100 podcasts on iTunes.^[13] The podcast was voted Best Comedy Podcast of 2012 by users of iTunes.^[19] In February 2014, the podcast won a Stitcher Award for Best Overall Show of 2013.^[20] In January 2015, the podcast was listened to by over 11 million people.^[21] By October 2015, it had grown to acquire 16 million downloads a month.^[1][22][23] In January 2019, the podcast won Best Comedy Podcast at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.^[24] In December 2018, the podcast ranked second place in the list of Apple's most-downloaded podcasts of 2018.^[25]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abEadicicco, Lisa (December 9, 2015). 'The 10 Most Popular Podcasts of 2015'. Time. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
2. ^ ^abcWolf, Josh; Redban, Brian (March 3, 2016). 'Episode #28: Brian Redban, comedian and podcast pioneer, joins Josh'. Fairly Normal with Josh Wolf (Podcast). Event occurs at 5:40–8:12.
3. ^ ^abcSantamaria, Cara; Redban, Brian (November 23, 2014). 'Episode 39 – Brian Redban'. Talk Nerdy (Podcast). Event occurs at 17:00–19:12.
4. ^ ^abcdWolf, Josh; Redban, Brian (March 3, 2016). 'Episode #28: Brian Redban, comedian and podcast pioneer, joins Josh'. Fairly Normal with Josh Wolf (Podcast). Event occurs at 34:12–39:32.
5. ^ ^abRogan, Joe; Redban, Brian (December 24, 2009). 'Joe Rogan Experience #1 – Brian Redban'. The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast).
6. ^'Joe Rogan Live - IBM Cloud Video'. Ustream. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
7. ^ ^abCarnell, Thom (January 24, 2016). 'Interview: Joe Rogan (January 2011)'. Thom Carnell. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
8. ^ ^abRogan, Joe; Redban, Brian (July 27, 2015). 'Joe Rogan Experience #674 – Brian Redban'. The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast).
9. ^ ^abRogan, Joe; Diaz, Joey; Segura, Tom (August 18, 2017). 'Joe Rogan Experience #1000 - Joey Diaz & Tom Segura'. The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast).
10. ^Rogan, Joe; Redban, Brian; Shaffir, Ari (January 6, 2010). 'Joe Rogan Experience #3 – Ari Shaffir, Brian Redban'. The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast).
11. ^Rogan, Joe [@JoeRogan] (May 5, 2010). 'My tweeples voted unanimously to accept the sponsorship from the fleshlight despite the concerns of my management. I agree, so it's on!' (Tweet) – via Twitter.
12. ^Rogan, Joe [@JoeRogan] (July 30, 2012). 'They dropped us. They said they saturated our market. Me might still do some stuff with them periodically in the future' (Tweet) – via Twitter.
13. ^ ^ab'The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Selects Wizzard Media's LibsynPro'. Business Wire. August 5, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
14. ^Santamaria, Cara; Redban, Brian (November 23, 2014). 'Episode 39 – Brian Redban'. Talk Nerdy (Podcast). Event occurs at 20:06–20:50.
15. ^Rogan, Joe; Redban, Brian (August 17, 2015). 'Joe Rogan Experience #684 – Brian Redban'. The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast).
16. ^Rogan, Joe; Redban, Brian (August 26, 2015). 'Joe Rogan Experience #688 – Brian Redban'. The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast).
17. ^Rogan, Joe; Redban, Brian; Bravo, Eddie (November 24, 2011). 'Joe Rogan Experience #160 – Eddie Bravo, Brian Redban'. The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast).
18. ^Rogan, Joe; Redban, Brian; Smith, Shane (November 27, 2012). 'Joe Rogan Experience #289 – Shane Smith, Brian Redban'. The Joe Rogan Experience (Podcast).
19. ^Baum, Erica (September 15, 2015). 'Newsmax's Top 50 Conservative Podcasts'. Newsmax. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
20. ^Rogan, Joe [@JoeRogan] (February 27, 2014). 'The Joe Rogan Experience won best overall podcast at the Stitcher Awards, and I am eternally grateful...' (Tweet) – via Twitter.
21. ^'Joe Rogan Podcast'. Inquisitor. January 4, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
22. ^Hedegaard, Erik (October 22, 2015). 'How Joe Rogan Went From UFC Announcer to 21st-Century Timothy Leary'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
23. ^Ham, Robert (October 28, 2016). 'Joe Rogan's Powerful Life'. Paste. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
24. ^'2019 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: Full List of Winners'. iHeartRadio. iHeartMedia. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
25. ^Hill, Brad (2018-12-06). 'Apple's most-downloaded podcasts of 2018'. RAIN News. Retrieved 2019-03-30.

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External links[edit]

• The Joe Rogan Experience on IMDb

Joe Rogan Podcast Download Numbers