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Interviewing libelous crackpots gives them influence. Without interviews, they're seldom influential.



I'm pretty sure Alex Jones has a big platform for himself.


This is the exact opposite of what’s happening.

Because there’s so little cross pollination today everyone lives in a bubble. If your Facebook is full of right-wing stuff, you only watch Fox News and only listen to Larry Elder, you’ve got an echo chamber, breeding ground for radicalization.

Having a wide variety of guests actually fights that. You listen to Bernie Sanders, then Alex Jones, then Ben Shapiro, then Edward Snowden. Rogan breaks the echo chamber. People who might only listen to Alex Jones have a chance at listening to Bernie.




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