On: Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes

[JPKab]

It's the guests.

He's like Oprah in her peak: He's disarming, humble, and has a knack for getting even the stiffest guests to open up. And some of the most fascinating guests are people you've never heard of.

[MPSimmons → JPKab]

If Oprah were _incredibly_ misinformed about the basic way the world works.

[no_butterscotch → MPSimmons]

Some would say Oprah is. She gained popularity initially hosting a "Jerry Springer" lite type of talk show in the 80s/90s. She's since given platforms to people like Dr Oz who's hawked pseudo-medicine, Marianne Williamson (former presidential candidate) who tries to sell alternative medicine and pseudo-spirituality.

It doesn't have to be a 1 to 1 comparison but there's plenty of people out there that would say along one or more dimensions that Oprah is no better, better, or the same as Rogan.

[xupybd → MPSimmons]

I don't think that's an accurate take on Rogan. At least to say that he is less informed than Oprah.

[philistine → xupybd]

I'd bet good money on Oprah at any point in her life beating Joe Rogan at Jeopardy, or a trivia board game. Or a 5k, for that matter.

[JPKab → philistine]

Based on the 5K observation, you clearly have never once listened to the show, or have any first-hand knowledge of Rogan.

He's extremely physically fit, does massive amounts of cardio, and does backcountry hunting trips with only a backpack.

There is nothing more church ladyish than commenting on a subject based purely on secondhand knowledge.

[xupybd → philistine]

I'd pay to see that

[nitrogen → xupybd]

Probably can't make this kind of show on a national cable network anymore: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Deathmatch