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The Joe Rogan Experience was the center of the political universe in the final weeks of the 2024 election. After hosting Republicans Donald Trump and JD Vance, an interview with Democratic candidate Kamala Harris never materialized, for a variety of reasons. The comedian and podcaster shared some details about why it never came to fruition during a recent episode.
While speaking with fellow comedian and podcaster Theo Von, Rogan shared that the Harris campaign didn’t want the host to discuss marijuana legalization with the Vice President. He said he didn’t care, but did have an issue with the idea that she could only sit down for an hour.
In his opinion, Rogan says that one hour isn’t enough time to really get a good feel for who someone truly is.
“I feel like if you give someone a couple of hours when you start talking about anything, I’m gonna see the pattern of the way you think,” he said. “I’m gonna see the way you process ideas. I’m gonna see whether or not you’re calculated or whether you’re just free. Or are you comfortable with you? Or are you projecting things?”
Joe Rogan continued by noting that he believes the podcast environment is the best in humanizing people, especially high-profile political candidates.
“I always feel like the environment of debates, the environment of interviews on television, the environment of anything you’re doing in front of an audience, it’s so fake,” said Rogan. “It’s such a weird way to talk that you don’t get a sense of who the person is.”
Von, like Rogan, featured a sit-down interview with Donald Trump in the lead-up to the election. Joe Rogan commended the comedian for his conversation with the candidate, saying that it was both entertaining and informative.
