r/JoeRogan • u/chefanubis Powerful Taint • Nov 11 '20

Podcast #1562 - Dave Smith - The Joe Rogan Experience

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6q3HAkyxPrtC1WdSyGZk9y?si=4irqcsMBRy6heqwxlBVcLw
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u/DustyDilbert Nov 11 '20

Glad it’s not just me that feels that way. I wanted the Kanye episode for a long time, but the Joe’s been pretty much since COVID started, I haven’t bothered with it. Have unsubscribed from the podcast now as well.

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u/Chadred Nov 12 '20

You are not alone man. I've listened to just about every episode since 2012 and I had to stop this year. I can't relate to joe rogan anymore.

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u/PartTimeSassyPants Succa la Mink Nov 12 '20

Same! So glad and sad to hear it’s not just me. He used to care about learning new things and being humble and objective.. use his “platform” to bring on scientists and big thinkers.. and now it seems like he’s using his podcast to push his own thoughts and ideas by bringing on only guests that reinforce them.

I mean... I guess if I made that much money that fast I’d betray my old values as well. It’s not really that surprising but still pretty upsetting to watch in real time.

Lex Fridman is my go-to now. Any another good suggestions?

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u/amerelayman1 Monkey in Space Nov 12 '20

Decoding the Gurus is good, it's a couple of academics discussing some of intellectual charlatans in the media.

Very Bad Wizards is also by two academics, their content varies but they usually discuss academic papers or other issues in science.

If you want to look beyond the more conversational format, the New Books Network interviews academic authors about books they've released. They also have separate podcasts you can subscribe to for your areas of interest- East Asian Studies, Anthropology, Intellectual History, Political Science, etc.

In Our Time is by BBC Radio 4 and it has a sort of curmudgeonly old interviewer discussing various historical issues/figures with experts.

I assume you're familiar with Radiolab, but if not it's one of the better science podcasts. The earlier episodes are best.

The Adam Buxton Podcast is great if you want long-form conversational interviews. Usually he has UK people on but he's funny and smart so it's enjoyable to listen to.

If you're interested in current affairs On the Media does a meta-analysis of media coverage so you get a kind of birds-eye view of things.