Crash Course: How Joe Rogan does what he does

I went on Rogan's show — and it wasn't great. But I came away with a better understanding of why he's so popular Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkCHjSP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiHtTzJWJ_k14UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). How Joe Rogan does what he does: My day with America's most famous podcaster It was a March Wednesday in 2019 and I was sitting in a green room in the San Fernando Valley. Across from me, a middle-aged man tapped at his phone. His face was tan and indistinct. In his lap he was holding a pile of red folders. We were both, it seemed, waiting for Joe Rogan. Rogan's podcast, on which I was scheduled to appear, was supposed to go live at noon. Already it was 12:10. "He'll be here," Jeff, the on-site manager, assured me. "Eventually." [Read the rest from Timothy Denevi](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkCHjSP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDYvaG93LWpvZS1yb2dhbi1kb2VzLXdoYXQtaGUtZG9lcy1teS1kYXktd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhcy1tb3N0LWZhbW91cy1wb2RjYXN0ZXIvVwNzcGNCCmIe1PMlYn-TXhRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). (Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and her anti-apology When my son was very small, he never wanted to watch scripted TV shows, movies, or to read [fiction books](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkCHjSP0RIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTQvYmFzZS1ub3Rlcy1wZXJmdW1lLWxhcmEtZWxlbmEtZG9ubmVsbHkvVwNzcGNCCmIe1PMlYn-TXhRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). As his mother is a novelist, this was upsetting. Eventually, he taught me that, at the time, he didn't like conflict: the building block of most stories. He didn't like it when characters got in trouble, as characters from Pete of "[Pete's Dragon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkCHjSP0Q5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMjMvZnJhZ2dsZS1yb2NrLXRyYXNoLWhlYXAvVwNzcGNCCmIe1PMlYn-TXhRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)" to [Punky Brewster](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkCHjSP0RNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDMvcHVua3ktYnJld3N0ZXItc29sZWlsLW1vb24tZnJ5ZS1zYWxvbi10YWxrcy9XA3NwY0IKYh7U8yVif5NeFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to Amelia Bedelia are wrought to do. Only trouble is interesting. That's what makes drama happen. Somebody wants something and will fight like hell to get it. Mishaps, mixed-up feelings and hijinks ensue. But usually, everything is straightened out. [Read the rest from Alison Stine](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkCHjSP0REaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDYvbWFydmVsb3VzLW1ycy1tYWlzZWwtbWlkZ2UtYXBvbG9neS9XA3NwY0IKYh7U8yVif5NeFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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JFK's advice to Joe Biden: Tread cautiously, and avoid my mistakes Forgive me for being blunt, Joe — may I call you Joe? — but after more than a year in office your administration clearly needs help. Having had ample time to reflect on my own abbreviated stay in the White House, I thought I might share some things I learned, especially regarding foreign policy. Sadly, you seem intent on repeating some of my own worst mistakes. A course change is still possible, but there's no time to waste. So please listen up. [Read the rest from Andrew J. Bacevich](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkCHjSP0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDYvamZrcy1hZHZpY2UtdG8tam9lLWJpZGVuLXRyZWFkLWNhdXRpb3VzbHktYW5kLWF2b2lkLW15LW1pc3Rha2VzX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmIe1PMlYn-TXhRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). 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