Top 10 Heated Moments on The Joe Rogan Experience

A prominent comedian, Nick Di Paolo is known for his appearances on popular radio shows like “Opie and Anthony” and “The Howard Stern Show”, as well as his daily podcast “The Nick DiPaolo Show”. While appearing on “Rogan”, he and the host began arguing about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Rogan stated that Trump was a persistent liar, but Di Paolo begged to differ, sarcastically undermining sources like The Washington Post. Di Paolo held the opinion that the mainstream media was twisting Trump’s words, even asking Rogan at one point to define “lie”. Fed up with his lack of solid arguments, Rogan accused Di Paolo of resorting to “Whataboutism”. Awkward.

We’re going way back for this one. Rogan and visiting comedian Jamie Kilstein began discussing whether it was appropriate to make jokes about sexual assault, which eventually spiraled into a heated debate. The argument turned to whether assault or murder was the “worse” crime, with Rogan arguing that murder is worse. Kilstein countered that there’s a “stigma” attached to being assaulted and that victims are forced to live with the trauma. This results in one of the rare moments in which Rogan truly loses his temper. He actually yells at Kilstein, calls him “crazy”, and tells him that he’s talking nonsense.

Perhaps one of the most controversial figures of our day, Milo Yiannopoulos is a prominent far-right figure who served as the editor of Breitbart News. He holds many contentious opinions and has been banned from numerous social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook. Perhaps this was the reason for Rogan’s very confrontational approach to the conversation. The topic turned to Christianity, with Yiannopoulos describing himself as a Catholic. Rogan mocked Yiannopoulos’s beliefs, and Yiannopoulos attempted to end the conversation then and there. However, they both continued to prod, resulting in an awkward and heated conversation about the merits of religion.

When it comes to the most hated “Joe Rogan” guests of all time, it’s hard to top Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The first episode with Dorsey was a disaster, with fans deeming it dull and dissing Rogan’s lack of confrontation. This prompted Rogan to apologize on his show. It also resulted in a massive course correction. Dorsey returned to the podcast with Twitter’s chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde, answering questions from political commentator Tim Pool. The episode lasted three and a half hours, with Pool warning of a “snowflake avalanche” and arguing that Twitter uses its ban on hate speech to discriminate against conservatives. The conversation was tense, to say the least.

American journalist Gary Taubes is a questionable figure in the field of diet research. Some of his views surrounding carbohydrates, insulin, and obesity have been repeatedly criticized, with books like “Good Calories, Bad Calories” receiving mixed reviews from mainstream publications. This is mirrored in Taubes’s conversation with neuroscientist and diet expert Stephan Guyenet, who penned the acclaimed 2017 book “The Hungry Brain”. He and Taubes get into a very heated argument regarding obesity and insulin resistance, with Guyenet going on a near-twenty minute tangent about the science behind fat storage. The whole episode was tense and hostile, complete with high levels of pettiness and rude condescension.

Despite being an expert martial artist and a founder of his own style of jiu-jitsu, Eddie Bravo is perhaps most well known for his hilarious and often inane ramblings on “The Joe Rogan Experience”. Bravo is a prominent conspiracy theorist and one of the most outspoken proponents of the Flat Earth theory. This belief results in an uncomfortable moment on “The Joe Rogan Experience”, as Rogan dismantles Bravo’s belief, his sources of information, and the Flat Earth theory in general. The argument eventually devolves into incomprehensible screaming. Rogan eventually calls Bravo’s beliefs “insane”. His frustration is readily apparent.

One of the best known female conservative voices of our time, Candace Owens has earned fame and controversy for her pro-Trump politics and outspoken criticism of Black Lives Matter. Owens became national news after the perpetrator of the tragic events in Christchurch in 2019 explicitly mentioned Owens and her influence on him. While appearing on “The Joe Rogan Experience”, she and Rogan got into a vicious argument regarding Owens’s denial of climate change. Rogan accused her of being uninformed, bringing up scientific studies, and telling her to be careful what she says owing to her public influence.

This famous comedian is perhaps best known as the host of “Adam Ruins Everything”, an educational comedy program that sees Conover debunking popular myths and misconceptions. While appearing on “The Joe Rogan Experience”, Conover and Rogan begin to discuss the idea of trans athletes in professional sports. Conover argues that transgender people find their identity at a young age. Joe contends that young children shouldn’t be given hormones and is horrified at the idea of a seven-year-old kid undergoing gender reassignment surgery. This in turn results in a heated debate regarding trans people in general and the ethics behind transitioning a child.

The infamous episode featuring author Brian Dunning was contentious and aggressive from the start. Dunning often writes and speaks on scientific skepticism, being the author of numerous books and the host of the long-running podcast “Skeptoid”. In 2008, Dunning included Rogan on a list he wrote titled “Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful Pseudoscience”. Rogan is irritated from the start, and he continuously counters Dunning’s talking points. This includes Dunning’s claim that “The reason you poop and pee is because you ate more than you needed.” Rogan is typically quite cordial and welcoming to his guests, even the most controversial ones. But in this case, listeners and viewers could feel the tense hostility.

A popular conservative commentator, Steven Crowder is well known for his contributions to Fox News and daily political show “Louder with Crowder”. Rogan and Crowder enjoyed a few drinks throughout this episode, which certainly added to the unhinged animosity between them. The topic of conversation veered towards marijuana use and legislation, with Rogan arguing for its use. A debate regarding marijuana quickly spiraled into a full-on forty-minute argument, with Crowder calling Rogan “a bully” and Rogan throwing back patronizing names like “cutie” and “sweetie”. Rogan later issued an apology through Instagram, writing, “Well, this one went off the rails for a while”. Yeah, that’s one way to put it.