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People don't want to be informed. They want to be entertained.

Then it should not be surprising what occurs here- legacy media are certainly not media used to inform.

I am a fan of the long form interview talking to the guests for 2-3 hours versus what seems like 3-4 minutes on CNN\FOX\MSNBC\CNBC. Also the variety of guests and the diversity of their backgrounds keeps me entertained.

Any suggestions on a Joe Rogan alternatives? Already listening to Lex Fridman.

Not necessarily interviews, but The Good Fellows have interesting and nuanced discussions between an economist, historian, and a former general.

Thank you will check it out.

Rogan guests aren’t as diverse as the general hype for his podcast indicates. The number of right leaning guests is so much more than left leaning guests. Unless things have changed, even far right guests are equal to or more than left guests.

This is only a portion of Rogan guests of course. Not all are political, in any way. Though guests like MMA ones don’t have much to do with CNN/FOX/MANBC/CNN since that’s not something they really cover.

Conversations with Tyler, The Portal (seems dead now)

Making Sense podcast by Sam Harris is pretty good, although he posts much less frequently than Lex Fridman.

That's probably why they tune in to Rogan.

Who is this aimed at? Rogan and legacy media viewers? It can’t just be legacy media viewers

Or, perhaps, they want both

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