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National Post
08-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Pierre Poilievre turned down Joe Rogan's interview invite, podcaster says
Joe Rogan can't pronounce Pierre Poilievre's surname, but the podcaster said this week that he'd invited the then-Conservative Party of Canada leader to be a guest on his show. Article content Article content However, the immensely influential and sometimes polarizing media personality said Poilievre turned him down. Article content 'Wouldn't do it, thought it was too problematic or whatever,' Rogan told his guest, bow hunter and endurance athlete, Cameron Hanes, in Tuesday's episode. Article content Joe Rogan says Pierre Poilievre turned down coming on his podcast 🤦♂️ — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) May 6, 2025 Article content The Joe Rogan Experience sits atop YouTube's podcast chart with almost 20 million subscribers according to Rephonic, almost the same number of followers as his personal Instagram. The podcast also tops Spotify's chart with 14.5 million monthly listeners. Article content Article content Like his offer to interview Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris during the 2024 U.S. election, Rogan said he doesn't seek out conflict with guests, nor is he interested in being the 'gotcha guy.' Article content 'Sometimes you have to be able to disagree in a way that's forceful, but I'm never insulting or attacking people. Especially this Pierre 'Polivette' guy,' Rogan attested, admitting he doesn't know how to pronounce Poilievre. Article content 'How do you say it? It's a weird way of saying it.' Article content Article content Without delving into specific topics, Rogan said the conversation would be about 'real simple stuff.' Article content Article content 'I would just ask him questions like 'What's wrong with Canada. How did this happen, and why did it go this way? What can be done to reverse some of these things that have been put into place? How did you feel about this? What would you have done differently? Article content 'I don't know anything about Canada's politics, right? It would have been fun,' he added. Article content Eight minutes later, following a discussion about his recent interview with British neoconservative political commentator Douglas Murray, who insisted Rogan he needed to visit Gaza to understand the effects of conflict there, the host said he doesn't even go to Canada, repeating a statement he's made at least twice before on his show. Article content In March, Rogan said he wouldn't be attending this weekend's UFC 315 in Montreal, nor would he return to the country any time soon. Article content
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Joe Rogan reveals how he REALLY feels about that clash with author who challenged him over misinformation
Joe Rogan slammed the famous conservative author who criticized him on his own show, claiming he is 'not an expert' and that he should 'shut the f**k up.' British political commentator Douglas Murray challenged Rogan over the guests he brings on his show to discuss alternative theories about history and geopolitical issues during his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience last month. The podcaster denied that he was treating some of his guests provide 'alternative theories' as serious historians. After the clash went viral, Donald Trump appeared to back Murray and took to his Truth Social account to promote the author's new book. On Tuesday, Rogan rehashed the debate with his guest Cameron Hanes, a fellow podcaster and renowned outdoorsman. Rogan admonished Murray for attacking the qualifications of his guests and claimed the historian uses 'tactics' and not 'facts' in his argument. 'This idea that an expert, like Douglas Murray, I love him dearly, I think he's a brilliant man, [but] he's got a degree in history. Or, excuse me, he's got a degree in English. Bachelor's degree,' Rogan said. 'He's not an expert either. Unless we're talking about Shakespeare. Shut the f**k up. Because you're not an expert either. You know what I mean?' Hanes agreed, telling Rogan he thought Murray came across as 'pompous' and that damaged his credibility. 'This appeal to experts, just because you have a degree, you're not always right. You're wrong all the time,' Rogan said 'He used tactics rather than facts. So the tactic was an appeal to experts like that. Like that's not what we're here for what we're here for is to get down to business so what he's doing is like putting you on the defensive right away out of the gate.' The columnist and author told Rogan to his face that he thinks he's responsible for a misinformation problem in society. 'I feel you've opened the door to quite a lot of people who now got a big platform, who have been throwing out counter-historical stuff of a very dangerous kind,' Murray said to Rogan. Murray offered podcaster Darryl Cooper and Holocaust denier Ian Carroll as examples of the kind of Rogan guests who have shared questionable information. Daryl Cooper has said that not only did the Nazis not intend to murder millions but that Winston Churchill is the main villain of World War Two. 'These guys are not historians, they're not knowledgeable about anything,' Murray said. 'No one is calling Ian Carroll a historian,' Rogan shot back. 'But then why listen to their views on Churchill?' Murray insisted. 'If you only get the contrary view, which is - "isn't it fun if we all pretend that Churchill was the bad guy of the 20th century?" - at some point you're going to lead people to think that's the view. And that's horses**t of the most profound kind.' 'I don't think about it that way,' Rogan doubled down. 'I just think, I'd like to talk to that person.' But Murray wasn't having it and concluded: 'There's a point at which "I'm just raising questions" isn't valid anymore... You're not asking questions — you're telling people something.'
Fox News
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Rogan mocks Canada for reelecting Liberal Party, says 'dumba--' Conservative candidate refused to come on show
Podcaster Joe Rogan on Tuesday marveled at how Canada reelected yet another liberal government after years of controversies. Canada's Liberal Party won the country's federal election for the fourth consecutive time on April 28. At one point, Pierre Poilievre appeared poised to become the next prime minister and lead his Conservatives to a majority government after Justin Trudeau announced his plans to step down. But in a turnaround sparked in part by President Donald Trump's threats of annexation and his tariffs on America's close ally and northern neighbor, Liberal Mark Carney won. Rogan's guest, hunting podcaster Cameron Hanes, brought up Canada's infamous 2022 crackdown on the Freedom Convoy protest under Trudeau, when hundreds of truckers and sometimes thousands of protesters clogged the streets of downtown Ottawa by Parliament to protest vaccine mandates, coronavirus passports and other government restrictions. TRUMP SAYS HE WASN'T 'TROLLING' ABOUT ACQUIRING GREENLAND, CANADA AS 51ST STATE "People who donated to them got their bank accounts frozen," Rogan marveled as he recalled the "insane" incident. "And then that same party just won again. Good job, Canada!" The host then claimed that Poilievre rejected his invitation to be a guest on the podcast. "I offered to have that Pierre guy come on the podcast. He didn't do it. Wouldn't do it. Thought it was too problematic. Or whatever," Rogan claimed, adding that a source told him "his advisers were telling him not to do it." "Like, hey, dumba--," Rogan added with a grin. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Trump's lengthy appearance on Rogan's podcast was seen as a critical moment in the election, while then-Vice President Kamala Harris' potential interview falling through came to be seen as a strategic blunder. Some observers have dubbed the 2024 presidential election the "podcast election" because of how critical the role of podcasts were in lieu of legacy media. Hanes scoffed at people being concerned about coming on Rogan's podcast, arguing he does friendly interviews, "You've never been the 'gotcha' guy." "I would just ask him questions like, 'What's wrong with Canada,'" Rogan said. "'How did this happen?' and 'Why did it go this way? What can be done to reverse some of these things that have been put into place?' Like, 'How did you feel about this? What would you have done differently?' Real simple stuff. I don't know anything about Canada's politics." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "It would have been fun," Rogan said. Fox News Digital reached out to Poilievre's team and did not receive an immediate reply. Fox News' Landon Mion, Christopher Guly, and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
