The Joe Rogan Experience

I've been listening to a lot of entertainment/comedy podcasts in 2019. I don't know if they're the "Best of 2019" but they're some of my faves.

The Joe Rogan Experience (Joe Rogan) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-rogan-experien... Love him or hate him, Joe consistently gets some fascinating guests on his podcast, and he isn't afraid of getting into some deep topics with some of most brilliant minds out there.

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (Conan O'Brien) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conan-obrien-needs-a-f... I'm a recent convert to this podcast, but I've had a lot of fun listening to it over the last few weeks. It's typical Conan, but in podcast form, so if you're a fan then this one is a no brainer.

Andrea Savage: Grown Up Woman #buttholes (Andrea Savage) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andrea-savage-a-grown-... Yes, that's the title, including the hashtag. If raw, often awkward (on purpose?!), and sarcastic humor is your jam then you'll feel right at home with this podcast. I've always thought Andrea Savage was an under-rated comic performer, and so happy she's got a new podcast and TV show (have you seen "I'm Sorry" yet?!).

Id10t (Chris Hardwick) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id10t-with-chris-hardw... I've always enjoyed Chris and his goofball sense of humor. He's about as affable a podcast host as you could ask for, and he brings a lot of insight into all things nerdy and geeky.

WTF with Marc Maron (Marc Maron) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtf-with-marc-maron-po... Marc gets deep with his guests, and sometimes he gets a bit too angsty, but it is what it is and he is what he is. He's got interesting guests from the all over the map (TV, the art work, and lots and lots of musicians), and he's the only podcaster I know of to have ANY President of the United States to visit and chat, so he's got that going for him.

Inside of You (Michael Rosenbaum) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-of-you-with-mic... Smallville's Lex Luthor (among other things) brings all the realness to his podcast, which more often than not prompts his guests to do the same. Whether it's how the set of Guardians of the Galaxy was or what it's like in a mental health retreat (and anywhere in between), there's something for everyone.

Office Ladies (Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/office-ladies/id148031... Fan of The Office? Perfect! Pam and Angela, or rather their real-life human counterparts, discuss each episode of the The Office from start to finish and give behind the scenes details, have special guests (cast and crew), and more.

The Comedy Store Podcast (Eleanor Kerrigan and Rick Ingraham) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comedy-store-podca... From the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles comes an unfiltered view into the lives of current and past stand-up comics, from all levels of fame. If you want all the comedy gossip from the folks who were there, this is the podcast to listen to.

Apparently it excludes the episode with Dr. Robert Malone, which is the one that ticked off the likes of Neil Young: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SCsueX2bZdbEzRtKOCEyT. It's still online, for now.

I actually listened to that one and even though I don't agree with everything that was discussed during that 3 hour interview, a few things struck me as odd in the huge wave of criticism that followed.

- Dr Malone has a rather impressive CV and a rather relevant one when it comes to Covid. This is a point that is glossed over by most media. He's not some crackpot theorist but somebody with a rather impressive research career centered on doing research around major virus outbreaks. Or at least that's what Joe Rogan spends about an hour of the interview trying to establish as the ground truth. Like him or not, when somebody like that says something, you might want to listen. Or if that reputation has some flaws, an eager fact checker might want to highlight that. Instead it was glossed over. If this is somehow not true, I've yet to find an article challenging that reputation.

- In the podcast, Dr Malone and Rogan discuss the cancel culture and the fact that several notable colleagues of his have had to deal with that. To the point where medical licenses were cancelled. And that he too has been under attack following a rather negative piece in the Atlantic.

- Some pretty harsh criticism is voiced towards Pfizer and the FDA's failure to do its job in overseeing the way Pfizer rushed the vaccine to market and maybe cut a few corners with testing protocols. Those are serious accusations. When they are made by somebody with Malone's apparent reputation, a serious journalist might want to fact check them. I've not seen any attempt at that.

- During the interview, Dr. Malone singles out the Atlantic article that criticized him and the author of that article as an inexperienced "woke" journalist that basically got their facts wrong. And then every other mainstream media goes on to use specifically that article as the core basis for "cancelling" Malone. What happened to allowing the other side to counter? Isn't that what you are supposed to do as a good journalist?

You don't have to agree with any of what was discussed during that interview of course but I find it notable that mainstream media gloss over most of that and fail to fact check any of it. There are some rather serious issues that were discussed in this interview that as of yet have not been challenged and instead are simply ignored.

For example, I read a pretty harsh article on the BBC a few days ago that was actually attempting to "fact check" exactly this episode on a few things and it left me wondering if they'd even bothered to listen to this episode or whether I actually listened to the same thing. A Guardian actually mentioned the Atlantic article. Neither of them gave Malone an opportunity to respond. Given the amount of time spent during the podcast discussing exactly that article, that is more than a bit sloppy.

I noticed as well the bias in Rogan's interview and maybe a bit eagerly jumping to conclusions by Joe Rogan. For me that falls under free speech. But still, it was an interesting exchange and packed with a lot of detail and well argued opinions that, as of yet, remain mostly unchallenged. That worries me.

For reference, I got vaccinated, boostered, and will get another shot. But I have a few growing concerns regarding the special status of Pfizer at this point and their apparent influence over mainstream media and politicians to basically run what looks like a character assassination campaign. There's plenty there for a serious journalist to fact check. Maybe the most worrying thing is the apparent self censure ship mainstream media seem to be applying to themselves.

I'll do 99 better for you: https://c19ivermectin.com/ - "Database of all ivermectin COVID-19 studies. 100 studies, 63 peer reviewed, 61 with results comparing treatment and control groups."

COVID, Ivermectin, and the Crime of the Century DarkHorse Podcast with Pierre Kory & Bret Weinstein

https://vimeo.com/557811163 (2.5 hours; deleted by YouTube)

Joe Rogan then recently had Bret Weinstein and Pierre Kory on his podcast to raise awareness of issue

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uVXKgE6eLJKMXkETwcw0D?si=7... (3 hours - heavily repeat of what was said in link before; Spotify desktop or mobile app lets you watch video)

How to save the world, in three easy [includes inventor of mRNA, if you care about credentials]

https://vimeo.com/562724784 (3.5 hours)

Bret Weinstein (evolutionary biologist) and Geert Vanden Bossche (virologist) explaining in lay how mRNA vaccine skips a step in innate immune response and may cause problem with escape variants:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNyAovuUxro (~2 hours)

Lots of ongoing updates from them:

Dr. Pierre Kory - https://twitter.com/pierreKory/

Dr. Robert Malone - https://twitter.com/RWMaloneMD

Dr. Bret Weinstein - https://twitter.com/BretWeinstein

Two other main resources/organizations of doctors posting regular updates of latest data/charts, etc:

https://covid19criticalcare.com/ / http://flccc.net/ (same site)

https://bird-group.org/

Joe Rogan (who has COVID right now btw, for what it’s worth, but not part of the point here) had on his show an ICU specialist who has developed some of the key protocols for treating COVID including with the use of Ivermectin:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uVXKgE6eLJKMXkETwcw0D?si=p...

If you do open the podcast, know that it is very possible in Spotify to skip forward 15 seconds at a time to get past the many ads at the beginning.

Also on the show was evolutionary biologist Brett Weinstein. Long story short, the guests suggest that some of the (allegedly compromised by money) authoritative medical bodies have been captured, and have helped industry by cherry picking studies to highlight the low quality ones, while the high quality studies and, more importantly, country wide actual results in practice in several large countries, they are downplaying. Again this is done by authorities who, it is claimed, may have a vested (direct or indirect) interest in suppressing a low cost drug that is bad for business.

The episode also covers the remarkable censorship around this.

They also mention that US hospitals are prescribing Remdesivir (sp?) even though the WHO does not recommend it. According to the doctor on the podcast Remdesivir costs $3,000 a dose.

From what it seems, the "controversial" COVID-related podcasts are intact. It's mostly his conversations with other comedians or political people like Gad Saad, Sargon of Akkad, Milo Yiannopoulos, Gavin McInnes, Alex Jones etc. that have been removed which is a way of punishing Joe Rogan while making it look like it was about completely something else. Removing the COVID related podcasts when everyone is paying attention would be too obvious and Streisand effect could have made those removed episodes even more popular, which is the last thing the pharmaceuticals would want at this time.

I strongly believe he's being punished for the COVID-related podcasts though. These are the ones in question for those who are brave enough to listen to what the mainstream media has been labeling "dangerous disinformation":

- #1747 Dr. Peter McCallaugh https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aZte37vtFTkYT7b0b04Qz?si=J...

- #1757 Dr. Robert Malone https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SCsueX2bZdbEzRtKOCEyT?si=4...

The spike protein RNA vaccine saturates the body causing an inflammatory response especial so in certain muscles that use lipids (vaccine contains lipid as a transport mechanism) as a primary source of energy such as the heart muscle. A good interview of this is [1] Joe Rogan Experience episode #1747 - Dr. Peter A. McCullough

[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aZte37vtFTkYT7b0b04Qz

Edit: [2] The CDCs myocarditis page on this since the Dr. McCullough is upsetting people here. And just so to pre-emptively dismiss any attacks that I am anti-vax I am fully vaxed and boosted. But talking about side effects or risks apparently puts one in said camp. Nuance is dead.

[2] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/my...