> - (almost) Never talks down to the audience or his guest.
I occasionally listen if he has a guest I am interested in. When talking to James Hetfield (Metallica), they got to talking about bees (Hetfield keeps bees).
After about 10 or 15 min, Hetfield says something like, "Sorry, I could talk about this stuff forever. Your listeners don't want to hear me talk about bees."
And Rogan says, "No, they'll listen. This shit is interesting."
For my part this is what makes him worth listening to. He just tries to find what his guest is interested in and passionate about and lets them go off on it.
Its refreshing vs more "Do you still talk to Jason Newstead? What about Dave Mustaine?" type interviews that Hetfield always gets.
I couldn't agree more. I learned so much from that interview, that literally no other interviewer would ever talk to James about. Besides beekeeping, they also talked about hunting and other outdoorsy stuff that I had no idea James did. That's what makes Rogan's show interesting to me.
Another thing is that there is virtually no time limit on the podcast interview. Sometimes they even go upto 3-4 hours long if need be. So, you don't feel like the interviewer is just trying to wrap up things. We get to listen to guests in more detail and guests also get the time to explain more complex things if need be (especially with Scientists and Mathematicians like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Sir Roger Penrose)
I occasionally listen if he has a guest I am interested in. When talking to James Hetfield (Metallica), they got to talking about bees (Hetfield keeps bees).
After about 10 or 15 min, Hetfield says something like, "Sorry, I could talk about this stuff forever. Your listeners don't want to hear me talk about bees."
And Rogan says, "No, they'll listen. This shit is interesting."
For my part this is what makes him worth listening to. He just tries to find what his guest is interested in and passionate about and lets them go off on it.
Its refreshing vs more "Do you still talk to Jason Newstead? What about Dave Mustaine?" type interviews that Hetfield always gets.
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