Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz had a field day on The Joe Rogan Experience, mocking the left’s latest failed attempt to create a progressive podcast network capable of countering the influence of figures like themselves. The conversation, laced with humor and blunt assessments, underscored a growing frustration among liberals who argue that podcasts played a decisive role in shaping the 2024 election—and they’re scrambling to figure out how to replicate that success.
Rogan, widely recognized as one of the most influential voices in digital media, pointed out how mainstream outlets like CNN have been dissecting the so-called “network” of right-leaning podcasts that helped swing young male voters toward Donald Trump. But, as Rogan and Schulz explained, there’s no shadowy corporate-funded operation—just a loose, organic web of like-minded creators who appear on each other’s shows and share audiences.
“It’s so stupid,” Rogan said, dismissing the idea of a coordinated right-wing podcast empire. “No, it's actually just a bunch of friends, f---ing idiots. We just happen to do each other’s podcasts.”
🚨 JOE ROGAN: “CNN said that there’s this network of podcasts for the right that’s this huge corporate financed network. No, it’s just a bunch of friends you f**king idiots. We do each others podcasts.
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Schulz joined in, laughing at the notion that the left could replicate what conservative and libertarian-leaning podcasters have built. Rogan took it a step further, joking about the left’s tendency to self-destruct over ideological purity. “You guys cancel each other if your f---ing Ukraine flag is too small! You f---ing talk s--- about each other for not having trans kids. You guys are out of your mind. You're not going to sync up together. You're in a suicide cult.”
Rogan’s point? The success of his platform—and others like it—isn’t just about political leanings. It’s about authenticity, debate, and the absence of the rigid ideological policing that dominates progressive spaces.
Ironically, Rogan himself was once seen as an ally of the left. He backed Bernie Sanders in 2020, criticized Trump in the past, and was embraced by progressive audiences—until he started questioning certain narratives. Now, he’s viewed as a threat, with Democratic strategists openly discussing the need for their own Joe Rogan. But as Rogan pointed out, they already had him.
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ROGAN: "I think what Trump's done that's really brilliant is bringing people like Tulsi Gabbard, RFK, Kash Patel, like, bring in those people and you kind of really do get a chance to legitimately change things."
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“I'm sure they're scrambling to try to create their own version of this show,” he said. “This is one thing that keeps coming up, like, ‘We need our own Joe Rogan,’ right? But they had me, I was on their side!’”
The problem isn’t just that the left lacks an equivalent to Rogan—it’s that they struggle to allow open conversations without enforcing ideological litmus tests. While conservative and independent podcasters have built massive followings by embracing raw, unfiltered discussions, progressives often find themselves caught in a cycle of internal policing that stifles organic dialogue.