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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – APRIL 09: Joe Rogan looks on during the UFC 273 event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on April 09, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – APRIL 09: Joe Rogan looks on during the UFC 273 event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on April 09, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Joe Rogan explores subjects on his podcast with an open mind. This is what many viewers like about ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’. Back in 2019, former UFC fighter James Wilks appeared on episode #1393 alongside Chris Kresser, where they debated the controversial ‘The Game Changers’ documentary.
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The documentary witnessed world-class athletes talk about being on a plant-based diet. This included Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has been Mr. Olympia seven times.
Rogan took to Instagram to talk about the episode and praised Wilks’ work. He wrote, “James knocked it our of the park, and defended himself and the film quite spectacularly.”
“So much so that I’m actually considering taking the original breakdown of the film offline.”
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As per ‘Generation Iron‘ Schwarzenegger praised Rogan and commented, “Joe, I just want you to know I’m proud of you for always having an open mind and being willing to listen and change your mind about some things. It’s too rare and if more of our politicians could do that, we’d be much better off. Thank you.”
According to ‘Insider‘, Schwarzenegger has been on a predominantly vegan diet for the past few years. However, he does consume meat now and then.
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Watching the UFC color commentator talk about a vegetarian diet and veganism with an open mind might have been surprising for many people. After all, he swears by eating meat and follows a carnivore diet. In fact, he has seen great results following the diet.
Was James Wilks successful in convincing Joe Rogan?
The JRE podcast is all about exploring subjects and trying to get a detailed understanding of them. Hence, Rogan tends to pose questions to his guests so that he and his viewers can get into the nitty-gritty details. As a result, the analyst fired questions at Wilks.
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Thus, they looked at studies and tried to understand Wilks’ perspective on diet. They discussed diseases and whether they were connected to specific types of diet.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 09: Joe Rogan in attendance in front of a packed house at the UFC 264 ceremonial weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on July 9, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV, United States. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The podcaster didn’t let off his guest easily. While Rogan still likes to follow a meat-heavy diet, he seemed impressed by James Wilks’ research.
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