There’s a reason 56-year-old Joe Rogan is having continued success with his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Is it the wide array of guests? Definitely. Is it because he values free speech and gives a platform to enforce the same idea? Absolutely. But on top of all this, it’s his penchant for avoiding tense situations during the free chat mode of conversations we see on JRE.

Rogan recently invited Jack Symes on his JRE podcast and shared the mindset he carries during his interviews. Symes is the producer of the “Panpsycast” podcast and tried to get some advice from the man himself. So, this little trick from the world’s leading podcaster goes out to any aspiring podcasters out there.

While speaking to Symes on the #2193 episode of his JRE podcast, the UFC color commentator pointed out how he sometimes doesn’t even know what his guests are going to speak. However, he always lets them share their views. Rogan said, “Sometimes I don’t know what they’re going to talk about which is a problem. You know it depends like if someone’s known for a very specific stance that they take on something that I don’t agree with.” 

Dealing with guests on his podcasts is something that Rogan has done throughout his career. However, one thing he has never compromised on is losing his calm on the podcast. Rogan believes the only way to handle such situations is to let his guests speak their minds out.

The biggest USP of his podcast is that people are able to debate without anyone stopping them from speaking. He further added, “You know when people are involved in arguments and combative situations that get very tense and it’s very difficult. Then it becomes you against them. It’s like I try to like get as far away from that sort of sensibility as far as possible.” Rarely in his podcast has any of the guests engaged in any sort of verbal brawl, which shows the kind of control he has in his show.

While the JRE host on most occasions can handle his guests convincingly there was once a situation he was scared of. In fact, this one guest was the reason Joe Rogan decided to have wider tables on his show, to keep a better distance between him and the guest!

Meet the JRE guest who frightened the bejesus out of Joe Rogan

There are very few boxers in history who have had an intimidating aura like Mike Tyson. He did manage to humble Joe Rogan once when he met him before his fight with Roy Jones Jr. In a recent JRE episode featuring Hollywood star Russell Crowe, the Academy Award winner reminisced how he first met Tyson and began to appreciate the champion. The JRE host was quick to point out that the reason for the tables being wide was Mike Tyson. He said, “Because I was going to make the table more narrow and be closer to the guest. I had him on once when he was retired, and he was much heavier.” 

However, he then remembered his next meeting which was before his fight with Roy Jones Jr in 2020, and this time things were a bit different. Rogan seemed to be in fear of the legendary boxer and said, “Then I had him on again when he was about to fight Roy Jones Jr. He lost about 60 lbs; he looked shredded, with muscles bulging in his arms. He was very intense, like a completely different human being. It was terrifying just being in the room. He  f**king scares me.” 

This was one of those rare occasions when the JRE host was frightened by his guest. Rogan has always been a fan of the former champion and is worried about his upcoming clash on November 15 against Jake Paul. But a man who can scare Rogan into doing something like this should have a chance against Paul despite their age gap, right?

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