What will you do if the opportunity comes right at your doorstep knocking with certain risks associated with it? Most people would let go of it considering the risk, however, this is not the case for the 200 million dollar worth podcaster, Joe Rogan. The 56-year-old in his latest escapade invited controversial reporter and former Fox News journalist, Tucker Carlson, to his show, and what a roller coaster ride it was. Initially, the podcast first arrived on YouTube, but it had to be made private as Joe Rogan’s team made a blunder with the scheduling.
Fans started making various conspiracy theories that YouTube might have taken some action against the podcast because he invited such a controversial figure. However, Rogan himself came forward to state that it was just a misunderstanding. “FYI because there’s so many conspiracy theories about the Tucker podcast on YouTube; it was accidentally released at 12am instead of 12pm,” a part of the podcaster’s tweet on X read.
The episode finally dropped on various streaming platforms and took the listeners for a ride. Announcing the release of the show with Tucker Carlson (#2138), Rogan wrote on his official Instagram handle, “I had fun with @tuckercarlson. Available now on @spotify @youtube and @apple.” Carlson has been a massively controversial figure in the United States of America for his views about the world. People have condemned his actions, but nothing has stopped him from expressing his thoughts, and similarly, nothing stopped Joe Rogan from calling the former FOX reporter to his podcast.
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After witnessing the interaction between the two personalities, people flocked to the comment section of Rogan’s post to express their thoughts.
Fans give mixed reactions about Tucker Carlson’s existence in Joe Rogan’s podcast
An interesting fact about the podcast is that Joe Rogan initially declined to take Tucker Carlson as a guest in his podcast back when Carlson’s team reached out to him after he was grounded by the Fox channel for his alleged toxicity and white supremacist ideologies. However, fast forward to today, Rogan is in full-fledged gear to take him as his guest and this turn has confused the fans.
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A fan took Tucker Carlson’s side and stated that people who are against him have never listened to him in the first place, “All u b**ching about tucker have obviously never really listened to him.”
Another fan took a dig at those people who were opposing Joe Rogan’s podcast with Tucker Carlson by writing, “I LOVE THAT JOE ROGAN DOES NOT GAF ABOUT WHO HE UPSETS. why are you all surprised??? Joe has people of all different opinions and walks of life on his show. The two of them together have more intelligent opinions than the lot of you. Lollll”
One thing will remain constant in the era of the internet: the more controversy, the higher the engagement, and consequently, the more money. According to a fan, Rogan and Carlson are simply capitalizing on each other, “Joe knows eyeballs = money. Engagement. That’s why he books people like this. Tucker understands it too. Eyeballs at any cost.”
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Meanwhile, a fan had a hilarious reaction to Rogan’s podcast, “Joe Joe Joe wtf are we doing bro,” while another one stated, “I’m would cross the border illegally to vote for these two.”
What’s your take on Rogan’s episode with Tucker Carlson? State your thoughts in the comments below.