Joe Rogan is being criticized online for a bad habit during a recent episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
Newsweek reached out to Rogan’s representative via email for comment.
The Context
Rogan is one of the most influential global podcasters. He began The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009 and has completed 2,326 episodes to date. On the show, he interviews politicians, actors, athletes and more. Some of his previous podcast guests include President Donald Trump, chef Guy Fieri, billionaire Elon Musk, actor Jeremy Renner and former professional boxer Mike Tyson.
What To Know
On Wednesday’s three-hour episode of The Joe Rogan Experience with NFL star Aaron Rodgers, Rogan received backlash for discussing a variety of topics—including vaccines, Netflix and New Jersey’s mystery drones—but not the future of his football career.
Fans were also irked by something else: his loud chewing. Some listeners said they couldn’t finish the episode because of it.
While it’s unclear what exactly Rogan was munching on, the former Fear Factor host has raved about Neuro gum and mints on his podcast. During episode 2,290 with standup comedian Michael Kosta, Rogan said he’s “a big fan” of their products.
“I chew it all the time,” Rogan told Kosta in March, referring to the gum. “It’s gum that has a little bit of caffeine, a little bit of theanine in it.”
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What People Are Saying
People took to Spotify and YouTube to vent their frustrations with the episode.
Spotify user Truth Commenter commented: “Wtf is that smacking noise.”
quentinhoufek03 commented: “The chewing into the mic is insane I fr [for real] couldn’t make it passed 15 mins.”
Gough110 commented “Chewing right into the mic SMH.”
Hauserlives commented: “I love hearing them chewing.”
Paul McDowell commented: “love the sound of chewing gum and swallowing like i’m listening to a weird asmr podcast.”
Steve Skalecki commented: “Joe. Love the podcast. Respectfully could you stop chewing gum or your nicotine pouch in my ear? Thanks brotha lol.”
Randy commented: “Thanks for chewing gum into the mic.”
Zach Whitt commented: “Ah yes, another mouth noise episode.”
Pete Zjacic commented: “Can’t listen… the f****** chewing sounds!”
Corey Cantrell commented: “Please, quit eating or sucking the entire 3 hour pod. No one wants to hear mouth noises…”
On YouTube, people echoed similar sentiments.
@kylecalvert1121 commented: “I can do without the Joe Rogan mouth noises lol.”
@katerramma297 commented: “i can’t with joe’s mouth smacking sounds this episode.”
@LoganMac28 commented: “Holy s***, make chewing gum on a podcast illegal.”
@scottpeterson7474 commented: “Quit chewing gum during podcasts. It’s so hard to tolerate.”
What Happens Next
New episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience are released weekly on platforms like Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts.