We step away from Joe Rogan to break down JD Vance's September 2025 appearance on the Charlie Kirk Podcast. The Guardian | Texts, plans and a confession: prosecutor lays out startling details in Charlie Kirk shooting NBC News | Right-wing terror attacks plunged in 2025, while left-wing attacks ticked up: study A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world CCJLS | Far-left versus Far-right Fatal Violence: An Empirical Assessment of the Prevalence of Ideologically Motivated Homicides in the United States The Guardian | US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit ‘far more’ violence NIJ | What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism Wikipedia | 2025 Dallas ICE facility shooting New York Times | Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation CNN | Trump suggests undocumented immigrants who commit murder have ‘bad genes’ Snopes | Fact Check: Charlie Kirk once said prominent Black women didn't have 'brain processing power' to be taken seriously YouGov | What Americans really think about political violence CSIS | Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us The Guardian | Nearly one in four Americans believe political violence justified to ‘save’ US Wikipedia | Professor Watchlist Politco | Trump’s man on campus New Yorker | A Conservative Nonprofit That Seeks to Transform College Campuses Faces Allegations of Racial Bias and Illegal Campaign Activity Mediaite | Charlie Kirk Shouts ‘Fake News’ at a Town Hall Questioner For Asking About Something He Actually Said Minnesota Reformer | Right-wing celeb Charlie Kirk thinks George Floyd is a ‘scumbag’ Fact Check | Flawed Comparison on Coronavirus, H1N1 Emergency Timelines New York Times | For Charlie Kirk, Conservative Activist, the Virus Is a Cudgel Economic Times | 'Abortion worse than holocaust': Charlie Kirk's controversial views re-surface after Trump ally assassinated Media Matters | On YouTube, Charlie Kirk warns that gay people “want to corrupt your children” Clips used under fair use from the Charlie Kirk show on September 15th 2025. Listen to our other shows: Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks
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#0039 - Paul Saladino
We break down the interview with Paul Saladino. Wikipedia | Goitre Skeptics with a K Episode 431 Effect of fruit and vegetable intake on oxidative stress and inflammation in COPD: a randomised controlled trial The 6-a-day study: effects of fruit and vegetables on markers of oxidative stress and antioxidative defense in healthy nonsmokers A hydroxyl group of flavonoids affects oral anti-inflammatory activity and inhibition of systemic tumor necrosis factor-alpha production Effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on inflammatory biomarkers and immune cell populations: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis Wikipedia | California foie gras law Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity Epilepsy Society | Ketogenic Diet Effects of pure sugar vs. mixed starch fructose loads on food intake Effects of fructose and glucose preloads on subsequent food intake Comparison of oral and gastric administration of sucrose and maltose on gastric emptying rate and appetite Bio Layne | Paul Saladino on Joe Rogan Experience: Hype vs. Evidence Vice | A Third of Vegetarians Eat Meat When They’re Drunk The effect of fasting or calorie restriction on autophagy induction: A review of the literature Sex Differences in Food Preferences of Hadza Hunter-Gatherers The Hadza: Hunter–Gatherers of Tanzania Clips used under fair use from JRE show #1551 Listen to our other shows: Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks
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#0038 - Lex Fridman and Joe Rogan
We break down Lex Fridman’s September 2020 interview with Joe Rogan. Clips used under fair use from The Lex Fridaman Podcast #127. Listen to our other shows: Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks
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#0037 - Christopher Rufo
We break down Joe's March 2024 interview with Christopher Rufo. Chris Rufo: “The goal is to have the public read something crazy in the newspaper and immediately think "critical race theory." Newsweek | Kentucky Democrat Proposes Child Sex Dolls for Pedophiles A Review of Academic Use of the Term “Minor Attracted Persons” Congressional Record | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Executive Calendar); Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 48 Heritage Foundation | The Myth of Mass Incarceration BBC | Claudine Gay: Harvard president sorry for remarks on antisemitism Snopes | What To Know About the Plagiarism Allegations Against Former MIT Professor Neri Oxman Wikipedia | Claudine Gay Plagiarism investigation Far Left Berkeley Law Professor Melts Down When Sen. Hawley Asks Her If Men Can Get Pregnant City Journal | Unholy Alliance New York Intelligencer | How to Manufacture a Moral Panic: Christopher Rufo helped incite an uproar over racism education with dramatic, dodgy reporting News Tribune | Mastermind of ‘critical race theory’ uproar lives in Gig Harbor. Who is Christopher Rufo? Yougov | Who do Americans think should be allowed to attend drag shows? Science Advances | Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries Our World In Data | More people care about climate change than you think Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2113 Listen to our other shows: Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks
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#0036 - Gary Brecka
We break down Joe's April 2025 interview with Gary Brecka Hydrogen Water: Extra Healthy or a Hoax?—A Systematic Review The effects of 6-month hydrogen-rich water intake on molecular and phenotypic biomarkers of aging in older adults aged 70 years and over: A randomized controlled pilot trial The Skeptic | Jordan Peterson is wrong: medical error is absolutely not the ‘third leading cause of death’ Should hydrogen therapy be included in a musculoskeletal medicine routine? - PMC Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2304. Listen to our other shows: Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks
The Know Rogan Experience is a show where two podcasters with no previous Rogan experience get to know Joe Rogan.
Joe Rogan is one of the most listened to people on the planet, whose interviews and opinions influence millions. He is regularly criticized for his views, often by people who have never actually listened to Rogan. So we listen to Joe Rogan, and, where needed, try to correct the record.
It’s the show for those who are curious about Joe Rogan, his guests, and their claims, as well as for anyone who just wants to understand Joe’s ever growing media influence.
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