Following the release of millions of emails and documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein, attention has turned to Joe Rogan’s podcast guest list.
According to sources, more than nine different people who have appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience are now confirmed to have been closely linked to Epstein, with some names appearing thousands of times in the released files.
Duncan Trussell previously warned Rogan on his own show: “Here’s a deeper point, man. I don’t mean to do this every time I’m on, but you have such a crazy power that if you’re not careful, folks from deep, dark wells of perspective are going to infiltrate your s**t.”
He warned Rogan: “Because people are going to like try to exploit you. That’s the main thing is like people recognizing what you are who have political agendas will infiltrate your s**t and then start blowing out their radioactivity into the world.”
Peter Thiel, billionaire tech investor and co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, discussed his connection to Epstein on the podcast.
When Rogan asked how he was introduced, Thiel explained: “It was Reed Hoffman in Silicon Valley introduced us in 2014.” Upon learning this was eight years after Epstein’s first arrest, Rogan asked how Epstein was described.
Thiel responded: “He was described as one of the smartest tax people in the world. And it was probably my moral weakness.”
Rather than pressing further, Rogan immediately offered justification: “Well, he tricked a lot of people. I know a lot of people who met that guy. He got a lot of celebrities to come to his house for parties and things.”
The podcast has also featured Adam Perry Lang, who worked as Epstein’s personal chef for four years in the late 1990s, traveling on his private jet and working at various properties including the island. This information was publicly available before the podcast, yet Rogan never mentioned it during their conversation.
Dr. Peter Attia, a frequent Rogan guest, was also named in the files, having shared thousands of emails with Epstein. The released documents include concerning communications, though the content has damaged Attia’s professional standing significantly. He has since publicly acknowledged his association with Epstein.
During his interview with Donald Trump, which has garnered over 61 million views on YouTube, Rogan never raised questions about Epstein or the circumstances surrounding his passing. This is despite discussing the topic on hundreds of other episodes.
Additionally, FBI Director Kash Patel appeared on the podcast and dismissed concerns about the files. When asked if there was any foul play on Epstein passing away, Patel stated: “No. There’s just no way that you could have run an op and had people go into that cell and not have any video of it and not have any people come out and say, ‘Hey, yeah, I saw that guy. He shouldn’t have been there.'”
Bari Weiss, who appeared on the show, is married to someone named in the Epstein files. When Rogan suggested Epstein passed away due to a foul play, Weiss responded cautiously before redirecting: “There actually are things that are more important to me than the story of Jeffrey Epstein. And I hope that there’s some investigative journalist digging into the truth of what happened there.”
During an episode with Elon Musk, the topic arose again. Musk listed several names he believed should be examined: “Known clients who are obviously extremely powerful, they’re powerful politically and very wealthy, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and Reed Hoffman and some others too but those three.”
The files also revealed that Epstein himself attempted to contact Rogan through Lawrence Krauss, who appeared on JRE in 2017. He subsequently emailed Rogan about facilitating an introduction to Epstein.
Critics have noticed this hypocrisy. The same host who aggressively challenged a primatologist calling into his show has given considerably gentler treatment to those connected with Epstein.
