Rogan promoted the conspiracy theory that Epps was an “agent provocateur” for the feds, a baseless claim that has led to a defamation suit against Fox News.

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      pesant-minded

      My comrad in class, unless you are a multi-millionare we are all peasants together. Many of us have excellent minds, as you likely do yourself. Do not tie our mental capability to our economic caste.

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      I don’t like “talky” podcasts so I never listened but there was a time when hearing about an interesting guest he had made me inclined to look them up.

      Now when I hear someone was on his show I default to assuming they’re a crackpot. And I’ve only been wrong about that like twice.

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        Infowars had some reputable people in its earlier days too. Rogan seems to be following the same unhinged path.

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          There are only so many kinda-fringe-but-interesting guests in the world. If that’s your whole schtick, at some point the pool runs dry and you start bringing out grifters.

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            Yep, and once you platform enough nutcases no one else wants to be associated with or listen to you.

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        Agreed. It’s depressing when I am looking into someone I respect and see a clip of them on his show. Minus ten thousand points.

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      What does it mean to be peasant-minded and why are you using it as an insult.