Joe Rogan has just revealed who he considers to be his worst guest and it was a recent pick, but with over 1,800 to choose from there's bound to be some bad apples amongst the bunch.
While he might not be to everyone's taste, it's undeniable that Joe Rogan has sat on top of the podcast food chain for over a decade now, and has almost exclusively held the number one spot on many podcast charts outside of a few short exceptions.
Many people obviously tune in for Rogan himself and the takes and interests that he shares with his audience of millions, but a big part of the appeal is the star-studded guests that he regularly has on.
He has featured huge names such as Elon Musk, Mike Tyson, Edward Snowden, and even Donald Trump on the eve of the 2024 presidential election, yet the people he sits across the recording table from aren't always a success.
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As shared by the Independent, Rogan revealed who he thinks his 'worst guest' of all time is during a recent episode with NFL star Aaron Rodgers, and it's one that might not be hard to guess for dedicated fans.
The conversation turned to the topic at hand after the pair discussed ancient Egyptian history, which reminded Rogan of a recent episode he had with Egyptian government minister Dr. Zahi Hawass in May last year.
"That might have been the worst podcast I've ever done," declared Rogan with certainty before noting that it was "maybe a good one too."
When looking back at their conversation you can see that Rogan is clearly disinterested in the points that Hawass is making despite talking to the expert for nearly two hours, and things appeared to reach breaking point when the podcast host was offered a trip and tour around the country's famous archaeological sites.
Upon receiving this invitation, Rogan shrugged and remarked dejectedly: "Yeah, meh, mmm, if I'm going, I'm going with Graham [Hancock]."
Rogan revealed that the only reason he spoke to Hawass in the first place was because he had recently made up with Hancock after a rather public falling out with the British author.
Hancock and Hawass were recorded having a rather explosive argument in 2015 where the latter declared: "Don't talk to me. Please go away. Shame on you."
However, they appear to have made up ten years later, and that spurred on Rogan – who is friends with Hancock and has had him on the show in the past – to invite the Egyptian archaeologist onto the podcast.
"That was one of the reasons why Zahi came on because Graham talked to Zahi and was like 'Zahi wants to do this, we're friends now'," Rogan revealed, "so I was like 'Bring him in, let's go bring him in, I'll talk to him'."
The result was unimpressive to the podcast host though, as he noted in retrospect: "This is the guy. This is this close-minded fellow who's been in charge of gatekeeping all the knowledge."