Joe Rogan Experience #1183 - Andrew Santino

Rogan argues that working out 2–3 hours a day burns off the ‘excess energy’ that often manifests as anxiety, anger, or stress; after long sessions, he feels calmer, less reactive in traffic, and generally unbothered by everyday irritations.

Using friends like Bert Kreischer as examples, Rogan and Santino highlight how taking blood-pressure meds or statins just to sustain nightly heavy drinking is avoiding the core problem and likely to backfire on health.

They criticize activists and social-justice institutions that push rigid language rules (e.g., ‘pregnant people’ for all genders) and shame dissent, arguing this isn’t about science or empathy but about enforcing conformity.

In discussing Kavanaugh and Weinstein, Rogan stresses that memories from 30–35 years ago are the ‘worst form of evidence,’ vulnerable to distortion, selective recall, or even self-deception—without dismissing that real assaults occur.

They point out that exaggerated porn performances influence how people moan, how they think sex should look, and even what they search for (e.g., racialized categories and step-family themes), revealing hidden desires and tensions.