Joe Rogan Experience #1386 - Matt Taibbi

Matt Taibbi is a journalist and author. He has reported on politics, media, finance, and sports, and has authored several books including his latest "Hate, Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another" is available now & look for his podcast "Useful Idiots" is available at RollingStone.com https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Inc-Todays-Despise-Another/dp/1949017257

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Nov 16, 20192h 5mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 16, 2019
Duration: 2h 5m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Matt Taibbi is a journalist and author. He has reported on politics, media, finance, and sports, and has authored several books including his latest "Hate, Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another" is available now & look for his podcast "Useful Idiots" is available at RollingStone.com https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Inc-Todays-Despise-Another/dp/1949017257

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Narrator, Joe Rogan Experience #1386 - Matt Taibbi explores matt Taibbi Dissects Epstein, Media Corruption, Outrage Economy, Free Speech Joe Rogan and journalist Matt Taibbi use the Epstein case as a jumping-off point to examine how modern media, politics, and intelligence intertwine and fail the public. They argue that Epstein’s death and the lack of sustained coverage expose bipartisan corruption and media’s reluctance to challenge powerful institutions. Taibbi explains how the news business model has shifted from fact-finding to monetizing outrage and partisan narratives, heavily influenced by the internet and social media algorithms. The conversation then expands into free speech, tech-platform censorship, deplatforming, and the broader cultural consequences of self-censorship, polarization, and the erosion of trust in journalism.

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