Joe Rogan Experience #1639 - Dave Smith

Dave Smith is a stand-up comedian and political commentator. He is also the host of the "Part of the Problem" podcast, and co-host of the "Legion of Skanks" podcast.

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Jun 27, 20243h 12mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: June 27, 2024
Duration: 3h 12m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dave Smith is a stand-up comedian and political commentator. He is also the host of the "Part of the Problem" podcast, and co-host of the "Legion of Skanks" podcast.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Dave Smith and Narrator, Joe Rogan Experience #1639 - Dave Smith explores dave Smith and Joe Rogan Deconstruct War, COVID, Media, and Freedom Joe Rogan and libertarian comic Dave Smith spend several hours dismantling U.S. foreign policy, the war on drugs, COVID policies, and corporate media narratives. Smith argues that America has drifted into a soft totalitarianism, driven by an overpowered federal government, the military‑industrial complex, and a captured corporate press. They trace how post‑9/11 wars, the Patriot Act, and lockdowns eroded civil liberties while enriching elites, and how woke politics and social media censorship now function as tools of control, distraction, and division. Smith ultimately frames libertarianism—decentralized power, ending wars, ending victimless crimes, and dismantling corporate welfare—as the only viable way to pull the country back from long‑term crisis.

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