Joe Rogan Experience #2268 - Rick Caruso

Rick Caruso is a businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist. He is the owner and executive chairman of Caruso, one of the largest privately held real estate companies in the world, and founder of Steadfast LA: a nonprofit focused on private-sector involvement in rebuilding wildfire-affected communities. http://www.steadfastla.com This episode is brought to you by AG1. Take ownership of your health with AG1 and get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free Travel Packs with your first subscription. Go to http://drinkag1.com/joerogan Don’t miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings app today! Sign-up using http://dkng.co/rogan or through my promo code ROGAN. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit http://gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org (CT) or visit http://www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD).21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min. $5 bet. Max. $200 issued as non-withdrawable Bonus Bets that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: http://dkng.co/dk-offer-terms. Ends 2/9/25 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK.

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Feb 5, 20251h 48mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 5, 2025
Duration: 1h 48m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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Rick Caruso is a businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist. He is the owner and executive chairman of Caruso, one of the largest privately held real estate companies in the world, and founder of Steadfast LA: a nonprofit focused on private-sector involvement in rebuilding wildfire-affected communities. http://www.steadfastla.com This episode is brought to you by AG1. Take ownership of your health with AG1 and get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free Travel Packs with your first subscription. Go to http://drinkag1.com/joerogan Don’t miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings app today! Sign-up using http://dkng.co/rogan or through my promo code ROGAN. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit http://gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org (CT) or visit http://www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD).21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min. $5 bet. Max. $200 issued as non-withdrawable Bonus Bets that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: http://dkng.co/dk-offer-terms. Ends 2/9/25 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Rick Caruso and Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience #2268 - Rick Caruso explores rick Caruso On Saving Los Angeles: Homelessness, Fires, And Leadership Failure Joe Rogan interviews developer and former LA mayoral candidate Rick Caruso about the deep structural problems facing Los Angeles, from homelessness and crime to catastrophic fire mismanagement and overregulation. Caruso argues that LA’s crisis is fundamentally a leadership and accountability failure driven by career politicians and misaligned incentives in government and nonprofits. He outlines practical, business-like solutions: partnering with effective nonprofits, cutting red tape, building low‑cost housing at scale, improving law enforcement and prosecution, and modernizing infrastructure and water policy. Throughout, he maintains that LA and California can rebound if outsiders with real-world experience and no fear of losing office are empowered to lead.

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