Joe Rogan Experience #2303 - Dave Smith & Douglas Murray

Dave Smith is a stand-up comedian, libertarian political commentator, and podcaster. He's the host of the "Part of the Problem" podcast, as well as a co-host of the "Legion of Skanks” podcast. https://www.comicdavesmith.com Douglas Murray is a political commentator, cultural critic, and author of numerous books, the most recent of which is "Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization." https://a.co/d/fUGXIZQ https://www.douglasmurray.net Go to https://ExpressVPN.com/ROGANYT to get 4 months free! Don’t miss out on all the action - Download the DraftKings app today! Sign-up using https://dkng.co/rogan or with my promo code ROGAN. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit https://gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit https://ccpg.org (CT), or visit https://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. $5+ first-time bet req. Max. $150 issued as non-withdrawable Bonus Bets that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos. Ends 4/13/25 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK.

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Apr 10, 20252h 58mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: April 10, 2025
Duration: 2h 58m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dave Smith is a stand-up comedian, libertarian political commentator, and podcaster. He's the host of the "Part of the Problem" podcast, as well as a co-host of the "Legion of Skanks” podcast. https://www.comicdavesmith.com Douglas Murray is a political commentator, cultural critic, and author of numerous books, the most recent of which is "Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization." https://a.co/d/fUGXIZQ https://www.douglasmurray.net Go to https://ExpressVPN.com/ROGANYT to get 4 months free! Don’t miss out on all the action - Download the DraftKings app today! Sign-up using https://dkng.co/rogan or with my promo code ROGAN. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit https://gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit https://ccpg.org (CT), or visit https://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. $5+ first-time bet req. Max. $150 issued as non-withdrawable Bonus Bets that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos. Ends 4/13/25 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK.

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Douglas Murray
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Dave Smith
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Douglas Murray, Joe Rogan Experience #2303 - Dave Smith & Douglas Murray explores douglas Murray Challenges Rogan Guests On History, Hamas, And Responsibility Joe Rogan hosts commentator Douglas Murray and comedian-podcaster Dave Smith for a tense, extended debate on Israel–Hamas, Ukraine, World War II revisionism, and the role and responsibility of popular podcasters. Murray repeatedly criticizes Rogan and Smith for platforming non-experts who, in his view, mainstream fringe or dangerous historical narratives about figures like Churchill and Hitler and contemporary conflicts. Smith pushes back that expertise has been badly discredited (e.g., COVID, Iraq) and argues that ordinary people and podcasters have every right to question foreign policy, NATO expansion, and Israeli conduct in Gaza. The conversation circles around whether criticizing Israeli policy is tantamount to enabling antisemitism, whether Israel’s war in Gaza is morally or strategically justified, and how much blame Western interventions bear for today’s wars.

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