Joe Rogan Experience #2516 - Rowan Jacobsen

Rowan Jacobsen is an award-winning science and nature writer. His new book, “In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure,” is available now. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/In-Defense-of-Sunlight/Rowan-Jacobsen/9781668092163 https://www.rowanjacobsen.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Visit https://ketone.com/Rogan for 30% OFF, or find Ketone-IQ at Target nationwide. Go to https://paleovalley.com/rogan for 20% off

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Jun 18, 20262h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: June 18, 2026
Duration: 2h 0m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Rowan Jacobsen is an award-winning science and nature writer. His new book, “In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure,” is available now. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/In-Defense-of-Sunlight/Rowan-Jacobsen/9781668092163 https://www.rowanjacobsen.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Visit https://ketone.com/Rogan for 30% OFF, or find Ketone-IQ at Target nationwide. Go to https://paleovalley.com/rogan for 20% off

SPEAKERS

Joe Rogan
host
Comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
Rowan Jacobsen
guest
Author and journalist, known for books including "In Defense of Sunlight" and writing on food/environment topics.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Rowan Jacobsen, Joe Rogan Experience #2516 - Rowan Jacobsen explores sunlight’s risks, benefits, and why guidance became overly simplistic Jacobsen argues sunlight is not simply “good” or “bad,” but a dose-, pattern-, and skin-type-dependent exposure with meaningful health tradeoffs.

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