2024-10-16 12:40:03
It’s apparently not a conspiracy theory: The Kamala Harris campaign is in talks with Joe Rogan‘s team for the vice president to potentially come on the podcaster’s hit show.
As reported by Reuters, the vice president’s team met with Rogan’s crew this week to discuss a possible sit down.
Harris has been trying to boost her appeal to male voters, and The Joe Rogan Experience is one of the most popular podcast’s in the country with an audience that skews 81 percent male, with more than 50 percent under 35 years old (according to a YouGov poll). Last week, Harris made headlines by going on Alex Cooper’s podcast, Call Her Daddy, which targets young female listeners.
Harris has also recently been criticized for only doing media interviews with outlets perceived as friendly to the candidate. But as the election nears — and the polls tighten — she’s been wading into tougher territory such as 60 Minutes and an interview on Fox News that’s being aired Wednesday night.
In August, Rogan had third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his podcast (Kennedy has since dropped out of the race). Back in 2020, Rogan also had on Bernie Sanders when the Vermont senator was running in the Democratic primary.
Yet Harris going on Rogan would be a bit surprising given Rogan’s off-and-on embrace of right-wing views and conspiracy theories (such as recently spending a large chunk of an episode trying to convince his guest the Apollo 11 moon landing might not have happened). Also, Rogan generally doesn’t seem to want any topic to be off limits, while Harris’ team has seemingly tried to keep the candidate within her comfort zone during media appearances, so it will be interesting to see if they come to terms.
Neither Harris or Rogan’s camp would confirm (or deny) the reports.
