What Joe Rogan Got From Donald Trump’s Appearance
Besides three hours of content. Plus: One of Europe’s most valuable tech startups and the ambassador touting Silicon Valley in Africa.
Donald Trump made a three-hour appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience on Friday.
Photographer: Joseph Prezioso/AFP
Former President Donald Trump had a busy weekend. Before his rally on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, which was filled with racist and sexist remarks against Vice President Kamala Harris and her supporters, Trump taped an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast. Felix Gillette writes today about why that appearance was somewhat surprising. Plus: Bending Spoons is making its own path in private equity, and Meg Whitman is creating connections between Africa and US tech. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
Among all the crazy second acts in American life, Joe Rogan’s is one of the most astounding. Two decades ago, he was hosting the gross-out game show Fear Factor, watching contestants bathe themselves in tubs of fish guts and the like. Rogan appeared destined to spend the rest of his career, like many fellow comedians-turned-actors, grappling for attention on the slippery margins of the entertainment industry.