Rogan says Kamala Harris could have done 3-hour podcast
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Joe Rogan defended former Vice President Kamala Harris After his Wednesday guest suggested that Rogan would flounder on his three-hour podcast if Harris accepted his invitation during the 2024 presidential campaign.
In a clip from his show on December 31 mediateRogan and Australian comedian James McCann discussed candidate Donald Trump’s October 2024 appearance on the viral show “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
Rogan noted. He said Trump sat through the entire three-hour interview without a break and without being asked any questions beforehand, and Rogan respected that. McCann suggested that Trump’s rival, Harris, could not do the same.
“He was able to talk for three hours. But Kamala wouldn’t have done that,” McCann said.
Trump’s interview with Joe Rogan has been cited by many as a pivotal moment that helped decide the 2024 election. (Joe Rogan Experience)
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“Well, he could have, he could have. I’m telling you, man,” Rogan responded. “It would be nice.”
McCann pointed out that Harris participated in “The Late Show with” in August. Stephen Colbert“As evidence that he cannot perform well in a long-form podcast environment. Rogan pushed back, arguing that televised interviews in front of live audiences are not conducive to meaningful conversations.”
“If you’re going to have a really important conversation with someone, you don’t want to do it with a large audience,” Rogan said. “And you only have seven minutes before you have to cut to commercial or whatever.
Joe Rogan defended former Vice President Kamala Harris on his Dec. 31 podcast. (Screenshot/The Joe Rogan Experience; Getty Images)
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“You can’t do that,” he continued. “It would take me seven minutes to ask what you like to cook.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Harris’ office for comment.
Rogan described the types of questions Harris would ask if she agreed to appear on his podcast.
“I want to know, is there anything he regrets doing?” he said. “Is being vice president more complicated than you think? Like, what is the network of trying to fix and change things compared to the people who influence your decision-making?
“Because we’re not claiming that people don’t spend a lot Money that will influence your decisions,” Rogan continued. “So how much impact does it have?
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during her campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., on Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
“What would be better? Could we take money out of politics? Would you be willing? What would we do if we completely eliminated corporate financing of any politician? How would that change everything?”
“These are those kinds of questions… We could talk about it for hours.”
The podcaster claimed that his team had talked to Harris’ campaign about a possible interview, but Harris ultimately backed out.
“They were just scared,” Rogan said on his show in February 2025. “They could have let him in. I would have held his hand. We would have talked.”
Harris’ campaign disputed that statement, arguing that Rogan’s team made several difficult demands regarding scheduling and interview conditions, according to the book “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House.”
Negotiations between Joe Rogan and former Vice President Harris for a podcast interview ahead of the 2024 elections reportedly broke down with both sides pointing fingers at the other side. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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Rogan has repeatedly denied these allegations, saying the botched interview was the result of Harris’ team, not his.
He also said that while he won’t be voting for Harris, he doesn’t intend to do a hostile interview.
“I’m not going to be hostile, I’m not going to be an asshole, I’m not going to be… I have no desire to turn this into a viral clip thing. I’m not trying to do that,” Rogan said earlier this year. “I never wanted this to be done to me, so why would I do this to anyone else?”
This is believed to be helped by Trump’s casual and extended appearances on top podcasts like Rogan’s carry him to victory In the 2024 elections.
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