Honestly surprising that Joe Rogan isn't on this list: he constantly has guests on that cover all sorts of interesting topics. Some of his guests are comedians or UFC related, but the other topics he covers are very good as well.
I'm mostly judging him through my familiarity with the rest of his public activities: - The Man Show - Fear Factor - Selling garbage supplements and BS health fads without the least amount of scientific backing - the occasional stand-up routine/guest appearance
> but it would be hard to convince me that "makes you smarter" is anywhere near Joe Rogan's resume
do me a favor, as one human to another, listen to just 1 of his podcasts before judging him. Its not even about him, its about the guests that he has on.
Try this one, it is a mind blower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USg3NR76XpQ
I'm not dismissing his podcast, per se, I'm dismissing him and his persona in terms of the phrase "makes you smarter".
EDIT: I was just halfway joking when I made this comment (I vaguely knew that he sold supplements for body building)... However, I had no idea about the "Alpha Brain" supplement that he sells. And yes, the punchline is that he claims it provides "cognitive enhancement". And No.. there is no solid science behind it and certainly no doubleblind clinical trials. I only know to care about stuff like this from listening to other podcasts such as "This week in microbiology" and "Skeptoid" that perhaps did make me smarter. (at least I don't fall for supplement scams)