> - (almost) Never talks down to the audience or his guest.

I occasionally listen if he has a guest I am interested in. When talking to James Hetfield (Metallica), they got to talking about bees (Hetfield keeps bees).

After about 10 or 15 min, Hetfield says something like, "Sorry, I could talk about this stuff forever. Your listeners don't want to hear me talk about bees."

And Rogan says, "No, they'll listen. This shit is interesting."

For my part this is what makes him worth listening to. He just tries to find what his guest is interested in and passionate about and lets them go off on it.

Its refreshing vs more "Do you still talk to Jason Newstead? What about Dave Mustaine?" type interviews that Hetfield always gets.