"Stewart, when asked about going on Rogan's show, said he enjoyed his time on The Joe Rogan Experience and found Rogan to be a curious comic and interesting interviewer. In fairness, he's had people on who are kind of Nazi curious. That's not good, Remnick said. Stewart immediately rejected the idea Rogan or anyone else should avoid talking to someone because of their political or social views."
"I've interviewed [Henry] Kissinger, like, and he was carpet bomb-curious, Stewart fired back. Like, I don't know what to say. He started to argue it was very easy to castigate people for interviewing those with corrosive views before Remnick jumped back in. But the difference is, when he was carpet bomb-curious, you didn't say Oh yeah, that's awesome,' Remnick said. And what happens with Rogan sometimes is, he'll hear somebody on the dangerous end of the spectrum, and he'll just kind of soak it in."
A comedian defended a podcast host for interviewing controversial figures, arguing that hosting such guests does not require refusing conversation. The comedian described the host as curious and an interesting interviewer and said critics should respond by creating their own widely popular podcasts to counter harmful ideas. A critic noted the host has had guests perceived as 'Nazi curious' and suggested the host sometimes passively absorbs dangerous viewpoints. The comedian rejected the idea that hosts must police guests, asserting that those who view certain content as dangerous should actively present counterarguments rather than simply demanding censorship.
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