The 24 Best Joe Rogan Podcasts (2026)

Lex Fridman’s podcast has become almost synonymous with long-form AI conversation. An AI researcher with ties to MIT, Fridman started the show in 2018 and has since produced nearly 500 episodes, pulling in guests from across science, technology, philosophy, and beyond. The AI episodes remain the beating heart of the show.

The format is simple: Lex sits down with one guest for an extended conversation, often running two to four hours. He has talked with virtually every major figure in AI, from Demis Hassabis and Yann LeCun to Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever. His interviewing style is patient and methodical. He asks big, open-ended questions and then lets people talk. Some listeners love the contemplative pace; others wish he would push back more. Either way, the depth is unmatched.

Recent episodes include a sprawling State of AI in 2026 discussion covering LLMs, scaling laws, agents, and AGI timelines. The show carries a 4.7-star rating from over 12,000 reviews on Apple Podcasts, making it one of the most popular podcasts in any category. For AI specifically, the back catalog alone is an incredible resource.

Flagrant is Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh holding court on everything from conspiracy theories to hip-hop beefs, with absolutely zero filter. The show bills itself as unfiltered and unruly, and that is not marketing speak. These guys will say whatever comes to mind, and the chemistry between Schulz, Akaash, and regulars Mark Gagnon and AlexxMedia keeps the energy high throughout.

Episodes typically run between 90 minutes and two and a half hours, which gives them room to really riff on a topic before moving on. The guest list has included UFC president Dana White, comedian Mo Amer, and Tim Tebow, among others. With 572 episodes and a 4.4-star rating from over 6,000 reviews, the show has built a loyal fanbase over the years.

Schulz came up through stand-up and YouTube, and that background shows. He is fast on his feet, and the podcast feels more like hanging out with friends who happen to have strong opinions about everything than a formal interview. Some longtime listeners have noted the show has leaned more into political commentary recently, which you will either love or skip depending on your mood. But when Flagrant hits its stride, it is one of the funniest podcasts going. If you like the comedy-meets-commentary energy of JRE, Flagrant cranks that dial up a few notches.

Theo Von has one of the most distinctive comedic voices in podcasting right now, and This Past Weekend is where that voice runs completely unfiltered. The show started back in 2016 as Theo riffing on whatever happened to him recently, and over 500-plus episodes it has grown into one of the biggest interview shows on the planet. He landed at number two on Spotify's US podcast charts, which says a lot about how his audience has exploded.

The format is loose but never boring. Some weeks Theo sits down with massive guests like Chris Hemsworth, Bernie Sanders, or Jason Momoa, and the conversations go places you absolutely would not expect. Other weeks he just talks about his week, tells stories from growing up in Covington, Louisiana, and somehow makes a trip to the grocery store sound like a fever dream. His Southern storytelling mixed with absurdist humor creates something you really cannot get anywhere else.

What makes Theo special as an interviewer is that he is genuinely curious and completely unpretentious. He asks the kind of questions a regular person would ask, not the polished media-trained ones, and guests tend to open up in ways they do not on other shows. The conversations feel like you are sitting at a kitchen table with two people who actually like each other.

With a 4.7-star rating from over 26,000 reviews on Apple Podcasts, this show has built a fiercely loyal community. New episodes drop weekly, and each one runs long enough that you will want to save it for a road trip or a long walk. If you appreciate comedy that comes from a real, slightly weird place, Theo is your guy.

Kill Tony is basically an open mic night that got strapped to a rocket. Every week, host Tony Hinchcliffe and co-host Brian Redban invite aspiring comedians to perform sixty seconds of stand-up in front of a live audience in Austin, Texas. After each set, Tony interviews the comedian, offers feedback ranging from genuinely helpful to brutally honest, and the regular panel of comedians riffs on what just happened. The results are chaotic, unpredictable, and frequently hilarious.

The show has been running since 2013 and crossed 760 episodes, which means thousands of comedians have stepped up to that microphone. Some absolutely bomb, some surprise everyone, and a handful have gone on to legitimate comedy careers. The show has become a genuine launching pad in the stand-up world. The guest comedians who join Tony on the panel each week include names like Joe List, Matt Rife, Donnell Rawlings, and other touring comics who bring different energy depending on the lineup.

What makes Kill Tony addictive is the tension. You never know if the next person up is going to crush it or freeze completely, and both outcomes are entertaining for very different reasons. The interviewing style walks a tightrope between encouragement and roasting, and Tony reads the room well enough to know which approach fits each performer. Episodes run close to two hours, which is long, but the variety-show format means the pace stays fast. The 4.4 rating from over 5,400 reviews reflects a passionate fanbase that fills live shows to capacity. If you have ever wondered what it feels like to do stand-up for the first time, this show will either inspire you or terrify you, probably both.

Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky are married comedians who have been doing Your Mom's House since the early days of podcasting, and after 814 episodes, they have not run out of weird internet videos to react to. That is the heart of YMH: Tom and Christina finding the most absurd, disturbing, and hilarious clips the internet has to offer and losing their minds watching them together.

But it is more than just reaction content. The show features comedian guests like Chevy Chase, Sal Vulcano, and Luis J. Gomez dropping by for episodes that usually run between an hour and ninety minutes. Tom's deadpan delivery paired with Christina's willingness to go absolutely anywhere comedically creates a dynamic that feels like eavesdropping on the funniest couple you know. They have built an entire comedy empire through YMH Studios off the back of this podcast.

The audience clearly agrees that it works. A 4.7-star rating from nearly 23,000 reviews speaks for itself. The show has its own inside jokes and running bits that reward long-time listeners, from "cool guy" clips to dental updates that somehow became a recurring segment. If you are a JRE fan who especially loves when Rogan has comedian friends on and the conversation goes completely off the rails, Your Mom's House lives in that zone permanently.

Tim Ferriss approaches interviewing like a scientist running experiments. He sits down with world-class performers, from NFL Hall of Famers like Steve Young to Grammy-winning musicians like Tim McGraw, and methodically picks apart their routines, habits, and decision-making processes. The result is a podcast that consistently delivers actionable takeaways you can actually use.

With 857 episodes and a 4.6-star rating from nearly 16,000 reviews, The Tim Ferriss Show has been one of the most popular podcasts in the world for over a decade. Ferriss became famous for The 4-Hour Workweek, and that same obsession with efficiency and optimization runs through every interview. Episodes typically run 90 minutes to two and a half hours, though he occasionally drops shorter guided meditation sessions too.

The guest range is impressive. You will hear from neuroscience researchers, survival show champions, performance coaches, and bioelectricity pioneers all within a few weeks of each other. Ferriss prepares obsessively for each conversation, and it shows. He asks specific, detailed follow-up questions that reveal things guests have never discussed elsewhere. The tone is more buttoned-up than Rogan, less comedy and more intellectual rigor, but the long-form interview format and genuine curiosity about how exceptional people operate makes this a natural next stop for JRE listeners who lean toward the self-improvement side.

Jordan Harbinger has been podcasting for over a decade, and The Jordan Harbinger Show is the refined product of all that experience. With more than 1,300 episodes, the show updates daily and features in-depth interviews with leaders, scientists, athletes, entertainers, and occasionally people with unusual life stories — art forgers, arms traffickers, spies, and former cult members have all been guests. Apple named it one of the Best of 2018 podcasts. Jordan is joined by co-host Gabriel Mizrahi for the popular Feedback Friday segments, which function like a modern advice column where listeners write in with personal dilemmas. There is also a Skeptical Sunday series that debunks myths and examines questionable claims. The interview episodes are where the show really shines. Jordan has a talent for extracting practical wisdom from guests and translating big ideas into specific actions listeners can take. Past guests include Ray Dalio, Simon Sinek, Mark Cuban, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Kobe Bryant, and Tony Hawk. The range is intentional — Jordan believes useful insight can come from any field, and his networking expertise (he literally teaches courses on building relationships) means he can land guests most podcasters cannot. The show has a 4.8-star rating from nearly 12,000 reviews. Episodes vary in length but typically run 60 to 90 minutes for interviews and about 45 minutes for Feedback Friday.

Sam Harris holds a PhD in neuroscience from UCLA and a philosophy degree from Stanford, and Making Sense is where he puts both to work. This podcast tackles the kinds of questions most people avoid at dinner parties: consciousness, free will, morality, religion, AI risk, and the state of American democracy. Harris does not shy away from controversy, and he has a reputation for engaging with ideas that make people on both sides of the political spectrum uncomfortable.

With 473 episodes and a 4.6-star rating from nearly 26,000 reviews, the show has built an enormous audience. Recent episodes have featured conversations with Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller from The Bulwark, Judea Pearl discussing antisemitism, and geopolitics expert Peter Zeihan. Harris also created the Waking Up meditation app, and that contemplative streak gives his interviews a thoughtful, deliberate pace.

The format is straightforward: Harris and a guest talk through a topic for about an hour, sometimes longer. There are no gimmicks, no comedy bits, and no small talk. It is pure ideas and arguments. Harris is known for being precise with language almost to a fault, and he expects the same from his guests. If you are a Rogan listener who found yourself most engaged during the Sam Harris or Neil deGrasse Tyson episodes, where the conversation got genuinely intellectual, this podcast lives entirely in that zone.

Chris Williamson started Modern Wisdom in 2018 while running nightclubs in Newcastle, England, and has since turned it into one of the biggest interview podcasts in the world, with over 1,100 episodes and 3,500+ Apple ratings at a 4.6-star average. The show isn't strictly a fitness podcast, but health, training, and physical performance are core threads that run through a huge portion of the episodes.

Williamson's guest list reads like a who's who of thinkers and performers: David Goggins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, and hundreds more. Fitness-specific episodes have covered everything from the science of muscle growth and fat loss to sleep optimization, testosterone, cold exposure protocols, and training for longevity. Episodes typically run 90 minutes to two hours, giving topics the breathing room they need.

What Williamson does well is ask genuinely curious follow-up questions rather than just moving through a checklist. He clearly does his homework before each interview, and reviewers consistently point to his thoughtful interviewing style as the show's biggest strength. The range of topics means you'll get episodes on psychology, relationships, and culture mixed in with the fitness content, which can be a plus or minus depending on what you're looking for. Recent episodes have featured Louis Theroux on cultural shifts, Cal Newport on attention, and various researchers on topics like narcissism and genetics. For listeners who want their fitness content in the context of a broader conversation about how to live well, Modern Wisdom brings an intellectual curiosity that most pure fitness shows don't attempt.

Jordan Peterson became one of the most polarizing public intellectuals of the last decade, and his podcast is where he does his most in-depth thinking. The format alternates between one-on-one interviews with guests and solo lectures where Peterson unpacks ideas from psychology, mythology, and cultural criticism. Episodes run anywhere from 50 minutes to nearly two hours, released twice a week.

The show has 581 episodes and a 4.6-star rating from a massive 33,000 reviews, making it one of the most-reviewed podcasts on Apple. Recent guests include Stanford biotech entrepreneur Dr. Garry Nolan, autism researcher Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, and Scott Adams of Dilbert fame. Peterson's interview style is intense and probing. He tends to follow a thread of ideas wherever it leads, which can take conversations into genuinely unexpected territory.

Peterson's background as a clinical psychologist and University of Toronto professor gives his show an academic foundation, though he covers far more than psychology. Mythology, narrative structure, education, parenting, religion, and political culture all feature prominently. The show lives on The Daily Wire now, which positions it in a specific media ecosystem. For Rogan fans, particularly those who found the Jordan Peterson episodes on JRE compelling, this podcast offers much more of that energy. Peterson dives deep into topics Rogan often only scratches the surface of.

Dax Shepard and co-host Monica Padman have built something genuinely special with Armchair Expert. With over 1,000 episodes and a 4.6-star rating from an astonishing 68,000 reviews, it is one of the most popular podcasts in existence. Shepard's approach is disarmingly honest: he leads with vulnerability, talks openly about his recovery from addiction, and creates a space where guests feel comfortable doing the same.

Shepard brings an anthropology degree, four years of improv training, and over a decade of sobriety to his interviews, which is an unusual combination that produces surprisingly deep conversations. Recent guests include Charlie Puth, Kaley Cuoco, Anderson .Paak, and Elizabeth Smart. Episodes typically run 90 minutes to two hours for interviews, with shorter Armchair Anonymous episodes featuring listener-submitted stories.

Monica Padman is a crucial part of the equation. She pushes back on Dax, fact-checks his claims in follow-up segments, and brings a warmth that balances his occasional tendency to dominate conversations. The show covers everything from celebrity stories to evolutionary biology to personal growth, but it always comes back to the messiness of being human. Shepard has said he is "endlessly fascinated" by that messiness, and it shows. If you like when Rogan gets vulnerable with guests and conversations turn personal, Armchair Expert makes that its entire identity.

Matt McCusker and Shane Gillis started this podcast when Shane was still relatively unknown in comedy, and it has grown alongside his meteoric rise. After SNL, Netflix specials, and becoming one of the biggest names in stand-up, Shane kept the podcast going with his buddy Matt, and that loyalty says something about how much fun they have making it.

The format is simple: Matt and Shane sit down, usually with a comedian friend, and just talk. There is no real structure. They riff on whatever comes to mind, tell stories, and make each other laugh. Episodes run about an hour to 90 minutes and come out biweekly. Guests like Dan Soder, Luis J. Gomez, and Chris O'Connor rotate through regularly. The show has 346 episodes and an impressive 4.8-star rating from nearly 11,000 reviews.

The chemistry between Matt and Shane is the whole show. Matt is the more cerebral, slightly anxious one, while Shane brings the big swings and fearless comedy. Their back-and-forth feels completely unscripted because it is. Fans are passionate about this one. Some prefer episodes where both hosts are present versus solo shows, and the comment sections get heated about it. For JRE listeners who love the comedian hangout episodes, where guys from the Comedy Store just sit around being funny, MSSP captures that exact energy in podcast form.

Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman has built something unusual here -- a podcast that genuinely teaches you how your brain and body work, then hands you specific protocols to make them work better. Each episode zeros in on a single topic like sleep optimization, dopamine regulation, or stress management, and Huberman walks through the underlying neuroscience before laying out concrete steps you can actually take on Monday morning. The show runs in two formats: full-length episodes that regularly stretch past two hours with guest researchers, and shorter Essentials episodes around 35 minutes that distill key concepts. With over 380 episodes and a 4.8 star rating from more than 27,000 reviews, the audience clearly responds to his teaching style. Huberman has a knack for making dense science feel like a conversation rather than a lecture. He will casually explain how cortisol spikes affect your afternoon energy, then pivot to the specific timing of cold exposure that might help. Some listeners find the longer episodes demanding, but the timestamped chapters make it easy to skip around. The show updated twice weekly and covers everything from hormones and habit formation to addiction and memory. If you want to understand the machinery behind your mood, focus, and physical health -- and you do not mind going deep -- this is the one.

Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL commander who turned his battlefield experience into one of the most influential leadership voices of the past decade. Alongside co-host Echo Charles, he has produced over 840 episodes that blend military history, personal discipline, and business strategy into something that does not exist anywhere else in podcasting.

The signature move of the show is taking lessons from war, often drawn from memoirs and firsthand accounts, and connecting them to the challenges leaders face in boardrooms, on factory floors, and in their own homes. Willink reads passages aloud, dissects the decisions that were made under extreme pressure, and pulls out principles you can use on Monday morning. Some episodes feature combat veterans sharing stories that will stop you in your tracks. Others bring on entrepreneurs and business leaders to talk about building teams and managing through chaos.

Fair warning: episodes regularly run two to three hours. This is not a quick-hit format. But the length is part of the appeal for the massive fanbase, 30,000-plus ratings at 4.9 stars tell that story clearly. The delivery is deliberate and intense without being loud. Willink speaks in short, precise sentences that somehow carry more weight than entire paragraphs from other hosts. His central philosophy, that discipline equals freedom, sounds simple until you hear him apply it to scenario after scenario and realize how deep it actually runs. If you want leadership lessons stripped of corporate jargon and grounded in real consequences, the Jocko Podcast delivers that in a way nobody else does.

Rich Roll is an ultra-endurance athlete, bestselling author, and plant-based wellness advocate who conducts some of the most thoughtful interviews in podcasting. His show has nearly 1,000 episodes and a 4.7-star rating from over 11,000 reviews. What listeners consistently praise is something simple but surprisingly rare: Roll actually listens. He does not interrupt his guests with personal anecdotes or try to redirect conversations to himself.

The guest list is outstanding. Alex Honnold of Free Solo fame, science journalist James Nestor, Mayo Clinic oncologist Dr. Dawn Mussallem, performance coach Brad Stulberg, cognitive scientist Maya Shankar, and bestselling author Mark Manson have all appeared recently. Episodes run about 90 minutes to two and a half hours, released weekly.

Roll's own story gives him credibility that most podcast hosts cannot match. He went from struggling with addiction and being completely out of shape to becoming one of the fittest 50-year-olds on the planet. That personal transformation informs how he approaches every conversation. Topics range across health, fitness, neuroscience, nutrition, personal development, and what it means to live well. The show has a warmth and sincerity that can be hard to find in this space. For JRE listeners who gravitate toward the health, fitness, and personal transformation episodes, Rich Roll offers that focus with more depth and less noise.

Patrick Bet-David runs the PBD Podcast like a live morning show for entrepreneurs and news junkies. Broadcasting from what he calls the VAULT inside his Fort Lauderdale studio, Bet-David goes live Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 AM Eastern with his rotating panel of co-hosts Tom Ellsworth, Adam Sosnick, and Vincent Oshana. Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for exclusive guest interviews.

The show has grown to 820 episodes with a 4.4-star rating from about 3,700 reviews. Episodes typically run two to two and a half hours, giving the panel plenty of room to break down whatever is dominating the news cycle. Recent episodes have covered the Epstein files, government policy, market analysis, and sports stories. The guest list leans heavily into politics and business: Senator Rand Paul, Chris Cuomo, Michael Cohen, Peter Schiff, Alex Jones, and Ritz-Carlton founder Horst Schulze have all appeared.

Bet-David built his media company Valuetainment from scratch, and that entrepreneurial background shapes how he approaches every conversation. He is particularly good at breaking down business strategy and political maneuvering in terms regular people can understand. The live format with real-time reactions gives the show an energy that pre-recorded podcasts struggle to match. For JRE fans who enjoy the current events and political discussion episodes and want that content five days a week, PBD has carved out a solid niche.

Bill Maher launched Club Random as a deliberately looser, more personal counterpart to his HBO show Real Time. The premise is simple: Maher invites someone over, they have drinks, and the conversation goes wherever it goes. He claims the show covers "everything but politics," though that boundary gets crossed fairly regularly. With 243 episodes and a 4.1-star rating from about 4,000 reviews, it has found a steady audience.

The guest list is genuinely impressive. Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr, Quentin Tarantino, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Adam Carolla, Dana Carvey, David Spade, Marshawn Lynch, Tim Allen, and John Stamos have all appeared. Episodes run 90 minutes to two hours, released weekly. The conversations feel relaxed in a way Maher's TV appearances do not, probably because there is no studio audience reacting to every line.

Maher is a polarizing figure, and the reviews reflect that. Supporters love his willingness to challenge guests regardless of their politics. Critics find him self-absorbed and occasionally out of touch. Both groups have a point. But at his best, Maher draws out genuine, unguarded responses from famous people who are usually very practiced at giving interviews. The freewheeling format means you never quite know what direction a conversation will take. For Rogan fans who appreciate a host with strong opinions and the willingness to push back on guests, Club Random scratches a similar itch.

Logan Paul turned his massive YouTube following into a full-blown podcast empire with Impaulsive, and the results are exactly as chaotic and entertaining as you would expect. Co-hosted with Mike Majlak, the show pulls in A-list guests like Tom Brady, Lil Yachty, and the Bella Twins for wide-ranging conversations that bounce between sports, pop culture, business, and the kind of personal stories that only come out late at night. The format is loose and unscripted. Logan is a polarizing figure, no question, but his interview style has gotten genuinely sharper over the course of 490-plus episodes. He asks the questions most hosts would not, and his guests tend to let their guard down in ways they do not on traditional media. Episodes run anywhere from 50 minutes to over two hours depending on the guest. The production quality is high, with video versions on YouTube pulling millions of views per episode. It sits at a 4.4-star rating from over 22,000 reviews, reflecting a fanbase that is passionate even if opinions are divided. If you are looking for celebrity interviews that feel more like hanging out than a press junket, and you do not mind some bro-culture energy mixed in, Impaulsive delivers that consistently.

Adam22 built No Jumper from a BMX blog into one of the most-watched interview shows on the internet, and the podcast version captures all of that raw, unpredictable energy. Self-billed as "The Coolest Podcast In The World," No Jumper is where hip-hop's underground meets the mainstream in conversations that most media outlets would never touch. With over 2,000 episodes dropping on a near-daily schedule, the output is relentless.

The format is extended and unfiltered -- interviews regularly run two to four hours, and Adam22 asks questions that traditional journalists simply would not ask. You will hear emerging rappers tell the stories behind beefs, viral moments, and drug charges with a candor that comes from knowing the host is genuinely from that world rather than parachuting in as an outsider. Artists like Blueface, Crip Mac, and Berner have delivered some of their most revealing conversations here. The show carries a 4.4-star rating from over 4,600 reviews.

No Jumper occupies a similar structural space to the Joe Rogan Experience -- long, unedited, shot in a studio, with guests who feel free to say things they probably should not say publicly. The difference is the cultural lane. Where Rogan tends toward comics, athletes, and scientists, Adam22 goes deep into hip-hop, street culture, and the content creator world. If you appreciate how Rogan makes space for people to give genuinely unguarded interviews rather than polished talking points, No Jumper does that same thing for an entirely different universe of guests.

The NELK Boys turned their YouTube channel -- famous for pranks, partying, and a borderline reckless approach to content -- into a podcast that sits squarely in the Joe Rogan tradition of bringing in huge guests and just talking. Hosted by Bob Menery and Kyle Forgeard and brought to you by Happy Dad Hard Seltzer (naturally), Full Send started in 2021 and has published around 190 episodes with a 4.6-star rating from nearly 8,000 reviews.

The guest range is genuinely impressive for a show rooted in bro culture. UFC legends like Chuck Liddell and Bruce Buffer have shown up alongside entrepreneurs, athletes, and figures from the broader internet entertainment world. Episodes range from 45 minutes to well over an hour depending on how the conversation flows. The show has that same casual, shot-in-a-studio energy as Rogan, complete with unscripted tangents and the kind of talk that could only happen when nobody is trying to be polished.

Full Send will appeal most to younger Rogan listeners who are embedded in the YouTube and creator culture space. Menery's gonzo announcer persona and Forgeard's laid-back interview style make for an easy listen. The NELK brand has built a remarkably loyal fanbase -- these are people who will follow the guys into any format, and the podcast has genuinely earned that loyalty with interesting guests and a willingness to go wherever the conversation leads. It is not trying to be highbrow, and it does not need to be.

Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly are two of the most respected stand-up comedians in the business, and The Bonfire captures them at their most unpredictable. Originally a live SiriusXM show on Faction Talk (airing Monday through Thursday at 5pm Eastern), the podcast version gives listeners the same spontaneous, no-holds-barred energy without the satellite subscription. Over 1,200 episodes in, the show has earned a 4.7-star rating from more than 3,500 reviews.

The format is loose by design. Oakerson and Kelly riff on current events, pop culture absurdities, sports takes, and personal stories from touring, with a rotating cast of comedian friends dropping by. Regular contributors like Ari Shaffir, Rich Vos, and TJ Miller show up to throw fuel on whatever fire the hosts have started that day. There is no prep, no teleprompter, and no filter -- conversations go wherever the chemistry takes them, which is both the appeal and the occasional chaos.

For Rogan listeners, The Bonfire represents the live, unscripted hangout energy of JRE but with two hosts playing off each other instead of one interviewer guiding a conversation. Oakerson leans into crowd-work energy and absurdist tangents, while Kelly brings a more grounded, story-driven approach. Together they cover the territory between pure comedy podcast and freewheeling talk show, and the results are consistently entertaining. If you ever laughed at a random Rogan tangent that had nothing to do with the guest, The Bonfire is basically all tangents, all the time.

Most comedy podcasts interview comedians about their lives. Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out does something more specific and more interesting: it invites a different comedian or creator each week to actually develop new, untested material in real time. The result is a show about the craft of comedy rather than just the personalities behind it -- a genuine inside look at how jokes actually get built.

Birbiglia has released five solo shows on Broadway and multiple Netflix specials (Sleepwalk with Me, Thank God for Jokes, The Old Man and The Pool), and he brings that director's eye to the interview format. He listens differently than most podcast hosts, picking apart what works in a guest's story and helping them figure out why a bit is not landing yet. Recent guests have included Chris Fleming, Nathan Lane, Taylor Tomlinson, James Acaster, and Ali Siddiq, with John Mulaney appearing for the show's 200th episode milestone. Across 237 episodes, it holds a 4.8-star rating from over 4,500 reviews.

This is the podcast for Rogan listeners who appreciate the creative process conversations -- the episodes where Joe asks a comedian or fighter how they actually developed their approach to their craft. Working It Out is entirely built around that dynamic. There is no sidekick laughing in the background, no sponsorship read interruptions. Just two people working through material together, with occasional bonus episodes featuring prep sessions from the Comedy Cellar. It is unusually thoughtful for the comedy podcast space.

Tom Papa has been one of the most reliable stand-up comedians in the business for over two decades -- a Seinfeld favorite, a regular on late-night television, and the host of his own Netflix special. Breaking Bread takes his warmth and curiosity and wraps them around an unusually good hook: Tom bakes actual bread for every guest while conducting the interview. It sounds gimmicky until you realize how well it works.

Food turns out to be a remarkable interview lubricant. Conversations about what people eat, where they grew up eating it, and what cooking means to them open guests up in ways that a standard "tell me about your latest project" format never does. The intimacy of the kitchen setting -- and the fact that there is something to do with your hands -- creates a different kind of conversation. Recent guests have included Kenan Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Phil Rosenthal, and Rob Riggle, and listeners consistently note that Tom asks the kind of uncomfortable-but-warm questions that lead to genuinely candid answers. With 313 episodes and a 4.7-star rating, the show has found a loyal audience.

For Rogan listeners, this is the show to reach for when you want the long-form interview energy but in a more relaxed, feel-good register. There are no fight breakdowns or political debates here -- just a genuinely funny person who happens to bake excellent bread drawing out the best stories from his guests. Papa is a skilled enough interviewer that even non-comedians deliver compelling episodes, which puts him in a rare category. All Things Comedy distributes the show.