I normally do not comment much on current events anymore, but this one was just too provocative to ignore. If you do not know who Joe Rogan is, then you probably do not spend much time on YouTube, and you probably have never heard of Wesley Huff either.
Joe Rogan has been a comedian and a commentator for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), but he is probably most known now for being a YouTube podcaster. On the Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan, who with his tattoos, cigars, and large biceps, hosts long-form interviews with his guests, often lasting two to three hours each. Some of his recent guests have included Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump. The Joe Rogan Experience, appeals mainly to young men, and is perhaps the world’s most listened to podcast, with close to 19 million subscribers worldwide.
Earlier today, Rogan released an interview with Canadian Christian apologist Wesley Huff. The backstory on Huff is that he recently debated a previous guest on Rogan’s podcast, Billy Carson, who has had some rather strange views on Christian and Jewish history. Carson’s performance in the debate did not go well. So, Rogan decided to invite Huff on the Joe Rogan Experience to have a wide ranging discussion, focusing on Huff’s PhD-candidate academic work in ancient Jewish and Christian texts, in an effort to correct the misinformation spread by Billy Carson, a researcher involved in extraterrestrial studies.
I have not listened to the full interview myself, but to me, it is quite refreshing to have someone like a Joe Rogan, a person riding near the top of the wave of popular culture, having an extended interview with a well-informed Christian, exploring questions about the Christian faith. It helps that Wesley Huff has big biceps, too. The podcast episode dropped earlier today, and it already has had 3/4 million views.
Just a warning: I know enough about Joe Rogan to say that the conversation will be raw and unfiltered at certain points, and certainly not suitable to listen to with young children around. I pray that Wesley Huff will come off well in the interview, but at the very least, this podcast will give the YouTube world an opportunity to listen to a thoughtful Christian voice answering some of the toughest and skeptical questions asked by young people in today’s secular world. Maybe something like this will encourage someone to actually pick up a Bible and dig into it, allowing God to speak to both their heart and their mind. From what I have listened to, Wesley Huff offers a good model for having conversations with curious people about Christian apologetics.
Linked here is a clip to where Wesley Huff talks with Joe Rogan about the death and resurrection of Jesus…. or just listen to the whole thing:
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January 8th, 2025 at 5:39 am
hey Clarke.
I saw the Billy Carson debate and Wes was kind, Christlike and incredibly competent. Billy looked like a deer in the headlights and I hear, did all he could to stop the release of that debate including a legal threat.
I also watched Wes’ two part documentary of “Can the Bible be Trusted”. It is so refreshing and affirming to watch Wes use his gifts and expertise for the Kingdom.
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January 15th, 2025 at 7:07 pm
Just had someone in my office tell that he listened to Joe Rogan interview with Wes Huff. Pretty cool stuff.
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