Unveiling the Truth About the Metaverse 
Joe Rogan’s Take on the Metaverse,Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American UFC color commentator, podcaster, comedian, actor, and former television host. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast in which he discusses current events, comedy, politics, philosophy, science, martial arts, and hobbies with a variety of guests.
Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey, and began his career in comedy in 1988 in the Boston area. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1994, he signed an exclusive developmental deal with Disney and appeared as an actor on several television shows, including Hardball and NewsRadio. In 1997, he started working for the UFC as an interviewer and color commentator. He released his first comedy special, I’m Gonna Be Dead Someday…, in 2000 and hosted the game show Fear Factor from 2001 to 2006.
After leaving Fear Factor, Rogan focused on his stand-up career and hosted more comedy specials. He launched The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009; by 2015, it was one of the most popular podcasts in the world, regularly receiving millions of plays per episode. Spotify obtained exclusive distribution rights to The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 for US$200 million.[2] Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the podcast has received criticism for spreading conspiracy theories and health misinformation.
Early life
Rogan in a 1985 yearbook
Joseph James Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 11, 1967.[3][4] He had one Irish grandparent, while his three other grandparents were all of Italian descent.[5] His parents divorced when he was five,[6] and he has not been in contact with his father since he was seven. He recalled, “All I remember of my dad are these brief, violent flashes of domestic violence. But I don’t want to complain about my childhood. Nothing bad ever really happened to me. I don’t hate the guy.”[6] At the age of seven, he moved with his mother to San Francisco, California.[6] When he was 11, they moved to Gainesville, Florida.[7] They later settled in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, where he graduated from Newton South High School in 1985.[8][9][10]
Rogan participated in Little League Baseball and developed an interest in martial arts in his early teens.[11] He recalled being “terrified of being a loser” as a child[12] and said, “Martial arts gave me not just confidence, but also a different perspective of myself and what I was capable of. I knew that I could do something I was terrified of, and that was really difficult, and that I could excel at it. It was a big deal for me.”[12] Martial arts were “the first thing that ever gave me hope that I wasn’t going to be a loser. So I really, really gravitated toward it.”[13] At age 14, he took up karate and started taekwondo a year later.[6] When he was 19, he won the US Open Championship taekwondo tournament as a lightweight.[4][10] He was a Massachusetts full-contact state champion for four consecutive years and became a taekwondo instructor.[4][6] He also practiced amateur kickboxing and held a 2ā1 record;[14] he retired from competition at age 21, as he began to suffer from frequent headaches and feared he might sustain worse injuries.[4][6] He attended the University of Massachusetts Boston but found it pointless and dropped out early.[6]
