Podcaster Joe Rogan recently revealed he wouldn’t mind moving to Nashville in a recent episode of his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Accompanied by millionaire and co-founder of PayPal, Peter Thiel, the two each named Music City as a desirable city, due to Tennessee being a no income tax state.
Rogan did not explicitly state he had plans of moving to Nashville. However, he did express he would not mind calling the Volunteer State home, like many entertainers now do.
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Here’s what to know about the podcaster and what exactly was said during Friday’s episode.
Who is Joe Rogan? What is the ‘Joe Rogan Experience?’
Joe Rogan is a comedian and podcaster, who often draws criticism due to comments regarding COVID-19 vaccines, race and the LGBTQ+ community. He is the host of popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
In 2022, Rogan was criticized for his remarks on COVID-19 vaccines due to concerns that he was promoting false claims about the health treatment. Also in 2022, clips resurfaced of Rogan using racial slurs which prompted him to issue a public apology, as well as a condemnation from Spotify CEO Daniel Ek.
Still, the streaming platform did not part ways with Rogan. In 2024, Spotify announced a new multiyear partnership deal with the “Joe Rogan Experience.”
What did Joe Rogan say about Nashville?
Friday’s podcast episode kicked off with Thiel sharing his desire to leave California, citing “feeling trapped in Los Angeles” and wishing to escape “inefficient” government, “wokeism,” the real estate market, and the big tech companies.
Rogan countered by saying there’s no ideal place to live, which led to a conversation about no tax states — Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Thiel narrowed the options to Miami, Florida and Nashville. While Miami is fun, Rogan said he would prefer not to live in the city due it’s high party culture.
Nashville, however, appealed to Rogan.
“Nashville’s great,” he said. “I could live in Nashville, no problem.”
Watch: Joe Rogan talks about Nashville in podcast with guest Pete Thiel
Diana Leyva covers trending news and service journalism for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @_leyvadiana
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