Santino kicked things off by joking about how long it's been since he was on the podcast, like, two whole years, "time waits for no one" [00:24]. But things got real pretty fast when they started talking about politics and how goofy the whole system is, calling it a "popularity contest to see who controls the nukes" [01:14]. Yikes.

AI is Coming for Us (and Our Playlists!) 🎶

The biggest mic drop moment? AI. They're both low-key terrified (and so am I, TBH). Santino hasn't even used ChatGPT yet [04:18], but Rogan's already messing around with AI music. He played an AI-generated 1950s/60s soul version of 50 Cent's "Many Men" [03:31] and it was legit good, but also "creeping" and "uncomfortable" [03:56] because, like, what even is human art anymore if AI can just smash everything together and make something "perfect" [07:53]?

Rogan thinks AI is the "new dominant life force on Earth" and it's just getting started [10:54]. He's talking quantum computing solving equations that would take the entire universe billions of years in minutes [01:03:31]. My brain cannot even. And all those jobs we're stressing about? Transportation, lawyers, coding, banking – Rogan says "gone" [01:14:25]. He believes jobs aren't even "essential" anymore [01:10:38]. So, are we all just gonna chill while robots do everything? Idk, kinda sounds lit but also kinda terrifying.

The Wild World of Social Media & Mainstream Media Drama 🎭

They also got into the craziness of social media and how it's making everyone lose their minds. Rogan highlighted how "bot farms" are trying to make us hate each other [02:02:02], spreading misinformation and turning people into "unhinged" versions of themselves online [02:51:58]. They talked about the whole Jimmy Kimmel situation where he was briefly suspended [02:06:26] and how fast people online were to celebrate someone's "murder" for their ideas [02:50:50]. Rogan's like, "Go outside," [02:12:09] and honestly, sometimes, hard agree.

It's clear that the lines between real life and online drama are super blurred, and it's making people act in ways they never would IRL. Rogan stressed that we need to be a "community" [02:52:21] and stop being so divisive.

Don't Forget the Moose! 🦌

In a wild detour, they discussed moose [01:18:34] and how massive and dangerous they are. Rogan warned that if you see one, "run, you're fucked" [01:20:04]. He even shared a story about a mountain lion killing his dog [01:46:28] and how crazy people in LA are for not wanting to control the mountain lion population, even when they're "eating babies" [01:51:15]. Not cool, LA. Not cool.

This episode was a total mind-bender, hitting on everything that makes you question reality. Whether you're into the deep dives on AI or just here for the crazy animal stories, Rogan and Santino delivered.