Epic machinery

Joe Rogan is one of those people that is either loved or hated. Some find his unabashed look at life refreshing and humorous, while others find his half-hearted motivational mutterings borderline obnoxious. Either way, Joe Rogan doesn't care.

While taking a break from his complete owning of Carlos Mencia and various online hecklers, Jo Ro has given The Spectrum an opportunity to see the real drug-loving protector of comedy that he is.

As of late, Rogan has become infamous for the proclamation of various comedy thefts. Comedians such as Carlos Mencia and Dane Cook are infamous in the comedy world for their plagiarisms, yet this knowledge was never brought to the public eye until Rogan had the chance to blow up their spots.

Rogan's confronting of Mencia in front of a live crowd at The Comedy Store in Hollywood, California has become an Internet must-see and Rogan is still anything but afraid to tell it like it is.

"People have been complaining about him stealing stuff for years. It's important that stuff like that gets exposed," Rogan said. "There's gonna be people who support thieves, but what this has done is reduced his audience to people that are so f*cking stupid that they don't care his material is stolen - and that's still a lot of people."

Furthering his rant, Rogan called out Mencia's employer, Comedy Central.

"They are looking at what's best for them financially, not the protection of the art form."

Proving that he's an equal opportunist, Rogan threw college favorite Dane Cook into the mix.

"He has definitely stolen material," Rogan said. "There's three jokes that he's stolen off of Louis C.K.'s 2001 CD. He did one of my bits on 'Premium Blend.' He's pretty notorious for it."

Steering away from what pisses the resident "Fear Factor" tough guy off, the topic of drugs was lit up. It seems that not only does Joe Rogan know a hell of a lot about drugs, as evident from his 10-minute plus lecture on the history of marijuana, but they have changed him as a comedian as well.

"I've had a lot of psychedelic drugs since 2001. Literally, I'm not even the same person anymore," Rogan said. "I also have this sensory deprivation tank in my basement. It's filled with water that's the same temperature as your skin and you sit there in total silence, total darkness. You can't tell where the water ends and where your skin begins. It's a psychedelic experience without drugs. I mean it's in my basement, I do it all the time."

When Rogan's not doing his best to alter his state of mind, he can be seen performing standup, acting on the now syndicated "NewsRadio," and hosting such TV gems as "Fear Factor" and "UFC." Some people have a problem with Rogan's seemingly mindless forms of entertainment, but he sees no issue.

"I think shows like 'Fear Factor' and 'Survivor' are just forms of entertainment, like forms of food. Sometimes I just want a f*cking cheeseburger, and sometimes I want to watch some retard eat bugs on 'Fear Factor," Rogan said.

Rogan's biting sarcasm and take-no-prisoners approach to our questions are what make him and his comedy stand out. With the release of his second comedic effort "Shiny Happy Jihad," on April 10th, Rogan not only wants people to give his comedy a chance, but realize that he is a comedian before anything else.

"I think that 70 percent of the people who know me don't know

Before Rogan was off the hot seat, he took the time to offer his brutally honest perspective on life.

"The more you learn about life, the more you learn that you don't know sh*t."

Fans of comedy and the protection of the art form should support Joe Rogan and pick up a copy of "Shiny Happy Jihad." It's not definite that it would be regretted, but it'll surely be better than watching an episode of "Mind of Mencia."