On this episode, we cover the Joe Rogan Experience number 2272 with guest Mike Benz.

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Music Welcome back to the show. This is a show where two podcasters with no previous Rogan experience, get to know Joe Rogan.

Joe Rogan is one of the most listened to people on the planet whose interviews and opinions

influence millions.

He's regularly criticized for his views, often by people who have never actually listened to Rogan,

so we listen and where needed, try to correct the record.

It's a show for those who are curious about Joe Rogan, his guests, and their claims,

as well as anyone who just wants to understand Joe's ever-growing media influence. I'm Cecil Ciceroa, and I'm joined by

Michael Marshall, and today we're going to be covering Joe's February 2025 interview with Mike

Benz. Marsh, how did Joe introduce Mike in the show notes? So according to Joe, Mike Benz. Marsh, how did Joe introduce Mike in the show notes?

So according to Joel, Mike Benz is a former official with the U.S. Department of State

and current executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online,

a free speech watchdog organization dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open internet.

Almost feels like that type of foundation would be something that would play an infomercial very

late at night on your television. Is there anything else that we should know about?

Yeah, we should know what he might mean by a free and open internet. Because according to NBC News,

Mike Benz also has a secret history as an alt-right persona

who interacted with white nationalists online

and posted videos espousing racist conspiracy theories

like the Great Replacement Theory.

He went by the pseudonym Frame Game

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