On The Joe Rogan Experience this week, podcast host Joe Rogan challenged Senator Bernie Sanders’ claim that “the last ten years have been the warmest on record.” Rogan cited a Washington Post report arguing that the planet is currently in a cooling phase based on long‑term temperature data.
During the conversation, Sanders emphasized that climate change is real and attributed future extreme weather to humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels. Rogan countered, noting that Earth’s temperature has always fluctuated—with ice ages and heat waves—and pointed to the Post’s portrayal of a cooling trend as “inconvenient” for warming narratives.
Rogan questioned the motives behind the climate‑emergency narrative, stating “there’s a lot of money involved in this… and a lot of control.” Sanders conceded some points but reiterated that climate change is a global threat, citing emissions from China and warning of increasing extreme weather—though he did not offer specific examples.
