Here are some words I never thought I would utter:
Mark Cuban is coming on my podcast this week.
Yes, really.
A refresher: Joe Rogan organized an informal email debate with Mark in early 2022 when Mark was attacking him for spreading medical misinformation.
Then in 2023 and 2024 Mark was brought up on the podcast (first with Patrick Bet-David then Jimmy Dore) and Joe mentioned seeing my exchanges with him and siding with my view on Big Pharma and the government response to Covid:
Links: https://youtube.com/shorts/Psr4b-4o_BY?si=JUrJ9XHDrPmqCRKt
https://youtube.com/shorts/ugKP7rY0ys8?si=DEbpCCZEMV4O_cdk
Thanks to Joe Rogan for the mention!
A much over-due thanks to the GOAT podcaster for the recent mention on the show!
This spilled over to X where I then had a long-form debate with Mark on Big Pharma and Covid. You can read the full exchange here:
My Viral Debate With Mark Cuban Over Vaccinating Young, Healthy People Spurred By A Mention On Joe Rogan's Podcast
Two weeks ago, I was amazed to see Joe Rogan mention my name in his podcast with Patrick Bet-David. “I know about his exchanges with Rav Arora, the young journalist, and the different exchanges they’ve had back-and-forth,” Joe stated. He continued,
So after all this Mark will be on my podcast for 2 hours on Friday.
I plan on talking about health policy, the new media landscape, and identity politics/wokeness. Credit to Mark for agreeing to come on the show after I asked him.
I strongly disagree with him on a lot of issues but I will give him a fair shake as I do with everyone. No gotchya questions, but I will definitely not shy away challenging him on contentious topics.
Stay tuned.
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Glad he is coming onto your show. Let's see how he reacts to being challenged. Looking forward to it.
Good luck Rav… if people tune in, it will only to see you, not Mark