CSB and SJU Distinguished Thesis

Document Type

Paper

Publication Date

5-1-2025

Disciplines

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology

Advisor

Pedro Dos Santos

Abstract

Much scholarly research analyzes extreme misogynistic language in “manosphere” forums, due to their connections to radicalization and violence. However, less attention has been given to the prevalence of such content in mainstream media, such as podcasts. The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast, a prominent and influential platform, has been praised for its wide-ranging discussions but critiqued for fostering and amplifying harmful ideologies, including misogyny. Despite its controversy, limited research has explored how pre-existing misogynistic rhetoric in online communities might shape or influence the content of JRE episodes. This study examines how misogynistic language and themes proliferate in JRE episodes through thematic language analysis, drawing from existing themes and language in online forum discourse. The dataset consists of episodes selected by title and guest over multiple years using themes and a glossary compiled from previous research on manosphere forums. The JRE podcast contains a high frequency of the scientific justification of gender; a moderate frequency of women’s motivations and typologies of men, and moderate to low amounts of actions, behaviors, and solutions from manosphere forums. The language is less extreme in the JRE than in manosphere forums, instead the themes are intertwined with right-wing populist ideology.

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