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The John Johnston Lounge

Welcome to The John Johnston Lounge (formerly The Art of Value), where Tech, Business, & Culture collide. Join host John Johnston (JJ) for daily breakdowns of the planet"s most powerful tech billionaires. We critique the psychology, strategies, and politics of titans like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg. We also analyze related cultural commentary from top podcast voices like Joe Rogan and Tim Dillon. From the AI bubble to the "Rogansphere," expect critical

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00:20:44

Elon to Joe Rogan: Capitalist AI Will Bring Socialist...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/11/03

JJ critiques part of a recent conversation between podcaster Joe Rogan and Elon Musk, who is now selling the dream of a tech and societal utopia, including a universal high income for all, brought about by developments in AI together with robots. Can he be believed?Related episodes:Brainiac Joe Rogan Terrified of Debating Gavin Newsom https://youtu.be/GBGhZtWvf_ETesla Grok AI FAIL: Inappropriate Chat Exposed to Kids https://youtu.be/R9V0AE_D3L0All Elon’s Tesla Q3 Earnings Call BS in One Dump

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00:11:01

Theo Von & Santino Talk Fear & Paranoia Over Online Hate

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/31

JJ breaks down how comedians, podcasters and friends Theo Von and Andrew Santino sat down for a chat about Theo’s recent comedy special recording. Theo admits to having an off night for the recording, and how he was feeling scared and paranoid at the time, largely because of the extreme online hate he was receiving at the time, following a government DHS video he was inserted into without his permission. Related episodes:Why Rogansphere Comedian Theo Von is Abandoning MAGA

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01:35:26

Weekly Lounge: Sam Harris vs Rogan, Thiel’s...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/31

This is a compilation of this past week’s five The John Johnston Lounge episodes, in order.Individual episodes:Is It Over? Google Gemini Crushes ChatGPT | All-In Pod Reaction https://open.spotify.com/episode/3tx19gCwXN709i9vHybnBtIT’S OVER: Elon’s DOGE Collapses & Criminal Charges Loom https://open.spotify.com/episode/3husqbwJVGAqerH4IxIiKDThiel Calls POPE ‘The Antichrist’: JD Vance’s Palantir Problem https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RnSiaoFFsXUU52TDZSeLxSam Harris: Joe Rogan is a “Bug Light”

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00:17:41

Brainiac Joe Rogan Terrified of Debating Gavin Newsom

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/30

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the ongoing drama between Gavin Newsom and Joe Rogan, to do with Rogan not inviting Newsom on his podcast. Is Joe Rogan afraid of debating Newsom on political points, even though Joe has been criticising Newsom and California for years? Rogan famously moved out of California to live in red state Texas. Leave me a voice message. I’d love to hear from you! https://www.speakpipe.com/johnjohnstonRelated episodes:Joe Rogan Can’t Rescue His Unfunny Comedy Bros

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00:15:02

Joe Rogan Can’t Rescue His Unfunny Comedy Bros

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/29

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how increasing criticism of Joe Rogan’s Austin comedy scene continues to gain momentum, as a new “anti-woke” stand-up comedy special from one of his closest comedians bros bombed, despite being heavily promoted by Joe Rogan on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Do leave me a voice message if you want, I’d love to hear from you! https://www.speakpipe.com/johnjohnstonRelated episodes:Stavros Halkias Explains Why He Won't Be The Left's Joe Rogan

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00:08:17

Tesla Grok AI FAIL: Inappropriate Chat Exposed to Kids

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/28

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down a new scandal involving Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, installed in a Tesla, which was being highly inappropriate with kids in the car, and then Grok tried to justify its behaviour to the parent when asked to repeat itself later.Leave me a voice message. I’d love to hear from you! https://www.speakpipe.com/johnjohnstonRelated episodes:Tesla’s New FSD ‘Mad Max Mode’ Ignores Speed Limits https://youtu.be/Cs5v3MfSmwYAll Elon’s Tesla Q3 Earnings Call BS in One

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00:18:04

Stavros Halkias Explains Why He Won't Be The Left's...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/27

The Art of Value host JJ reacts to how stand-up comedian and comedy podcaster Stavros Halkias recently addressed whether or not people should think of him as a “Joe Rogan of The Left”, and other topics to do with comedians getting political in their work.As mentioned in the video, do leave me a voice message if you want. I’d love to hear from you! https://www.speakpipe.com/johnjohnstonReferenced video:Stavros Halkias Wants the Left to Let Loose | Vulture https://youtu.be/Jy0fRfaUWFMRelated

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00:09:57

Jon Stewart’s 2028 Hints are GOP's Worst Nightmare

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/24

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how serious comedian and astute political commentator Jon Stewart might be about throwing his hat in the ring to run for president in 2028, and under what political circumstances he might actually be tempted to run.Related episodes:ICE Recruiting Effort FAILING as Americans Get FED UP https://youtu.be/kwyDyMM73xQKimmel Fired as MAGA Embraces Cancel Culture Censorship https://youtu.be/wzCjeyI9lCoJoe Rogan & Andrew Schulz Melt Down in Raging Comedy War

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00:22:51

All Elon’s Tesla Q3 Earnings Call BS in One Dump

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/23

The Art of Value host JJ reacts to some of the latest grand claims from Elon Musk in the latest Tesla Earnings Call. Among them, Elon claims the Tesla autonomous car “will feel like it’s a living creature”, that it might have too much intelligence for a car and that “it might get bored”. He says Tesla Optimus robot at scale “is the infinite money glitch”. He says that Optimus “will be an incredible surgeon” and that he wants the new Tesla CEO compensation plan because he wants to have influence over

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00:14:39

ICE Recruiting Effort FAILING as Americans Get FED UP

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/22

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how the Trump administration’s ICE force seems to be failing in its efforts to recruit competent people for the jobs, despite a huge amount of funding available. At the same time Americans on the ground are obviously getting fed-up with ICE, with many examples of individual and group protests, some with humorous results. Related episodes:Joe Rogan Blasts Trump’s ICE: The Cruelty Has To Stop https://youtu.be/w2Qppcr8prwFree Speech? Elon Musk Wants Streamer Hasan

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00:17:18

Joe Rogan & Andrew Schulz Melt Down in Raging Comedy War

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/21

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how Joe Rogan and his comedian friend Andrew Schulz are having a melt-down over the increasing amount of criticism of their Austin “Rogansphere” comedy scene, and the diminishing gatekeeping power of Rogan’s podcast. Related episodes:Joe Rogan Fires Back at Marc Maron’s Rogansphere Criticism https://youtu.be/ruD3xSNv8agComics Keep Roasting Rogansphere Austin Comedy Scene https://youtu.be/ishfrTOgF64Why Rogansphere Comedian Theo Von is Abandoning MAGA

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00:11:37

Tesla’s New FSD ‘Mad Max Mode’ Ignores Speed Limits

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/20

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the news that Tesla has released a “Mad Max Mode” for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software that allows Tesla FSD to ignore speed limits. This development comes amid multiple existing investigations into horrific accidents involving Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software.Related episodes:Tesla Faces New NHTSA Probe of ‘Almost Sentient’ FSD https://youtu.be/ZjK8ga_WkLUTesla Sued in China Over Not Delivering on FSD Promises https://youtu.be/Y3jB7TVmlbsTesla FSD

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00:15:54

Joe Rogan Fires Back at Marc Maron’s Rogansphere...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/17

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the drama of how Joe Rogan in his podcast has just fired back at fellow comedian Marc Maron’s recent criticism of Rogan and his Rogansphere group of “anti-woke” comedians. Rogan thinks that Maron’s criticism is because he has a lot of long-standing professional jealousy, rather than valid comedic criticism and explains why.Related episodes:Comics Keep Roasting Rogansphere Austin Comedy Scene https://youtu.be/ishfrTOgF64Why Rogansphere Comedian Theo Von is

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00:14:23

Tech Billionaire Villain Peter Thiel’s Deranged Fixation

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/16

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s new obsession with the the concept of the antichrist, and how he thinks that certain people who are against any regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), which he happens to have a vested interest in with tech company Palantir, could be antichrist figures. Thiel has been giving a series of serious lectures on the topic. What is Thiel’s real purpose behind these lectures? Is it religious, political, or both?Related episodes:Tim

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00:20:28

Comics Keep Roasting Rogansphere Austin Comedy Scene

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/15

The Art of Value host JJ reacts to various comedians brutally roasting Joe Rogan and his so-called Rogansphere Austin comedy scene, including Tim Dillon, Dan Soder, Shane Gillis, Bobby Lee, Andrew Santino and more.Related episodes:Rogansphere Collapsing as Comedians Brutally Roast It https://youtu.be/uNSidcH5q2ERogansphere "Anti-Woke Comedy" Cult is Crumbling https://youtu.be/CFUZg__h0tYRogansphere Austin Comedy Scene Called Out Hard https://youtu.be/aQKscKO85gwTo support The Art of Value

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00:11:12

The End? Tesla Cybertruck Sales Just Tanked 62%...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/14

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the news that Tesla’s Cybertruck model is not selling as well as hoped by Elon Musk. Cybertruck sales in Q3 plunged over 62% year-on-year. With such low sales, is Tesla going to be able to keep producing the Cybertruck, or is it nearing the end of the line?Related episodes:Teen Burned Alive Due To Cybertruck Design, Lawsuit Claims https://youtu.be/eXvPEmdiGAkOriginal Tesla Founder: Cybertruck ‘Looks Like A Dumpster’ https://youtu.be/66y2bC8LCi4Here's Why Tesla

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00:21:19

Joe Rogan Blasts Trump’s ICE: The Cruelty Has To Stop

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/13

The Art of Value host JJ reacts to what Joe Rogan just said about the US “immigration situation” that we are all seeing play out on our screens. Rogan thinks Trump’s ICE is now being too brutal and cruel, and that the Trump administration is going too far in rounding-up too many people. We also look at how some prominent podcasters are reacting to what Joe Rogan has said about ICE going too far.Related episodes:Peter Thiel: Antichrist Greta & US Headed for Civil War? | The Art of Value: Politics

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00:59:57

Peter Thiel: Antichrist Greta & US Headed for Civil War?

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/12

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ comments on some of the top news stories, including: Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on ‘critical software’Stocks tumble in Wall Street’s worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on ChinaPeter Thiel calls Greta Thunberg, AI critics ‘legionnaires of the Antichrist’Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado dedicates award to TrumpTrump administration fires at least 4.1K federal workers in shutdown layoffs22 States Are in a

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00:12:58

Tesla Faces New NHTSA Probe of ‘Almost Sentient’ FSD

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/10

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the news that Tesla is facing a new investigation over its Full Self-Driving (FSD) traffic violations. The NHTSA is reviewing incidents and accidents in which FSD-enabled Teslas blew through red lights or traveled the wrong way down roads. We look at some very recent examples, with the very new V14 version of FSD (Supervised) making errors while driving, while Tesla claims the new version is “almost sentient”.Related episodes:Teen Burned Alive Due To Cybertruck

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00:14:15

New Combat Robot Trend: Tesla Optimus vs Rival Humanoids

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/10/09

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the new trends that has humanoid robots in combat with each other, and with humans. It’s a way for the increasing number of humanoid robot companies, including Tesla’s Optimus robot, and Unitree’s latest humanoids, to show the agility and responsiveness of the robots in intensely physical situations like boxing and kung fu matches.Related episodes:Tesla Robot Can Barely Walk, Struggles with Easy Questions https://youtu.be/8NiVlSIuk14Tesla’s Head of Optimus

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