Joe Rogan, the UFC’s color commentator, is one of the company’s most noted faces. Rogan has also been into the spheres of comedy and acting, which gives him a popularity that very few can boast about. Adding to his multi-directional works, Rogan also hosts his own podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ which has been crowned as one of the top podcasts in the US.

He has been invited to join other podcasters as their special guest as well. A few years back, Rogan joined Rosie O’Donnell as a guest on her talk show ‘The Rosie Show’, where he talked about his experiences as a ‘stepfather’ to his stepdaughter, who was 15 years old back then.

Rogan talked about how her stepdaughter was “an awesome kid“. He also iterated the reasons for his appreciation.

Rosie O’Donnell started off things, questioning Rogan, “How long have you been married?”. Initially, Rogan was confused as he replied, “On paper? 2 years”. O’Donnell asked, “Not on paper?”, to which Rogan said that he and his wife had been together for “quite a while.”

The host continued, “She’s the mother of your three children?”. Rogan replied, “Yes, but one of them is not my biological kid, the fifteen-year-old”. He was talking about his stepdaughter, ‘Kayja Rose, who is currently a famous singer. O’Donnell wanted to know if Rogan had “adopted” his then 15-year-old daughter. Rogan answered that it was his “wife’s child“.

The host further questioned Rogan and wanted to know how Rogan felt “being a co-parent or stepparent of a teen”. She also stated how stepparenting a teen was “quite a challenge” for her.

Joe Rogan’s stepparenting experience was wholesome

Rogan mentioned that his experience of stepparenting a teen was quite good. Talking about her stepdaughter ‘Rose’, he said, “She’s an awesome kid. She’s not just a daughter, she’s my friend. We worked really hard making sure that we talk to each other as openly as possible, even about boys and weird stuff that she feels uncomfortable talking about”.

Rogan further iterated how “having conversations with her” was really important so that she never felt alienated. He also mentioned, “she should never feel like no one’s taking into consideration what her opinion of something is”.

These conversations were probably the reason behind Rogan’s wholesome stepparenting experience. He said, “So we have like this really cool conversations which for a 15-year-old I think is pretty unusual. She’s very smart. She’s an awesome kid.”

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Joe Rogan’s extraordinary power of conversation has earned his podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ the best spot in Spotify’s ‘Top Podcasts’. He has also applied it perfectly to his stepparenting aspect, making his experience great.