SUMMARY
- Jamie is known for being an expert at crawling the whole internet and popping up with accurate articles and information that enhances the podcast's discussion.
- Jamie grabbed the opportunity and booked a one-way ticket from Ohio to Los Angeles to work with Rogan.
Joe Rogan is the biggest name in the podcast industry. The UFC commentator and combat sports fan has over 2000 episodes on his exclusive Spotify podcast, earning him worldwide acclaim. While the major share of the podcast’s success goes to Rogan, many die-hard fans also value the contribution of the behind-the-scenes presence of Jamie Vernon, or ‘Young Jamie’.
Young Jamie has been a fan favorite of the podcast for many years. The regular listeners value his contribution to the podcast, which mainly revolves around being the live fact-checker for the guest and Rogan. Jamie is known for being an expert at crawling the whole internet and popping up with accurate articles and information that enhance the podcast’s discussion.
Rogan has always spoken fondly about Jamie and recently revealed how he met his editor and audio engineer for the podcast. In episode number 2073 of the podcast with Derek of More Plates More Dates fame, Rogan discussed the story.
Derek was the one who asked how Rogan met Jamie. Rogan replied to the question and revealed that he met Jamie at a comedy club. Rogan explained: “I just met Jamie at a comedy club, Jamie came to a show at the Ice House and you know we were just talking just hanging out he told me he is a professional audio engineer and he was saying we have problems with our sound and I said what would you to do to fix it. He goes I can take a look at it”.
Jamie grabbed the opportunity and booked a one-way ticket from Ohio to Los Angeles to work with Rogan. The rest was history. The conversation revealed that Jamie has been working for Rogan for 11 years. During these years, Jamie has become an internal part of the podcast.
Joe Rogan talked about his telepathic connection with Young Jamie
The conversation moved on to the connection between Joe Rogan and Young Jamie and how it has enhanced the listening experience. Rogan added that he has a ‘telepathic’ connection with Jamie in a weird way. He explained that by adding that, he would be talking about something like a new jet. Then all of a sudden Jamie got the video of the jet on the screen.
This connection has often puzzled the guests of the podcast. They are often mesmerized by the speed and accuracy of the results from Jamie. Rogan also pointed out that many guests have asked whether Rogan and Jamie plan these quick results to impress them. However, the UFC commentator emphasized that this was not the case.
There are many compilations of Jamie where guests are shocked by the prowess of his internet abilities. These added values, plus the fan support and the long connection with Rogan, make Young Jamie the second-biggest personality on the biggest podcast in the world.