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A House of Cards
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I think House of Cards is probably really close to what the government's actually like. Go back and watch that show again.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2026 Listen at 1:24:33 Why people recommend it
A House of Cards by John Bloom is a sharp political work that explores the dark realities of government corruption, political collusion, and the cynical ways in which powerful politicians operate behind closed doors. The themes of the book and its widely known television adaptation have frequently been invoked by media personalities discussing the nature of the state. On an episode of The Ezra Klein Show, Joe Rogan brought up the title to illustrate his deeply cynical view of government operations and to suggest that such media portrayals come remarkably close to how the government actually functions in reality. In a separate appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan again referenced the material while debating guest TJ Kirk about whether political leaders secretly work together across party lines to maintain power. Across these discussions, the book serves as a cultural touchstone for examining institutional deceit and the lengths to which ambitious figures will go to manipulate political systems for their own benefit.
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Joe Rogan I think House of Cards is probably really close to what the government's actually like. Go back and watch t… 2
“I think House of Cards is probably really close to what the government's actually like. Go back and watch that show again.”
“if they're all working together if you watch House cards do you watch House cards”
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“I bet Jill probably fantasizes sometimes, what if I become president, right? Uh like House of Cards or something, right?”
“it's becoming more and more like House of Cards”
“You've got like House of Cards Vibes who could this guy be”
“and especially yeah if you're doing something Shady like like they do in House of Cards which uh by the way uh Bill Clinton said is uh 99 accurate”
“automatically hearing the story i i thought about what bill clinton said about uh house of cards if you remember uh house of cards it was a famous netflix show with kevin spacey friends of all friends and of course jeffrey epstein but but bill clinton said that that house of cards was 99 percent real”
“I went back home ate a bunch of pills and watched uh the first season a house of cards”
“so when we do politics we tend to see it through the prism of House of Cards or or any of the other political movies you've ever seen”
“like that's like two steps down from throwing somebody under a Subway”
“well I don't think we're House of Cards”