By Annie Cale
The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) is free to stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Amazon Music, and each of these apps lets you save episodes for offline listening. The catch is that those downloads stay locked inside the app. If you want JRE episodes as MP3 files that you can keep, move to an MP3 player, or play in your car, you need a podcast downloader.
This guide shows you how to download Joe Rogan podcast episodes to MP3 for free with a free podcast downloader, and also explains how offline listening works in each official app, so you can pick the way that fits you.
NoteBurner Podcast Downloader Free is a free feature built into NoteBurner Music One. It gives you a library of 120,000+ podcasts, including The Joe Rogan Experience, Call Her Daddy, Dr. Death, and This American Life, and lets you download any episode available in the library to MP3 at no cost. No Spotify account is needed.
Besides the free podcast library, NoteBurner Music One can also convert songs and podcasts from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL, and other streaming services to MP3. That part requires the full version. See Part 3 if you'd rather pull JRE episodes directly from Spotify.
Step 1 Download and open NoteBurner Podcast Downloader Free on your Windows or Mac computer. Click "Podcasts" on the left menu to open the free podcast library.
Step 2 Type "The Joe Rogan Experience" or "Joe Rogan" in the search bar, then click the show to open its detail page. Make sure you pick the official show hosted by Joe Rogan, not a fan commentary show with a similar name.
Step 3 Choose how to download:
Episodes are saved as MP3 (or MP4 for video episodes, depending on the source). When the download is done, go to the History tab to find the files on your computer.
Note: Downloading from the built-in Podcasts and Radio library is free. Converting from Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services, including podcasts on those services, requires the full version.
If you only want to listen to JRE offline while traveling, on a flight, or with spotty signal, you don't need any extra software. Each official app lets you save episodes for offline playback. Here is how it works on each platform.
These in-app downloads are convenient, but they come with limits: the files are hidden inside the app, you can't copy them to another device, and some apps remove downloads if you don't go online for a while. If you want episodes you can actually keep, go back to the MP3 method in Part 1.
If you already follow The Joe Rogan Experience in Spotify and want to save episodes from there, NoteBurner Music One can also convert podcasts directly from Spotify. This method uses the Spotify conversion feature, which is part of the full version, and works with both Spotify Free and Premium accounts.
For a full walkthrough of this method, see how to download Spotify podcasts without Premium.
The Joe Rogan Experience started in 2009 and quickly grew into one of the most-listened-to podcasts in the world. It came to Spotify in September 2020 and became a Spotify exclusive later that year. In 2024, Spotify announced that the show would return to other platforms, and today you can find it on all of the following:
JRE guests range from scientists and authors to athletes, comedians, and musicians. If you're new to the show, here are 10 widely discussed episodes that make a good starting point.
| No. | Episode | Duration | Release Date |
| #1 | JRE Episode #1169 – Elon Musk | 2 hr 37 min | Sep 6, 2018 |
| #2 | JRE Episode #1330 – Bernie Sanders | 1 hr 7 min | Aug 6, 2019 |
| #3 | JRE Episode #974 – Megan Phelps-Roper | 1 hr 7 min | Jun 9, 2017 |
| #4 | JRE Episode #1675 – Quentin Tarantino | 2 hr 53 min | Jun 29, 2021 |
| #5 | JRE Episode #1315 – Bob Lazar & Jeremy Corbell | 2 hr 14 min | Jun 20, 2019 |
| #6 | JRE Episode #737 – Lance Armstrong | 1 hr 52 min | Dec 15, 2015 |
| #7 | JRE Episode #919 – Neil deGrasse Tyson | 2 hr 14 min | Feb 21, 2017 |
| #8 | JRE Episode #1109 – Matthew Walker | 1 hr 55 min | Apr 25, 2018 |
| #9 | JRE Episode #1368 – Edward Snowden | 2 hr 49 min | Oct 23, 2019 |
| #10 | JRE Episode #1054 – Dr. Rhonda Patrick | 3 hr 7 min | Dec 18, 2017 |
No. Spotify lets Free users download podcasts in its mobile app, and NoteBurner's free podcast library doesn't need a Spotify account at all. Only the Spotify conversion method in Part 3 requires the full version of NoteBurner Music One, and it works with both Spotify Free and Premium.
Yes. Official apps only save episodes for in-app playback, but NoteBurner Podcast Downloader Free saves them as standard MP3 files that you can play on any device, copy to a USB drive, or add to your music library.
Open the History tab in NoteBurner and click the folder icon next to an episode to open its location on your computer. You can change the default output folder in Settings before downloading.
If an episode doesn't show up, it may not be in the current source's catalog. A small number of JRE episodes have been removed from the public feed over the years. Also make sure you opened the official The Joe Rogan Experience show, not a fan commentary show with a similar name. If an episode appears but fails to download, update NoteBurner to the latest version and try again.
Disclaimer: Respect copyright laws and the terms of use of each platform. Downloaded podcast episodes are for personal, non-commercial use only. This article is for informational purposes.
Listening to The Joe Rogan Experience offline is easy in any official app, but those downloads can't be exported as files. If you want JRE episodes as MP3 files you can keep and play anywhere, NoteBurner Podcast Downloader Free does the job for free, with 120,000+ other podcasts in the same library. Download it above and give it a try.
