Joe Rogan forced to apologise to podcast guest after episode 'went off rails' with 40-minute heated argument

Joe Rogan was forced to apologise to a guest on his podcast after their episode 'went off the rails'.

Rogan's 'Joe Rogan Experience' podcast has run consecutively since it first began in 2009 and is now one of the most popular podcasts in the world.

The UFC commentator signed a 10-year deal reportedly worth up to $250 million, and his podcast is now available on all major platforms having previously been exclusive to Spotify.

High-profile guests include new United States president Donald Trump, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Mike Tyson and Kanye West.

He also hosts a UFC-specific podcast which falls under the JRE umbrella, with the most recent guest being light heavyweight star Jiri Prochazka.

But an episode with one guest didn't go to plan after a heated 40-minute argument between the pair.

The episode in question was with American-Canadian political commentator Steven Crowder, who argued the negative effects of using marijuana.

The heated argument that ensued between the pair over marijuana - which Rogan has been a proponent of - took up a significant amount of the episode.

And Rogan himself decided to send a public apology to Crowder for his actions in allowing the podcast episode to go 'off the rails'.

He wrote in a post on his Instagram: "During the podcast we got into the subject of marijuana and by that time we (especially me) were quite a bit drunk and didn't exactly handle the conversation really well.

"It certainly wasn't my intention to have him on my show to argue with him... I take 100% responsibility for it going off the rails and I'm truly sorry."

Episode 708 with Crowder, who is called an 'actor, comedian and former contributor for the Fox News Channel' was broadcast in 2015.

Crowder would return to the podcast in 2017 on episode 917, while he also appeared on episode 1071.