June 2019: Joe Rogan discusses Area 51 theories with Bob Lazar on his podcast

The most popular episode of Joe Rogan 's podcast has been credited with inspiring the viral movement to storm the gates of Area 51.In a new documentary, the organizer of the event, Matty Roberts, revealed that Rogan's record-breaking interview with Area 51 whistleblower Bob Lazar led him to start the Facebook campaign in the summer of 2019.Lazar rose to fame among UFO conspiracy theorists in 1989 after claiming he worked at the infamous top secret base in Nevada.His interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast in June 2019 has been viewed over 64 million times, more than five million more times than Rogan's viral sit-down with President Trump.