Buttigieg admits there won't be a 'Rogan of the left,' says Dems need their own way to reach common Americans

"My party's all up in arms about who's our Joe Rogan. We're not going to have a Joe Rogan of the left. That's not how it works," he said.

Stewart agreed with the statement, offering his view that the party can't just produce at will a top global podcast that will amplify liberal thought.

"It's also not something you can conjure in the way that - they just think, 'Oh, let's inorganically build this thing.' Those positions have been built over time, and they've earned their credibility, and they've earned their authenticity, and they've earned all those things that they have. You can't just poof them into existence," the Comedy Central host stated.

Buttigieg offered this assessment of his fellow Democrats: "The other big thing that my party is terribly behind on is where we say it. And by this I mean what media spaces we are in." 

Trump's own interview with the podcast giant in the final weeks of his campaign drew tens of millions of viewers. The conversation and Rogan's ultimate endorsement of Trump's candidacy were seen as a boon for Trump.

Even the Democratic Party knew the importance of Rogan's platform, looking to get former Vice President Kamala Harris on his show before Election Day. Those plans fell through, though the former Democratic presidential candidate appeared on other prominent podcasts like "Call Her Daddy" before the end of the race.

"I think we are really struggling to find people where they are," Buttigieg said.

"I could be the tenth person to say roughly the same thing on a liberal show, or I could literally be the first time somebody heard a certain idea if I'm in a more conservative space," he added, noting the party should be reaching out to people who are "not always looking for politics."

"People who have other s--- to do!" Stewart said. "Yeah," Buttigieg replied.