The Joe Rogan Experience
The Joe Rogan Experience is a podcast made and hosted by comedian and UFC color commentator Joe Rogan. He first started the podcast on December 24, 2009 and it is hosted on Spotify. Clips for the show are also uploaded on their YouTube channel. In 2023, it was the most listened to podcast on Spotify in both the United States and Worldwide.[1] The show has had many well known guests on it, such as Elon Musk, Bernie Sanders, and Edward Snowden.
In May 2020, Rogan signed a deal around $200 million with Spotify to have them exclusively host the show.[2] Rogan would sign a new deal worth $250 million with Spotify in February 2024. The new deal would not be exclusive with Spotify.[3]
The podcast has had some controversy. It has been criticised for hesitancy on COVID-19 vaccines,[4] climate change denial,[5] and Rogan's past use of racially insensitive language.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Joe Rogan Again Had Spotify's No. 1 Podcast in 2023. Will He Reach a New Deal With the Streamer?". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Spotify Bet Big on Joe Rogan. It Got More Than It Counted On". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ "'The Joe Rogan Experience' will no longer be exclusive to Spotify". CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ "White House blasts Joe Rogan for discouraging vaccination on his podcast". Politico. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ ""The Joe Rogan controversy spotlights how some podcasts spread disinformation"". NPR. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ "India Arie shares resurfaced clips of Joe Rogan using N-word 22 times". The Independent. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
