Joe Rogan says his current controversy has given his Spotify podcast much more horsepower.
The podcaster claims the media frenzy over anti-vax conspiracy theorist friends and his previous use of the N-word has netted him two million extra subscribers.
In Friday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Expertise, the comedian and UFC commentator was requested by his visitor, British political commentator Douglas Murray, concerning the uproar.
“You’ve been put by means of the wringer since we final met,” Murray says. “They did a quantity on you. Wow.”
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“It’s attention-grabbing, my subscriptions went up massively — that’s what’s loopy,” Rogan replies. “Throughout the peak of all of it, I gained two million subscribers … Yeah, [the media] went for it. It’s additionally lucky that the individuals who went for it have been CNN. They’re so untrustworthy and other people know the way biased they’re and socially bizarre their anchors are.”
Spotify doesn’t publicly launch its JRE subscriber numbers. However sources clarified the present has been persistently rising for the reason that podcaster joined the streamer and hasn’t spiked attributable to any specific occasion. By one current estimate, Rogan usually averages 11 million listeners per episode.
Throughout the episode, Rogan mocked CNN specifically, which had inaccurately claimed that he took “horse dewormer” when he had COVID-19. (He took the formulation of Ivermectin made for people.) The podcaster additionally took the chance to mock CNN for the shuttering of its ultra-short-lived streaming service CNN+, which folded after simply three weeks.
“They spent $300 million {dollars}, they obtained 10,000 subscribers,” he marvels. “Think about the hubris of pondering that one thing that individuals don’t need free of charge … that you just’re going to cost cash for it.”
The current controversies had many pressuring Spotify to cancel the podcaster, and musicians comparable to Neil Younger and Joni Mitchell pulled their music from the streamer in protest. As well as, Spotify eliminated about 70 of Rogan’s previous episodes and added an advisory to episodes that mentioned COVID-19.
After the controversy, Rogan took the stage in Austin, Texas, and mentioned the headlines in a set at Vulcan Gasoline Firm.
“I speak s— for a dwelling — that’s why that is so baffling to me,” he mentioned. “In case you’re taking vaccine recommendation from me, is that basically my fault? What dumb s— have been you about to do when my silly concept sounded higher?” he mentioned. “‘You understand that dude who made folks eat animal d—s on TV? How does he really feel about medication?’ If you would like my recommendation, don’t take my recommendation.”’
This text was initially revealed by The Hollywood Reporter.
