Joe Rogan, who landed within the sizzling seat for controversial episodes of his Spotify podcast “The Joe Rogan Expertise,” admitted the uproar has benefited his present.
In Friday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Expertise,” the commentator claimed his subscriber base expanded quickly in latest months regardless of the slew of controversies surrounding him.
From being slammed over his previous use of the N-word to being accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation, the host had this to say about his booming listenership regardless of the burning public issues: “It’s fascinating, my subscriptions went up massively — that’s what’s loopy.”
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“Through the top of all of it, I gained two million subscribers,” Rogan, 54, added.
Though Spotify doesn’t publicly launch any particular info concerning the variety of his subscribers, sources mentioned his listenership has by no means plummeted amid the difficulty, in keeping with The Hollywood Reporter.
Rogan went on to place the “the media” on blast, particularly concentrating on CNN, for his or her protection of the scandals.
“Yeah, [the media] went for it. It’s additionally lucky that the individuals who went for it have been CNN,” Rogan mentioned. “They’re so untrustworthy and folks know the way biased they’re and socially bizarre their anchors are.”
The Spotify host additionally took a jab at CNN’s unsuccessful CNN+ streaming service, which had its plug pulled simply weeks after its launch.
“They spent $300 million {dollars}, they bought 10,000 subscribers,” the previous “Worry Issue” host mentioned.
Rogan beforehand touched on the rumors about whether or not Spotify would nonetheless proceed to assist him regardless of the controversy throughout a February stand-up look.
“Spotify has hung in with me, inexplicably,” he mentioned then. “Let’s see what occurs.”
The front-running music streaming service hasn’t canceled Rogan, though they eliminated over 70 episodes from the platform for inflammatory language and added COVID advisories on his episodes.
In an inner firm letter launched in February addressing the ordeal, Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek wrote, “We must always have clear traces round content material and take motion when they’re crossed.”
“However canceling voices is a slippery slope. Trying on the difficulty extra broadly, it’s essential pondering and open debate that powers actual and crucial progress,” he continued.
