I'm not convinced he is lying. I think he took too many mushrooms, and has lost the plot and become gullible.
There are, however, many in the media and government, who damn well lie their teeth off.
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'The Joe Rogan Experience' Returns to Apple Podcasts After 3-Year Hiatus
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There are, however, many in the media and government, who damn well lie their teeth off.
Freedom of speech has absolutely nothing to do with Rogan and what platforms do or don’t choose to carry his show.
Is that why Apple canceled the show? In fact Apple doesn’t release figures on viewership and neither Stewart nor Apple has said anything about low viewership being the problem. In fact the official stated cause was “creative differences,” which makes sense given that Apple tends to avoid controversy whenever possible.
So, maybe a level read of what’s actually going on here:
Spotify made a mistake. A very costly mistake. By guaranteeing Rogan a ton of money and exclusive streaming rights they priced themselves out of the podcasting network game. Their entire business swiftly became all about servicing Rogan’s contract while his ability to generate revenue for them sagged. The result was massive layoffs and a restructuring at Spotify. Ending Rogan’s exclusive deal while retaining the ADVERTISING revenue rights to the show provides them (they hope) with a positive revenue stream that will save the company and allow them to return to what they wanted to do before: run a network of many different podcasts.
So all this nonsense about freedom of speech and censorship and so forth is just complete bunk. This has NOTHING to do with that. This is all about a company that hitched their wagon to a star that turned out to be a liability. Money. Plain and simple.
Spotify made a mistake. A very costly mistake. By guaranteeing Rogan a ton of money and exclusive streaming rights they priced themselves out of the podcasting network game. Their entire business swiftly became all about servicing Rogan’s contract while his ability to generate revenue for them sagged. The result was massive layoffs and a restructuring at Spotify. Ending Rogan’s exclusive deal while retaining the ADVERTISING revenue rights to the show provides them (they hope) with a positive revenue stream that will save the company and allow them to return to what they wanted to do before: run a network of many different podcasts.
So all this nonsense about freedom of speech and censorship and so forth is just complete bunk. This has NOTHING to do with that. This is all about a company that hitched their wagon to a star that turned out to be a liability. Money. Plain and simple.
It's the same reason Best Buy sold music CD's for so long.
Traffic.
Apple is betting on Rogan being in the podcast tree, so that will get people using Apple's platform. Click click click later, other podcasts get selected and Apple's ad revenue has increased.
You think Apple did this without a reason?
A thoughtful and nuanced post on MR - there's hope for humanity yet! But I agree. I really enjoyed his John Carmack interview for example. They went into all sorts of interesting topics from VR and AGI to BJJ.
But to your point, the issue I have with Rogan is that he'll have on an expert one day and then what is effectively a crazy uncle the next, and act like they are equivalent. They are not. Some will then say do your own research, but many consider 3 hours listening to Rogan all the research they need.
I absolutely believe everyone has a responsibility for how their actions impact the world, but I also understand that much of the world is still too juvenile to look beyond their own wants and desires and the pain and suffering they cause in the world around them.
And that's ok too, everyone is living life to the best of their ability.
Hurt people hurt people. They can't rap about what they don't know.
Does the same apply to you?
"challenge xontroversial ideologies" = spews hate left and right?
I don't think Apple did this at all. It was Spotifys/Rogans decision to put the podcast back on Apple/Youtube etc.
Correct. Rogan's new Spotify deal let him put the podcast back on all platforms including YouTube. His old deal made it exclusive.
Joe Rogan is a moron with a loud stick. Just because he said something you understand or agree with doesn't mean he's right.
Before you grossly generalize the content of JRE:
There are certainly some episodes that fit your description but you might want to rundown the list of guests before making generalizations.
Some that come to mind:
Cornell West
Dr Rhonda Patrick
Bernie Sanders
Graham Hancock
Josh Dubin (Innocence Project)
etc.
If you don't appreciate the interviews with fighters or comedians then simply don't listen to them but to spew gross generalizations like you did is problematic.
Yeah, I didn’t get it either. I tried to listen to it yesterday but he’s so obnoxious to me. I can’t lol
250 million guaranteed? Unless you are pretty sure you can make way more than that then I don’t see why would you reject it
Personally, I find Joe Rogan about as intellectually stimulating and thought provoking as putting a hair dryer up to my ears
Getting "the truth" from him is sort of like getting health advice from daytime talk shows
Getting "the truth" from him is sort of like getting health advice from daytime talk shows
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Right. And again, this is why the change is happening. Spotify signed Rogan to a very expensive and exclusive streaming deal. Then Rogan became… controversial. As a result his ability to generate revenue for Spotify sagged significantly. So much so that Spotify wasn’t able to produce any other shows. Their entire business became surviving Rogan’s contract. They had to lay off a huge chunk of staff and cancel a bunch of shows.
That’s what all of this is about. Spotify made a bad bet on Rogan and now they’re trying to fix it.
Well Jon Stewart is back on TDS from Monday.. who even cares what this Alex Jones lite is upto.
Please provide citation for this claim.
They just signed a new deal, if the previous deal was so detrimental to their business why did they renew?
Joe Rogan Renews at Spotify, but Will No Longer Be Exclusive
The streaming service announced a multiyear agreement that will make “The Joe Rogan Experience” available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and more.
Spotify’s New Joe Rogan Deal Brings the Company Full Circle
After years of splurging and expanding, the audio platform’s podcast strategy has backtracked.
www.vulture.com
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