Can Joe Rogan change?
Digital music and audio | The Guardian 2022-02-06
Summary:
The freewheeling, inquisitive style that made Rogan so influential turned into a liability during the Covid pandemic. What’s next for the world’s most famous podcaster?
This week, podcaster Joe Rogan promised to “try harder to get people with differing opinions on” and “do my best to make sure I’ve researched these topics”. Those comments came after The Joe Rogan Experience was widely criticised for giving a platform to Covid misinformation.
The podcast, which reaches 11 million listeners per episode – averaging 190m downloads per month – was acquired by Spotify for $100m in 2020, a record-breaking sum.
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