Cracks in the Rogansphere? Inner circle revolts as Joe Rogan's Elon Musk obsession and political leanings spark backlash
Joe Rogan's podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," has seen a decline in Spotify rankings since November. It has fallen behind podcasts like "The Shawn Ryan Show" and "MeidasTouch." Rogan's shift towards more political content and support for Elon Musk has caused discomfort among some guests. Neuroscientist Sam Harris criticized Rogan for not pushing back against misinformation.
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While American podcaster Joe Rogan 's " The Joe Rogan Experience " was once the most popular podcast among people, it has now seen its rankings drop sharply since November, as per a report.His podcast had been the number one on Spotify for years, but there have been changes over the last few months. Spotify chats showed that in January, The Joe Rogan Experience fell to second position behind The Shawn Ryan Show, reported Newsweek. In February, it had fallen to third place, behind Fall of Civilizations and the political show MeidasTouch , which is specifically known for its trenchant anti-Trump stance, according to the report.However, Rogan regained second place in March, but now he is behind comedian Amy Poehler's new series, Good Hang, as per Newsweek.Even with the reordering, Rogan also commanded a huge 51.5 million downloads in February, a 25% jump from January, according to the report. But MeidasTouch jumped much more robustly, reaching 57.5 million downloads in the same month, a 109% jump, as per Newsweek.His appeal has started to fall after Rogan, who is famously known for free-wheeling conversations has taken a sharper political turn, moving away from the offbeat blend of comedy, psychedelics, mixed martial arts and contrarian brawling that attracted so many viewers, according to Newsweek.There's increasing tension in his own circle of his frequent guests, also called, " Rogansphere ," as per the report. His allies now turn critics include a combination of comedians, commentators, and cultural provocateurs, according to Newsweek. Those who once supported him have started voicing their discomfort with his political focus content and constant admiration for Tesla CEO Elon Musk , as per the report.One of Rogan's longtime guests and neuroscientist Sam Harris said, "He's in over his head on so many topics of great consequence," quoted Newsweek. Harris explained with examples like, "He'll bring someone in to shoot the shit on 'how the Holocaust is not what you think it was'... or he'll talk to someone like Trump or Tucker Carlson, who lie as freely as they breathe, and doesn't push back... It is irresponsible, and it's directly harmful," as quoted in the report.Podcasts like The Shawn Ryan Show, Fall of Civilizations, MeidasTouch, and Good Hang have all surpassed him at different times.Yes, Rogan regularly praises Musk and defends him publicly.
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