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Miami Herald
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Theo Von was just spotted at this Miami restaurant. Comic had some unlikely companions
Random celebrity sighting alert in the 305: Theo Von. Before joining President Donald Trump on his trip to Qatar Thursday to perform for U.S. troops, the comic du jour was in Miami hanging with some famous locals. That would be POTUS' daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner. The first daughter shared a picture of the three of them seated at a meal at Casadonna, David Grutman's upscale eatery in the old Miami Women's Club space in Edgewater. We reached out the eatery's reps about when the meal occurred and did not immediately hear back. 'Miami looked good on you,' wrote the mother of three, who lives in nearby Indian Creek Village. 'Come back and visit us soon!' Vonn reposted the X, joking, 'Y'alls posture is so good. Wth!! Are y'all in spine club or something ??!! I'm built like a damn raccoon. Thanks for the hospitality. Had a blast.' Had no idea the onetime 'Road Rules' star was pals with the Kushners? Join the club. We may have to look to Ivanka's half brother, Barron, for the initial introduction to the Louisiana native, 45. The president said that last year his youngest son recommended he do Von's podcast called 'This Past Weekend' to gain a younger audience in the so called manosphere. 'Dad, you've got to do an interview with a guy named Theo Von,' Trump said in his own remarks Thursday. 'I said, 'Who the hell is Theo Von?'' The one on one episode aired last year while Trump was on the campaign trail, receiving close to 17 million views.
New York Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
YouTube releases list of most popular podcasts— here's where Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Megyn Kelly rank
YouTube launched a new weekly chart of the most-watched podcasts on its platform as the Alphabet-owned company ramps up competition with Spotify and Apple in the rapidly evolving audio market. 'The Joe Rogan Experience' topped the debut of the Weekly Top Podcast Shows Chart, which ranks US podcasts based on total watch time, followed by 'Kill Tony' and 'Rotten Mango.' 6 YouTube launched a new weekly chart to highlight the most-watched podcasts on its platform. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Advertisement 'Kill Tony' is a live comedy podcast hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe. In October, Hinchcliffe faced significant backlash after making controversial remarks at a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden during which he referred to Puerto Rico as a 'floating island of garbage.' Other notable podcasts on the chart include '48 Hours,' a true crime series by CBS News (No. 4), retired football great Shannon Sharpe's 'Club Shay Shay' (No. 7), 'This Past Weekend' starring former MTV 'Road Rules' personality Theo Von (No. 8), and conservative Sirius/XM host Megyn Kelly (No. 19). YouTube's new ranking feature is expected to offer podcasters increased visibility and help viewers find trending content, mirroring tools already offered by competing platforms. Advertisement 6 The Alphabet-owned video giant announced Thursday that it will debut a Weekly Top Podcast Shows Chart, ranking US podcasts every Wednesday based on total watch time. YouTube According to Edison Research, YouTube has already surpassed Spotify and Apple Podcasts as the top platform where Americans consume podcasts. The company says podcasts generate more than one billion monthly active views on the platform. 6 Joe Rogan's 'Joe Rogan Experience' ranked as the No. 1 podcast on YouTube's chart. AP Advertisement 'YouTube just isn't a place where you drop your content from other sources,' Ben Meiselas, co-founder of the progressive political show 'The MeidasTouch Podcast,' told CNBC. 'We want to focus on making YouTube a channel the way people watch cable news.' 6 'Kill Tony' is a live comedy podcast hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe, who faced significant backlash after making controversial remarks at a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden last year. Getty Images for SXSW Meiselas, whose podcast came in at No. 5 on the chart, emphasized the platform's economic advantage, noting that YouTube provides better cost-per-mile (CPM) rates — advertising lingo for cost per thousand impressions — than its competitors. Advertisement 6 Theo Von, the comedian and former star of the 'Road Rules' series on MTV, is host of the eighth most popular podcast on YouTube. TheoVon/YouTube The rise of video podcasts has been one of the defining themes of the 2025 media Upfronts, as platforms compete for advertisers seeking high-engagement formats. 6 Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly ranks 19th on the list. Getty Images for TIME Spotify has expanded its own video podcast offerings. The Swedish-based streamer reported over 100 million dollars in global payouts to podcasters in the first quarter of this year. Nonetheless, YouTube remains the dominant player in terms of creator revenue and audience scale.
New York Times
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Brocasters' Like Joe Rogan and Theo Von Have Listeners in a Chokehold
Joe Rogan. Theo Von. Andrew Huberman. If these names sound familiar to you, you're probably among the tens of millions of people who tune in to the 'brocasters,' a loosely defined coterie of podcasters who put men and masculinity front and center. The term — which calls to mind hourslong interviews with frequent references to health supplements, classical philosophy or mixed martial arts — has broken through on social media over the last year, as clips from brocasters have become harder to escape than a full nelson. Though Mr. Rogan and Mr. Von had been peripheral figures in American pop culture for decades — Mr. Rogan hosted NBC's gross-out game show, 'Fear Factor,' starting in 2001, and Mr. Von made his debut on MTV's 'Road Rules' a year earlier — both podcasters hit critical mass last year when they interviewed Donald J. Trump during the run-up to the presidential election. How it's pronounced On average, Mr. Rogan's podcast reached over 20.1 million listeners a week last year, making it the No. 1 podcast in the world for the sixth straight year, said Melissa Kiesche, a senior vice president at Edison Research. And its audience increased in the last quarter, during the election season. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
