The UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has made an enormous name for himself with his infamous JRE podcast. This podcast not only changed Rogan’s life, but also paved the way for other podcasts.
The game-changer podcast moved from YouTube to Spotify; It resulted when Spotify and Rogan made a humongous 200 million dollar deal for exclusive rights for the streaming of the podcast.
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This year, the podcast host saw many famous artists protesting against him. The demand of banning the podcast from Spotify had people divided. However, Spotify stuck by its most lucrative podcast, and though, deleted some controversial episodes and added guidelines before the podcast;Spotify didn’t remove Rogan‘s podcast from its platform.
Recently, former United States President Barack Obama and his wife’s production company saw a snub from the streaming giant. Hence, many people are reacting to Spotify, keeping Rogan and banning the Obamas.
Twitter compares Joe Rogan’s situation to the Obamas
After the news of Spotify not renewing their podcast deal with the Obamas, the world compared it to Rogan’s situation earlier this year.
Tim Young laughed at the news and said, “Spotify dropped its deal with the Obamas and kept Joe Rogan…”
Spotify dropped its deal with the Obamas and kept Joe Rogan… 🤣🤣🤣
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) April 22, 2022
"People are tired of leftist propaganda and don't want to pay for it… First CNN+, now the Obamas – the tide surely seems to be turning, as more and more consumers speak with their money." – Me talking to Fox about Spotify dumping Obama https://t.co/t6V00JJfiO
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) April 22, 2022
Matt Stoller wrote, “So… keeping Joe Rogan and firing Obama?”
So… keeping Joe Rogan and firing Obama? https://t.co/O1G4dWzZDr
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) April 21, 2022
Just in the last few weeks..
1. Spotify dropped its deal with Barrack & Michelle Obama while keeping Joe Rogan.
2. CNN+ is set to shut down only a month after launching
3. Netflix stock down 40%
4. Disney is losing its special tax status in FL
Left getting chewed up.
— Afshine Emrani MD FACC (@afshineemrani) April 24, 2022
SOME good news perhaps… https://t.co/7xuttEo0a9
— Trish Regan (@trish_regan) April 22, 2022
The only way to understand that as a “win for conservatives” is “well, it hurts the Obamas personally because maybe they get a little less money.” As if they’re not going to get paid. Their stuff will still be on Spotify *and also everywhere else.*
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) April 23, 2022
Guess the Obamas said “it’s Rogan or us.” https://t.co/z7sJjIkEha
— Ron Bassilian (@Ron4California) April 20, 2022
The Obamas and Joe Rogan will not be sharing a platform for long https://t.co/3o75UXwUsg
— Nick Turner (@NewsyNick) April 21, 2022
Spotify moving on from Obamas, paying Joe Rogan millions proves ‘it doesn’t often pay to be woke’
'Want left-wing talking points? Go to Obama—or MSNBC, CNN, NYT, WaPo,' Jason Rantz told Fox News Digitalhttps://t.co/aPooRHNJPw #FoxNews
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) April 22, 2022
Spotify KEPT Joe Rogan and dropped Obama. What does that tell you about who’s spitting misinformation?🤷🏾♀️
— Lavern Spicer🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@lavern_spicer) April 22, 2022
Spotify didn't renew their contract with Michelle Obama.
Another win for Joe Rogan.
— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) April 22, 2022
Anyhow, Rogan has done multiple podcasts without any halt. However, he had a hiccup in his UFC commentary role during the time of backlash.
Joe Rogan took a break from UFC 271
Rogan, who has been working with the UFC for almost forever, minimized his appearance on the PPV card as he stopped doing the PPV shows abroad. However, he’s been a staple in every UFC PPV held in the States.
Amidst all the talks of banning Rogan from Spotify, as several artists were giving threats to leave the podcast, Rogan surprisingly missed an American PPV event.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 09: Joe Rogan waves to a packed house at the UFC 264 ceremonial weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on July 9, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV, United States. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Many fighters, including Israel Adesanya and other UFC personnel, came in aid of the podcast host. Even UFC President Dana White showed his support for the veteran UFC color commentator.
Nevertheless, Rogan returned to the UFC broadcast booth the following PPV and got a huge response from the fans during the ceremonials weigh-in.
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