![]() On Thursday, the company announced the purchase of two podcast analytics companies, Podsights and Chartable. The ambition in question is Spotify's $1 billion investment in podcasts, including the acquisitions of Gimlet Media, Anchor, Parcast, The Ringer, and Megaphone. Meanwhile, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended the podcaster in a tense townhall with employees, claiming that Joe Rogan, while controversial, was necessary for the streamer to achieve its "bold ambitions" as a platform. "I want to thank Spotify for being so supportive during this time, and I'm very sorry that this is happening to them," Rogan said in a video posted to Instagram. Earlier that day, Rogan thanked Spotify for "taking so much heat" after musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulled their music from the streamer in protest of misinformation spread on the show. 6 on Apple Podcasts, according to Chartable - just a few days after Rogan's COVID misinformation controversy started to bubble up.Ī second, less popular spinoff titled "The Joe Rogan Experience Experience" also peaked on the Apple Podcast charts that week, coming in at #66 the night of January 31. The show, aptly titled the "Joe Rogan Experience Review podcast," saw its listenership on February 2 peak at No. 1 podcaster's success, with one review-focused show ranking among the top 10 podcasts in the US earlier this month. Podcasts that review episodes of "The Joe Rogan Experience" have piggybacked off the No. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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