Benzinga - by Rounak Jain, Benzinga Staff Writer.
Joe Rogan, one of the leading podcast hosts, has officially announced his comeback on Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) service, Apple Podcasts. This comes a week after he inked a multi-year deal with Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT).
What Happened: Joe Rogan Experience is now officially available once again on Apple Podcasts. Rogan also revealed that JRE's full episodes will be available on Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube in the "coming weeks."
Rogan was also generous with his praise for Spotify a week after he inked a multi-year deal with the music streaming service. This comes after murmurs of "will-they won't-they" in the weeks leading up to the deal renewal.
"Shoutout to @spotify for absolutely being the coolest and smartest people I've ever had the pleasure of being in partnership with."
The podcast is now officially back on @appleWe should be back on @youtube with full episodes in the coming weeks. Shoutout to @spotify for absolutely being the coolest and smartest people I've ever had the pleasure of being in partnership with. I'm very excited the podcast… pic.twitter.com/lf9vpPtpLU
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) February 8, 2024
Rogan's podcast also topped Spotify's 2023 podcasts list for the fourth consecutive year.
Why It Matters: Rogan is one of the leading podcast hosts in the world, but he has been at the center of controversies for a few years now for various issues.
This includes hosting Alex Jones and Abigail Shrier, which caused discontent amongst Spotify employees over the latter's stance on transgender issues. In another case, Rogan hosted guests who had controversial opinions on COVID-19.
Rogan also ended up removing 113 podcast episodes from Spotify in 2022 after apologizing for using the "N-word."
Rogan seems to have overcome these hurdles, with his podcast now back on Apple's platform and signing a multi-year deal with Spotify. He even expressed excitement over the "much broader distribution" thanks to these developments.
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Photo courtesy: Joe Rogan Experience
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