

Now, it’s not just me and Brian… Now, I’m getting guests and every day I’m getting emails from people who want to promote their books or their thing, some guy from Vegan. For a long time people were complaining about the sound issues so… we figured it all out.

It’s almost a year old now and, in that year, you can see the full evolution from sitting in front of a laptop to professional microphones and a mixer and a soundboard. It started out with me and Brian Redban sitting in front of laptops bullshitting.

In an interview with Thom Carnell, Joe Rogan shared the story about their start: The show started in 2009 with two guys sitting on their laptops just chatting shop while allowing their conversation to be broadcasted live on Ustream.

This is one of the most fascinating growth stories in media history over the last 10 years. Regardless of what you think about the show & Joe Rogan. The Joe Rogan Experience on the other hand is a one person podcast with nothing more than a personality talking to a wide range of topics with a wide range of guests. The Ringer is a collection of 30 different shows covering everything from The Bachelor or Game Of Thrones to the NBA & NFL. In February, Spotify, paid $196 Million to Acquire Bill Simmons’ The Ringer but there’s a big difference between the Joe Rogan Podcast and The Ringer… While it might not have a lasting impact on their stock… I do think this deal is a signal to the media industry, influencer space & wonderful world of podcasts that the medium is coming of age.Īccording to the Wall Street Journal – the Joe Rogan podcast was purchased for more than $100 million. In less than 30 minutes after the announcement the Spotify stock added more than 1.5 billion in market cap showing 5% growth. This is a massive blow to Apple and other streaming sites. His full library, dating back 11 years, will be available on Spotify as of September 1st, and become exclusive to Spotify by the end of the year. Yesterday Joe Rogan announced that his podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience” will be exclusively offered on Spotify at the end of the year:
