Ben Sixsmith on Podcasts

Two sides of the weird frontier

THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE IS back on YouTube, which is great news for those of us who have been too stubborn to sign up to Spotify. (Presumably, it is less than great news for Spotify. Their relinquishing of exclusivity suggests that the audience of the biggest podcast in the world had narrowed on their jealous watch.) A good podcast can be like an old friend. They do a lot of things that piss you off. Joe Rogan, for example, can be maddeningly arrogant. His comedian pals are often far less funny than he thinks they are. His disdain for the rat race never seems to factor in that most people can’t be super-rich podcasters. Yet like an old friend, we love the podcast anyway: the curiosity that has inspired more…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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