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Joe Rogan has completely disrupted the legacy media

33 points by SQL2219 5y ago

nabla9 5y ago
People don't want to be informed. They want to be entertained.
- nomorecommas 5y ago
  That's probably why they tune in to Rogan.
- hnburnsy 5y ago
  I am a fan of the long form interview talking to the guests for 2-3 hours versus what seems like 3-4 minutes on CNN\FOX\MSNBC\CNBC. Also the variety of guests and the diversity of their backgrounds keeps me entertained. Any suggestions on a Joe Rogan alternatives? Already listening to Lex Fridman.
  - dqpb 5y ago
    Making Sense podcast by Sam Harris is pretty good, although he posts much less frequently than Lex Fridman.
  - redisman 5y ago
    Conversations with Tyler, The Portal (seems dead now)
  - verdverm 5y ago
    Not necessarily interviews, but The Good Fellows have interesting and nuanced discussions between an economist, historian, and a former general.
    - hnburnsy 5y ago
      Thank you will check it out.
  - skinnymuch 5y ago
    Rogan guests aren’t as diverse as the general hype for his podcast indicates. The number of right leaning guests is so much more than left leaning guests. Unless things have changed, even far right guests are equal to or more than left guests. This is only a portion of Rogan guests of course. Not all are political, in any way. Though guests like MMA ones don’t have much to do with CNN/FOX/MANBC/CNN since that’s not something they really cover.
- sweetbitter 5y ago
  Then it should not be surprising what occurs here- legacy media are certainly not media used to inform.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  Who is this aimed at? Rogan and legacy media viewers? It can’t just be legacy media viewers
- errantmind 5y ago
  Or, perhaps, they want both
throwawaymanbot 5y ago
skinnymuch 5y ago
The statistics are inconsistent and not comparable. Spotify is global. Nielsen is the US and only for watching on your TV. Not sure if it’s for watching literally on your TV or also includes watching via your cable tv app on smart tv or mobile devices. If major clips of any of those channels/shows get millions of views on YouTube every episode, that is not counted. Same if any of this stuff have their own podcasts.
- ImpressiveWebs 5y ago
  > If major clips of any of those channels/shows get millions of views on YouTube every episode, that is not counted. But that’s also true of Rogan. His show’s clips get way more views than those other networks.
  - thrashh 5y ago
    Sure but it’s not reflected in this chart at all. This chart is worthless. It takes two unequal measures and puts them on the same chart to suggest a narrative. Not to mention that the list of shows that you find on this the chart is akin to the magazines that you find by the grocery checkout anyway. They’re entertainment shows. I might listen to Joe Rogan once in a while but it’s like putting on a sitcom.
stefanwlb 5y ago
joelbondurant1 5y ago

33 points by SQL2219 5y ago

nabla9 5y ago

People don't want to be informed. They want to be entertained.

nomorecommas 5y ago
That's probably why they tune in to Rogan.
hnburnsy 5y ago
I am a fan of the long form interview talking to the guests for 2-3 hours versus what seems like 3-4 minutes on CNN\FOX\MSNBC\CNBC. Also the variety of guests and the diversity of their backgrounds keeps me entertained. Any suggestions on a Joe Rogan alternatives? Already listening to Lex Fridman.
- dqpb 5y ago
  Making Sense podcast by Sam Harris is pretty good, although he posts much less frequently than Lex Fridman.
- redisman 5y ago
  Conversations with Tyler, The Portal (seems dead now)
- verdverm 5y ago
  Not necessarily interviews, but The Good Fellows have interesting and nuanced discussions between an economist, historian, and a former general.
  - hnburnsy 5y ago
    Thank you will check it out.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  Rogan guests aren’t as diverse as the general hype for his podcast indicates. The number of right leaning guests is so much more than left leaning guests. Unless things have changed, even far right guests are equal to or more than left guests. This is only a portion of Rogan guests of course. Not all are political, in any way. Though guests like MMA ones don’t have much to do with CNN/FOX/MANBC/CNN since that’s not something they really cover.
sweetbitter 5y ago
Then it should not be surprising what occurs here- legacy media are certainly not media used to inform.
skinnymuch 5y ago
Who is this aimed at? Rogan and legacy media viewers? It can’t just be legacy media viewers
errantmind 5y ago
Or, perhaps, they want both

throwawaymanbot 5y ago

skinnymuch 5y ago

The statistics are inconsistent and not comparable. Spotify is global. Nielsen is the US and only for watching on your TV. Not sure if it’s for watching literally on your TV or also includes watching via your cable tv app on smart tv or mobile devices. If major clips of any of those channels/shows get millions of views on YouTube every episode, that is not counted. Same if any of this stuff have their own podcasts.

ImpressiveWebs 5y ago
> If major clips of any of those channels/shows get millions of views on YouTube every episode, that is not counted. But that’s also true of Rogan. His show’s clips get way more views than those other networks.
- thrashh 5y ago
  Sure but it’s not reflected in this chart at all. This chart is worthless. It takes two unequal measures and puts them on the same chart to suggest a narrative. Not to mention that the list of shows that you find on this the chart is akin to the magazines that you find by the grocery checkout anyway. They’re entertainment shows. I might listen to Joe Rogan once in a while but it’s like putting on a sitcom.

stefanwlb 5y ago

joelbondurant1 5y ago