Joe Rogan Fans Respond After He Loses Top Podcast Spot
The podcaster’s fans hit back after he lost his #1 ranking to an anti-Trump podcast.
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Joe Rogan has lost his crown of having the #1 podcast—and his fans are not happy about it.
The Joe Rogan Experience was knocked from its top spot by anti-Trump show The MeidasTouch Podcast, outpacing Rogan by downloads and views last month, according to Podscribe, a podcast ranker.
The left-wing podcast, hosted by brothers Ben, Brett, and Jordan Meiselas, grew 101 percent in reach last month, with 56 million downloads and views on YouTube and audio platforms.
Rogan’s show, however, ranked second with 48.6 million downloads and views. Data showed that the podcast was down by 32 percent.
One fan account, named Joe Rogan Podcast, simply asked “Who?”
— Joe Rogan Podcast (@joeroganhq) February 20, 2025
They also shared a clip of an MSNBC panel discussing whether the surge in popularity of The MeidasTouch Podcast could signal a political shift in the country.
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“People often say that Democrats don’t know how to hit,” Nightcap’s Stephanie Ruhle said on the show. “These guys are hitters.”
Many more people in the comments section came to support Rogan, with some questioning if there was a more conspiratorial reasoning behind the rank.
“I’m still having a VERY hard time believing this,” wrote one user on X. “A podcast that came out 4 years ago spouting c--p that the majority of Americans disagree with?”
“The Democrats are paying for this it’s not real,” commented another. “They will run out of money soon.”
I've never heard of it, nor do I know one single person who has ever listened to the MeidasTouch.
— American Warrior for Christ (@johnrackham82) February 20, 2025
Lol now it's a different one. A couple months ago it was some mom no one heard of and now this I've never heard of Midas ever. These guys just make it up.
— Jason R. Epstein, Esq. (@Maluminse) February 20, 2025
Lol, fake news. Liberals lie about everything. That is the one consistent thing about them.
— Jeff August (@ArcherW7129) February 20, 2025
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Never ever heard of them! Amazing how yesterday they were all talking about how they know nothing about creating a ‘Joe Rogan’….and today, WHAM! They claim there’s one of there’s more popular…nothing smells funny there!!!. (Wont even mention the obvious that…
— SouthernSass1971 (@s_sass1971) February 20, 2025
Ben, Brett, and Jordan Meiselas’ podcast is described as having “the brothers’ unique approach at covering news by combining hilarious brother banter with an unapologetic support of democracy,” according to their Apple Podcasts information.
The trio come from all different backgrounds: Ben, a lawyer who once represented NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and co-owns Los Angeles Magazine; Brett, an Emmy-winner who worked on The Ellen Degeneres Show; and Jordan, an award-winning advertising exec.
In December, Kylie Kelce, wife of former football star Jason Kelce, took the crown from Rogan on both Apple and Spotify charts after debuting her podcast, Not Gonna Lie. Kelce received a large amount of hate for dethroning Rogan, revealing at the time that it blew her mind.
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