Money aside, I personally feel the Spotify deal was terrible for Rogan. He does more for Spotify than they do for him. Not least of which because Spotify, while pretty great for music, is terrible as a podcast player.
And, yeah, he has gone off the deep end since the Spotify deal. Somebody dumping a giant basket of cash on your doorstep probably does the ego no favors.
Spotify is terrible for podcasts, but 100mil $ is enough (on top of $$$ he already has) to not care about nuances of does he gives them more than they gave him.
I think 100 million isn't much considering the amount of influence he has. I guess getting an upfront 100 million is better than over the years though. Does anyone know how long his contract is with Spotify? It's it's longer than 2-3 years then he's losing money imo.
I haven't listened in awhile because Spotify is such a terrible place for podcasts but, when I did, for about a month or two after he moved to Spotify, it seemed like all he was talking about were UFO's, other conspiracy theories, and how much he hated the COVID measures.
Frankly, I don't care that he talks about those things--some I agree with him on, some I don't--but, in the past he did a good job of balancing those things out with guests who offered a different perspective. After he made the Spotify deal, it seemed like he went all in on his beliefs and didn't seem interested in exposing himself or his audience to opposing views anymore.
And, yeah, he has gone off the deep end since the Spotify deal. Somebody dumping a giant basket of cash on your doorstep probably does the ego no favors.