Joe Rogan’s biggest conspiracy theories revealed – & how he’s still inking Netflix comedy specials despite controversy
PODCASTER Joe Rogan continues to ink several lucrative Netflix comedy special deals despite being highly controversial.
The former television host, who is no stranger to stirring the pot, has scored several stand-up specials with the streaming service and shows no signs of stopping.
Rogan rose to prominence as a UFC color commentator before launching his well-known podcast The Joe Rogan Experience on Spotify.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Rogan shocked many listeners when he, and several of his guests, made inflammatory comments about the vaccine.
In one episode, Rogan's guest, a biologist named Bret Weinstein, boldly declared that the antiparasitic drug Ivermectin would be "the end of Covid."
“Ivermectin alone, if properly utilized, is capable of driving this pathogen to extinction," Weinstein said in a June 2021 episode, per The Washington Post.
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A study presented by Weinstein revealed that it was 86% effective in preventing the virus.
“Crazy number,” Rogan said.
“That number is high enough to be, independently, the end of Covid if we decide to make it so," added Weinstein.
However, it was later revealed by Politifact that the study had been conducted by people who were affiliated with an interest group.
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Rogan later sparked outrage from listeners when he had vaccine scientist and Covid-19 skeptic Robert Malone on his show.
Malone, who claimed to be instrumental in the development of mRNA technology, said that a third of the world's population was "basically being hypnotized" to believe the mainstream media.
One of Rogan's more memorable interviews also included the possibility that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines weren't actually vaccines at all, claiming that they were gene therapy.
“This is really gene therapy; it’s a different thing,” Rogan said. “It’s tricking your body into producing spike protein and making these antibodies for Covid.”
Rogan's inflammatory remarks caused Spotify to put a content advisory on many of his episodes.
There's a certain degree of codependence here.
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Despite having a rocky relationship with the streamer, Rogan signed a "multiyear" contract with Spotify earlier this year.
Rogan's new deal is estimated to be up to $250 million, reports Business Insider.
The biggest wrinkle in the contract is the fact that Rogan will no longer be exclusively on Spotify.
A rep for the streaming service told the outlet that Rogan's show will be available on "all of the major" podcast platforms, including Apple, YouTube, and Amazon.
It was also reported by the Wall Street Journal that Rogan will also get a cut of the show's revenue instead of being paid based on the show's popularity.
"There's a certain degree of codependence here," one insider told Business Insider.
Rogan is set to take the stage in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday in his first filmed stand-up show in six years.
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Titled Burn the Boats, Rogan is sure to pack several explosive jokes about himself during the event.
“Don’t get mad at me, you know why you came here… Jokes, folks. Just jokes,” Rogan says in the trailer.
