Joe Rogan has been dethroned as America’s number one podcaster on YouTube by a staunchly anti-MAGA, “pro-democracy” show. After months of sharply criticizing President Donald Trump’s actions, decisions and rhetoric, the left-leaning MeidasTouch Podcast overtook the Joe Rogan Experience for the first time last week, according to YouTube’s weekly ranking of top podcast shows.

While Rogan’s 20.1 million YouTube followers dwarf MeidasTouch’s 5.2 million, the podcasting giant’s show finished in second place. Progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen and conservative-leaning Sean Ryan’s shows also made the top ten. The MeidasTouch Podcast saw its rankings climb in July as Trump attempted to appease Congress, the media, and voters over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, with episodes zeroing in on the president’s past ties to and comments about the disgraced financier. According to a May New York Times report, with the rise of video podcasting, YouTube is now the most popular platform for listeners with a one-third market share.

“We’re thrilled to see our audience continue to grow,” MeidasTouch Network co-founder Ben Meislas said in a statement Wednesday. “It's not just about the numbers. It's about building a movement powered by truth, accountability, and the people.” On Spotify, however, Rogan remains king, taking the number one spot, while MeidasTouch secured the 73rd spot on the audio streaming company’s U.S. podcast charts. A similar trend appeared on Apple Podcasts’ U.S. charts, where the Joe Rogan Experience ranks second, bested only by ABC News’ Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska, and the MeidasTouch Podcast comes in 17th. According to data analyzed by Newsweek using podcast analytics platform Podscribe, the MeidasTouch Podcast was the most downloaded podcast overall between June 7 and July 7.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-rogan-meidastouch-podcast-youtube-b2800447.html

The data showed MeidasTouch amassed 124 million views in that period, with Rogan scooping the second spot with 39.2 million views.
The three brothers who produce the show, Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas, say they have seen ratings soar since Trump returned to the White House in January. The siblings formed the self-styled “pro-democracy” MeidasTouch Network in March 2020 as a super PAC with the sole purpose of preventing Trump from being reelected in that year’s presidential contest. While the PAC changed its name to Democracy Defense Action, the MeidasTouch Network name continues to be used as a news organization.

By February this year, the MeidasTouch Podcast was ranked the most downloaded podcast, according to Podscribe data.
“We're proving that pro-democracy voices are not just necessary but in demand,” Brett Meislas told Newsweek at the time. “The American people are rejecting the idea that MAGA is mainstream.” These latest numbers mark a shift from the dominance of Rogan and other conservative-leaning hosts like Adin Ross, Lex Fridman, and Ben Shapiro, many of whom hosted Trump as he courted the so-called “bro vote” ahead of the 2024 election.

Many of those figures appear to be breaking away from Trump, including Rogan, who said Trump’s lack of transparency over the Epstein case is “a line in the sand.”

>>1424277 (OP)
>a literal nobody overtakes Joe fucking Rogan
I'm sure there's no foul play at all.

>>1424277 (OP)
>listening to podcasts
>2025
These are the same people who would have been confined to AM radio in the 20th century.

>>1424277 (OP)
>While Rogan’s 20.1 million YouTube followers dwarf MeidasTouch’s 5.2 million
Lol ok then.
So this dude still has 1/4 the followers as Rogan

>>1424292
Beating Rogan while having a fraction of his followers just makes Rogan even more pathetic, that many followers and he still can't beat this guy? Wow

>>1424311
Who the fuck cares about youtube followers for a podcast
its just shill cope
>Many of those figures appear to be breaking away from Trump, including Rogan, who said Trump’s lack of transparency over the Epstein case is “a line in the sand.”
Its literally head in the sand, fingers in ears, shouting LALALALA full on cope all the way down

>>1424292
Active listeners are more important than people who followed ages ago and never kept up.

>>1424288
>DAB Radio
>Hicks still turn their nose up at FM as it's too 'new fangled'
So if absolutely nobody listens to podcasts, why are they still made? If so much as one person does, there's your opinion destroyed
>>1424277 (OP)
Trash Taste's Joey, Garnt & Connor. The latter's Puerto Rican streamer friend is bigger than Joe Rogan
But then, a Welshman talks more sense than a mutt ever could. And has superior taste in friends.

>>1424277 (OP)
>MeidasTouch
Literally who?

>>1424344
I have no idea, apparently someone with only a quarter of the followers as Joe Rogan. I guess on apple podcasts they are number 17 while Rogan is number 2.

Kind of seems like a cope thread

>>1424349
We are up and coming, everything tRump ump touches turns to shit, everything we touched turns to Meidas GOLD!

>>1424341
>why are they still made?
The viewers/listeners are the product being sold to the advertisers.

>>1424349
You keep harping on about the followers but don't have a good explanation for why you lost to someone with less followers. Your ignorance does not mean you haven't lost.

Kind of seems like a cope post

>>1424572
Rogan has 4x the fan base on YouTube and is second on apple podcasts while marxistouch is 17th

Cope

>>1424573
He could have 2 billion followers on youtube, it doesn't mean people in America have any idea who he is.

>>1424575
Joe Rogan is way more widely known in America than Marxistouch so he's even winning on that front. Rogans starred in television shows, was a comedian, actor, and sports commentator.

Idk what you're trying to prove but nice self own

>>1424277 (OP)
>make an assessment

fine, controlled opposition.

>>1424573
>Rogan has 4x the fan base on YouTube and is second on apple podcasts while marxistouch is 17th
>Cope
Sounds like you're skipping the cope part.
You're melting down at the report that MidasTouch was better than the Joe Rogan Experience.

>>1424344
Democrats are trying to push their own synthetic version of Joe Rogan, and this is what they rallied behind. A shitty podcast group that puts out a bunch of tiktok length clickbait videos. I mean, I'm a Democrat and I hate this shit. I don't think we can "make our own Joe Rogan." It doesn't make any sense. I don't watch Joe Rogan (he's dumb as shit, and annoying to listen to), but he talks about whatever regardless of whether its politically correct or not, right? Which is part of his appeal if I'm correct. And that won't fly on the Democrat's side. Gotta constantly reaffirm that you're pro whatever fucking interest group is #1 trending on Twitter or Bluesky.

>>1424344
>>1424594
>Joe Rogan
Literally who?

>>1424604
The guy from Fear Factor

>>1424621
>Fear Factor
Literally what?

>>1424632
Zoomer or retarded?

>>1424577
Just take the L.