


Rogan struck a $100 million deal with Spotify to bring his podcast over to the platform. I’m happy for any young man or woman who can get paid in show business because so many people do not get paid. I know that his podcast is very popular, they say… I am for any performer who can get any money and get paid. We were friendly at one point - I just knew him as the funny guy, as a comedian - I knew him before he was on ‘Fear Factor’ actually. I know Joe from 100 years ago,” Stern said this week (via Mediaite). Speaking on his Sirius XM radio show this week, Stern said he doesn’t believe in censorship and expressed a level of admiration for Rogan’s podcast empire. Howard Stern has slammed Joe Rogan in the past for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean Stern wants to see the controversial Spotify radio host shunned in public opinion.
