And I felt [like] the weight lifted off me.

… Because, my whole life was like, ‘How am I gonna eat?

How am I gonna pay my rent?’

Joe Rogan MCs the UFC 300 weigh-in in April 2024

Then all of a sudden, I don’t have to worry about [that] anymore."

Within a few years, each episode was being regularly streamed or downloaded by millions of listeners.

Then, in February 2024, Rogan signed a new deal with Spotify that was worth $250 million.

Joe Rogan on stage doing stand-up comedy in 2015

Rogan’s controversial past remarks led to some headaches for Spotify, however.

Controversy can’t seem to keep Rogan down for long.