Perceptions Podcasts – Blog Post 1

The first of a four blog post series, will be episode #1246 of The Joe Rogan Podcast. Staring both Alex Berenson a New York Times author and Dr Michael Hart a cannabis medical specialist, with the episode debating the controversial issue of medicalising cannabis.

This episode takes an in-depth look at the benefits and negatives to medicalising cannabis with Joe and Dr Hart siding with the belief that is should be medicalised which in contrast to Alex who is opposed to it and instead explores and explains the negative elements of medicalising cannabis.

This podcast is a must watch, as it provides listener’s with informed, accurate and altering views on this complex issue that will either reinforce or change your perceptions on the topic.

Watch the episode below to gain a greater understanding on the topic from the debate and let me know if its changed your perceptions surrounding the issue in the comments below.

Extra information on Joe Rogan’s Podcast

Why is the podcast so popular?

Due to Joe Rogan’s high profiling from entertainment jobs such as MMA commentating which enabled him to have a large fan bans in comparisons to other small start up podcasts. Although despite his connects Rogan decided to grow his show organically putting majority of his time into content. But perhaps the biggest contributing factor to his success is that his fan base care about his guest opinions, making them more likely to tune in.

Does Joe Rogan’s large fan base make his podcast mainstream media?

With podcasts long holding the tag of independent media, Joe himself prides his podcasts on being uninfluenced. But does his large following make his podcast mainstream when discussing topics that have equal reach of large news corporations. Also with Rogan now recently signing to become exclusive to Spotify what does that mean to the shows independent content?.

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References

• King, A., 2020. Does Joe Rogan’s Spotify Deal Signal The End Of Independent Podcasting?. (Online) Digital Music News. Available at: <https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/06/01/end-of-independent-podcasting-joe-rogan-spotify-deal/&gt;