As left-wing media and cultural forces unite in an attempt to send podcaster Joe Rogan down the memory hole, one streaming service is throwing him a lifeline.
Chris Pavlovski, founder and CEO of Rumble, the right-leaning Canadian-based alternative to YouTube, made Rogan an offer he hopes the former stand-up comedian won’t refuse:
$100 million spread over four years.
In a brief note posted on his site, Pavlovski wrote to Rogan, “We stand with you, your guests, and your legion of fans in desire for real conversation. So we’d like to offer you 100 million reasons to make the world a better place.”
“How about,” he added, “you bring all your shows to Rumble, both old and new, with no censorship, for 100 million bucks over four years?”
“This is our chance to save the world,” Pavlovski concluded. “And yes, this is totally legit.”
Rogan did not immediately reply to the offer.
Rumble’s bid is the same amount Spotify paid Rogan for the exclusive rights to his podcast.
On Monday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek was desperately trying to fend off the liberal mob coming for Rogan.
That emerged first over Rogan’s alleged promotion of “misinformation” by having critics of the government’s COVID-19 response effort on his show. Rogan’s second sin came in a video that surfaced over the weekend, which featured a compilation of him uttering the N-word numerous times.
Rogan apologized for the latter, although the defense is that he was only quoting what others have said. So far, more than 100 episodes of Rogan’s podcast, which reportedly draws 11 million people per show, have been taken down on Spotify.
As The Free Press reported on Monday, Ek, in a letter to his staff that was leaked to the media, said, “While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realize some will want more. And I want to make one point very clear – I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer.”
“We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope. Looking at the issue more broadly, it’s critical thinking and open debate that powers real and necessary progress,” he added.
Still, Business Insider on Monday reported that the stock price of CF Acquisition IV SPAC, a company that joined with Rumble when the Rumble went public two months ago, shot up as much as 43 percent after Pavlovski’s offer became public.
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