Prince Harry Said ‘With a Platform Comes Responsibility’
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Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, also have an exclusive deal with Spotify.
The episode with Harry was released the same day that Shepard and Padman announced they would be joining Rogan and his JRE podcast as a Spotify exclusive. Harry continued, “It’s splattered all over the place so people who listen to Joe Rogan say, ‘Oh, if he says that.'” Harry said if Rogan doesn’t think people should listen to him or look to him for medical and scientific advice, “then just don’t say that.” He added, “Just stay out of it.” Because news doesn’t just exist in just news anymore.” Shepard agreed, “You’re totally right.” You’ve got to be careful about what comes out of your mouth when it comes to that. Harry said, “I think the issue is in today’s world with misinformation just like endemic. How You Can Help Ukraine: Verified Charities, GoFundMe & Ways to Support Ukrainians Rogan later clarified his comments and said people shouldn’t take advice from him. I do.” The comments about healthy and younger people drew criticism from doctors, scientists and the White House, including Dr. I’ve encouraged a lot of people to get (vaccinated) and people say, do you think it’s safe to get vaccinated? I’ve said, yeah, I think for the most part it’s safe to get vaccinated. I think you should get vaccinated if you feel like. Rogan added, “I think you should get vaccinated if you’re vulnerable. Rogan sparked controversy in late April when he said on his podcast that he doesn’t think healthy, young people need to worry about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. No one should be listening to my opinion on medical s***. Obviously.” Shepard added, “I think what he said was ridiculous, but I also a little bit agree with him, like, ‘I f****** call fights. The podcast episode began with Harry asking Shepard and his co-host, Monica Padman, “What was your feeling about Joe Rogan’s comments,” about vaccinating. Harry sat down with actor Dax Shepard on the Armchair Expert podcast on May 13 and took the opportunity to call out the UFC commentator, stand-up comedian and popular podcaster.
Prince Harry joined the chorus of voices criticizing Joe Rogan for spreading misinformation on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “Moving to Spotify is a huge opportunity for us,” Shepard said in a statement.Prince Harry slammed Joe Rogan during an appearance on Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast. Spotify did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement with Shepard, but if Rogan’s blockbuster licensing deal worth north of $100 million is any indication, the contract could easily be in the $50 million range. The two giants are battling for supremacy in a business that is already exploding - and expected to more than double in ad sales to $2 billion by 2023, according to projections by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Last year, Apple snagged more podcast listeners than Spotify by a margin of 39%. The strategy appears to be working: Spotify is set to surpass Apple in listenership this year and achieve a 30% edge over Apple by 2023, according to a study by eMarketer. “We made it no secret that we wanted to bring some of the world’s most respected podcasts and dynamic creators to Spotify exclusively, and we are very excited to add Armchair Expert, alongside it’s hugely loyal global following of dedicated fans, to our diverse catalogue of phenomenal podcasts,” Dawn Ostroff, chief content and advertising business officer, said in a statement.