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But he is financially dependent on youtube, isn't he? I am not suggesting he auto-censors himself but he is not "independent".

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No his podcast makes more money outside of youtube. I m pretty sure he makes "F U Youtube" money to not care about self-censorship

https://www.quora.com/How-much-money-does-Joe-Rogan-make-fro...

He is a world famous standup comedian. He does MMA coverage and podcasting as side gig for fun. I doubt that his life depends on the podcast.

I doubt he is making much money doing standups in LA clubs. vs having a podcast with an audience of about 10 millions, which is more than most TV shows can claim.

His standup shows on Netflix must have made him hundreds of thousands if not million I would think.

His podcast approximately makes 50 million USD per year.

He was also the host of a prime time game show for 5 years.

Also was an actor on prime time tv before even this

Not just Youtube, he gets paid sponsors on his podcast.

For example (in my case) if you listen on Apple Podcasts you can hear 5 minutes of him talking about brands. These brands probably pay him tens of thousands per episode to get a shoutout. Pretty sure YT may make a good contribution, but not so much that he relies on it.

Does the actual podcast, not the one that gets uploaded to YouTube, have Joe reading ads?

I assumed it did and they got cut out?

Podcasts can also be uploaded to services that intersperse advertising (or place them at determined points) on their own, even if the host doesn't read the adverts during the podcast. Midroll is the big name in that business.

Yes if you listen through other services Joe reads ads from several sponsors at the beginning and end.

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