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Joe Rogan has the hottest mic in America. Donald Trump is making a much anticipated stop at the Austin studio for the nation’s No. 1 podcaster, with a taping scheduled for Friday that could air as soon as Saturday. The visit to “The Joe Rogan Experience” is part of his final push to reach voters just over a week ahead of the election. Vice President Kamala Harris’s camp has also been in discussions to come on the show, but an appearance looks increasingly unlikely, with sticking points including the location and timing, according to people familiar with the talks. Podcasts...

Amidst all the frenzy of Musk buying out the twit this particular Rogan podcast came up in my feed today. Maybe you have already listened to this even tho' from 3 years ago it sheds light on Dorsey and his " team" @twit how they run their show. Well it hasnt changed much up until now but I will tell you Tim Pool gave a hard beating to Gabbe & Dorsey . He stood firm . Dorsey brought Gabbe as his silicon valley/ tech arm candy ( ' cause thats the fad nowadays , you know, brownie points for diversity)....

Amidst a flurry of dealmaking for original content was Spotify's exclusive deal with Joe Rogan's widely popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Obviously, Spotify wants JRE, launched in December 2009, because it's one of -- if not the -- most popular podcasts in the U.S. and a handful of other countries. (JRE is currently No. 2 on Chartable's list of Apple podcasts in the U.S. and No. 1 on Stitcher's list of top podcasts.) The streaming giant paid handsomely, a reported $100 million for a multi-year licensing agreement for a global exclusive. Key takeaways Spotify's licensing deal with the Joe...