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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - APRIL 09: Joe Rogan looks on during the UFC 273 event at VyStar Veterans ... [+] Memorial Arena on April 09, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
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“Severance is a fantastic show," wrote Joe Rogan in a post on social media. “Completely original and totally unpredictable.” Perhaps even more unpredictable has been the frenzied response that his endorsement of Apple’s sci-fi drama hit has since stirred up.
“Amazing writing, directing and acting,” the comedian and host of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast continued, adding he had recently finished watching the series’ first season. “Just a totally unique show.”
But instead of a discussion about the artistic merits of Severance, Rogan’s comments have kicked off a heated political discourse — and drawn criticism towards some of the recent guests he’s had on his podcast, which boasts nearly 19.5 million subscribers and over 5.8 billion views on YouTube alone.
“This man has glazed a parasitic billionaire tech CEO on his podcast every single week for the last few months,” said Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker in reaction to Rogan’s post. Piker’s comment has amassed over 32,000 likes and 1,200 reposts.
The political streamer, who has over 7 million followers across platforms, didn’t specify who he was alluding to. But at least a handful of prominent tech moguls have appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience since last August, including Palantir chairman Peter Thiel, former Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya, venture capitalist and a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen, Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla chief Elon Musk, who’s also been moonlighting as an enforcer in President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency as of recent.
