Trump-Hating Podcast Rockets Past Rogan With Nearly Double the Downloads

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Source: Daily Beast

Updated Mar. 17 2025 11:00PM EDT
Published Mar. 17 2025 5:08PM EDT


Cry your eyes out, Joe Rogan. The left-leaning MeidasTouch Podcast just widened its lead as the top podcast in the country, clocking just under 125 million downloads and views in the last month, according to Podscribe.

This is more than double the listeners MeidasTouch received in February, when it first dethroned The Joe Rogan Experience for the top spot. Rogan’s podcast registered 64 million downloads.

The podcast gets its name from the progressive “pro-democracy” media company MeidasTouch. Its hosts—Meiselas brothers Ben, Brett, and Jordan—mix news with banter and often criticize President Donald Trump, with recent episodes titled “Trump Suffers Badly as It All Backfires on Him” and “Trump Blows Up Term Quickly and Throws a Party.”

Prior to his podcast days, Ben Meiseles, the co-owner of the Los Angeles Magazine, was NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s lead lawyer. Brett Meiselas previously worked as a video editor on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, for which he earned two Emmys. Jordan Meiselas was an award-winning advertising executive in New York.

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[dutch777]

1. I am not much of a Rogan fan but has he had any comment now that Trump is in office?

He has interviewed some interesting archeologists which I have watched on YouTube but I don't follow him generally. I was wondering if was going to do any follow ups on what he has helped do-- get Trump elected.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. A number of news sources have had articles

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of him trashing and thrashing Democrats.

Muskrat has apparently been a regular and per this from Axios -

Updated Mar 1, 2025
Musk defends DOGE, slams AP in interview with Joe Rogan

(snip)


Rogan: "World would be a very different place" if Musk didn't buy Twitter

Musk said his account "would have been suspended a long time ago" if it was still being run the way it was before.

"Trump would have never come back and Alex Jones would have definitely never been back," Rogan responded.

Rogan and Musk on AP News and "Gulf of America"

Rogan and Musk started laughing before describing the standoff between the Associated Press and the White House over calling the "Gulf of America" the "Gulf of Mexico."

An AP news reporter was barred from the Oval Office because the outlet's stylebook still refers the the body as the Gulf of Mexico.

The AP sued the White House for blocking its reporters from access to events like Oval Office meetings and Air Force One press pools. A federal judge refused to immediately order the White House to restore their access to presidential events.

Rogan called AP and other news outlets "propaganda campaigns" and that they all "distributed absolute lies."
"It's only Fox News that's talking about the positive things that DOGE has found," he added.

Like the other gasbag Stephen A. Smith, who should stick to "sports" (in quotes), it's time to put these types out to pasture.

[hlthe2b]

9. I NEVER understood why Dems/Progressive/Liberals EVER listened to Rogan, but now...?

Now that he's been instrumental in destroying our democracy with his aid to Trump, some STILL want to claim that "oh, that was just a 'one-off'"...

What is so appealing about this bombastic, misogynistic POS that so many of our folks want to make excuses for him? Really?

[BumRushDaShow]

14. !!!!

I just don't get it.

When people like this "show you who they are, then believe them". It's the same with people like Bill Maher, who some try to defend for "some things". I say fuck them both.

[hlthe2b]

23. Meh. I'm not buying what you are desperately trying to sell.

Bombastic, misogynist from the beginning--that is classic RW-- and today, MAGAT.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

25. Hey you don't gotta buy anything. I've just been tied in to the podcast scene for ages.

I was actually clued in to Rogan by a person I would say is far to the left of me who mentioned he was solid. He was, for a while, but then I caught the attempted cancellation of him and mostly stayed on out of morbid curiosity to see how it'd end.

Either way, you asked a question, I answered the truth as an "I saw it happen" experience. I try to stay tied in to the internet culture around non-media influencer personalities, because like it or not, they're the future of the Media as we know it.

[Hornedfrog2000]

88. Ooooooooor

Heres another take. Putin funnels money to him, just as they did Limbaugh.

[Daydream Writer]

30. If he could abandon his principles because "leftists" were mean to him

Then he never had any principles at all.

[hlthe2b]

34. You can find ONE person to say ANYTHING...

including our all-too-frequent trolls that appear here now and then...

That you would think this anecdote is representative of how Dems think is astonishing (and outlandish).

[Hellbound Hellhound]

37. Unfortunately, my experience says otherwise.

There's always extremists among every faction but they're absolutely never acting alone.

[hlthe2b]

39. Then I must ask, why are you here if you have such contempt for liberals, Dems, progressives?

[Hellbound Hellhound]

41. I'd rather you stop ascribing false motives. Sharing an anecdote or a statement of fact is not "Contempt".

I'm here because I believe the Democratic party is the only real option for America moving forward. That fact alone makes it far more important to suss out and exterminate extremist and malicious threats to the Party as a whole.

[hlthe2b]

42. You cited those statements as your reason for believing/defending Rogan's turn on the "left" and embrace

of MAGA. You excoriate the Left for supposedly driving him to that position. Tell me again why I have no reason to (as you say "ascribe those motives" (including contempt for the Left) to your attitudes. Really....?

[Hellbound Hellhound]

43. They were two unrelated anecdotes, I'm sorry if that wasn't made abundantly clear.

The whole Left-bombing of Rogan has an entire infrastructure and history behind it if you care to look it up, should take several dozen hours to watch most of the more relevant content.

Simple fact is, extremists are the death of movements. And what we need absolutely none of now is extremists making our own anti-Trump cause look as bad as they've been doing. And I keep seeing here on this very site condemnation of Rogan, breathless "I don't understand!"s about how he became the Right's main squeeze, yet every time it's pointed out that he was literally A LEFTY PODCASTER, it's met with "Nuh-uh, neener neener and if you disagree with my completely factless and unhinged statements you're a MAGAT".

I've been watching that particular story for half a decade. You asked a question, I answered based on the facts I've seen firsthand. If that isn't good enough for you and you actually want the truth as it happened, it's out there. Go get it, Champ! But I have a feeling that you've already made up your mind.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

93. If I hold a gun to your head and say "Vote Republican" and you do so, are you at fault?

The left had Rogan in their hands. They then decided he wasn't worth supporting, that because he said a bad word or interviewed the "Wrong" person, he was persona-non-grata. So he said "Screw it, I'll go where the money is since my old audience now wants me dead".

There's no contempt there, just historical accuracy.

[Carlitos Brigante]

103. That's just some melodramatic bullshit. I used to listen to him going back to the

early days with all the streaming problems and the pixelated ass video quality. He was always kind of a meathead who'd agree with the last person who'd talk to him. He'd nod his head at Ted Nugent's moronic rantings on Monday. Then tell Abby Martin she's right about pretty much everything on Wednesday. But at least he seemed genuinely curious and would also invite actual scientists and philosophers.

What happened to him was that Covid broke his brain as well as suffering some serious audience capture. he jumped on the "woke" bandwagon. His audience who used to be more mixed became more and more right wing, the more he had on fascists like that Milo dickhead and pushed less and less. He saw how much more $$$ he could make pandering to imbeciles, and that's that. I'm pretty sure he's never even claimed that bullshit excuse of yours that "Whaaaah!!! the leftists were soooo mean to me, so now I gotta go full on fascist!".

And as far as those "mean leftists" go, if you wanna defend him calling black people apes like 20 times in one episode. Be my guest. At a minimum he deserved to be called out for that shit. Platforming Alex Jones for years in spite of all the pain and suffering that bag of shit caused the Sandy Hook parents is not something to defend either.

[Cirsium]

89. Contempt

You have repeatedly expressed contempt for Democrats on this thread, the millions of Democrats who aren't "centrists" as you describe yourself, the millions who don't agree with you.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

94. I've expressed contempt for far-left fringe extremists who threaten political violence, yes. I'll own that. Proudly.

And if that's a bad thing, then "Oh no! Anyways." I don't support terrorists. Boo hoo.

[Cirsium]

96. Terrorists?

"Far-left fringe extremists who threaten political violence?"

WTF are you talking about?

[Daydream Writer]

44. "The left has extremists so it's understandable that Rogan

became a huge Trump supporter and platformer of racists, holocaust deniers, and white supremacists" isn't quite the flex you think it is.

But if you're right, I'm sure we're going to see lots of podcasters completely abandoning their "principles" to come to the left, now that there are so many extremists on the right!

[Hellbound Hellhound]

45. You're seeing it already. See Meidas Touch, who have surpassed Rogan. Glad we agree n/t

[Daydream Writer]

49. So they weren't leftists before?

Becuase that's what you keep saying - that Rogan was a leftist who switched all the way to the other side, becoming a right-wing racist, completely abandoning any principles he might have had before, because of leftist extremists. So by pointing to Meidas, I'm sure you mean they made the same kind of pivot. I mean, that would be easily verifiable.

But also, neener neerer, I don't care if Rogan was ever really a "leftist". I wouldn't, and haven't, abandoned my principles because the left "has extremists" or "policed my words". Such a person would be a weak-willed, self-serving idiot who I could never, ever trust.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

50. I agree with you about the "Self Serving" part, but in the end, everyone is.

As I mentioned a few posts down, I agree with you, I won't ever give up on my principles just for the sake of personal gain, but that's a choice that some people may not make.

[Cirsium]

56. Come on

So if someone somewhere at some time said that they would vote for a Nazi if they had a "D" after their name, that justifies people becoming right wingers?

"Not a one-way street?" What are you talking about? Is that a "both side do it" argument? We are no better than the right wingers?

[Hellbound Hellhound]

58. No, has nothing to do with "Both Sides", just that extremists harm both extremist and centerist platforms within a party

[Cirsium]

62. Pretty absurd

Of course you are making a " both sides" argument. It is a perfect example.

Be sure to let us know when our "far leftist buck-wild, pink-haired crazy-eyed fuckcrazy" forces you to become MAGA, will you?

[Hellbound Hellhound]

64. Please, I'm plenty used to crazy. I'm a Democrat. That's just the norm. :P n/t

[Cirsium]

65. Keep digging

Crazy is the norm for Democrats?

[Hellbound Hellhound]

66. What digging? We're all a bit bonkers here.

Nine Hells, this your first rodeo? What's that quote, "I'm not a member of an organized political party, I'm a Democrat".

Lighten up, Francis.

[Cirsium]

71. Comedy gold

"Lighten up." In other words, your commentary is going down in flames.

No, its not my first rodeo, buckaroo. 50+ years of rodeos.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

73. I'm just not going to risk a hide to engage in your bad-faith dialogue.

We're parting ways here one way or another, so I wish you a good day and happy trails.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

91. I can happily admit that memory fades over time, and if it genuinely isn't what I thought it was, I apologize.

Back then, tempers were incredibly high and I may have interpreted something that wasn't what it may have appeared to be. I'll self-delete the original post of the subthread.

I'm genuinely sorry if I've caused any sort of distress. And thank you for proving me wrong.

[Wiz Imp]

98. Thank you. I've deleted my posts about this.

[Torchlight]

70. Or simply thought there's more profit in dishonesty

And of course there is. And of course it works. But I also realize we often hang our hats on racks of our own choosing.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

75. Or that. Because he didn't get to the top being non-controversial. n/t

[Torchlight]

76. Much as Alex Jones n/t, pt 2

[Hellbound Hellhound]

79. Exactly. Outrage sells.

Meidas has found that outrage has a price tag, they're cashing in on it. Gods bless 'em. I get the feeling they're preaching to the choir, but if they reach even one MAGAT, all the better.

[Butterflylady]

105. Oh, I don't, think their preaching to the choir....

To me it's people are tired of being lied to. They want the truth. They're tire of the white-washing by the mainstream media.
I'm on SS so I don't have much income, but I gladly give to DU and The Meidas Touch Network because I know they tell me the truth.

To that's what counts.

[eleonora]

46. Really? I don't know about you but...

...I don't go around and change my views because others happen to disagree with me. What you're really saying is he values profits over having a strong core of basic values. And that isn't someone I want as my friend.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

48. I agree on a personal level, but not everyone is us.

The man's a podcaster and he knows how to market to the audience most likely to bring in money. There will be a time he'll swap back to being a leftist if the money flows that way. End of the day, it's a business.

Just like Meidas Touch. They saw a market waiting, unfulfilled, and they capitalized on it, now they're the biggest in the industry because the social media infosphere banks most on outrage. The current outrage de jure is Trump, so of course a competent business will capitalize on it.

[Wiz Imp]

74. You keep saying that about Meidas Touch and you're wrong

The Meidas touch people NEVER changed or sold out their principles. They were always "leftists" and to imply otherwise is beyond dishonest.

[ECL213]

53. Poor Joe. He got called out for his liberal use of racial epithets...

so he decided he would entrench himself with the people who don't mind. His "left-right switch" is nobody's fault but his own, and purely financial. He is exactly who the right pays him to be.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

55. You're not wrong there, mate. n/t

[Cirsium]

54. Thanks for the laugh

"Purity test?" How absurd. What makes our criticism of Rogan's bigoted bs "purity tests" or "cancelling" while your criticism of the so-called "far leftists" is not?

[Hellbound Hellhound]

57. Put simply, I'm more centerist. The far left, by definition, isn't.

I'm not calling for purity and can accept a businessman doing business in our favor as a good thing. Others couldn't and went buck-wild, pink-haired crazy-eyed fuckcrazy, so Rogan went full tilt against our cause because that's where the money was and because of self-serving extremists who couldn't handle him interviewing No-No People.

[Cirsium]

60. No such thing

There is no "far left" in US politics.

"Buck-wild, pink-haired crazy-eyed fuckcrazy"?" "Self-serving extremists?" this some sort of parody?

You are just repeating Rogan's (and Fox news') bigoted and reactionary take on politics. It is pretty disgusting. Oops, am I applying a purity test or cancelling you or Rogan now? Poor babies. Guess you will have to turn MAGA and it will be all my fault. Will I need to dye my hair pink?

What do you think you (and Rogan and Fox news et al) are doing if not applying purity tests and cancelling people?

[Hellbound Hellhound]

63. Who said anything about "in US Politics"? It's the casual ground-level self-serving extremists that're the problem.

But since you're engaging in personal attacks, I'm going to just step back. I've clearly hit too close to home.

[Cirsium]

67. Worse and worse

Of course we talk about US politics here.

I made no personal attacks against you.

"Hit too close to home?" Sure, if your target was the Democratic party and the millions of people to the left of you. But don't worry, you haven't done any damage.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

69. Well I was talking about the US citizenry and electorate.

We were talking about social media and its influence on consumers, but I guess Joe Rogan is a politician now if I'm reading you right?

It's okay, no damage done as you said.

[Joinfortmill]

33. Yup. He ruined his reputation and likely will lose

much of his audience. I don't think magas know what archeology is.

[gab13by13]

2. The people are ready to fight the billionaires

The town halls are working, the narrative is changing against Krasnov/Musk. People are marching in the streets.

The time to fight is now not 6 months from now, The Timid 10 kneecapped us but it is what it is, water over the dam, we will just fight harder.

[kansasobama]

5. You are right, I am trying to convince that to youngsters

I am a senior citizen but still active. However, we really need college students and youngsters to be on the streets NOW. Yes, they say they are burnt out and trying to make ends meet. Here is the problem. This is a do if doe situation for the Republic. They have to find a way, we all do. I should also do more.

Rallies need to be like what we saw in Belgrade and Budapest in the past few days. NCAA, NFL, NBA, players should all be out there . People who were everywhere after George Floyd, where are you? Anti DEI push is a cover for legal racism and sexism.

What the hell is wrong with Hollywood? Where is George Clooney? He was more interested in pushing out Biden than opposing Trump now.

Obamas. Clintons, Bush are all quiet. Why?

[Think. Again.]

6. It will also be good when we start...

...flushing out the dead weight such as the Timid Ten, the "YES" voters, etc, and replacing them with actual pro-Democracy politicians.

[Woodwizard]

3. Glad to see it but in an unfortunate way

It is now the war of hyperbolic. I do not believe this will enlighten any maga just make them dig in deeper.

Meidas Touch has at least to me become a bit over the top. Rogan I never saw the appeal.

[Think. Again.]

7. Yes, hardcore magats are pretty much a lost cause...

...we shouldn't waste too much effort on them.

Luckily they are only about 20% of the population.

[MayReasonRule]

110. So Here's The Thing... 75% Of Our Populace Require This Type Of 'Presentation'... And It's Working!

21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024.

54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level). Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year.

Meidas is reaching these individuals in droves!

I'd imagine you're in favor of that, aren't you?

[Think. Again.]

111. Yes, although I despise being part of the "dumbing down"...

...of America, speaking to the masses (who always poll in favor of our ideological stands) is imperative to give them the opportunity to vote against fascism and for Democracy if they choose to start voting.

My comment about not wasting energy, time, and money on preaching to magats stands though, I believe they are a lost cause.

[MayReasonRule]

112. I Largely Agree My Fellow Freedom Lover!

I, the love of my life, and our daughter are the only members of our families that escaped the Abrahamic blood cult of 'Christ' in which we were reared.

All the rest of our family members are firmly embroiled within the construct of their delusional malevolence.
All the rest of our family members are Y'all Qaeda Nat-Cs.

I was reared and groomed to be in the position that Mike Johnson is today.
We were reared and inculcated within the same type of delusional malevolence, a.k.a. Nat-C depravity.

We remain grateful each and every day for our escape.
Reason is our 'god
Doubt is our 'savior'.

Although escape is truly rare that does not discredit the value of the individuals that are the 'Darwin Award Winning' Nat-C fascists.

Each one is someone's mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, child, etc....
So while I do understand your sentiment, I'm exceptionally pleased that Meidas has reached even a sliver of those individuals.

One of those individuals that makes their escape just might end up being one of my relatives or friend one day.

I place hope and 'prayers' in the same stinking crock of delusional shit.
I do however desire that others make their escape.

It changed my life completely...

I wrote a series of songs between 10 - 18 years ago as I fought for each of us to finally make that complete escape.

Here's an excerpt from one of them. It is truly next to impossible to escape delusion once one is firmly embroiled within it. I and mine are some of the rare exceptions.

Stark raving sober the man said to me,
I hate my life daily, I'd be grateful to be,
In somebody's presence, that might understand,
The 'son of god' of the suffering man...

Give up your suicidal sainthood
Don't multiply pain
All you 'sanctified sinners'
'Hymned' in by shame

If your father's forgiveness
Needs blood for the plan...
Wash in the son of your god's...
Not the suffering man's...

Cause there's no easy way when you're a hardcore believer
And you trust in the schemes of the fools and the dreamers
When jubilant elation meets ultimate sorrow
Catastrophe's joy could take decades to swallow

A sip at time, was all I could stand...
But only with lime and salt on my hand
A lick and a swallow
And maybe tomorrow
I could learn how to be free...

Free, free...
Of this undying love of the hardcore believers
The unshakeable faith in the fools and the dreamers
The 'holy' devotion to 'sins of the ages'...

[Think. Again.]

114. I'm extremely proud of you for escaping!

Cults are VERY difficult to find your out off!

But I still feel that the immediate need for Pro-Democracy votes is too important to waste Democratic Party resources on reaching out to magats right now.

Yes, I would also love to save and protect my fellow Americans from the radicalization of the magat cult, but we don't have very much time left to stop the flood of fascism, which we must do if we will have any chance to help others back to health from maga.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. "I do not believe this will enlighten any maga"

It's NOT for them. They have plenty of crap that they listen to, watch and read.

It's for EVERYONE ELSSE, many who are generally apolitical or just not "into politics", but who are NOW being negatively impacted by the MAGats and have nowhere to turn or place to go (because progressives/liberals spend money on HELPING people instead of buying media outlets to indoctrinate others to HURT people).

[Woodwizard]

13. My point is.

It radicalism on the left they could do a better job getting the point across without having their hair on fire. Maybe it's just me but I read the news. not watch hyped up news that just keeps anxiety rolling forever.

They were not as over the top in the beginning.
I feel this type of info just makes people locked into ideology.

Just my opinion.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Right now

we are in a "Break Glass In Case Of Emergency" time and there ARE "real" people doing this -



because they may have moved to a new city for a federal job, bought a house, and were suddenly and illegally laid off for bullshit reasons (and not even given the required 60-day notice). You have others overseas doing government business who had their government travel cards frozen to $1 per day (and the cards are used for lodging/transportation/MIE, etc).

You have to "grab" some of these people who are looking for "answers" and if you can capture their eyeballs, then you can feed them the info that we spent a billion dollars trying to warn them about last year.

[hlthe2b]

10. Medias Touch uses far too hyperbolic subject lines... At some point 1000 claimed Trump "meltdowns"..

are going to have to result in SOMETHING....

I'm not suggesting they aren't doing good work but maybe drop all the unwarranted sensationalism.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. The fact that tabloids and tabloid-style programming are probably the "most read/watched" among the masses

(see the National Enquirer or any of the "reality show" crap - and there is a broad spectrum of it), then it behooves for us to try to capture THAT audience because they are certainly "not listening or reading" what they consider "boring", "technocratish" content.

But we are slowly finding that using such a tabloid style presentation CAN introduce actual facts for their consumption instead of the RW crap that they have been fed by other sources like Rogan.

[hlthe2b]

12. Yes. I get the tactics to try to pull in new viewers...

But, at some point it may backfire. Even the National Enquirer eventually lost buyers (readers) when they were bamboozled a few thousand times too many.

One of the Meidas Brothers comes from a NY marketing background, so it is clear that is influencing the presentation.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. By the time they start to go downhill

you come up with the "next new thing" to capture them. Meanwhile the message indoctrination has taken place.

We have to stop using the "old tactics" because they are not working and not getting to the audience that we need it to get to.

[Bengus81]

27. It works....for awhile and then people tune out

And the Enquirer wasn't politics that affect everyone, it was splashy big print come ons about Bigfoot and actor/actresses BS.

[BumRushDaShow]

32. But while you have their attention

you hit them with the info and then switch up styles.

People still gravitate to the "man bites dog" stories. THAT is what 45 excels at presenting, day after day after day.

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

16. Those clickbait titles seem to be the norm nowadays

and they're actually a barrier to me viewing them. I am 64 white male, so maybe I'm just a Dinosaur, but consuming political news has been my passion for 40 years. Not anymore. Partly due to the dipshit & his maga band of morons, but digital is ruining it for me.

"Trump HUMILIATED in BREATHTAKING moment" type headlines & then you watch it and it's often a decent piece of information but nothing like the clickbait headline screams.

We must support our emerging media but they seem like lying to me. I guess I'm just old and used to more sophisticated headline lies from stodgy old white guys back in the day. IDK.

Of course Republicon media lies to us on nearly everything so our media is fighting fire with fire & learning how to get clicks which is good, but I can't do it.

[Woodwizard]

20. Same.

60 white guy I avoid any videos with bright yellow block letters and !!!!!!!!!. We are in a age of who can shout louder.

There are post titles I read on here and it is pretty much the same 3 posters putting them up.

If I was to believe them Ukraine has won the war and Trump and his crew are heading to jail as of 2 years ago.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. There are whole swaths of people who consume NO "political news"

but are fans of click-bait stuff. So if you get them with the click-bait, then they might be able to consume some of our messaging.

WE who are fine with what they consider "boring messaging that seems to drone on with too many SAT words, bullet points " (and what is derisively declared as "elitist" language) understand the purpose, but "the masses" tune that stuff out and that is what we DON'T want. Have to "package" our messaging in a manner that the rest of the populace is used to.

I got sick and tired of seeing link headline after link headline on so-called "news sites" that would say bullshit like -

"Can Trump really destroy the moon? It's complicated".

The overuse of the phrase - "It's complicated" - has sent me off a cliff because it accepts the FALSE premise and then tries to explain it in the article, regurgitating the ridiculous assertion, and eventually (maybe) telling the truth at the very end of the article.

[Falcon101]

52. I would rather have a paper in front of me

Same here-I cannot listen to a podcast for an hour hearing the same thing over and over (20 minutes max). I don't need to hear excerpts of Trump speaking and someone telling me he is lying and what he is saying. I know he is a POS and he lies all the time. I would rather hear interviews of people with something that is enlightening rather than a recap of what I already know from the mountains of news sources. I will take a daily newspaper any day over the digital crap.

[hlthe2b]

80. ME TOO! Is it a generational thing? I can read in seconds or a few minutes what they take an hour or more to convey.

I like short animal videos and the like and watch my share of short youtube or TikTok videos on occasion, but why do we now have to convey EVERYTHING in video format? Not to reach too far, but is it like the disappearance of cursive writing/reading? Does no one even want to read computer text now either?

I am seriously wondering, not trying to insult anyone...

[Hellbound Hellhound]

86. I'll agree with you here, mate. Podcasts ain't my bag and I prefer the feel of a newspaper.

It's one thing to know what the baddies are doing online, but for pure news? I go to the old-school. I just wish they didn't bang me for 2.25 a paper for the dailies and 6 for the Sundays. :/

ON EDIT: I remember the days not overly long ago when papers were 50 cents, and if you gave the machine a good "Yank yank jiggle PULL" you could grab one for free.

Not gonna lie, I miss two decades ago.

[BumRushDaShow]

99. "but why do we now have to convey EVERYTHING in video format?"

Because the youngest Millennials, GenZ, and Gen Alpha "communicate" that way.

My youngest nieces and nephews will do a few brief "written" texts but they MOSTLY forward me video memes to describe their "take" on certain subjects - and that includes "politics". It's literally like the video becomes an "analogy" that best describes their perspectives of "current events".

They have evolved to be very "visual" and seem to need to include the full "experience" of what they are thinking beyond words on a page - they want the "emotion", the facial expressions, the movements, to underscore what they are thinking. I suppose it's compensation for their lack of discussions "in person" that they barely do - EVEN when with a group of their friends. I have been in the midst of maybe half a dozen teens all together in my sister's livingroom and ALL on their phones - with little actual interaction between them despite them sitting next to each other. That is because they are "expressing themselves" through other types of symbolism - using their phones.

The older Millennials are more "verbose" with the texts but not the younger generations and very few post on discussion boards like this nor even use email. Forget newspapers. Those are anachronisms to them.

It's the most bizarre thing but that is what they do.

[hlthe2b]

100. Interesting... (and a bit sad- for me, at least)... I figured it was generational.

[Bengus81]

29. What bugs me are a lot of them are just re-packaged. Hell he has a new vid out seemingly

every hour, 24 hours per day.

[Pototan]

15. I'm a big fan of Meidas Touch

Watch a lot of their pod casts.

[Geechie]

19. And in third place...

Rancid Candace

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Yeah, that blew my mind

[hlthe2b]

82. Yes. I noted that. I know she has long appeared everywhere on RW media and maybe I knew she had a podcast...

But, damn. I never imagined her show to be popular. I find her disgusting, exploitative, beyond dishonest, and beyond...

[Geechie]

97. She appeals to the closet white power idiots

So they can claim to take at least one black woman seriously.

[KatjeD]

26. When is everyone going to stop using X/Twitter?

Seriously.

I am having a hard time getting behind any "news" or "discussion" from the Resistance that showcases some post on X. People, you have choices. WHY are you still putting money in Elon's pocket?

[Bengus81]

28. Do people ask that here about Facebook? I'd bet there are a load of people here that still

have an account on FB. I canceled mine about three years ago with that pasty face puke let Trump back on.

[kimbutgar]

61. I still have my account on FB but haven't posted since Election Day and I always kept my posts to friends only

I doubt I’ll ever go back to it and be active again!

[KatjeD]

116. Re: Why not stop using Facebook too?

Well, ELON MUSK doesn't own Facebook/Meta and last I heard, Zuckerberg wasn't pillaging the U.S. government with a posse of tech bros.

[Joinfortmill]

36. This!!! Bkuesky, people!

[BumRushDaShow]

38. MeidasTouch also uses the other social media

like "Threads" (Meta) and "Blue Sky", where I included all 3 versions in the OP comments.

Twitter, which was destroyed by Musk, had been around for almost 20 years before he bought it and destroyed it, and there really wasn't an alternate until a couple years ago (e.g., "Mastodon" which seems to have faded because of the complicated manner of how they host the communities), and people are slowly switching to other alternatives.

But the big news sites and many government entities are still using it as they transition because they still have "followers" (numbers dropping though) on what is what many of us dub "Xitter".

[republianmushroom]

35. Showing and telling it like it is.

Thank you

[liberalla]

40. Congratulations to Meidas Touch! I love it

[barbtries]

47. the Democracy-loving podcast the Meidas Touch.

"trump-hating"? what a way to make sure no one who voted for TCFSF will ever listen.

millions of us hate that convicted felon sick FUCK, but the Meidas Touch exists to promote democracy and transparency, and the truth.

[PortTack]

51. Sure gives me hope!

[kimbutgar]

59. I just subscribed to add to their numbers

[LetMyPeopleVote]

85. This makes me smile

Why does anyone listen to Rogan? He is an idiot

[stoned]

87. One of my favorite TV comedy shows of all time

remains News Radio.

[progressoid]

109. Mine too.

Too bad he and Andy Dick turned out to be horrible people

[alarimer]

92. Rogan is garbage

So I'm happy to hear this.
I left Spotify in part because of him.

[madville]

95. This is misleading and was explained recently

Say rogan posts 10 episodes a month that are 3 hours long, call it 30 hours of content.

Mediastouch posts 90 clips a month that are 20 minutes, also 30 hours of content.

So their 121 million downloads is spread across say 90 clips or short episodes, while Rogan’s 64 million downloads are across 10 episodes.

That means Rogan has around a 5x or 6x larger viewer base than them per hour of content. If Rogan broke his episodes up into 20 minute clips he’d have 500-600 million downloads using the same strategy as them.

So their amount of downloads is a misleading metric as far as claiming to be the top podcast. Maybe 1 out of every 200 people is watching/listening to Meidastouch, compared to 1 out of every 40 for Rogan.

[Cha]

101. "Hate" with Excellent Reasons..

Mump is trying to Destroy our beautiful Planet.. Starting with our Country,

Mahalo, BRDS & Meidas Touch .Reality News~

[Blue Owl]

102. Finally some good news in the social media realm

[Butterflylady]

104. That's because people are hungary for the truth...

[blue_jay]

106. Hope it means something in the big picture...

out of curiosity, is anyone here clued in as to what Instagram is all about? Know lots of youth (you know, the ones who aren't showing up to any town halls) use that as their mainstay. Not sure whether it's just pictures or if there are "news" feeds, etc.

[mahina]

107. One quibble, I find no hate in their posts.

Thank you BRDS for the story!

[TBF]

108. I'm not a podcast person, but I found them on bluesky and

now subscribe. They are fantastic! It is exactly what the left needs. Meet people where they are at.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

113. I listen to Meidas Touch daily.

I follow the Meisalas brothers on Bluesky and Jordy follows me actually.

How cool is that? Also, I am a Meidas Mighty member as well. Subscribe to their channel and become a member at whatever you can spare each month. Help the Meidas Touch Network grow.

[BobTheSubgenius]

115. First and foremost, I love what the Meiselas brothers are doing!

The only criticism of them I have is that their headlines are often pretty click-baity.

Has there ever been 3 brothers with more complementary skillsets for building a 'business' than these 3?