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Alyssa Milano roasted after complaining that Joe Rogan's podcast has more listeners than hers does

30-7-2020 < RT 21 488 words
 

Actress and liberal activist Alyssa Milano has provoked an outpouring of mockery after pondering in a long-winded Twitter rant why Joe Rogan’s massively popular podcast has more listeners than her own.


“We live in a world WHERE JOE ROGAN’s PODCAST HAS TRIPLE THE LISTENERS AS MINE!! Dear god,” Milano wrote on Wednesday, amid a storm of tweets on topics ranging from immigration policy to the renaming of the Redskins football team and her own eating habits.





Rogan, who hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the world, kicked off the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ in 2009, while Milano began her ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ podcast just last year. While Rogan, a UFC commentator, comedian, and former ‘Fear Factor’ host, uses his podcast to conduct wide-ranging interviews with scientists, politicians, and artists, Milano’s is often hyper-focused on Donald Trump’s administration and features mainly liberal activists.





Milano’s whining about Rogan’s show appealing to more people than hers – and the suggestion that this bodes negatively for the world at large – inspired ridicule and mockery on social media, something the ‘Charmed’ star should be used to by now.


“Wow I can't believe an interesting podcast has more listeners than the Screechy McWhinesalot Cry-About-Trump Power Hour,” podcaster Noam Blum tweeted in response. 


“It’s like a real-life ‘Who’s the Boss’ reboot with Joe Rogan in the Tony Danza role and Alyssa Milano as Judith Light,” conservative commentator Cam Edwards added, referencing the long-running ‘80s sitcom Milano starred in as a teenager.  





There were also many who expressed doubt over Milano’s claim that Rogan has three times as many listeners. While podcast streams are difficult to directly compare, Rogan’s show has existed for far longer, and YouTube clips of his show regularly hit millions of views. Rogan’s show also has a 4.5 rating based on around 163,000 reviews on Apple Podcasts, while Milano’s has a 3.5 rating based on approximately 2,700 reviews.



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