In his mid-30s, he was living in Los Angeles and pursuing a career in comedy, working open mic nights at local clubs. “I never did this to have a lot of people listen,” Thorne said. “It was never the intention.”īorn near Bristol, England, Thorne grew up listening to Monty Python tapes with his father and adoring the comedy of Rowan Atkinson. He says the whole thing started in 2016 as a way to work on his stand-up comedy material. Until now, Thorne, a soft-spoken, 40-year-old Brit, has avoided doing any press about his show. Currently, however, “The Joe Rogan Experience Experience” is not as popular as “Joe Rogan Experience Review.” Since the fall of 2018, a second Joe Rogan recapping podcast, called “The Joe Rogan Experience Experience,” has also been vying for the attention of Rogan fans. It’s also another reminder of why Spotify Technology SA has been unwilling to dump Rogan despite a fierce backlash from artists like Neil Young who are upset with the host and his backers for spreading vaccine misinformation. It’s a testament to the power of Rogan’s fanbase that a podcast about his podcast draws a larger audience than almost everything else in a booming market, including countless programs hosted by other famous comedians. 6 on the Apple podcast charts and briefly became one of the 100 most popular podcasts in the world, according to Chartable. Its audience has skyrocketed over the last year and now averages more than a million downloads per month. Thorne’s podcast has no official affiliation with Rogan’s show but it is starting to put up Rogan-like numbers. “I was fascinated by how he ran the whole show. “I always found myself holding discussions about what was on his show and what we liked about it,” Thorne said.
In an interview, Thorne says he’s been an avid fan of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” since it debuted in 2009.
At the start of some episodes of “Joe Rogan Experience Review,” an announcer’s voice tells listeners that Thorne’s program is like “Talking Dead” to Joe Rogan’s “The Walking Dead.” In many ways, “Joe Rogan Experience Review” resembles the new genre of recap podcasts that cater to diehard fans of particular TV series by feverishly analyzing every, juicy new turn of drama. To get more of their favorite podcast, they turn to Adam Thorne, the creator and host of “Joe Rogan Experience Review.”Įvery week, Thorne and his co-host Garrett Hess share their favorite moments from Rogan’s hit show, revisiting its funniest bits, debating its best interviews and chewing over its most outlandish ideas, while occasionally sprinkling in their own thoughts on related topics such as stand-up comedy, hunting and the state of the media. For millions of people, 11 hours of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the controversial, immensely popular show on Spotify, just isn’t enough to get them through the week.
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