Mmm... Money! Spotify Drops a Duff Beer Load of Dough on Podcasters!

Woohoo! A Hundred Million Bucks?!

Alright folks Homer Simpson here reporting live from my couch! Turns out Spotify that thing I mostly use to play 'Baby on Board' on repeat is throwing money around like Smithers at a Chippendales show. They dropped over $100 million in the first three months of 2025 on podcast people. A hundred million! That's like a million donuts... or maybe a hundred million donuts! Either way mmm donuts.

D'oh! Rogan and Cooper Cash Out!

So these fancy pants podcasters Joe Rogan and Alex Cooper (never heard of 'em but whatever) apparently got a big slice of that sweet sweet Spotify pie. Rogan's got a new deal and Cooper's run off with SiriusXM. But even though they're not exclusive anymore they're still stickin' around like Lenny and Carl at Moe's! They're still gettin' paid which sounds like a sweet gig to me unlike my job at Sector 7G!

The Spotify Partner Program: Is This My Ticket to Retirement?

This 'Spotify Partner Program' thing sounds interesting. Apparently podcasters get money when ads play even when those fancy 'Premium' subscribers watch ads on videos. I wonder if I could start a podcast about...mmm...food? Or maybe 'The Homer Simpson Guide to Napping.' I bet that would be a hit! Then I can finally quit that darn power plant!

Patreon and YouTube: The Big Boys!

Now this Patreon place is throwing around even more dough like $472 million! But YouTube woohoo YouTube is on another level! They're sayin' they paid out $70 BILLION to creators in just a few years! $70 BILLION! That's enough to buy every donut in Springfield... twice! Even with the high price of gas lately.

Doh! Still Not Rich

So what does all this mean? Well it means there's a whole lot of money flying around in this podcasting world and I'm still stuck eating stale donuts and working for Mr. Burns. Marge says I should be happy with what I have but c'mon a guy can dream right? Maybe I'll just invest in Duff Beer. It can't possibly go wrong can it?

Excellent Earnings News Coming Soon

And speaking of throwing money around Spotify's gonna spill the beans about their earnings real soon. I hope they're still making enough to keep giving away all that sweet sweet podcast money especially to those guys whose names I can't even remember. Now if you'll excuse me it's nap time. Doh!