Rotten Mango unseats Joe Rogan as top podcast on YouTube; here's what the show is doing — and its Diddy twist
Stephanie Soo
's podcast Rotten Mango has made it to the list of YouTube's Top 100 podcast chart for the week of May 19 to May 25 and is on No.1. It has beaten Joe Rogan again for the second week in a row. Joe Rogan, who has over 20 million subscribers, is now at No.2, as per reports.
Rotten Mango's recent success is because it's covering the Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex-trafficking trial in graphic and detailed episodes. Stephanie Soo sits inside the Manhattan courtroom during the trial and gives blow-by-blow storytelling. Her latest episode was titled: 'Kid Cudi describes Diddy 'Like Marvel Supervillain' then called out by Young Thug as a 'RAT'', as stated in the report by Yahoo.
Since no cameras are allowed in court, Soo gives a clear picture of everything happening, from questions to evidence. Her team uses notes from three different researchers and court transcripts to make videos that are well-organized and accurate, according to the Daily Beast report.
According to reports, one comment on YouTube stated 'top notch coverage of a federal trial'. Another viewer said it describes courtroom vibes so well, it feels like you're actually there.
The Meiselas brothers who are the host of the podcast channel Meidas Touch is at No.5 and is famous for political podcasts this week and they have 5 million subscribers on YouTube. It ranked higher than conservative shows like The Megyn Kelly Show and The Ben Shapiro Show.
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This week, number 3 is a live podcast by Kill Tony featuring guests like Kid Rock and Carrot Top. At number 4 is a true crime podcast from CBS's 48 Hours, as per reports.
Stephanie Soo also launched a second podcast called "Moral Of The Story", which entered the chart at No.81. This new podcast is about retelling scandals in Soo's usual storytelling style. True crime and legal shows are doing really well, 8 of the top 30 spots this week are in that category, as per reports.
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