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MeidasTouch Podcast Overtakes Joe Rogan as YouTube’s Top-Ranked Show

Uncovering viral Epstein-Trump footage through a pro-democracy lens has propelled the Meiselas brothers’ show to YouTube’s top spot

Jordan Meiselas, Ben Meiselas and Brett Meiselas speak onstage during the 29th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on May 12, 2025 in New York City.
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Overview

  • YouTube data for July 21–27, 2025, placed the MeidasTouch Podcast at number one, pushing The Joe Rogan Experience to second place
  • Podscribe analytics show MeidasTouch amassed 124 million views from June 7 to July 7, more than triple Joe Rogan’s 39.2 million in the same period
  • Brothers Ben, Brett and Jordy Meiselas launched the network in March 2020 as an anti-Trump super PAC before rebranding it as Democracy Defense Action
  • Unearthed videos of Jeffrey Epstein questioning his ties to Donald Trump went viral on the MeidasTouch channel, driving its rapid audience growth
  • Despite its YouTube dominance, MeidasTouch ranks 73rd on Spotify and 17th on Apple Podcasts while Rogan retains the top audio positions