Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMarkiplier, one of YouTube’s most-followed creators, claims he doesn’t consider the business prospects of his new projects.“I let the lawyers think about that,” he says. “I feel like turning everything into a business venture poisons creativity.”That said, he’s pleased and surprised that his new podcast “Distractible” has taken the podcast world by storm.
The inaugural episode (“Hair”) debuted Monday, May 17. By Wednesday, it had captured the No. 1 position on Spotify’s U.S. podcast rankings, where it currently stands — beating out Joe Rogan’s routinely chart-topping (and controversial) show, which is exclusive to Spotify.
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