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com Published: 23:52, 17 September 2024 | Updated: 23:57, 17 September 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Howard Stern said he finds the proliferation of celebrity podcasts done from one's home 'aggravating' amid his own rough and tumble ascension to the top of the airwaves decades back. The shock jock, 70, appeared on an edition of the SmartLess podcast with Jason Bateman , Sean Hayes and Will Arnett recorded last month and uploaded Monday. He opened up on his disenchantment with the seemingly-easier path to success modern podcasters have in comparison to his earlier days in the cutthroat radio business.
The King of All Media - who has broadcast a considerable number of shows remotely since the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020 - groused that 'everyone has got a f****** microphone in their house' and 'everybody is on the radio.' The Private Parts star mused on the 'brutal' radio landscape he faced as an up-and-coming broadcaster, marked by his feuds with radio rivals such as the late Don Imus , John 'The Zookeeper' DeBella, Erich 'Mancow' Muller and the defunct duo of Gregg 'Opie' Hughes and Anthony Cumia. Howard Stern, 70, said he finds the proliferation of celebrity podcasts done from one's home 'aggravating' amid his own rough and tumble ascension to the top of the airwaves decades back.
Pictured in 2019 in LA Stern recalled a discussion he had with Bateman, 55, at his home that rubbed him the wrong way about the paths that have opened up for podcasters. Pictured in NYC earlier this month Stern recalled a discussion he had with Bateman at his home that rubbed him the wrong way about the paths that have opened up for podcasters in recent years . 'You three, you want to hear the most aggravating thing? Jason was over at my house, and I have mad respect for Jason,' Stern said.
'I'm talking to Jason and I'm feeling very good about my own career and everything.' Read More Glamorous ex-Howard Stern Show star Elisa Jordana claims she's the victim after fighting with Beverly Hills tycoon boyfriend 'And Jason goes, "You know man, it's crazy, we like, started this thing out of our basement, like a radio show."' Stern continued: 'I'm like, "Oh here we go, cool" and he goes, "Yeah, we started this thing and it's just the three of us sitting around and we talk and we just crack each other up and everything.
I don't know what's going to happen with it man, but they are telling me it's like the biggest thing ever."' Bateman retorted, 'Bull**** I didn't say that' while Stern mused on the difficult path to broadcasting relevance he faced en route to unprecedented success marked by national syndication and later a lucrative deal with SiriusXM. 'Oh this is great, I spent my life begging people to put me on the radio,' Stern said.
'You had to work on your voice this and that, you had to work on the content, you had to make sure you get people - he's clowning around!' Stern - who shot to fame flanked by a crew consisting of Robin Quivers, Fred Norris and Gary Dell'Abate, as well as former contributors such as Jackie Martling , Artie Lange and John Melendez , opened up about the rough terrain he conquered en route to radio stardom. 'When I was on the radio it was brutal,' he said. 'In order to get an audience and to maintain an audience, every 15 minutes they would take the ratings.
It isn't like this where you go, you know, we have a lot of people listening.' The Private Parts star was pictured in NYC last November at a SiriusXM event The King of All Media - who has broadcast a considerable number of shows remotely since the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020 - groused that 'everyone has got a f****** microphone in their house' and 'everybody is on the radio' Stern, who authored books such as Private Parts, Miss America and Howard Stern Comes Again, added, 'There could be three people listening to this, nobody knows, nobody cares. 'But you are on the radio and every 15 minutes they take ratings and what are you going to do to hold people's attention?' Stern's appearance on the SmartLess podcast with Bateman, Arnett and Hayes came during an August 17 outing at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York, according to Newsday .
Stern appeared with the trio to commemorate their debut on Sirius XM, with the trio saying in a joint statement, 'It's a Sirius honor for us three jesters to interview the King of All Media.' Jason Bateman Howard Stern Will Arnett Share or comment on this article: Howard Stern shades Jason Bateman over 'aggravating' celebrity podcasts e-mail Add comment.
