A religious prayer podcast has beaten President-elect Donald Trump’s ally Joe Rogan to the number-one spot in Apple’s U.S. charts.
The Rosary in a Year (with Fr Mark-Mary Ames) held the number one “top shows” spot on the Apple podcast charts for three days to start the new year. It has overtaken giants The Joe Rogan Experience, the Mel Robbins Podcast and Kylie Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie.
Father Mark-Mary Ames’s show, produced by Ascension Catholic Media, has since dipped to the second spot behind The Shawn Ryan Show, and is third most popular on Spotify.
The prayer Podcast launched at the end of last year and episode titles include “Responding to God,” “A Garden of Rest,” and “Heart of Jesus.”
According to the show’s synopsis, the podcast “guides listeners in a step-by-step journey that will change the way you pray.”
It offers advice on “how to build daily habit of prayer” and how listeners can “form a relationship with Jesus and Mary.”
The podcast is a sequel to Ascension’s 2021 The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) which currently holds the 10th spot in the Apple charts.
In December, Kelce’s podcast enjoyed a period at the top of Spotify’s chart when she overtook Rogan.
Rogan’s show is still in the top 10 on Apple, currently sitting at number seven in the charts. He is second on Spotify on Tuesday, with Ryan’s show also sitting at No. 1. The episode with Trump that went live at the end of October, as the 2024 presidential campaign was drawing to a close, has since been viewed 53 million times.
Following the episode’s broadcast, the divisive comedian shared his support for Trump just hours before election day, writing on X , “The great and powerful Elon Musk,” Rogan said in the endorsement.
“If it wasn’t for him we’d be f****d. He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you’ll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way.”
The episode with Trump is the third-most watched, according to the Joe Rogan Library, a fan page that compiles information about the podcast.
Though the president-elect might be irked to learn that Elon Musk’s episode holds the top spot, according to JRE, with 69 million views for his guest appearance.
