The Indo daily – Diary of a Controversy: How Steven Bartlett’s podcast put him in hot water
He’s the college dropout-turned-multi-millionaire entrepreneur, a staple on Dragons’ Den, and a culture-dominating podcast phenom, but who is the real Steven Bartlett?On paper, his rags-to-riches story has been likened to a fairy tale come true. But with fame has come controversy, as the Diary of a CEO supremo is currently facing considerable backlash after snippets of past interviews went viral on social media.Bartlett’s show is big business, having clocked up over a billion streams across Apple, Spotify and YouTube since its inception in 2017.But it’s one recent episode in particular that has drawn renewed heat from critics.Should a podcast host be held accountable for the views of their guests?And just how did Bartlett become such a young superstar in the first place?On this episode of The Indo Daily, Kevin Doyle is joined by Fred Kelly, feature writer with the Daily Mail, and by Esme Hewitt, social media journalist with the London Times, to chart the journey of a shrewd businessman to under-fire shock jock.
