the difference is joe would keep them out of the loop on his own. They would find out business shyt on the pod with us.
On some things, it sounds like they have all they are asking for in their own contract and splits, they just didn't trust it or care to find out.
It also sounds like the deals have always been Joe's deals and he's contracted them on his own to pay them, and then paid them even more than that contracted amount based on how well the pod did.
So I can understand Joe's perspective and theirs. I just don't understand (if joe is being honest) why they never asked to renegotiate their contracts with Joe.
Maybe I'm different, but I'd take my nice bag and get to hustling on my own and use his pod as leverage to get my name out there. Mal should have done a sports pod with his athlete friends. Rory could have done a No Jumper type of podcast w/ that wave of R&B he likes.