Podcaster and media expert Scott Galloway says he turned down an offer for an “Andy Rooney-like” role on “60 Minutes” from CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, though the network claims he actually pitched them the idea.

He told The Post on Tuesday that Weiss contacted him to discuss a contributor role — an unusual choice for the news magazine she’s been seeking to overhaul.

“Bari called me and asked me if I’d be interested in having some sort of contributor role,” said Galloway, who’s best known as the co-host of the “Pivot” podcast with Kara Swisher.

“I said I would think about it and there was a discussion,” he added.

Galloway said they focused on the possibility of him delivering segments in the style of the late, curmudgeonly Rooney, rather than serving as a traditional correspondent.

“I am clearly not qualified to be one of their journalists,” Galloway said. “So on the phone we zeroed in on the potential of me contributing an Andy Rooney-like segment.”

A CBS News spokesperson said things actually went the other way around.

“We think Scott’s great,” the rep told The Post. “When he approached us with a pitch for an Andy Rooney-esque segment in December, we were happy to consider it.”

Galloway denied that account, insisting it was Weiss who initiated the conversation and floated the idea of bringing him into the “60 Minutes” fold.

He said he even developed ideas for the role and exchanged follow-up messages with her.

“I forwarded her an idea for a segment,” he said, adding that Weiss later texted him: “Scott, also next time I see you we need to talk money.”

“Bari specifically reached out to me about getting involved,” Galloway said. “I know I didn’t initiate this conversation.”

Rooney, who died in 2011 at age 92, was one of the most recognizable figures in the history of “60 Minutes.” For more than three decades, he closed many Sunday-night broadcasts with short, often humorous commentaries on everyday annoyances, consumer habits and American culture.

Galloway initially related his interactions with Weiss on a “Pivot” episode published Tuesday.

“I was approached about a role at ’60 Minutes’ and I said, no f–king way,” Galloway recounted, a nod to recent turmoil at the news magazine.

Galloway told Swisher he once would have jumped at the opportunity to appear on “60 Minutes.”

“I grew up watching ’60 Minutes’ with my mother,” he said.

“Had someone called me 12 or 24 months ago and offered me that role, I would have said, ‘I’ll pay you. What do you want? What do you want me to do?’”

“Literally, other than hosting a podcast with you, that would have been my crowning achievement professionally,” he added.

But recent tumult at the show turned him off, he said.

“Now I’m like, the last f–king thing I want to do is wake up to social media after they hear that I’m having anything to do with this s–t show right now.”

Weiss has been on a mission to overhaul “60 Minutes” and the rest of CBS News, through steps including layoffs.

She recently axed “60 Minutes” executive producer Tanya Simon, senior executive producer Draggan Mihailovich, correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, veteran producer Guy Campanile and digital operations chief Matthew Polevoy.

Days later, Pelley confronted new executive producer Nick Bilton during a staff meeting and accused Weiss of “murdering” “60 Minutes.” CBS News fired him the next day.

Since then, Pelley has accused management of attempting to inject “falsehoods and bias” into reporting, allegations the network has denied.

Although remaining correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim decided to stay for now, they publicly criticized management’s handling of the firings and warned that “newsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships.”

Against that backdrop, Galloway made clear he wants no part of the program.

“Anyway, you’re stuck with me,” he joked to Swisher. “You’re stuck with me.”