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Malone has been banned from Twitter for spreading COVID misinformation.Īround 270 scientists and medical professionals signed a letter earlier this month urging Spotify to take action against Rogan, accusing him of spreading falsehoods on the podcast. Rogan interviewed Robert Malone, an infectious disease specialist, last month. Joe Rogan, who has a massive following and a multimillion dollar contract with the company, stirred controversy with his views on the pandemic, government mandates, and vaccines to curb the spread of the virus. The new rules, set to take effect in coming days, are in response to controversy over Spotify's decision to stream popular podcaster and vaccine skeptic Joe Rogan's episodes and remove Neil Young's music after the musician asked the platform to choose between them. The advisory will lead people to a 'dedicated COVID-19 Hub' that provides easy access to up-to-date scientific information on the pandemic, Ek said in a statement. You won’t regret it.Spotify will add a content advisory to podcasts about the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Ek, the CEO of the streaming giant, said on Sunday. Throw on the headphones and bang these into the search bar. It ranges from true crime to off-the-cuff comedy, from pop-culture deep dives to weird history, from frank sex talk to probing and honest celebrity interviews. But the truth is that long ago, Spotify invested in podcasting as a medium, and there are many more smart, unique, entertaining and legitimately informative shows out there worthy of your time – and we’ve got 20 of the best right here primed and waiting for your ears to give them a listen.īelow, you’ll find our choices for the 20 must-hear podcasts streaming exclusively on Spotify that represents stuff produced by the company itself and its affiliate studios, Gimlet Media and The Ringer Podcast Network.

Sadly, the bald-headed disinformation machine’s penchant for controversy has overshadowed many of the platform’s other, better original series.

There’s more to Spotify podcasts than Joe Rogan.

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