The Saga of Joe Rogan

<p>Joe Rogan, a former comedian and host of the hit podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” has come under scrutiny in recent weeks<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/music/fact-check-joe-rogan-robert-malone.html"> for promoting Covid-19 misinformation</a>. Spotify, which owns exclusive rights to Mr. Rogan’s show, has been criticized as the platform for the misinformation.</p><p>Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from Spotify in protest. Now, a compilation of video clips of Mr. Rogan using a racial slur on past episodes has surfaced, drawing more outrage.</p><p>We look into the scandal engulfing the streaming platform and its most popular podcast host.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/kevin-roose">Kevin Roose</a>, a technology columnist for The New York Times.</p><p>Have you lost a loved one during the pandemic? The Daily is working on a special episode memorializing those we have lost to the coronavirus. If you would like to share their name on the episode, please RECORD A VOICE MEMO and send it to us at <a href="mailto:thedaily@nytimes.com">thedaily@nytimes.com</a>. You can find more information and<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/podcasts/daily-memorial-covid.html"> specific instructions here</a>.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Kevin explains why the challenges presented by this scandal<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/technology/joe-rogan-spotify-controversy.html"> aren’t going away</a>.</li><li>Listen to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/arts/music/rogan-spotify-popcast.html"> this episode of Popcast</a> to delve deeper into the thorny questions raised about Spotify’s role as a platform.</li></ul><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each e