Mary Trump is the latest influencer to pull her podcast from Spotify following several days of controversy over the streaming platform’s support of Joe Rogan.
Mary Trump is an author and psychologist, in addition to the niece of former President Donald Trump. Her podcast, called The Mary Trump Show, discusses politics and pop culture.
“I’m removing my podcast from Spotify,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “I know it’s not a big deal but hope it will be part of a growing avalanche.”
I’m removing my podcast from @Spotify. I know it’s not a big deal but hope it will be part of a growing avalanche. Thank you to #NeilYoung, @jonimitchell, and @nilslofgren for your courage in leading the way.
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) February 2, 2022
Trump thanked Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and Nils Lofgren, who were among the first people to pull their content from Spotify over Joe Rogan, for leading the way.
Joe Rogan has faced criticism over controversial interviews concerning COVID-19 on his podcast.
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Performers Graham Nash and India Arie also left Spotify Tuesday.
“Having heard the Covid disinformation spread by Joe Rogan on Spotify, I completely agree with and support my friend, Neil Young,” Nash said in a statement posted Tuesday on his Instagram account.
“Brown Skin” singer India Arie also announced that she would follow Young’s lead.
“I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons OTHER than his Covid interviews…FOR ME ITS ALSO HIS language around race,” Arie said on Instagram.
Rogan stirred additional controversy over his discussion of skin tones during a recent podcast interview with Jordan Peterson.
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Rogan said he would work to balance controversial viewpoints.
“My pledge to you is that I will do my best to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people’s perspectives so we can maybe find a better point of view,” Rogan said in a video posted on his Instagram account.
