Why the Left hates Joe Rogan

A handful of musicians have followed rock artist Neil Young’s lead and removed their music from Spotify to protest the platform’s most popular podcast: The Joe Rogan Experience. They argue Joe Rogan has been spreading COVID-19 misinformation and must be punished or de-platformed.

Unsurprisingly, much of legacy media agrees. A staff writer at the Atlantic claimed Spotify’s decision to stand by Rogan “has made its new priorities clear to listeners.” A CNN op-ed praised musicians for taking “a stand” against harmful “misinformation.” The New York Times wrote Rogan off as a “problem” that’s not going away.