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Vice reported in late September that employees threatened to strike if certain episodes weren’t removed, but no action has been taken. One recent offending episode was a July 16 show with social theorist Abigail Shrier, where Shrier spewed what was described by Men’s Health magazine as “ vile transphobic hate speech.” Rogan engaged in a lengthy discussion with Shrier comparing social transitioning among trans and nonbinary people to being in a cult or having autism. Spotify employees were expressing discontent about Rogan’s views long before he came to the company, an insider said, but recent episodes added tinder to the flames. He added, “The videos easily get millions of views within a few weeks, on top of the podcast downloads.”Īlso Read: Disney Sets Major Reorganization Around Disney+ “Spotify buying Rogan is the biggest move they could possibly make for a single show - and they’re moving not just the audio to Spotify, but the videos are being removed from YouTube and put on Spotify too,” Dave Zohrob, chief executive of podcast ranking platform Chartable, told TheWrap. Though he identifies as liberal and endorsed Bernie Sanders for president in 2016, Rogan often runs afoul of minority social groups online.

Rogan, a former UFC commentator and “Fear Factor” host, is particularly critical of the LGBT community and vocally opposed the integration of transgender women athletes into female sports leagues. His tendency to have practically any guest on the show to talk, unrestrained, about any topic, has steered “The Joe Rogan Experience” into choppy waters. Rogan’s content will be exclusively hosted on Spotify beginning this December.

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