The UFC commentator Joe Rogan has achieved worldwide popularity through his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Something that makes the show unique is how Rogan engages with his guests from all walks of life. The 55-year-old is ready to talk about anything and everything on his podcast. This very similar fact has often landed Rogan in trouble, as some of his opinions are often offensive to many. JRE is exclusively available on Spotify, as the two parties have signed a multi-year deal worth $200 million.
Recently, fans lashed out at the audio streaming giant for removing one of the episodes of JRE from the platform. They believe that Spotify did it purposefully due to some of the controversial topics discussed during the episode. Let’s dive deeper to find out the major Spotify goof-up that provoked fans.
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#2019 – Tim Dillon why was it removed?
by u/uncooked_ford_focus in JoeRogan
At the beginning of 2022, Spotify made headlines after it removed two episodes of JRE. Back then, many believed that the streaming giant had removed two episodes of Rogan’s podcast in a week due to his controversial remarks. One of the episodes that got removed was where Rogan sat with Dr Robert Malone.
The episode was a highly controversial one where he discussed COVID-19 vaccines. The majority blamed Rogan for spreading misinformation about the Coronavirus vaccines. Now, fans believe that Spotify has removed the #2019 episode of JRE where the UFC commentator sat with comedian Tim Dillon. They also blamed the streaming platform for many technical issues.
Fans react to Spotify after an episode of ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ is missing
Many believe that Spotify, which has a market cap of $26.82 billion, is not a stable streaming platform. They complain about a lot of technical glitches that appear while using the platform.
- “I think Spotify just f*cks up sometimes, I can still see it. It will probably be back for you in a bit”
- “The app is buggy for sometimes, it’ll switch to another podcast in the middle of a podcast sometimes”
- “Blame Spotify. I can’t even watch it on my tv without having to refresh it ever 10 min.”
Some of the fans feel that Spotify deliberately removed the episode of Rogan’s podcast. According to them, the streaming giant is trying to “censor” the UFC commentator.
- “No man you don’t get it, it’s a conspiracy. They’re trying to censor Rogan lol”
- “spotify has really done it’s utmost to make the JRE suck.”
The former Fear Factor host, Rogan, is someone who has blamed comedians for adopting the woke culture. However, after the recent incident, a fan claimed that Rogan has “gone woke.”
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- “Joe rogan has officially gone woke”
One of the fans pointed out that there are a lot of episodes of JRE with Dillon, which Spotify has not removed. He further went on to say that Rogan brings the same people to his show over and over.
- “Lucky for fans of Dillon, there are 50 other Tim Dillon episodes to choose from because Joe can only get a rotation of the same 20 people now a days.”
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From the reactions of the fans, it is clear that they are furious against Spotify for removing an episode of JRE. The majority felt that there are a lot of technical issues that go around in the audio streaming platform. Few other fans believed that Spotify is trying hard to censor Rogan. What do you think about the situation? Do you think that Spotify deliberately removed the episode? Let us know in the comments below.
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