Joe Rogan Calls Backlash Over His Use of N-Word a ‘Political Hit Job’ – By Todd Spangler (Variety) / February 8, 2022
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Joe Rogan weighed in again on the controversy over his repeated use of the N-word on his podcast — and Spotify’s removal of dozens of past episodes because of his “racially insensitive language” — and this time played the victim card.
Last Friday, Spotify pulled 70 episodes “The Joe Rogan Experience” from its platform, dating from 2009 to 2018, which the streamer said it did at the request of Rogan and his team. That came after singer India Arie last week said she was pulling her music and podcasts off Spotify, citing Rogan’s “language around race”; she reposted a video on Instagram compiling 24 times Rogan used the N-word on his podcast, and the resurfaced clip soon went viral.
