What Is The Best Solution to Spotify's Joe Rogan Mess?

The Joe Rogan scandal will force Spotify to decide what kind of company it wants to be.

The Joe Rogan Experience Spotify website page on a smartphone in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Sunday, January 30, 2022. Spotify Technology SA outlined steps it will take to halt the spread of misleading information about Covid-19 on its audio-streaming service in an attempt to quell a growing controversy over its support for the podcast host Joe Rogan.Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

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By Lucas Shaw

February 6, 2022 at 11:30 PM UTC

Spotify’s Joe Rogan headache isn’t going away.

The company has removed dozens of episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience” in response to a video documenting the many times Rogan used a racial slur on his podcast. Rogan, who apologized late Friday, made the decision to take down the videos after discussions with the company.