The truth, as my late friend Michael Brooks and I noted two years ago, is that Rogan’s political views are messy and somewhat incoherent-like the views of many millions of Americans. Dan Crenshaw for opposing Medicare for All. Those who’d pigeonhole Rogan in such a fashion would also be remiss to not watch Rogan’s classic skewering of the right-wing YouTube commentator Dave Rubin for wanting to privatize the Post Office and end the regulatory state, or Rogan’s blistering rebuke of Republican Rep. Anyone who believes MoveOn’s depiction of Rogan as nothing but a right-wing propagandist-much less a “white supremacist”-would be surprised by the content of that interview, where Rogan and West vibed on subjects ranging from socialism to Chekhov to standup comedy to the origins of white supremacy in America. Describing West as “brilliant,” Rogan tweeted that it was one of his all-time favorite episodes of the podcast. Rogan's podcast is exclusively aired on Spotify after the former actor and TV host signed a deal believed to be worth more than $US100 million in 2020.Įditor's note February 17, 2022: This story has been amended to clarify that not all of the signatories of the open letter to Spotify were medical professionals or scientists.The next year, Rogan interviewed the socialist academic Cornel West. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the musician's stance in a tweet thanking him for 'standing up against misinformation and inaccuracies around COVID-19 vaccination'. The only Young songs now available on Spotify appear on compilation albums, while full albums of his former bands - including Crazy Horse Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Buffalo Springfield - remain available to stream.

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There is talk about a fifth COVID vaccine, but how many should I already have and who is eligible?.Mitchell's announcement comes after Young's music was removed from Spotify in response to a letter the musician addressed to his manager and record label demanding the streaming service no longer carry his music because, he said, Rogan had spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. 'Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.'Īs of Saturday afternoon, Mitchell's music was still available on the streaming platform in Australia.

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