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‘I’m not trying to promote misinformation’ - Joe Rogan responds to Neil Young controversy

Joe Rogan may have got his big break as the handyman on News Radio, and may have become a fixture to the MMA public as one of the key members of the UFC broadcast booth, but his true skyrocket to fame and fortune has come on the back of podcasting.

The Joe Rogan Experience has become one of the most widely consumed shows in the world, with an estimated 11 million listeners an episode and 190 million downloads a month (at least as of 2019). And as such, he’s also become a lightening rod for controversy. All the more-so during the COVID-19 pandemic, where his self-stated interest in pursuing outsider viewpoints and opinions has resulted in accusations of promoting misinformation as to the origins of COVID-19, the safety of vaccines, and the effectiveness of potential treatments for the virus.