In this episode, I read articles aloud about how popular podcaster Joe Rogan is terrible. I also comment a little. He's a transphobe, pandemic denier, conspiracy theorist, and amplifier of hate.

I did not read the following letter in the episode, but it was the impetus for choosing this topic at this time:

"An Open Letter to Spotify: A call from the global scientific and medical communities to implement a misinformation policy" – https://spotifyopenletter.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/an-open-letter-to-spotify/

Articles I read aloud in this episode:

"Joe Rogan Wrapped: A year of COVID-19 misinformation, right-wing myths, and anti-trans rhetoric" by Alex Paterson in Media Matters for America
https://www.mediamatters.org/joe-rogan-experience/joe-rogan-wrapped-year-covid-19-misinformation-right-wing-myths-and-anti-trans

"Joe Rogan sounds like the new Rush Limbaugh" by Eric Boehlert in Press Run
https://pressrun.media/p/joe-rogan-wants-to-be-the-next-rush

"Why I Left Joe Rogan on My List of Celebrities Promoting Pseudoscience"
by Brian Dunning in Skeptoid Blog
https://skeptoid.com/blog/2014/02/05/joe-rogan/

"The Joe Rogan Experience disproportionately hosts men" by Cristina López G. in Media Matters for America
https://www.mediamatters.org/legacy/joe-rogan-experience-disproportionately-hosts-men

"It’s Time to End the Joe Rogan Experience" by Matt Gioia in MediaFile
http://www.mediafiledc.com/time-end-joe-rogan-experience/

"Audience Demographic Variations are Specific to Genre and Even Individual Podcasts" by Media Monitors in Media Monitors:
https://www.mediamonitors.com/audience-demographic-variations-specific-to-genre/