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The Real Joe Rogan Experience: How Spotify’s most popular podcast became a vehicle for disinformation

Joe Rogan prides himself on his “questions everything mentality,” even when those questions come at the expense of scientific facts.

The host of the most popular podcast on Spotify with millions of downloads every month, drew ire from doctors, politicians, and pundits last week after claiming that young, healthy people do not need to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Are you healthy?” Rogan told fellow comedian Dave Smith during the April 23 episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “Are you a healthy person? Like, look, don’t do anything stupid, but you should take care of yourself.