in an exclusive deal by spotify for $100 million. the format is simple a vast array of guests talk with him about a vast array of subjects, sometimes for hours. and joe rogan and his guests can also sometimes cause controversy. in december, one guest, the virologist dr robert malone made a number of misleading claims about vaccines during the podcast, which prompted this reaction. having people on there giving opinions about the vaccines that are not based in science is just not. it s counter to public health right now, and it is just not the right thing to do. dr wallace was one of 270 health care professionals who wrote an open letter to spotify, urging it to act on misinformation injoe rogan s podcast. but it was the intervention of one of rock music s original rebels that made this story go global. neil young threatened to pull his music from spotify,