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Popular podcaster Joe Rogan and his relationship with the streaming platform Spotify have made headlines in recent weeks, and he addressed some of the controversies during his recent podcast with comedian Tim Dillon. Rogan and Dillon spoke during episode No. 1544 of the Joe Rogan Experience about Spotify employees potentially wanting to censor and edit his podcast.

Spotify has the exclusive licensing rights to the Joe Rogan Experience, and according to reports from media outlets, some employees have threatened to strike if they do not receive editorial control over Rogans podcast, taking issue with some of the subjects Rogan speaks about as well as what he says.

However, according to the podcaster and UFC commentator, Spotify has not spoken to him about censoring his show or about any internal company dialogue about the situation.

Listen, me on the outside reading these f****** articles, like Oh my God, Spotify is censoring Rogan, Rogan said. Spotify has said nothing. Listen to me, nothing. They havent said anything to my manager, they havent said anything to me. Theyve said nothing. Theyve apparently had meetings. But they have a lot of meetings. They have meetings about all sorts of shows. They have meetings about the music they have.

Its an open-minded company, Rogan continued. They treat their employees very well. They let them have discussions about things. And I dont know what these discussions are like. I dont know what happens, I really dont. But, in terms of them silencing me, zero. Theres been nothing.

Rogans conversation with Dillon about Spotify can be viewed below:

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In July, Rogan recorded a podcast with Abigail Shrier, a journalist, writer and author of the book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. During the episode, Rogan and Shrier spoke about transgender people and transitioning. Some criticized the podcast, calling Rogan and Shrier transphobic.

Rogan said to Dillon, Is there somebody at Spotify complaining about the Abigail Shrier episode? Im sure. Im sure theres someone complaining about it. Is it a transphobic episode? Its not. Theyre wrong.

The podcaster defended his stance and the conversation he had with Shrier, saying that people should be able to have an open dialogue about transitioning, especially when it comes to children.

I dont know what the actual conversation has been from Spotify talking to these employees, but if these employees are listening, I would tell you emphatically I am not in any way anti-trans, Rogan said. Not in any way. I am 100 percent for people to be able to do whatever they want as long as it doesnt harm other people. If you choose to do anything, whatever you want, whatever your personal choice is, I am happy if youre happy.

Rogan said that he is 100 percent open-minded and he believes that he should be able to have conversations about controversial subjects like children transitioning. His rebuttal can be viewed here.

During his discussion with Dillon, Rogan said that sometimes when hes talking on the podcast, he says things he doesnt even mean as he is talking off the top of (his) head. He also said that if some Spotify employees have an issue with the conversations he has on the podcast, they should be even more concerned with the lyrics of some music on the platform.

Rogan told Hot New Hip Hop:

Im sure theyve had issues with other episodes as well, but like Ive said before: Im talking off the top of my head, and a lot of times, Im saying s*** I dont even mean, because Im saying it because this is a f****** podcast. And if you have a problem with people saying terrible s*** and you work for Spotify, maybe you should listen to some of the lyrics. Ok? Because some of the lyrics in some of the f****** music you guys play over and over and over again makes my s*** pale in comparison. Pale. If youre listening to some rap music right now Im not anti-rap, I love rap music. Im Im f****** saying, go back and listen to NWA. Go back and listen to some of the early s***. Like go back and listen to Ice-T, Cop Killer From the Body Count days. Whew.

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