Don’t panic if you can’t play The Joe Rogan Experience or other podcasts on Spotify. The streaming service has confirmed to Engadget that a “technical issue” is preventing users from playing a number of Spotify podcasts, including Joe Rogan’s and The Ringer shows like The Bill Simmons Podcast. The company didn’t elaborate on what went wrong, but the shows are frequently missing.
Spotify didn’t say exactly when the podcasts would be available again. The issue should be “resolved soon,” according to a spokesperson. Some users have already reported shows returning.
The timing is less than ideal for Spotify, to put it mildly. The glitch comes soon after a controversy over misinformation in Spotify’s podcasts. Rogan in particular has been accused of spreading and tolerating false claims about COVID-19 vaccines, including guest Dr. Robert Malone’s unsupported claims that a “psychosis” led…
