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And he has put out a statement, which we'll hear in a minute. he's also insisted he's not anti—vax, butjust explain to us why concerns about joe rogan and covid — which aren't new, they've been around for some time — why have they escalated in the last few days? well, they started escalating, actually, a couple of weeks i ago, when there was a letter. from 250 concerned scientists, worried about rogan's comments. but then it really took off when neil young, i who has a history of standing up against large institutions. in the music industry, he said, "i'm going to pull my music. . "it's ...

To make money off streaming music? exactly, and as it's been said, the revenues... i spotify went public in 2018 and essentially is trying. to transform itself from a music - streaming company into a publisher. they're a media company. it's the same way when the - washington post produces a podcast. you know, we edit the content, i we have control over the content because it's associated with our brand. - it's our podcast. so this is a big transition, - basically from being a platform to being a straight up media . company, and with that comes lots of responsibilities. also, there is revenue t...

And briefly, elizabeth, finally, do you think that technology companies, which is what they were initially, like spotify, are geared up to handle these editorial challenges? of course they should be. spotify isn't just a technology i company, it's a media company. and, yes, that's what its actual employees have been asking. since the minute that they signed the deal with rogan in 2020. - its entire employee base said, "well, let'sjust develop somej editorial control now that - we're in the podcast business, just the way any other company — like the bbc or the washington i post — that's in ...

Could you colonise the galaxy in a million years? absolutely. the entire galaxy. so you would start with mars, build bases on mars, then you'd use mars to jump off to all these other planets, set up places there, and over thousands of years, easily...? yeah. kind of like, you know, from one solar system to the next. and...yeah. that's something for us to consider. jake kanter, let's bring you in here, media correspondent at the times. can you explain to us why spotify, a business initially based around music streaming, would move so heavily into podcasting with an exclusive deal withjoe rogan?...