Joe Rogan pledges to ‘try harder’ as Spotify announces plan to tackle Covid-19 misinformation

Joe Rogan has addressed controversy over his Spotify podcast, hours after the streaming service announced a plan to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation.

In a 10-minute video posted to Instagram on Sunday night, the comedian and host pledged to "try harder to get people with differing opinions on" and "do my best to make sure I've researched these topics".

"It's become what it is today, which is some out of control juggernaut that I barely have control of," he said. "Often times I have no idea what I'm gonna talk about until I sit down and talk to people.

"I am gonna do my best in the future to balance things out."

He also apologised to Spotify. "I want to thank Spotify for being so supportive during this time, and I'm very sorry that this is happening to them and that they're taking so much from it."

The episodes sparked a fresh round of furore, including from musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, who pulled their music from Spotify as a result.

"I'm not mad at Neil Young," Rogan said, describing himself as a life-long fan of the singer.