Hours after Spotify said in a statement that it would modify its content policies - which Joe Rogan did not violate, the company clarified  - and adopt a "content advisory" for certain podcast episodes in an effort to placate the snowflakes, Joe Rogan finally broke his silence on the uproar over his podcast in a 10-minute video shared to Instagram.

In the video, a kind of frank confessional apparently shot by Rogan himself using his own phone, Rogan apologized to those he had unwittingly offended, before launching into a poignant, carefully crafted explanation that gently nudged and reminded objectors about why Rogan's show is a must-listen, and a leader in the modern-day podcast gold rush.

But first, Rogan asked listeners to ignore certain "disparaging" headlines that he said misrepresent what he's doing.

"I wanted to make this video first of all because I think there are a lot of people who have a distorted misconception about what I do maybe based on soundbites or headlines of articles that are disparaging. The podcast has been accused of spreading 'dangerous misinformation'...specifically about two episodes, one with Dr. Peter McCollough and one with Dr. Robert Malone."

Both doctors are highly credentialed, while also harboring views on SARS-CoV-2 and how to combat it that are "different" from the mainstream narrative.

"Both of these people are very highly credentialed very intelligent highly accomplished people and they have an opinion that's different from the mainstream narrative. I wanted to hear what their opinion is."