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I cancelled mine in part because of the Joe Rogan kerfuffle but mostly because I made the realization that Spotify is investing more heavily in podcasts than music, but I already have a podcast player that I like and I should subscribe to a music service that cares about the music.

Exactly. I just switched back from Apple Music to Spotify (I used Spotify before Apple Music, when podcasts were unavailable where I live).

I returned for missed recommendations. But now with all these podcasts issues I am really thinking about using mp3s again.

Was there a comment box to tell them why you cancelled? Just wondering if the cancellations are sending mixed signals between the "I'm mad you took down Joe Rogan episodes" camp and the "I'm mad you took down Neil Young or others" camp of users.

I was worried about that too, but yes, there was a comment box asking to explain the reason for the cancellation, and I was careful to make it clear.

Didn't he delete his own episodes because he said something he was ashamed of?