By Michael Tedder Spotify views podcasts as its road to profitability. Is Rogan standing in the way of that? Spotify (SPOT) – Get Spotify Technology SA Report Chief Executive Daniel Ek recently affirmed that the streaming-music and podcast service would back Joe Rogan, in the face of calls to cut ties with the controversial podcast host. Rogan has taken flak for spreading misinformation about the Covid vaccines and giving air time to conspiracy theorists. More recently a video showing him repeatedly using anti-black racial slurs circulated after being posted by Grammy-award-winning singer-song…