Apple Says Removal of Glenn Beck Podcast Was Related to a Trademark Dispute That Has Since Been Resolved

UPDATED: Episodes of Glenn Beck’s show were restored on Apple Podcasts more than five hours after his radio show, “The Glenn Beck Program,” was removed from the platform earlier Wednesday.

Reached for comment, an Apple spokesman told Variety that “The Glenn Beck Program” was removed from Apple Podcasts because of a trademark dispute involving Beck’s podcast and that the issue has since been resolved. The Apple rep declined to provide details on what the trademark dispute was about.

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Beck shared in an update on X (aka Twitter) that while Apple restored episodes of his podcast he still did not “have clear answers as to why this happened. Hope to have an update for you tomorrow on radio.” Currently, Apple Podcasts lists 1,914 episodes of “The Glenn Beck Program” available.

Earlier Wednesday, Beck posted on X, “All of my podcasts have been removed from Apple/iTunes with no explanation.”

In a video uploaded to X, Beck said he received a message from Apple that said, “We found an issue with your show, ‘The Glenn Beck Program,’ which must be resolved before it’s available on Apple Podcasts. Your show has been removed from Apple Podcasts.” He continued, “They sent us a link and said, ‘For more details, go to the link.’ And the link only says ‘Your show has been removed from Apple Podcasts.’ Well, we got that one, dummy.”

Beck, host of the nationally syndicated radio show and co-founder of Blaze Media, said in the video that “I cannot imagine what they are… basing this one on,” adding that Apple did not give him any “strike” or other advance warning that his show may have run afoul of the tech giant’s policies in some way. “This is crazy, crazy… There’s nothing that we have said that would warrant any removal.”

Beck said “it’s probably just a glitch, but it’s amazing how we have to have a whole bunch of people point out the ‘glitch’ before the ‘glitch’ is found and [the show is] put back.” He added, “I think the closer and closer we get to [the 2024 presidential] election, the more and more ‘glitches’ are gonna happen.”

The Aug. 16 episode of “The Glenn Beck Program” is titled, “Trump vs. Biden: Which Is the Crime Family?” Per the summary: “Glenn dives through some of the insane accusations in Donald Trump’s fourth indictment, which, if prosecuted, will set dangerous precedents for free speech. Glenn also compares this indictment to the evidence revealed regarding Hunter Biden and President Biden. Who’s the REAL crime family?”

“The Glenn Beck Program” podcast remains available on his BlazeTV service, as well as on Spotify, YouTube, Google Podcasts, iHeart, Stitcher and other platforms.

According to the description of the podcast, the show delivers “storytelling, insight and compelling perspective on American culture and politics. Glenn Beck’s quick wit, candid opinions and engaging personality have made this one of the most popular radio programs in America.”

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