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Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicIn the 24 hours since Wednesday’s real-time implosion of the Joe Budden Podcast, during which the host of the popular twice-weekly show fired his longtime cohosts Rory Farrell and Jamil ‘Mal’ Clay (or Rory and Mal, as they’re known colloquially) in the wake of a pay and “accounting” dispute, PTSD has subsided and it got me thinking: What would Howard Stern do?It feels an apt comparison.

“Pump It Up.” The musician-turned-main mouthpiece of the “Joe Budden Podcast” is at the center of a social media shade storm after alleged audio of him firing former friends and show co-hosts Rory Farrell and Jamil “Mal” Clay leaked online Wednesday. “From this point forward, you are fired and you’re not welcome back,” Budden, 40, allegedly spat at his ex-podcast partners during a since-deleted episode that fans claim aired this week.