Journalist Liz Pelly talks about streaming muzak, Spotify, playlists, and the future of streaming. 

This week&#8217;s guest:

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<li><a href="http://lizpelly.com">Liz Pelly</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://tinyletter.com/lizpelly">Liz Pelly&#8217;s newsletter</a> </li>
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Show notes:

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<li><a href="https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-problem-with-muzak-pelly">The Problem with Muzak</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://watt.cashmusic.org/writing/thesecretlivesofplaylists">The Secret Lives of Playlists</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://futureofmusic.org">Future of Music Coalition</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.thenexttrack.com/episode-89-too-much-music-james-jackson-toths-failed-experiment/">Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.spin.com/2018/01/u-s-copyright-authorities-to-make-subscription-music-services-increase-payout-rate-to-publishers-and-musicians/">U.S. Copyright Authorities to Make Subscription Music Services Increase Payout Rate to Publishers and Musicians</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://topsify.com">Topsify</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://filtr.com/gb/spotify">Filtr</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.digster.fm">Digster</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/1153899/ping.html">Hands On: iTunes 10&#8217;s Ping feature</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.merlinnetwork.org">Merlin</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nme.com/news/music/cassette-tape-sales-rose-2017-2206846">Music fans bought a lot of cassettes last year</a> </li>
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Our next tracks:

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<li>Kirk: <a href="http://amzn.to/2EAmamc">Nils Frahm: All Melody </a> </li>
<li>Doug: <a href="http://amzn.to/2FFEOsl">Ten Years After: Watt</a></li>
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Episode #91 – The Apple HomePod Sounds Great, Except When it Doesn’t

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.