<p>The band is back together, and we explain our new approach to the podcast. We then discuss how music may change as more people use voice assistants to request what they want to hear. And, of course, we present our own next tracks. </p>

<p><strong>Show notes</strong>:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kirkville.com/voice-assistants-will-impoverish-music/" rel="nofollow">Voice Assistants Will Impoverish Music</a></li>
<li><a href="https://haulixdaily.com/2019/02/smart-speakers-music-business" rel="nofollow">36% of Americans now own smart speakers. Here’s what that means for musicians.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2TGKiyJ" rel="nofollow">Charles Ives: Concord Sonata, Marc-André Hamelin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10911626/Fans-buy-the-wrong-Stephen-King-book.html" rel="nofollow">Fans buy the &#39;wrong&#39; Stephen King book</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2UAchw7" rel="nofollow">Bob Weir: Ace</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Our next tracks</strong>:</p>

<ul>
<li>Grateful Dead: Playing in the Band, 5/21/74 (on <a href="https://amzn.to/2FaGRr6" rel="nofollow">Pacific Northwest &#39;73-&#39;74: Believe It If You Need It</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2F3GcGm" rel="nofollow">Blondie: Parallel Lines</a></li>
</ul>

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<iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="300" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/parallel-lines/1231655506&at=11l6om" width="660"></iframe>
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Episode #141 - Algorithms

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.