<p>It’s time to have a brief discussion of the future of iTunes again. Some news has been circulating suggesting that Apple will be including separate apps for music, TV, podcasts, and books later this year. We discuss this, and how we predicted this a few months ago.</p>

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

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<li><a href="https://www.thenexttrack.com/139" rel="nofollow">Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/is-apple-splitting-up-itunes-heres-how-theyll-do-it/" rel="nofollow">Is Apple Splitting Up iTunes? Here’s How They’ll Do It</a></li>
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<p><strong>Our next tracks</strong>:</p>

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<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2IGFyCd" rel="nofollow">Jon Savage: This searing light, the sun and everything else - Joy Division: The Oral History</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2ICEMpY" rel="nofollow">Jo Jo Gunne: Bite Down Hard</a></li>
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Episode #146 - Woodstock

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.