<p>Doug and Kirk spend a half hour or so discussing Apple&#39;s new apps that replace iTunes on the Mac. They rant, they praise, they shrug, they laugh, and they reminisce on what was, while imaging what could have been. It was a very good year. </p>

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

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/column/itunes-guy/" rel="nofollow">The iTunes Guy column on Macworld</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kirkville.com/carplay-crashes-constantly-in-my-car/" rel="nofollow">CarPlay Crashes Constantly in My Car</a></li>
<li><a href="https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/forum/87-itunes-and-everything-apple/" rel="nofollow">The iTunes and Everything Apple forum on Audiophile Style</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/media-apps/" rel="nofollow">Kirk&#39;s new book, Take Control of macOS Media Apps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kirkville.com/poll-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-macos-media-apps-that-replace-itunes/" rel="nofollow">Poll: What Do You Think of the New macOS Media Apps that Replace iTunes?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kirkville.com/in-praise-of-the-itunes-column-browser/" rel="nofollow">In Praise of the iTunes Column Browser</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hierarchically" rel="nofollow">hierarchically /ˌhaɪəˈrɑː.kɪ.kəl.i/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dougscripts.com/618" rel="nofollow">Search Results to Playlist AppleScript</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dougscripts.com/apps/jointogetherapp.php" rel="nofollow">Join Together</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scriptcount.php?sortBy=Most%20Recent&op=y" rel="nofollow">Most Recent AppleScript Updates</a></li>
</ul>

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

<ul>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2JThxrB" rel="nofollow">Dietmar Berger: The Manchester Gamba Book</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2rdIlfu" rel="nofollow">The Pretty Things: Greatest Hits</a> </li>
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Episode #163 - Lewis Shiner on His Novel Outside the Gates of Eden

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.