<p>It's hard for us to remember, but there was a time before there was recorded music. How did people hear music?</p>

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Episode #317: Apple's Music App in macOS/iOS/iPadOS 26

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.