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How Much Does Spotify Pay? A Conversation with Samuel Duboff
A Spotify exec stops by to talk royalties
22 hrs ago
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The Piano Bar Teaches Us What Music Lives and Dies
Sing us a song ...
Mar 12
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Jesse Rifkin
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An Album a Day: First Album, Second Act
Few people get famous. Even fewer people get famous twice.
Mar 10
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Long Live Robert Christgau: A Conversation with Matty Wishnow
The world famous critic finally gets the documentary treatment
Mar 8
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Is the Dude Dying?
Or, why I'm tired of boring men
Mar 5
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An Album a Day: One-Hit Wonders & Disses
A friend and I are listening to an album each day this year. Let me tell you about it.
Mar 3
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When Chinese and US Culture Meet: A Conversation with Yi-Ling Liu
China and the US are two of the biggest global superpowers. But how do their cultures interact?
Mar 1
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February 2026
Country Music Always Comes Back
Yee-haw!
Feb 26
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RIP to a Great Songwriter: A Conversation with Billy Steinberg
Today we celebrate the like of one of the 20th century's great hit-makers
Feb 22
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Against Cultural Stuckness
The debate that just won't die
Feb 19
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What are the Best Beatles Covers? Link Drop
A round-up of the most important stories in music right now
Feb 15
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Sex in the 70s
Bow chicka wow wow
Feb 12
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