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Book 7, Ep. 4 | New Media

Material Girls

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The Origins of the Phonograph

The phonograph didn't fit into the existing media landscape in any way that made sense to people yet. The original phonograph was understood as being primarily used for personal recording rather than personal music playing. It actually wasn't until women figured out that you could use it to listen to music at home that it became popular because men were understanding it as part of public speech.

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