Ticketmaster canceled the public sale on Thursday citing extraordinary high demand. The fundamental reason that tickets are so hard to get for something like Taylor Swift is that there are way more people who want to buy tickets than actually exist, says CNN's Jarrett Bellini. "I wouldn't blame Taylor Swift for this debacle"
It’s me, Ticketmaster. I’m the problem, it’s me.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
This episode features a fun Taylor Swift parody courtesy of Miranda Hardy and Liz Larkin on TikTok @MirandaHardyMusic.
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