The idea that you can have almost the entire recorded history of human music at your fingertips for however much it is, $9.99 a month. And the labels are making a ton of money, right? It's Spotify and streaming in general, rescued an industry that was long gone. But I think it's hard once people realize that everything is just there for you. The math just isn't there to be able to support all of these record companies and also the artists for the Pidley monthly fee we're paying.
Kara and Scott discuss the latest belt-tightening measures at Amazon and Disney and the latest round of the Apple v. Epic Games antitrust fight. Also, Twitter’s shrinking workforce, Musk v. Markey, and the mysterious hack that’s just one of FTX’s mounting problems. New York Times Culture Reporter Joe Coscarelli is our Friend of Pivot. He stops by to chat about his new book, Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story.
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In Wins and Fails, Kara and Scott discuss. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Be sure to check out this episode of Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders, which explores the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
AND...the latest episode of On with Kara Swisher is about Kara’s decades-long relationship with Elon Musk, why she had high hopes for him in the past, and why she’s disappointed now. Check it out here.
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