What Spotify Wants
<p>Spotify, a company worth $23 billion, has come out on top of the streaming wars, and yet it’s never made a profit. Daniel Cohen joins Malin to discuss the history of the platform and how it's changed the way music is made and listened to, and the strangeness of streaming culture, rife with ethical dilemmas.</p><br><p>Find further reading on the episode page: <a href="https://lrb.me/spotifypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/spotifypod</a></p><p>Subscribe to Close Readings: <a href="https://lrb.me/closereadings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
The LRB Podcast · The London Review of Books
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Spotify, a company worth $23 billion, has come out on top of the streaming wars, and yet it’s never made a profit. Daniel Cohen joins Malin to discuss the history of the platform and how it's changed the way music is made and listened to, and the strangeness of streaming culture, rife with ethical dilemmas.
Find further reading on the episode page: lrb.me/spotifypod
Subscribe to Close Readings: lrb.me/closereadings
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