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Apr 2018
37m 59s

The Death of Downloads and CDs; Artist t...

Rolling Stone
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Steve Knopper joins host Brian Hiatt to trace streaming's conquest of music sales back to Napster; Sophie Allison of Soccer Mommy explains the influences behind her great new album Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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