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 I used to listen to podcasts basically all day at work (employee of the year?) which led me to start to look for some long-form content. I forget exactly how, but I eventually stumbled upon Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. Carlin's background is in journalism-making him a mere history "enthusiast" as opposed to a "real historian" or academic. Nonetheless, he's very thorough and captivating to the point that he holds your attention through 4-5 hour single subject monologues, punctuated by no music, ads, or guest speakers-just his own takes punctuated by quotes from primary and secondary sources. My personal favorite series was "Wrath of the Khans", a detail of the rise of the Mongol Empire and its blood soaked, world-changing conquests of medieval China, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Sadly, his older content is behind a paywall because he isn't ad-supported, but here's the link. https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-wrath-of-the-khans-series/.

-- SpencerBecerra - 23 Feb 2022

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The episode I am linking below, which I coincidentally listened to this morning, relates to our discussion about the music industry today. It comes from Recode's podcast called "Land of the Giants" which takes you through the history of Big Tech, and the most recent season is about Apple. This episode adds some nuance to how the music industry was disrupted by people being able to download music illegally. It then presents Spotify and Apple as coming in and "saving" the industry. It was a compelling account, but lacks the crucial inquiry posed in class -- are we degrading music in itself through this commodification?

I'm well aware of the irony of linking Spotify after today's discussion. However, I think gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the tech giants and their development is crucial for lawyers. This development is unprecedented and has happened faster than the law can keep up. And since we are of the first generation where this kind of technology is a 'given,' our education systems have not yet come to realize that they need to be teaching the history of how these giants developed -- becuase this is in recent memory for most teaching us.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/34SHuBsN0rga5Z5aL7BFQ3?si=e5fbcb500f4446bf

-- MelissaMouritsen - 14 Apr 2022

 
 
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