Episode 237: The Record Company Gonna Give Me Lots of Money

This week Host Dave Bledsoe is not ALL jealous of others good fortune and in fact wishes them all the success in the world, and these tears you see are tears of joy. (The only other time we’ve seen him cry like this was at Last Call) On the show this week we talk about selling out and angry fans. (Not ours, we don’t have any fans, even angry ones)

Along the way we discuss the good fortune of our friends over the Last Podcast Network who just signed an exclusive deal with Spotify. (By friends we mean friends of friends of friends, and in New York City, that counts!) Then we dive deep into the sausage making of creating a financially successful podcast only to discover whatever meat we are putting into the sausage gives people food poisoning. (But you should totally donate to our Patreon!) Then we take a turn through why the Fans thinks they are more important than the people who create the art. (Which you totally are, please donate to our Patreon!) Finally, we explain why U2’s Zooropa was a bad album and that is totally OK! (We would still like a refund from our purchase in 1993, however.)

Our Sponsor this week is Eddify, a new streaming service with exclusive content no one has heard before because it is unlistenable. We open the show with The Beast, Which Will Never Sell Out and close with some Reel Big Fish.

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Citations Needed:

‘Last Podcast on the Left’ Moving Exclusively to Spotify
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/last-podcast-left-moving-exclusively-spotify-1256236

The Rise and Decline of the “Sellout”
https://slate.com/culture/2017/07/the-history-of-calling-artists-sellouts.html

Nirvana: Inside the Heart and Mind of Kurt Cobain
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-inside-the-heart-and-mind-of-kurt-cobain-103770/

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