Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Sisario

We're on Patreon! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed This week, Dennis and Brent page through the storied Gray Lady (known to some as the New York Times and to Brent as “employer”) and find, to their amazement, an in-depth profile of high-end vinyl company Acoustic Sounds and its iconoclastic proprietor, Chad Kassem. Then they check out what YouTube star Cheapaudioman says are the biggest mistakes audiophiles can make (besides failing to listen to the Audio Unleashed podcast). They conclude by digging through a Tape Op profile of a man in Burbank, California whose life's work is getting messed-up tapes to play so you can finally hear A Flock of Seagulls as they were meant to be heard. Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases):

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About: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com  Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie Matthew Lawson's Instagram: @_matthewlawson Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]: Charli XCX Seemingly Breaks Silence on Taylor Swift Controversy, 06/17/24 [Newsweek] Why Fans Think Taylor Swift Is Referenced in Charli XCX's 'Sympathy Is a Knife' Song, 06/07/24 [ET] Taylor Swift may have captured the charts, but Charli XCX captured the zeitgeist, Shaad D'Souza, 06/14/24 [Guardian] For Taylor Swift, the Future of Music Is a Love Story, 07/07/14 [WSJ] Interview: Charli XCX Talks Feminism, Fighting With Her Label, and What She Really Thinks of Iggy Azalea, 02/05/15 [Complex] The rise and CRASH of Charli XCX, 04/22/22 [Varsity] Billboard Announces New Rules For Merchandise/Album Bundles, 11/26/19 [Billboard] How Album & Concert Ticket Bundles Reshaped The Billboard Charts In 2017, 01/24/18 [Genius] Charli XCX: ‘Every single thing is work for me. Everything is music', 07/08/18 [TheGaurdian] Miley Cyrus Is Selling $20 Individual Condoms, Because of Course She Is, 06/01/19 [Glamour] Billboard Announces New Chart Rules: No More Merch & Ticket Bundles, 07/13/20 [Billboard] Billboard's New Merch And Ticket Bundle Rules Will Devastate A Lot Of Pop Artists. Not BTS, 07/14/20 [Forbes] A Billboard No. 1 Is at Stake, So Here's an Album With Your Taylor Swift Hoodie, Ben Sisario, 06/09/19 [NYT] RS Charts: Taylor Swift's ‘Lover' Takes Number One By a Landslide, 09/04/19 [Rolling Stone] Taylor Swift, No. 1 Again, Is Last to Benefit From an Obscure Chart Rule, Ben Sisario, 08/10/20 [NYT] ​​Charli XCX “stormed out” of meeting with label bosses after “authenticity” argument, 04/29/21 [NME] “More Variants Than Covid” – The Death Of The Album Chart?, 06/03/21 [Louder Than War] Are Album Bundles Helping Artists Game The UK Official Charts?, 07/21/21 [Clash] Billboard Introduces ‘Fan Packs' to Album Charts, 05/04/23 [Billboard] Pushing Songs Up the Charts Was a Label Job. Then Fans Took Over, 08/23/23 [Billboard] WHY BILLIE EILISH INSISTS ON SUSTAINABILITY IN HER CAREER: ‘IT'S A NEVER-ENDING F–KING FIGHT', 03/28/24 [Billboard] Billie Eilish Clarifies She 'Wasn't Singling Anyone Out' in Her Comments About Artists Releasing Vinyl Variants: 'Sheesh', 04/01/24 [People] WHY BILLIE EILISH INSISTS ON SUSTAINABILITY IN HER CAREER: ‘IT'S A NEVER-ENDING F–KING FIGHT' [Billboard] Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them, 04/17/24 [NYT] Charli XCX: ‘Labels are desperate for artists to be liked, otherwise you're bad, evil and wrong', 06/02/24 [Guardian]

This week, Greg and Jay dive into the legacy of Steve Albini, the legendary recording engineer (which he preferred over the title “producer”) and musician who unexpectedly left us at 61. He was the audio engineer for Pixies 1988 Surfer Rosa, which was incredibly influential on alternative rock and grunge. His refusal of the title “producer” included refusal to accept royalties on the hundreds of artists he went on to record in his lifetime. He just wanted to be hired to record the best version of a band's sound as was possible. We discuss his body of work and legacy and say goodbye, too soon. Plus, what is a song? Nick tries to lighten the mood with a recap of a legal analysis that asks that very question. The article, written by Ben Sisario at the NY Times, walks back through some more famous copyright cases from years past. How could that not lighten the mood?Songs:Song: Pixies - “Where Is My Mind”The Jesus Lizard - “Mouth Breather”Black Midi “953 (Live at Electrical Audio)”

A conversation about one of the most admired, and divisive, figures in rock. Guest host: Ben Sisario. Guests: The Atlantic's Jeremy Gordon, and Joe Gross.

More than a billion users around the world may find that TikTok is a bit less fun than it was just a day ago. It's tied to a major showdown between the social media app and the world's biggest record label, Universal Music Group, which has removed its music from TikTok. John Yang discussed the dispute with Ben Sisario of The New York Times. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Motown founder Berry Gordy was married three times, had eight kids by six different women. But that was and is because Berry absolutely loves women. He mentioned that “women had been the inspiration of his life since childhood” and that notion contributed to the love stories in his life. References & Resources: To learn more about these couples, look into the following: To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown by Berry Gordy - https://tinyurl.com/39k5cshz Diana Ross: A Biography by J. Randy Taraborrelli - https://tinyurl.com/y28pm35u "Raynoma Gordy Singleton, an Early Motown Force, Dies at 79" by Ben Sisario - https://tinyurl.com/4maj442k "The Ballad of Jeana Jackson" by Adam P. White - https://tinyurl.com/4reynken "Motown Records Founder Berry Gordy Weds Before Stars in Santa Barbara" - https://tinyurl.com/y3cw92x Hitsville: The Making of Motown - https://tinyurl.com/4xawu2dz Aisle Tell You What is a weekly podcast that shares the weddings, marriages, and romances of notable Black figures throughout time. We bask on these relationships to remind you of the passion in our past and to give grace to the individuals we put on pedestals. Basically, it's all love Black History. Aisle Tell You What is brought to you by Hueido. Hueido is a media brand that adds color to Black weddings and marriage from yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Listen to Aisle Tell You What wherever you listen to podcasts: https://bit.ly/HueIDoPod Talk to me https://bit.ly/HueIDoContact Send your wedding pictures to Show Nups https://bit.ly/ShowNuptials Follow on Instagram https://bit.ly/ATYWinsta Follow on Twitter https://bit.ly/ATYWTwitter Follow on TikTok https://bit.ly/ATYWtiktok Shop aisletell.com ATYW Amazon Wish List https://tinyurl.com/53edh8uj Email Aisle Tell You What at aisle[at]hueido.com Follow Hue I Do Podcast Follow on Instagram https://bit.ly/HueIDoIG Follow on Facebook https://bit.ly/HueIDoFB Follow on Twitter https://bit.ly/HueIDoTw Follow on TikTok https://bit.ly/HueIDoPodTT

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with New York Times reporter Ben Sisario about the latest developments in the long and winding saga of Ticketmaster/Live Nation. Plus, they'll review the new album by Caroline Polachek.   Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: Beyoncé, "COZY," RENAISSANCE, Parkwood and Columbia, 2022The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967Caroline Polachek, "Bunny Is a Rider," Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, Sony and the Orchard, 2023Caroline Polachek, "I Believe," Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, Sony and the Orchard, 2023Caroline Polachek, "Blood and Butter," Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, Sony and the Orchard, 2023Culture Club, "Karma Chameleon," Colour By Numbers, Virgin, 1983  Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When tickets for Taylor Swift's latest tour went on sale in November, Ticketmaster was overwhelmed by forces inside and outside of its control, which resulted in a ticketing fiasco. Looking for reasons, many seized upon Ticketmaster's market power in ticketing and the broader live music industry, especially after its 2010 merger with Live Nation. As FTC Chair Lina Khan quipped, the fiasco “converted more Gen Zers into anti-monopolists overnight than anything I could have done”. In this episode, we dive into the origins and contemporary manifestations of the Ticketmaster-Live Nation monopoly. (Recorded 9 December 2022) Let us know what you think, by engaging with MONOPOLY ATTACK on Twitter (@MonopolyAttack) and LinkedIn Learn more about the hosts: Kay Jebelli, Counsel to the Computer & Communications Industry Association - Twitter (@KayJebelli), LinkedIn, SSRN Friso Bostoen, Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute - Twitter (@BostoenFriso), LinkedIn, SSRN Further reading: Friso Bostoen & Jozefien Vanherpe, ‘Competition Law in the Digitized Music Industry: The Winners Take It All—But Should They?', CPI Antitrust Chronicle, February 2021 U.S. and States v. Ticketmaster and Live Nation (Complaint, 25 January 2010) Christine Varney, ‘The TicketMaster/Live Nation Merger Review And Consent Decree In Perspective' (Speech, 18 March 2010) Songkick v. Live Nation/Ticketmaster (Complaint, 22 December 2015) Ben Sisario & Graham Bowley, ‘Live Nation Rules Music Ticketing, Some Say With Threats' (The New York Times, 1 April 2018) Maureen Tkacik & Krista Brown, ‘Ticketmaster's Dark History' (The Prospect, 21 December 2021)

This week, we are continuing our critique of the media by focusing specifically on popular music and the misogyny that's all too prevalent in the industry. Through this close examination, we hope to better understand the barriers that female artists face and become more conscious of the culture we're consuming. Women In Music (non-profit): https://www.womeninmusic.org/ Sources Referenced: "Misogyny in Rap Music: A Content Analysis of Prevalence and Meanings" by Ronald Weitzer and Charis E. Kubrin, The George Washington University "Here's How Overwhelmingly Male the Music Industry (Still) Is" by Amy X. Wang, Rolling Stone "These Are 3 of the Biggest Drivers of Gender Inequality in Music" by Andrew Bossi, Forbes "Gender Diversity in the Music Industry? The Numbers Are Grim" by Ben Sisario, The New York Times Follow us on Instagram @wayfindingpodcast for more content & updates!

The decision comes after opposition journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday, after his plane - bound for Vilnius in Lithuania - was diverted to the Belarusian capital Minsk. We get analysis from Michael Birnbaum, Brussels bureau chief for the Washington Post. A study in the US has found a huge increase in the number of start-ups during the pandemic, coinciding with the trillions of dollars being handed out as part of various federal stimulus packages. We speak to Jorge Guzman, one of the report's authors. And on Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, we discuss the singer's long career with Ben Sisario, music reporter at the New York Times. Jamie Robertson is joined throughout the programme by financial journalist Sushma Ramachandran, who's in Delhi, and by Nicole Childers, executive producer at our sister programme Marketplace in LA. (Picture: Ursula von der Leyen. Credit: Getty Images)

The show navigated a year of crisis, minted a new generation of stars and didn’t fixate on boomers. Guests: Jon Pareles, Joe Coscarelli, Ben Sisario, Lindsay Zoladz and Caryn Ganz.

Remembering Fred the Godson, Adam Schlesinger and Cristina. Guests: Kurt B. Reighley; Complex's Shawn Setaro; and Ben Sisario.

In episode fifteen of season two, the guys discuss the Pixies’ 1989 record— Doolittle. Which in the words of journalist Ben Sisario, Doolittle is “one of the most violent pop albums ever recorded, if not in body count then in the starkness of its calamities.” And obviously, said dude is not wrong, The guys are talkin' Old Testament brutalities alongside guns, eyeball slicin' and people being crushed to death by tons of sludge from New Jersey. Yet, despite all its death and destruction, it’s an album that’s been enjoyed by decades upon decades of music fanatics thanks to some delicious pop tunes. Hell, modern music would be where it is now without the gigantic influence the Pixies had.

There’s more data about music consumption than ever before. That doesn’t mean we understand who’s the most popular. Guests: The New York Times's Joe Coscarelli and Ben Sisario.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Political scientist Jeffrey M. Berry and sociologist Sarah Sobieraj co-authored the book The Outrage Industry, which examines media efforts to provoke outrage in audiences (including efforts that play fast and loose with the facts), as well as the conditions that have encouraged and rewarded such efforts. Berry joined me for a conversation about incivility, outrage rhetoric, and more. LINKS --Tufts University profile for Jeffrey Berry (https://as.tufts.edu/politicalscience/people/faculty/berry) --Tufts University profile for Sarah Sobieraj (https://as.tufts.edu/sociology/people/faculty/sobieraj) --The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility, by Berry and Sobieraj (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/Outrage-Industry-Political-Incivility-Development/dp/0190498463) --"Anger is a business" (by Berry and Sobieraj, for Vox's Mischiefs of Faction) (https://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction/2016/4/26/11506808/anger-is-a-business) --"New Republic: Rush Limbaugh's morality lesson" (by Jonathan Cohn, for National Public Radio) (https://www.npr.org/2012/03/02/147821577/new-republic-a-morality-lesson-from-rush-limbaugh) --Forbes: The world's highest-paid celebrites (https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/#tab:overall) --"The caning of Charles Sumner" (from the United States Senate website) (https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm) --"Clear Channel renames itself iHeartMedia in nod to digital" (by Ben Sisario, for the New York Times) (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/business/media/embracing-digital-brand-clear-channel-renames-itself-iheartmedia.html) --"Congress is more bipartisan than you think" (by Laurel Harbridge-Yong, for the Washington Post's Monkey Cage) (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/05/04/congress-is-more-bipartisan-than-you-think/?utm_term=.2383b95488a7) Special Guest: Jeffrey M. Berry.

The Pixies’ album Doolittle was released thirty years ago this month. It’s an album that’s bursting with arresting-yet-mysterious imagery, captivating-yet-cryptic lyrics, and breathtakingly unexpected musical dynamics and departures. It’s an almost unbelievably dense, compact artistic statement that fascinates at first blush, and heavily rewards repeated listening. There’s a whole world in there. A world we’ll explore with Ben Sisario, who’s the author the book Doolittle, part of the 33 1/3 series. For his book, Ben interviewed front man Black Francis at a pivotal time in the Pixies’ story – just as they were reuniting in the 21st Century after a fifteen-year breakup. Doolittle was an underground sensation – bubbling just below the level of the hit parade. It left a lasting impression on generations of influential artists, and the rock genre as a whole.

The documentary “Leaving Neverland” details devastating allegations of sexual abuse. How do fans process them, and Jackson’s body of work? Guests: The New York Times's Joe Coscarelli, Aisha Harris and Ben Sisario

This week we're joined by Aaron Dolores, founder of Black Arrow FC, a lifestyle brand that focuses on the intersection of soccer and Black culture. The World Cup starts tomorrow, so we're talking about Soccer and how it relates to the Black experience. We also discuss story telling in the Black community, when reading doesn't come so easily, and how challenges in your reading life can effect your relationship to books.   Check out everything we discuss right here in the show notes. BOOKS Roots by Alex Haley Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin The Language of the Game by Laurent Dubois The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous & Laurie L. Patton Joe Kadenge: The Life of a Football Legend by John Nene & Raila Odinga The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey by Marcus Garvey The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer EVERYTHING ELSE Croatia vs Brazil Goal Celebration, 2014 (Aaron Dolores) "Gil Scott-Heron, Voice of Black Protest Culture, Dies at 62" (Ben Sisario, New York Times) Abaco Libros y Cafe (Cartagena, Colombia) Issa Rae "I'm rooting for everybody black" (Variety, 2017 Emmy Awards Red Carpet) Roots (ABC) Game of Thrones (HBO) Black Panther (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)     Connect with The Stacks: Instagram| Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads |Traci's Instagram|iTunes| The Stacks Website|Patreon Connect with Aaron & Black Arrow FC: Black Arrow Website | Black Arrow Instagram | Black Arrow Facebook | Black Arrow Twitter |Aaron's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Thank you to this week's sponsor Audible. To get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs in which we receive a small commission when products are purchased through some links on this website. This does not effect my opinions on books and products. For more information click here. 

The music streaming company Spotify filed plans on Wednesday to start trading shares on The New York Stock Exchange in the next few weeks. The decision to go public also revealed more information about the company's financial health, including a $1.5 billion loss last year. Ben Sisario, who covers the music industry for The New York Times, thinks Spotify could make money down the line "if they’re able to pay a little bit less for the music that they stream, and they come up with new products to get people to sign up."  This week on Money Talking, Charlie Herman talks to Sisario about the future of the music streaming business and what it means for musicians, record companies, and listeners. 

My guest today is Yolanda Rondon (@yolandarondon)—Staff Attorney for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). Her work focuses on immigration and on issues related to the surveillance, racial profiling, employment discrimination and hate crimes committed against Arab Americans. Prior to joining ADC, Yolanda worked for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and as a clerk for Chief Administrative Judge Charetta Harrington at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. While in law school, she served as a law clerk in Israel, working on cases involving Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees. Yolanda has written numerous briefs and appeared in an amicus brief before Supreme Court of the United States in EEOC v. Abercrombie and Fitch: This was the case in which a devout Muslim woman applied for a job at clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch and didn't get the job—she was told it was because she wore a headscarf and the company had a no caps policy. Yolanda is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Buffalo and received a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. She earned her Juris Doctor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2013. In this episode, we discussed: Historical examples of the surveillance of Arab Americans pre- and post-September 11th. How incidental data collection practices circumvent Constitutional due process and Fourth Amendment requirements. Key policy considerations policymakers should consider regarding the surveillance of Arab-Americans and other people of color. Resources: Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Injustices: The Supreme Court's History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted by Ian Millhiser THE NEWS Michael Shear at the New York Times reported that last week that DCLeaks.com released Colin Powell's emails to the public, and the Democratic National committee was hacked into once again, an act many officials still believe was committed by the Russian government. Powell's emails revealed how he *really* feels about Donald Trump and the Clintons. He wrote that Trump embraced a QUOTE "racist" movement when he questioned President Obama's nationality. About Hillary, Powell wrote about his resentment towards Clinton "minions", as he called them, who sought to QUOTE "drag" Powell into the Clinton email controversy by revealing the fact that Powell himself kept at least some of his official communications off the State Department's servers when HE served as State Secretary. He said he had to  QUOTE “throw a mini tantrum” in the Hamptons to get Clinton staffers to keep him out of it. Powell also called Dick Cheney an idiot in one of the emails and referred to former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “the idiot Rummy”. But Powell saved his worst vitriol for Bill Clinton, suggesting that Clinton still cheats on Hillary. Also, William Cummings at USA Today reports that Guccifer 2.0 hacked into the DNC once again last week, this time revealing information on the DNC's finances as well as personal contact info, including Clinton running mate Tim Kaine's personal mobile phone number. Interim DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile is urging DNC staffers not to visit Wikileaks for fear the site would install malware on their computers. --- Nicholas Fandos at The New York Times reports that the 14th Librarian of Congress took the helm last week when she was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts. Dr. Carla D. Hayden is the first African American and first woman to serve in the role Previously, Dr. Hayden was the Chief Librarian for the City of Baltimore, where she overhauled the library system.Dr. Hayden kept a branch of the library open during the violent aftermath of the police involved killing of Freddie Gray. Two protected the library while stores in the area were looted and burned. Dr. Hayden plans to improve digital access to the Library of Congress. She is the first new Library of Congress since 1987, but Congress passed a bill last year imposing a ten-year term limit on the position. ---- Ben Sisario over at The New York Times reported thatsongwriters are now suing the Justice Department for the DOJ's decision last month to uphold the 1941 consent decree the agency entered into with music rights clearinghouses ASCAP and BMI. The songwriter want what is known as fractional licensing whereby, if multiple songwriters contribute to a song, they can all get paid royalties based on their individual contribution. But the Department of Justice basically said, listen, that's too complicated -- each license is a 100% license and we're not going to cut up the license into little pieces. We're gonna do it the way we've always done it: ASCAP and BMI must have a 100% right to license the song--anything less and the music can't be included it in the blanket licenses broadcasters and streaming music services rely on to play the music. The songwriters say this arrangement has them earning a pittance for songs they wrote. ---- Facebook and Israel are working together to reduce incitement on the social media site. The Associated Press in Jerusalem reports the collaboration comes amidst the Israeli government pushing for new anti-incitement legislation. Some advocates say this is a slippery slope towards censorship. ---- For the first time, theCity of New York coordinated with the Office of Emergency Management to send out a city-wide emergency alert to millions of New Yorkers that described the suspect responsible for the bombs that detonated in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood and in New Jersey, Ahmad Khan Rahami. The text contained a description of Rahami and is credited with putting the entire city on high alert, leading to Rahami's apprehension on Monday morning. An FCC working group released a report recommending improvements to the nation's Emergency Alert System on Monday. Kavell Waddell has the full story in the Atlantic. ---- Chris Isidore at CNN Money reports that, apparently,AT&T was charging customers in poor areas $30 or more per month for shoddy broadband speeds below 3 megabits per second, even though customers whose speeds were just a couple of megabits higher got it for as little as $5. The average high speed internet in the U.S. is 15 megabits per second. ATT's discounted prices for customers getting at least 3 megabits per second were part of the company's merger conditions when the FCC approved its acquisition of DirectTV. AT&T first said it was sticking to the strict parameters of that condition, but then when it got some negative press for jacking customers with even slower speeds, the company said, “Ok, ok, ok, ok … we'll change the policy.” ---- Oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that oversees .com and .net registrations, is set to transfer from the U.S. to a multistakeholder model on October 1st. Conservatives are trying to prevent that from happening while progressives and leading tech companies wrote in a letter to Congress QUOTE “a global internet is essential for our economic and national security” END QUOTE Dustin Volz at Reuters has the story. Senator Ted Cruz held up the government funding bill on Monday in an attempt to delay the transition. —— Finally, Senior White House Official Valerie Jarrett visited San Quentin state prison to acknowledge the efforts of the Last Mile, which teaches prison inmates how to code. Jessica Guynn at USA Today reports that Jarrett said the program is critical for preventing recidivism rates by ensuring inmates can find a job once they're released. Last Mile co-Founder Beverly Parenti has appeared on this podcast, which you can find on ... episode Episode 33. Michael Shear at the New York Times reported that last week that DCLeaks.com released Colin Powell's emails to the public, and the Democratic National committee was hacked into once again, an act many officials still believe was committed by the Russian government. Powell's emails revealed how he *really* feels about Donald Trump and the Clintons. He wrote that Trump embraced a QUOTE "racist" movement when he questioned President Obama's nationality. About Hillary, Powell wrote about his resentment towards Clinton "minions", as he called them, who sought to QUOTE "drag" Powell into the Clinton email controversy by revealing the fact that Powell himself kept at least some of his official communications off the State Department's servers when HE served as State Secretary. He said he had to  QUOTE “throw a mini tantrum” in the Hamptons to get Clinton staffers to keep him out of it. Powell also called Dick Cheney an idiot in one of the emails and referred to former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “the idiot Rummy”. But Powell saved his worst vitriol for Bill Clinton, suggesting that Clinton still cheats on Hillary. Also, William Cummings at USA Today reports that Guccifer 2.0 hacked into the DNC once again last week, this time revealing information on the DNC's finances as well as personal contact info, including Clinton running mate Tim Kaine's personal mobile phone number. Interim DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile is urging DNC staffers not to visit Wikileaks for fear the site would install malware on their computers. --- Nicholas Fandos at The New York Times reports that the 14th Librarian of Congress took the helm last week when she was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts. Dr. Carla D. Hayden is the first African American and first woman to serve in the role. Previously, Dr. Hayden was the Chief Librarian for the City of Baltimore, where she overhauled the library system.Dr. Hayden kept a branch of the library open during the violent aftermath of the police involved killing of Freddie Gray. Two protected the library while stores in the area were looted and burned. Dr. Hayden plans to improve digital access to the Library of Congress. She is the first new Library of Congress since 1987, but Congress passed a bill last year imposing a ten-year term limit on the position. ---- Ben Sisario over at The New York Times reported that songwriters are now suing the Justice Department for the DOJ's decision last month to uphold the 1941 consent decree the agency entered into with music rights clearinghouses ASCAP and BMI. The songwriter want what is known as fractional licensing whereby, if multiple songwriters contribute to a song, they can all get paid royalties based on their individual contribution. But the Department of Justice basically said, listen, that's too complicated -- each license is a 100% license and we're not going to cut up the license into little pieces. We're gonna do it the way we've always done it: ASCAP and BMI must have a 100% right to license the song--anything less and the music can't be included it in the blanket licenses broadcasters and streaming music services rely on to play the music. The songwriters say this arrangement has them earning a pittance for songs they wrote. ---- Facebook and Israel are working together to reduce incitement on the social media site. The Associated Press in Jerusalem reports the collaboration comes amidst the Israeli government pushing for new anti-incitement legislation. Some advocates say this is a slippery slope towards censorship. ---- For the first time, the City of New York coordinated with the Office of Emergency Management to send out a city-wide emergency alert to millions of New Yorkers that described the suspect responsible for the bombs that detonated in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood and in New Jersey, Ahmad Khan Rahami. The text contained a description of Rahami and is credited with putting the entire city on high alert, leading to Rahami's apprehension on Monday morning. An FCC working group released a report recommending improvements to the nation's Emergency Alert System on Monday. Kavell Waddell has the full story in the Atlantic. ---- Chris Isidore at CNN Money reports that, apparently, AT&T was charging customers in poor areas $30 or more per month for shoddy broadband speeds below 3 megabits per second, even though customers whose speeds were just a couple of megabits higher got it for as little as $5. The average high speed internet in the U.S. is 15 megabits per second. ATT's discounted prices for customers getting at least 3 megabits per second were part of the company's merger conditions when the FCC approved its acquisition of DirectTV. AT&T first said it was sticking to the strict parameters of that condition, but then when it got some negative press for jacking customers with even slower speeds, the company said, “Ok, ok, ok, ok … we'll change the policy.” ---- Oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that oversees .com and .net registrations, is set to transfer from the U.S. to a multistakeholder model on October 1st. Conservatives are trying to prevent that from happening while progressives and leading tech companies wrote in a letter to Congress QUOTE “a global internet is essential for our economic and national security” END QUOTE Dustin Volz at Reuters has the story. Senator Ted Cruz held up the government funding bill on Monday in an attempt to delay the transition. —— Finally, Senior White House Official Valerie Jarrett visited San Quentin state prison to acknowledge the efforts of the Last Mile, which teaches prison inmates how to code. Jessica Guynn at USA Today reports that Jarrett said the program is critical for preventing recidivism rates by ensuring inmates can find a job once they're released. Last Mile co-Founder Beverly Parenti has appeared on this podcast, which you can find on ... episode Episode 33.

Jermane Bond (@JermaneBond) is a Senior Fellow at the National Collaborative for Health Equity where he leads efforts to address the determinants of health for boys and men of color. His research interests include men's preconception health and reproductive life planning, paternal involvement in pregnancy outcomes and racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality. With funding from the Office of Minority Health in the Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Bond formed the Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes, (a transdisciplinary working group of social scientist and public health professionals) to raise awareness for the importance of paternal involvement in pregnancy and family health by reframing debates, informing research, policy and practice to support greater involvement of expectant fathers in pregnancy. Dr. Bond is a member of the American Public Health Association, the American College of Epidemiology and serves on several editorial boards, including the Maternal and Child Health Journal and the American Journal of Public Health. He received a B.A. from Morehouse College, and a Ph.D. from Howard University. In this episode, we discussed: Health disparities within the black community. Specific health disparities affecting black men. How health technology can play a vital role in creating better outcomes for black men. Resources: National Collaborative for Health Equity Lagging Life Expectancy for Black Men: A Public Health Imperative by Jermane Bond  and Allen A. Herman (American Journal of Public Health, 2016) The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson ---- This Week's News The Federal Trade Commission plans to crack down on celebrity product endorsements on social media. The agency thinks the endorsements aren't transparent enough because they often don't contain an explicit statement that the endorsement is actually a paid advertisement. So this will affect celebrities like DJ Khaled who promotes Ciroc vodka on Snapchat and other celebrities who earn revenue from sponsorships in exchange for giving products their stamp of approval.   The FTC has brought lawsuits against several companies that secure product endorsements from celebrities.   But marketing executives think this is an overreach, saying the these celebrity influencers recognize the trust their audiences place in them and would never violate that rapport by endorsing products they don't actually believe in.   Experts are advising celebrity endorsers to know include hashtags in their sponsored posts, with #ad being the preferred indicator, although these hashtags often get jumbled up with a bunch of other hashtags.   Sarah Frier and Matt Townsend at Bloomberg have more.   ----   The U.S. is concerned that voting machines will be hacked on election day. Remember that crazy 2000 election that was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court? Well, picture that scenario—except no one even knows where to start counting—since the entire system was hacked.   The problem is that with more than 9,000 voting districts in the U.S., it's quite a task to monitor all those. So the Obama administration is considering whether to designate voting machines as “critical infrastructure”.   Check out Julie Hirschfeld Davis' Coverage in The New York Times.   ----   So if you're in or around a court house, you may want to watch what you say—even if you're talking to your own lawyer. Apparently, the FBI placed bugs in and around the San Mateo County courthouse while they were investigating an alleged foreclosed homes bid-rigging scheme. The FBI started out sending under-cover agents with wires, but apparently the agents fell out of favor with the suspects who began sharing less information with the undercover agents. So the FBI decided to try and capture the suspects' conversations at the courthouse. But they went ahead and captured EVERYONE'S conversations—including people discussing their sex lives.   In any case, US District Judge Charles Breyer issued an order last week suppressing over 200 hours of audio recordings because he found the suspects had a legit expectation of privacy and so the surveillance tactic violated the Fourth Amendment. But technically, the FBI can keep placing bugs outside courthouses, since another federal judge in San Mateo issued the exact opposite ruling in another case—saying the suspects didn't adequately protect their own privacy.   Joe Mullen covers this story over at Ars Technica.   ----   Privacy Shield went into effect last week. That's the privacy deal worked out between the U.S. and European Union after lawyer and PhD student Max Schrems — who is Austrian — successfully challenged Facebook's privacy protection practices. Schrems filed 22 complaints against Facebook in Ireland, which ultimately led the EU to strike down the so called Safe Harbor—which for 16 years had governed transatlantic data exchanges between European citizens and servers in the United States. After the Safe Harbor was struck down, tech companies had to make individual agreements, which proved cumbersome, while the U.S. and E.U negotiated an alternative arrangement that would protect Europeans' private data from the prying eyes of the National Security Agency.   The result is the Privacy Shield. But 28-year-old Schrems thinks Privacy Shield still isn't good enough.   Adam Satariano and Stephanie Bodoni covered this for Bloomberg.   ----   In a letter to Congress, the U.S. Copyright Office weighed in on the Federal Communications Commission's proposed rules to open up set-top boxes to competition. The goal is to allow consumers to choose which set-top box they access content from, instead of being stuck with the box that they lease from their cable provider for an average of $231 per year. The U.S. Copyright Office wrote that the FCC's proposed rules would give rise to widespread copyright infringement.   The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Mitch Stolz argues that the Copyright Office's legal analysis is full of holes, mainly because it fails to account for the fact that copyright law doesn't confer any rights with respect to how the technology that consumers use to access the actual, copyrighted material, is designed.   Check out Mitch Stolz' analysis at EFF and John Bergmayer analysis at Public Knowledge.   ----   The Justice Department has decided it will not update the consent decrees performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI entered into back in 1941. Those agreements set the standard for how media outlets would pay royalties. But, of course, the Internet wasn't around then, and ASCAP and BMI had sought to have the consent decrees updated for the digital age. The Department of Justice declined and actually are adding a rule requiring ASCAP and BMI to get clearance from all of the artists who contributed to a song, and pay each of them their share of royalties. This is known as 100% licensing.   ASCAP and BMI, of course, were not happy with the decision, arguing that it would lead to musicians being paid less for their works.   Ben Sisario has the full story and analysis in the New York Times.   ---   Finally, a former technician a the FBI has pled guilty to charges that he spied for the Chinese government, providing sensitive intelligence to Chinese officials, in exchange for travel reimbursements, cash and even prostitutes. Kun Shan Chun, a Chinese-born naturalized U.S. citizen faces 10 years in prison.   Camila Domonoske covered this story for NPR.

Ben Ratliff and Ben Sisario discuss Apple Music, the much-anticipated music-streaming service to be launched June 30.

Ben Sisario, Jon Caramanica and Ben Ratliff discuss the “Blurred Lines” copyright trial.

In episode 36 of the Upward Spiral, we talk with Ben Sisario, who reports on the changing landscape of the music industry for the New York Times. Sisario shares his thoughts on the beat he covers and how the stories he writes develop, YouTube’s plans for an music award show and subscription music service, and why streaming services more broadly haven't gained a larger foothold. We also deconstruct the recent virality of Miley Cyrus.

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot ring in the New Year with their annual Mixtapes. They've compiled the Best Songs of 2011 to give you the perfect year-end soundtrack. They also speak with New York Times reporter Ben Sisario about the year’s biggest music news story.

Ben Sisario chats about Doolittle on our luckiest podcast to date.

Almost as soon as there were radio stations, there were college radio stations. In 1948, to popularize FM radio, the FCC introduced class D non commercial education licenses for low-watt college radio stations. By 1967, 326 FM radio signals in the United States operated as “educational radio,” 220 of which were owned and operated by colleges and universities. The type of programming that these stations offered varied widely, from lectures and sporting events, to various kinds of musical shows, but toward the late 1970s, a new genre of college rock appeared on the scene. Record labels took note as college DJs discovered up-and-coming new artists, although they sometimes stopped playing those artists once they made it big.Joining this week's episode is historian Dr. Katherine Rye Jewell, a Professor at Fitchburg State University and author of Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio.Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The mid-episode music is “College Days by Charles Hart, et al., 1919, in the public domain and retrieved from the Library of Congress. The episode image is “Don Jackson, a senior, delivering a news broadcast at the Iowa State College radio station,” photographed by Jack Delano at Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa in May 1942; photograph in the public domain and available via the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. Additional Sources:“The Development of Radio,” PBS American Experience.“Marconi's First Wireless Transmission,” by Kath Bates, Oxford Open Learning Trust, November 28, 2018.“Marconi's first radio broadcast made 125 years ago,” by Jonathan Holmes, BBC News, May 13, 2022.“Radio's First Voice...Canadian!” by Mervyn C. Fry, The Cat's Whisker - Official Voice of the Canadian Vintage Wireless Association Vol. 3, No. 1 - March 1973.“History of Commercial Radio,” Federal Communications Commission.“Which college radio station was the first in the United States?,” About College Radio, Radio Survivor, Updated March 14, 2023.“About WRUC 89.7,” WRUC.union.edu.“Celebrating 90 Years of Broadcasting at Curry College,” Curry College.“What Is "College" Rock?” by Shawn Persinger, Premier Guitar, July 15, 2023.“When college radio went mainstream—and 20 bands that came with it,” by Matthew Everett, Yardbarker, November 7, 2017.“10 Legendary Bands that Wouldn't Be Legendary without College Radio,” by Dave Sarkies, College Radio Foundation, September 21, 2020.“U2 Rock Fordham University: On the Ground at the ‘Secret' Set,” by Jenn Pelly, Rolling Stone, March 6, 2009.“All that is left is R.E.M. Steeple – Celebrating the beginning of Athens' legendary band,” by Joe Vitale, UGA Wire, April 5, 2020.“‘60 Songs That Explain the '90s': R.E.M. and the Leap From College-Rock Gods to Mainstream Icons,” by Rob Harvilla, The Ringer, September 29, 2021.“REM: The band that defined, then eclipsed college rock,” by Mark Savage, BBC, September 21, 2011.“History Timeline,” Corporation for Public Broadcasting.“History,” NPR.“Left of the dial: College radio days,” by Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post, June 26, 2011.“Technology and the Soul of College Radio,” by Jennifer Waits, Pop Matters, April 19, 2010.“The Enduring Relevance of College Radio,” SPIN, November 10, 2020.“College Radio Maintains Its Mojo,” by Ben Sisario, The New York Times, December 5, 2008.