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by glenntzke 2692 days ago
Recode has an interview with Gimlet's cofounders about the acquisition: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1q7w7rQYjh3yFgey4Gz2OO
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scarface74 2692 days ago
Let’s not hasten the locking down of podcasts by using a Spotify link.

https://www.recode.net/2019/2/7/18214941/alex-blumberg-matt-...

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cco 2691 days ago
Your, and the parent comment, perfectly encapsulate what is going wrong on the macro level with the specific example at hand. Your link is the system as it works today, a medium agnostic hyperlink that allows you to start listening on any device with a browser and a speaker. The parent offers a locked door to a meticulously tracked and monetized walled garden.
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scarface74 2691 days ago
Exactly.

This is the world I want to live in:

You can listen to Recode Media wherever you get your podcasts — including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, and Overcast.

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