Episode #229 – Taxi Founder Michael Laskow, US Radio Decline, And The 5 Saddest Songs

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Episode #229 – Taxi Founder Michael Laskow, US Radio Decline, And The 5 Saddest Songs

FromBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast

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Sep 4, 2018

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U.S. radio continues to decline while it's on the upswing in the rest of the world
A new Gloom Index algorithm rates the 5 saddest songs

GUEST

Taxi Music founder and CEO Michael Laskow

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Sep 4, 2018

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Episode #229 – Taxi Founder Michael Laskow, US Radio Decline, And The 5 Saddest Songs

Episode #229 – Taxi Founder Michael Laskow, US Radio Decline, And The 5 Saddest Songs

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