Today on the flagship podcast of the laserdisc resurgence: 
While Netflix’s DVD.com service shuts down later this week, The Verge's David Pierce chats with Bill Rouhana, the CEO of Chicken Soup for The Soul Entertainment, about the potential of Redbox and physical media in 2023. 
Netflix’s DVD service shuts down: here’s the complex tech behind it

Later, David and Alex Cranz talk with New York Magazine’s John Herrman about his recent story on social media metrics and what they actually mean. 
Lies, Damned Lies, and Social-Media Metrics

Keep listening for this week’s Vergecast hotline question. 
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