UNLOCKED: "Album of the (First Half of the) Year" with Jaran Chance

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UNLOCKED: "Album of the (First Half of the) Year" with Jaran Chance

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Happy December! This week we are unlocking our premium episode from the end of June. We chat with best friend of the pod, Jaran Chance, about our favorite albums of Q1 and Q2. Later this month, Jaran will be back for a sequel and we will rank our favorite albums of the year.

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Dec 5, 2019

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Endless Scroll is a podcast about internet culture, music, and the music industry. Each week hosts Eli Enis, Miranda Reinert, Eric Bennett and Michael Brooks discuss new albums, industry discourse, and music journalism.

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