"Loving Skepticism" with Emma Madden

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"Loving Skepticism" with Emma Madden

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Sep 24, 2020

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This week we are joined by writer Emma Madden! Emma's work can be found at The Ringer, Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly, and beyond. We talk about the shift towards creation culture and pop stars using their fanbases as a means of content creation. Plus, we talk about new albums from Anjimile, A. G. Cook, and Gus Dapperton.

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Sep 24, 2020

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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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