{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3854f6b7-dd07-5986-9cab-9e69ded2bcbd/6534c6cc9bf357001291beb9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. #813: Marc Masters","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620127d84925ed4ea3ec08aa/1697956153789-67926b788fdeade66702791f1aa19016.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/Marcissist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Masters</a> discusses his fascinating new book, <a href=\"https://uncpress.org/book/9781469675985/high-bias/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>High Bias –The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape</em></a>, why we fixate on music formats, the democratization of sound, why cassettes are still revered and collected around the world, tapers, the Grateful Dead, and Sonic Youth, how tapes foretold modern notions of on-demand music portability, what might be next for sound carriers and makers, <a href=\"https://uncpressblog.com/2023/09/28/upcoming-events-for-high-bias-the-distorted-history-of-the-cassette-tape-by-marc-masters/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">book tour dates</a>, other future plans, and much more.</p><p>Supported by you on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/kreativekontrol\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://trokaderoguelph.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pizza Trokadero</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.bookshelf.ca/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Bookshelf</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.grandads.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grandad’s Donuts.</a>&nbsp;Support&nbsp;<a href=\"https://yess.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Y.E.S.S.</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bwunited.ca/donate/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Black Women United YEG</a>. Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vish online</a>.</p>","author_name":"Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)"}