{"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/68a2c22b26699148a73b26f2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. #1004: Liz Pelly","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620127d84925ed4ea3ec08aa/1755492244867-b3bb47b7-3205-4fc1-9b6d-a1b727159f10.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://lizpelly.info/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Liz Pelly</a> is here to discuss her book <a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Mood-Machine/Liz-Pelly/9781668083505\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mood Machine – The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist</em></a>, loving New York City and high hopes for mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, rationality and current reality, becoming a music fan, musician, and investigative journalist, questioning authority, corporations, and oligarchs, why Spotify has become so prominent and why some of its practices warranted further examination, how randomly viral TikTok songs lead to large Spotify pay days, ghost artists and generative AI, what’s next for her, and much more. See Liz speak at <a href=\"https://forum.mutek.org/en/speakers/liz-pelly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mutek Forum</a> in Montreal between August 20 and 22, 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>EVERY OTHER COMPLETE <em>KREATIVE KONTROL</em> EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-1004-liz-136735741?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>please subscribe now via this link</strong></a> to hear this full episode. Thanks!</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.blackbyrd.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blackbyrd Myoozik</a>, <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>, <a href=\"https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pride Centre of Edmonton</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.letterscharity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Letters Charity</a>. Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vish online</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Related episodes/links:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/07/22/ep-998-nina-nastasia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #998: Nina Nastasia</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/05/08/ep-975-deerhoof/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #975: Deerhoof</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2024/12/05/ep-930-dog-day/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #930: Dog Day</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2024/04/18/cadence-weapon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #858: Cadence Weapon</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2023/10/26/ep-813-marc-masters/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #813: Marc Masters</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2021/12/13/ep-655-jackie-kashian/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #655: Jackie Kashian</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2017/05/04/ep-317-bonnie-prince-billy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #317: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/02/02/bonnie-prince-billy-2019-teaser/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bonnie “Prince” Billy (2019)</a></p>","author_name":"Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)"}