{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6dab3ca4-41f5-4fd4-bba6-224ab53f5113/636416ce060803001154b05a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Concert Tickets Are So Expensive","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b79eac169562946fe952a8/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Have you tried going to a concert recently? What about a stadium show for a popular comedian? What did it cost? How was the Ticketmaster experience? Like everything else, the price of live event tickets is on the rise.</p><p><br></p><p>But the reasons why aren’t as simple as inflation and the economy. Outrageous ticket prices are all about a business monopoly using an algorithm to outflank the secondary market.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a surreal story and here to tell it is Motherboard editor-in-chief Jason Koebler.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Stories discussed in this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster Is a Disastrous Monopoly and Now Everyone Pays Ticket Broker Prices</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgxqb8/the-man-who-broke-ticketmaster\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Man Who Broke Ticketmaster</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>We’re recording CYBER live on </strong><a href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/motherboardtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitch</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/motherboard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>. Watch live during the week.</strong><a href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/motherboardtv/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Follow us</strong></a><strong> there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to</strong><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cyber/id1441708044?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> CYBER on Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or wherever you listen to your podcasts.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosted on Acast. See</strong><a href=\"https://acast.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> acast.com/privacy</strong></a><strong> for more information.</strong></p>","author_name":"VICE"}