All episodes of Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared · 2025-03-24 · 42 min · 7,133 words

The Rise of Spotify, with Liz Pelly

Listen to the original audio · Transcribed with NVIDIA Parakeet · Why times can differ in your player

Ich heiße Shannon Maldonado und bin die Gründerin von Yaoi, einem Geschenkeladen, der auf Kunstwerke und handgefertigte Objekte spezialisiert ist. Meine Wahl fiel auf Shopify, weil Shopify im Vergleich zu den anderen Plattformen, die ich getestet habe, mit am benutzerfreundlichsten war. Ich habe vor allem an die Zukunft gedacht. Alle Tools, die für die Auswertung von Verkaufszahlen wichtig sind, zum Beispiel von Lagerbeständen, findet man direkt im Dashboard. Starte jetzt einen kostenlosen Test auf Shopify.com.

Sparen, mit Azubi-Gehalt oder Baföck Klingt utopisch, ist es aber nicht. Mit ETFs im Sparkassen Sparplan reichen schon kleine Beträge, um von Anfang an was aufzubauen. Und das Beste? Du musst dafür kein Finanzprofi sein. Wir zeigen es dir easy und ohne Fachchinesisch. Tippe jetzt auf das Banner und sichere dir deinen kostenlosen ETF-Vorsorgecheck. Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.

I'm producer Layla Eshmer. Over the years, music has become increasingly playlisted, personalised, and autoplayed. But how did we get here and what does it mean for artists, listeners and the music industry as a whole? In today's episode, music journalist Liz Pelly unpacks the origins of Spotify, its meteoric rise, and its transformative impact on the way that we create and experience music. Whilst researching for her new book, Mood Machine, The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, Pelly conducts over 100 interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians.

That is the first couple of minutes. The rest is $1.49.

We already have this episode, so unlocking it is cheap and permanent: the full transcript (42 minutes, 7,133 words), segment and word-level timestamps, and .txt, .srt, .vtt and word-level JSON downloads, as many times as you like, forever.

No account needed, we create one from your checkout email. With credits it is 1 credit; packs start at 5 episodes for $3.49, and monthly plans are cheaper still.

get it now

Ready in under two minutes.

credits never expire

Packs go up to 1,000 episodes. Need more? Email contact@podmenti.com and we will make you one.

One episode is up to 4 hours of audio; a longer one counts as one more for every started 4 hours. Secure checkout by Stripe. Paying once needs no account: we create one from your email. By paying you agree to the terms.