Spotify

The threads it sat in

The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.

• Tue 27 Oct 2026Brands are giving customers more reasons to stay
• Thu 24 Sep 2026Ordinary objects demand cultural status. Every category is fashion now
• Tue 15 Sep 2026Institutions win. Experiences age out
• Fri 14 Aug 2026Music eats fashion. Taste formation just changed hands
• Wed 5 Aug 2026Participation replaced consumption. Culture adjusted its pricing model
• Wed 22 Jul 2026Aggregation is beating format in the race for daily attention

Every episode

• Tue 27 Oct 2026 · Ep 235Netflix hired Apple's former podcast marketing head to lead its podcast buying.Steve Wilson, who left Apple in December, will lead Netflix's podcast acquisitions on a contract basis.Via Variety · Music and Entertainment
• Mon 5 Oct 2026 · Ep 219Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Thu 24 Sep 2026 · Ep 212A Berlin department store installs a cassette booth offering music Spotify cannot provide.Retail built around things that cannot be streamed or searched is holding attention that digital activations struggle to buy.Via Dezeen · Design and Architecture
• Tue 15 Sep 2026 · Ep 203A former Spotify executive builds a vinyl bar and experimental music platform in Shibuya.Music formats that treat listeners as collaborators are outflanking platforms that treat them only as audiences.Via TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
• Fri 14 Aug 2026 · Ep 171Depop ties music to resale identity in its first major post-eBay campaignVia Glossy · Music and Entertainment
• Wed 5 Aug 2026 · Ep 162Spotify's AI remix tool moves music from product to raw materialVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Wed 22 Jul 2026 · Ep 148Spotify, Netflix and TikTok now compete across audio, video and short clipsVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Tue 21 Jul 2026 · Ep 147Spotify's AI annotation of Lorde's music reveals the cost of automated meaning-makingVia Design Taxi · Music and Entertainment
• Sun 5 Jul 2026 · Ep 131“Spotify has removed streams of a track called Earrings by Malcolm Todd after traders on the prediction platform Kalshi were accused of manipulating its chart performance.”Mentioned in the audio
• Wed 27 May 2026 · Ep 92Spotify moves beyond music to become an audio layer for print publishing.Via TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
• Fri 22 May 2026 · Ep 87Spotify and Universal just made fan-made AI remixes a revenue line, not a legal threat.Via TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Wed 20 May 2026 · Ep 85Drake dropped 43 tracks overnight and broke Spotify's single-day streaming record.Via Design Taxi · Music and Entertainment
• Sun 3 May 2026 · Ep 68Spotify gives FC Barcelona's El Clásico shirt over to Olivia RodrigoVia Design Taxi · Music and Entertainment
• Sat 2 May 2026 · Ep 67Spotify puts Olivia Rodrigo's logo on Barcelona's El Clásico shirt.Via Design Taxi · Music and Entertainment
• Fri 24 Apr 2026 · Ep 59Claude connects to Spotify, Uber, and Resy. AI becomes the concierge layer.Via Engadget · Tech and Digital
• Fri 10 Apr 2026 · Ep 45Spotify finally adds a toggle to turn off all video.Via Engadget · Tech and Digital
• Thu 26 Mar 2026 · Ep 30Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation modelVia TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
• Wed 25 Mar 2026 · Ep 29Spotify testing Artist Profile Protection to stop AI tracks being attributed to real artistsVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Mon 16 Mar 2026 · Ep 20Spotify lets Premium users edit their Taste Profile, starting in New ZealandVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Sun 15 Mar 2026 · Ep 19Spotify lets users override its recommendations with a new Taste Profile featureVia Engadget · Music and Entertainment
• Wed 25 Feb 2026 · Ep 1Liquid Death and Spotify make an urn with a built-in speakerVia Hypebeast · Brand and Business

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