The future of getting paid for our songs rests on blockchain vs. bureaucracy, as Will reports back on Australian musician Jo Loewenthal's 19-part "deep forensic investigation" of global publishing. We also touch on the launch of Subvert after opening with a dismissal of the year's biggest Upsample-core story.

(0:00) We're skipping Pysop Geese-gate

(2:35) Subvert launched

(8:55) The joloew publishing investigation

(32:17) Joel Gouveia covers the same story

(39:16) Blockchain?

(53:08) Recommendations

Recs:

• Will - watch Living for the City hosted by Hanif Abdurraqib, keeping in mind that Live Nation is producing it
• Carson - listen to My New Band Believe

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Hosted by Carson Tworow & Will Chernoff. Edited and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast. Theme music by Carson Tworow.