This week we're joined by Austin Robey, co-founder of Ampled, a musician-owned platform cooperative.   

Austin has a new piece in Music Ally where he proposes the company should fork over a chunk of equity to the people that make their platform valuable: the artists themselves. Check it out here: https://musically.com/2020/09/01/artist-ownership-spotify/.  

And be sure to check out Ampled, a democratically governed, artist-owned platform: https://www.ampled.com/

Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a special treat: a hot track from 2012 from Adam and Casey’s nu metal band. (Not a joke!If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider giving to us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/futureleft    

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Ep. 186: Ctrl + Alt + Dlt: Garth Brooks & Spotify (Ft. Austin Robey)

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News & Politics

Ep. 220: Economy Bad

This week we are talking about various aspects of the very real dystopian horror setting that capitalism is making out of our lives and those of working people around the world. 

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Ep. 219: The Horror, The Horror

we talk about the newest edition of the Forbes 400--the richest evil bastards on the planet.

(fyi the Forbes 400 does NOT include home addresses, which seems shortsighted imho)

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Ep. 218: Swindlers List

Aaaaand we're back. Sorry for the unexpected hiatus. We've had a few life events that pulled us away from the podcast, which is unfortunate, but bound to happen.

In any event, we are returning with an in-depth look at all things housing, featuring guest Saoirse Gowan (who you can follow on Twitter at @saoirsegowan). Zillow, Berlin, urban planning, central planning, soviet planning, and more!

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Ep. 217: Burning Down the Housing Market (Ft. Saoirse Gowan)

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This week we're playing catch up on some lesser known news you might have missed, from bitcoin to billionaire apologia.

Ep. 186: Ctrl + Alt + Dlt: Garth Brooks & Spotify (Ft. Austin Robey)

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