On the premiere episode of WNUT Talk, Stoney (a/k/a Brandon) is discussing actual brick-and-mortar record stores: why they matter, how they aid musical discovery in a way that's lost in the digital age, and where to find the best stuff when you're in one.

ALSO: What's so unique about physical media? Does your CD or LP of your favorite album really have its own unique story, or is this just something old dudes say to romanticize the way it used to be?

AND FINALLY: Can DJing really claim to be a musical art? Should a DJ walk into a record store, come out with an armful of tracks, and say that he's about to make music with them? We're diving into that discussion feet-first -- and bringing it full circle when Stoney discovers a DJ Shadow album in a physical record store and has his mind blown.

Hit play and let's go digging in the stacks together on this episode of WNUT Talk!

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